With the 2022 EBU Technical Assembly hosted by France Télévisions in Montpellier, Issue 52 of tech-i pays a visit to the broadcaster's impressive production facility just outside the city in Vendargues. It is a one-stop shop for producing films and series, with studios, sets – real and virtual – and post-production facilities all available on-site. See pages 10–11.
Contents
- Designing resilient media distribution networks for resilient societies – Antonio Arcidiacono on the urgent need to build resilient infrastructure
- News and events – R 156; 5G Broadcast trials at Eurovision Song Contest; Horizons 2022; STADIEM project update; Girls in ICT Day 2022
- Taking a position on UHF spectrum – Statements from four coalitions sounding the alarm ahead of WRC- 23
- Pushing the set-top box to the edge – The EBU is leading 5G-EMERGE, a new project funded by the European Space Agency
- Putting content – and archives – at the heart of a modern production platform – Yioula Kyriacou on Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation’s new unified platform
- A director’s dream, a producer’s paradise: France TV’s studios in Vendargues – The production hub is a one-stop shop for producing films and series
- Is Starlink ready for prime time? – VRT has been testing whether the service from SpaceX is suitable for media contribution
- Doing more with PSM podcasts – EBU T&I has launched a new pilot targeting improved reach and prominence for podcasts
- Bringing clarity to the implementation of Live IP standards – A practical checklist to help implementers and end users get the most from SMPTE ST 2110
- Telling sustainability stories goes hand in hand with taking action – Simon Tuff (BBC) reports from the recent EBU Sustainability Summit
- In my opinion: Delivering big changes with small teams – Director of Technology at NRK, Heidrun Reisæter
- Partner Profiles: European Space Agency – Maria Guta on the critical role of satellites in fuelling the 5G and 6G media sector economy
- The precarious financial position of public service media – The latest research from the EBU Media Intelligence Service
- In the spotlight: Susanne Rath – Senior Engineer, Competence Center International Frequency Management, ARD/BR; Chair of EBU Project Group on PMSE
