TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY the perspective of developing countries 25th May 2009- Geneva THARAKA MOHOTTY CEng (UK), PGDip (Elect &Telecomm)SL, MSc (Business Mgt)SL, Dip in J (SL), MIEE (UK), MIEEE (USA), MIET (UK) Director Engineering – MTV/MBC Sri Lanka Chairman-Training & Resources (ABU) Chairman-Developing Broadcasters Forum (ABU) Bureau Member (ABU)

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introduction It is certainly not easy to summarize the status of Broadcasting of Developing countries as different as Bhutan and Sri Lanka or Afghanistan and Laos. But they have some common roots and experience common technical developments. Therefore there are a number of similarities, which are worth being pointed out and may lead to general conclusions.

Similerities Today all of the broadcasting stations basically have analogue equipment,tapes or record archives. Many of the stations have started some isolated projects to digitize some of their analogue holdings. The catalogues of most of the archives are kept in lists, books or index cards. Many of the stations have either partly or fully changed their programme production to digital and computer based systems. The newsrooms in most of the stations use computers for news access (Internet) and news editing.

Review of New Broadcasting Technologies HDTV and DTV Mobile TV IPTV Digital Radio Emergency Broadcasting

nonlinear editing. Real-time shared media. VTR replacement nonlinear editing. Real-time shared media. VTR replacement. Integrated asset management. Tapeless acquisition In the face of today's competitive, budget, and deadline pressures, even developing broadcasters do not have the time or resources to fill the holes in their production workflow. Digital systems must be integrated with legacy systems and software. Most of the DB’s able to make the transition to digital production smoothly .( Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc.)

Issues In asset management - Lack of attention - Lack of funding - No consistent catalogue - Archive's services are not often requested - Low qualification of archive personal - Difficult environmental conditions - Poor storage conditions - Lack of a collection policy

Digital television in the region Countries/ Territories System Status T-A-D ASO Afghanistan Bahrain RRC06 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei(Negara Darussalam) DVB-T trial broadcasts 2006/01_T 2005/08/29_A 2008/08/D Cambodia DVB-T adopted 2007/05_A China, People’s Republic of (incl. Tibet) DMB-T/H adopted, Commercial DVB-T services 2005_T 2006/08/18_A 2008_D 2015-2018 East Timor (Timor-Leste) Hong Kong DMB-T/H 2007/12/31_D 2012 India 2000_T 1999/07/08_A Indonesia (incl. Iran Jaya)

Countries/ Territories System Status T-A-D ASO Iran DVB-T trial broadcasts 2006_T 2001_A 2009_D Iraq Japan ISDB-T 2003/12_D 2011/07/24 Jordan RRC06 Korea, North Korea, South ATSC 1997/11/21_A 2001_D 2012/12/31 Kuwait Kyrgyztan Laos 2007/05_A Lebanon Macao (Macau) DMB-T/H adopted 2006/08/18_A Malaysia 2006/09_T 2005/08/29_A 2015 Maldives Mongolia Myanmar DVB-T adopted

Countries/ Territories System Status T-A-D ASO Nepal Oman RRC06 Pakistan Philippines DVB-T trial broadcasts 2007/01_T 2006/11_A 2015/12/31 Qatar Saudi Arabia DVB-T 2004_T 2006/06/11_D Singapore 2000/12_T 1999_A Socotra Sri Lanka 2008/01/23_T Syria Taiwan 2001_T 2001_A 2004/06_D 2010 Tajikistan Thailand 2007/05_A Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates, UAE (incl. the Emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai) 2007_T Uzbekistan Vietnam 2015 Yemen

Mobile TV Broadcast to hand-sets (mobile phones, PDAs), notebook PCs, etc. Interactive and audio services. T-DMB (Terrestrial-DMB) Evolved from DAB. Allows video, audio and data to be transmitted to mobile devices. More efficient audio coding. Backward compatible with DAB audio (MUSICAM). DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld) Tailored for transmitting multiple TV channels to mobile devices. Time-slicing technology conserves battery power of mobile devices.

Mobile TV South Korea and Japan Launched 3G and commercial mobile TV broadcast South East Asia Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei - launched 3G DVB-H trials in a number of the countries

Mobile TV South Korea and Japan Launched 3G and commercial mobile TV broadcast South East Asia Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei - launched 3G DVB-H trials in a number of Developing countries

IPTV -future for Asia According to ASIA PACIFIC MULTICHANNEL MARKETS ,cable could lose its grip on the region in the next ten years, as DTH and IPTV services capture market share. IPTV platforms operated by Telco's over DSL or fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks are forecast to develop even in the developing countries. All countries have IP telephony and VoIP in some manner and the market is growing October 1, 2008 Sri Lanka Joins World IPTV Club- uses Optibase H.264 streaming platforms

Issues In developing countries The Asia-Pacific region offers huge potential, but the regulatory environment is restricting development. Countries do not have the sufficient connectivity infrastructure to support streaming video over IP. Consumer spending power.

Digital radio - productions The few radio stations in Asia trying to turn the news and production system digital. The main features of the system are: » Text Editing » Audio Editing » Auto recording » Wire Service » Prompter for the news delivery » Archiving

Digital Radio - transmissions Exploring DRM MW Simulcast in the Region MW Tx conversion to DRM   Examining simulcast modes HD Radio Trials in Vietnam

SHORTWAVE DRM RADIO Services operating from  Japan, China, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Korea Republic Newcomers:   Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan ,Papua New Guinea

DRM-ABU-AIR SHOWCASE PROJECT may 2007, NEW DELHI SIMULCAST - Transmitting Analogue, Digital together ,Analogue 9 kHz, Digital 9 kHz

Hd radio Digital Radio Transmission Workshop and Field Measurements in MW & FM Band” took place from 10-13 February in Hanoi. It tested digital radio HD Radio transmissions using the In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) approach, where broadcasters are able to transmit digital signals along with analogue signals within the existing allocated spectrum.

Emergency Broadcasting Radio and Television broadcasters are planning for more effective early warning systems in the Asia-Pacific region by increasing the rate and accuracy of information flows from meteorological and disaster management organisations to broadcasters.

convergence Convergence of Operators Convergence of Services Convergence of Technology Convergence of Markets Convergence of Regulation

Driving forces towards new era Telecommunications technologies are changing rapidly. The quality of the pictures and sound available is increasing. The number of available programs is multiplying. New delivery mechanisms are appearing every day. Viewers are becoming used to interactivity. Consumers can now decide where, when and what they want to see or hear; not the broadcasters.

Important facts Viewers don't 'buy' brands or technology - they 'buy' content. Technology is simply the gateway to deliver entertainment services and programming. Piracy-the unlicensed use, reproduction, sale, or distribution of copyrighted material-is a plague of the digital era. It is the largest single threat to the survival of creative enterprises

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