Editorial Insight
IBC Could Offer More Questions Than Answers
IBC 2008 opens as broadcasters face potential problems on multiple fronts. Their customers are demanding more and more content available on a more diverse set of platforms. This change in user habits could lead to a fundamental shift in the basics of broadcasting, forcing companies throughout the content change to seek new hardware and software solutions. These changes also are changing the nature of competition, as telecommunications companies are offerings a television alternative to traditional satellite and cable providers. For the pay-TV operators, this means more effort will ... More»

From The Show Floor
Hot Topics: Mobile, Digital Signage, IP
  The floor at IBC 2008 likely will be buzzing with an broad array of industry concerns, as xecutives, analysts and insiders from around the globe converge on Amsterdam with a list of questions and talking points. Industry analyst Tim Farrar of TMF Associates believes mobile TV will be a topic of intense focus. “The optimism from wireless providers over the potential of mobile TV has definitely decreased since last year,” said Farrar, who will come to the conference questioning whether there is a substantial revenue stream for mobile operators in this market. Some of the concerns arose after Mobile Broadcasting Corp., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., announced in July that it will cease the operations of its four-year-old mobile digital ... More»

Industry Briefs
Scopus Unveils Eldorado Network Monitoring System
Scopus unveiled a new network monitoring system, Eldorado, which features a customizable architecture for management of resources across networks ... More»

NDS Launches Target Advertising Suite
NDS launched a suite of advertising solutions that will enable advertisers to target, engage and measure TV audience behavior.     The new advertising solutions, dubbed NDS Dynamic, will allow TV operators to generate new revenue ... More»

Tandberg Unveils New DVB-T2 Solution
Tandberg Television unveiled an end-to-end head-end and distribution solution for next-generation digital terrestrial television (DTT). Tandberg cited European digital switchover deadlines, growing consumer and industry pressure for high-definition (HD) broadcasts over DTT ... More»

Quintech Launches New RF Matrix Switch
Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. introduced a new 16x16 RF matrix switch dubbed QRM.      The QRM features the latest Q-Route ... More»

Executive Insight
Analysts Examine Changing Broadcasting Landscape
There are many interesting trends on the European broadcast landscape. The number of high-definition (HD) channels is on the rise, telcos are entering the TV markets and the capability of mobile devices is growing. A number of analysts take a look at the dynamic broadcasting market prior to IBC 2008. ... More»