1. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY the perspective of developing countries 25th May 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)

2. A Word About ABU
207 members in 57 countries
58 Full Members
40 Affiliated Members
42 Associated Members
67 Affiliated Members

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.)

7. 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

8. 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
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)

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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

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

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

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

20. Hd radio
Digital Radio Transmission Workshop and Field Measurements in MW & FM Band” took place from 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.

21. 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.

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

23. 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.

24. 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

25. THANK YOU