[MPEGIF News] MPEGIF Presents A Full Day Forum at NAB2006

 

 

 

 

News Release - For Immediate Release

 

 

“Advanced Video Services: From Broadband to Wireless”
NAB2006, Las Vegas 

April 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Las Vegas Convention Ctr. Room S221

 

 

NAB2006 Session “Advanced Video Services: From Broadband to Wireless”

Features Key Executives on Frontline of Next Generation Networks 

in Joint MPEGIF – ISMA Forum on IPTV, Mobile Broadcasting

 

 

Las Vegas, April 3, 2006 -- “Advanced Video Services From Broadband to
Wireless,” a full-day forum at NAB2006 in Las Vegas, will explore how IP
based on MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) can enhance the range of revenue generating
services by providing a radically different viewing experience with
feature-rich TV and mobile broadcasting.  NAB joins with the MPEG Industry
Forum and ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) in presenting this
special event April 23 based on the experiences of business and technology
leaders at the vanguard of next-generation networks.  

 

Senior executives from Alcatel, AT&T Operations, Inc., IBM Digital Media,
Motorola, Nagravision, Nokia, PBS and Video Networks Ltd. are all featured
half-hour speakers who will examine the state of advanced video services and
the role of open standards in the ecosystem.  The full-day forum includes a
morning session on technology and integration, an afternoon session on
business and content issues, interactive roundtable panels with all the
speakers, and breakfast and lunch networking opportunities.  Both MPEGIF and
ISMA also will present an update of their work in developing and promoting
open standards for IPTV and other areas of advanced network services.  

 

The morning technology session, moderated by author and consultant Peggy
Miles, President of Intervox Communications, examines: 

*	Transport issues with Tiaan Schutte, vice president, information,
Alcatel Communication and Entertainment (ICE) Business Unit, Fixed Solutions
Division  
*	Set-top box development with Dr. Ajay Luthra, sr. director, Advanced
Technology Group at Connected Home Solutions, Motorola Inc.
*	A look at the IPTV Application Layer with Peter Guglielmino, IBM
Digital Media chief technical officer
*	Content protection capabilities with Robin Wilson, Nagravision vice
president of business development
*	Customer-endpoint equipment with Mark Selby, Nokia vice president,
multimedia
*	A roundtable panel with the morning speakers, including questions
from the audience




The afternoon business session, moderated by Digital Tech Consulting (DTC)
Chief Analyst Myra Moore, features:

*	Content Owner:  André V. Mendes, Public Broadcasting Service Chief
technology integration officer 
*	Content Aggregator: Roger Lynch, Video Networks Ltd. chairman and
CEO 
*	Service Provider:  Jeff Weber, AT&T Operations, Inc. vice president,
product and strategy
*	An interactive roundtable with the afternoon speakers 

 

“Advanced Video Services: From Broadband to Wireless” will be held in
conjunction with NAB2006 in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 23 in the Las Vegas
Convention Center, Room S221 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..  Attendees can register
online at http://www.nabshow.com/Conferences/sessiondetail.asp?id=1204175 by
April 19 for $245 for members and $295 for non-members.  Tickets will be
available at the registration  as space allows.

 

Both MPEGIF and ISMA also are sponsors of the AVC Alliance booth (Booth #
SL1976 South Hall 2) at NAB2006 where companies will demonstrate products
using MPEG-4 AVC (H.264).  The two organizations are hosts of the Multimedia
World Reception the opening evening of NAB, April 24, from 5: 15 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. in Room S221 after the forum.

 

About NAB2006 

 

NAB2006 will take place April 22 - 27, 2006 in Las Vegas (exhibits open
April 24). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the
development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content
across all media. Complete NAB2006 details are available at www.nabshow.com
<http://www.nabshow.com/> . 

 

The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that
advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television
stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal
Communications Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found
at www.nab.org.

 

About MPEGIF

 

The MPEG Industry Forum (www.MPEGIF.org <http://www.mpegif.org/> )
represents around 100 international companies and organizations from diverse
industries and promotes the adoption of MPEG standards, including MPEG-4 AVC
(H.264).  MPEGIF serves as a single point of information on technology,
products and services for these standards, offers interoperability testing,
a conformance program, marketing activities and is present at international
trade shows and conferences. 

 

About ISMA

 

Founded in 2000, ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) is a global
alliance of industry leaders dedicated to the adoption and deployment of
open standards for streaming rich media such as video, audio, and associated
data over Internet protocols. The goal of its members is to promote
standards-based solutions that offer greater choice, flexibility, extensive
cost efficiencies and higher quality of service. ISMA achieves this by
providing the industry with technical specifications based on
non-proprietary and existing standards, testing solutions that enable
multi-vendor, multi-platform interoperability, and a product conformance
program. ISMA collaborates with industry analysts to track standards
adoption, as well as with other trade associations and standards bodies to
promote interoperable solutions across the entire content delivery spectrum.
( <http://www.isma.tv/> www.ISMA.tv) 

 

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Media Contact:  Linda Marcus, APR, Astra Communications, +1.714.974.6356,
<mailto:linda-hevrg/[email protected]> linda-hevrg/[email protected]  

 

Note to Editors:  Media must have pre-registered with NAB to attend NAB2006
events.  Contact NAB Corporate Communications at 202-429-5350 or
[email protected] to register. 

 

 

Nicola Wissler / MPEG Industry Forum Coordinator
39355 California Street, Suite 307, Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: +1-510-744-4025 Fax: +1-510-608-5917
http:// www.mpegif.org

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