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2019 Broadcasting Technology Expo and Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, 17-19 July 2019 - Program

​​​Programme of the Expo and Workshop

Expo​

Exposition will feature new technology demonstrations from ITU-R Members and companies who work with them day-to-day.​
  • ​Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) will demonstrate the advanced audio systems developed in the Study Group, that will be featured during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
  • ​The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) “Blue Room” will show new programme making techniques and how audience interact with new audience services
  • ​Fraunhofer will demonstrate Advanced Audio Systems
  • ​Dropbox will show collaborative media processing
  • ​Marquise Technologies will be demonstrating “Componentised Media” workflows​
  • ​The Broadcast Technology Institute (IRT) will show how 5G can be used for “traditional” broadcasting
  • ​A combined group from Working Party 6C’s Rapporteur Group 33 will demonstrate the tests of the Study Groups Advanced Audio Systems as used on the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.

On Thursday 18th July the Study Group will hold a Press Briefing celebrating the launch of the ITU-R Recommendation ITU-R BS.2127 “ADM Renderer” and a Reception to encourage delegates and the press to interact with the demonstrators.​​

Workshop

The Workshop will run from 09:00 until 12:00 on Friday 19th July with the draft agenda below

​​​​Item
 ​Description
 ​Lead/Speaker
​​1
 Welcom​e and opening remarks of Chair ​​Yukihiro Nishida​
​2
 ​Overview of the Workshop – Intent of the session​
 ​Andy Quested ​
​3
 ​Keynote ​
 ​Hans Hoffmann
EBU
​4
 ​Demonstrations – comments and thoughts ​
 ​Andy Quested​
​5
 ​		 ​Ideas received from the SG 6 Survey​
 ​Andy Quested
David Wood
​6​ ​Short Presentations
​6.1
 Vision for WP A/B/C​​
 ​Amir Nafez (WP6A)
Paul Gardiner (WP6B)
Andy Quested (WP6C)
​6.2
 ​10 min Talk
“Designing a more enlightened way of working for media”
​Andy Wilson
Dropbox
​7
​Introduction to Discussion​
​Andy Quested​
​8
 ​Moderated Discussion ​
 ​David Wood​
​9
 ​Reaction from delegates – do we do this more again? ​
 Andy Quested​
​10
 Sum up and Actions​
 All
​11
 Closing Remarks​
 Yukihiro Nishida​
​​ ​Close​​
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