[MPEGIF News] MPEGIF News Digest - Week 36

 




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News Digest: Week 36


 

 <http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/MPEG4WhitePaperV2a.zip> 

 

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MPEGIF member companies

 <http://www.mpegif.org/membercompanies.php>  

 

 

 <http://www.mpegif.org/products/mpeg-4.php> Click here to check out the
MPEGIF member products 

 


 

 

 <http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006> 

 

 

 <http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/mecca/index.jsp> 

 

 

 <http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/dew%5fhk/> 

 

 

 <http://www.iptv-asia.net/> 

 

 

 <http://www.gspx.com/tv2m> 

 

 

 <http://www.socconference.com/> 

 

 

 <http://www.iptvworldseries.com> 

 

 




 


 



  <http://www.mpegif.org/news/calendar.php> Upcoming Events 

 

24-25 Aug 06
 <http://www.jritechnology.com/public.htm> Digital Video Basics (analog &
digital TV basics and signal processing) Seminar

 

28-29 Aug 06
 <http://www.jritechnology.com/public.htm> Advanced Video Compression
(MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC/H.264) Seminar

 

09 Sept 06
 <http://www.ibc.org> IBC 2006 - MPEGIF Super Session

 

11 Sept 06

 <http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/mecca/index.jsp> Billboard
MECCA at CTIA

 

11 Sept 06
 <http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/MESSept2006.htm> Mobile Entertainment
Summit

 

19-20 Sept 06
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s DTV Systems seminar

 

19-21 Sept 06
 <http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/dew_hk/> Digital Entertainment World 2006

 

21-22 Sept 06
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MPEG1 & MPEG2 seminar

 

25-26 Sept 06
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MM Comm Systems seminar

 

27-28 Sept 06
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MPEG-4 Tech & Apps seminar

 

27-29 Sept 06
 <http://www.iptv-asia.net> IPTV World Forum Asia

 

29 Sept 06
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MPEG-4 AVC|H.264 seminar

 

04-05 Oct 06
 <http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/iptvworldFall2006.htm> IPTV World Summit

 

24-25 Oct 06
 <http://www.the-connected-home.co.uk> The Connected Home

 


 

 


 

 

Dear MPEGIF News Readers,

 

The MPEG Industry Forum invites you to join us at IBC as we present 

"Standards Based Technologies in the IPTV Ecosystem" 

Saturday, September 9, 2006, Room 0, RAI Center, 9:30 - 1:00 pm. 

 

Industry experts representing the most influential players in next
generation video entertainment multimedia and standards-based streaming
exchange views on trends and technologies that are changing the way digital
multimedia is created, compressed, delivered and monetized. IP is the
technology that is finally creating the converged information delivery
infrastructure and an ecosystem is emerging, with new video and audio
codecs, new middleware and content protection methods and completely new
viewing experiences. 

 

Gain insider perspectives on the future of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video and other
emerging MPEG technologies, the importance of IP distribution and how
unicast delivery will affect the ubiquity of video entertainment.

 

Confirmed Speakers include:

o         Ben Schwarz, France Telekom

o         Helmut Leopold, Telekom Austrian, Broadband Services Forum
Chairman

o         Seb Kramer, Chello

o         Nicholas Bry, T-Online France

o         Paul Whitehead, AT&T

o         Tiaan Schutte, Alcatel

o         Toby Russell, 3vision

o         David Gillies, Pace Micro Technologies

 

Download the following documents from our website:
<http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006>
www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006 

 

MPEGIF Super Session Agenda

MPEGIF Members Exhibitor Guide (IBC 2006)

Presentations from the Super Session 

 

I hope that you will find this latest edition of the MPEGIF News Digest
interesting and informative.

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Sebastian Moeritz 

President, MPEGIF

 


News from MPEGIF


 <http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006> MPEGIF Presents "Standards
Based Technologies in the IPTV Ecosystem" at IBC2006
<http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/15/1649568.htm> MPEGIF Membership
Continues to Grow While the Interop/Logo Qualification Program is Now Open 


 <http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/NAB2006/> Download Presentations from
the MPEGIF & ISMA Forum at NAB2006  


 <http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/MPEG4WhitePaperV2a.zip> Second,
completely new version of MPEG-4 White Paper available 


 


Recent News on MPEG-4/7/21


 
<http://w.hdbeat.com/2006/08/18/final-vc-1-patent-licensing-terms-set-by-mpe
g-group/> Final VC-1 patent licensing terms set by MPEG group [MPEG LA, 18
Aug 06]


 <http://www.eetasia.com/ARTICLES/2006AUG/C/2006AUG_IMP_WK3.HTM> Playing
darts with performance claims [Engineering Times, 14 Aug 06]


 


Member & Partner Press Releases


 <http://www.mpegif.org/admin/linkregister.php> Moving ahead in mobile
video: Q&A with VP Sami Hyyrylainen of Hantro, part three [Hantro, 25 Aug
06]


 
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-2
4-2006/0004421502&EDATE=> Televisa Deploys High Quality MPEG-4 Systems From
Envivio for Digital Satellite News Gathering [Envivio, 24 Aug 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060824005243&newsLang=en> Harmonic Redefines Video Delivery With
New Solutions at IBC 2006; End-to-End On-Demand Solution, Next Generation
MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD Compression [Harmonic, 24 Aug 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060824005287&newsLang=en> NTT Electronics Exhibits at IBC2006
Revealing the Latest MPEG-2 and AVC/H.264 HDTV Products and Technologies
[NTT, 24 Aug 06]


 <http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060821VL201.html> Moving ahead in mobile
video [Hantro, 24 Aug 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060823005581&newsLang=en> Coding Technologies and DTS to Enter
the Chinese Broadcast Market with MPEG-4 aacPlus/DTS Transcoding Solution
[Coding Technologies, 23 Aug 06]


 <http://news.tmcnet.com/news/2006/08/21/1819717.htm> Harmonic Rolls Out
DiviCom Electra 5400 MPEG-4 AVC Encoder [Harmonic, 21 Aug 06]


 <http://www.convergedigest.com/iptv/iptvarticle.asp?ID=19143> Harmonic
Supplies MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Encoding for Spain's Jazztel [Harmonic, 17 Aug
06]
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-1
6-2006/0004417097&EDATE=> 


 
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-1
6-2006/0004417097&EDATE=> Tut Systems Upgrades Another Customer to MPEG-4
AVC [Tut Systems, 16 Aug 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060816005219&newsLang=en> IPTV Americas Taps TANDBERG Television
to Launch First MPEG-4 IPTV Service in Latin America [Tandberg Television,
16 Aug 06]


 


Latest Non-Member Releases


 <http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA6365950.html>
STMicro and China's Dahua Technology Debut IPTV STB [STMicroelectronics, 25
Aug 06]


 
<http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/0
8-23-2006/0004420450&EDATE=> Allegro Introduces H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Transcoders
for IPTV and MobileTV at IBC 2006 [Allegro DVT, 23 Aug 06


 <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060823/ukm016.html?.v=55> Allegro's MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 Certification Test Suites Selected by STMicroelectronics [Allegro,
23 Aug 06]


 <http://www.us.design-reuse.com/news/news14064.html> Global Edge Software
Ltd, Develops a H.264 Video Decoder [Global Edge, 21 Aug 06]


 <http://www.broadcastbuyer.tv/publish/article_8795.shtml> Livewire Digital
H.264 Mobile Technology Enables Broadcasters [Livewire, 18 Aug 06]


 <http://www.slashgear.com/mpeg-4-recorder-for-smart-phones-16960.php>
MPEG-4 Recorder for smart phones [Neuros, 16 Aug 06]


 <http://www.broadcastbuyer.tv/publish/article_8732.shtml> Telairity Preview
At IBC2006 [Telarity, 15 Aug 06]


 


Upcoming Industry Events


 <http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006> IBC 2006 - MPEGIF Super Session
| 9 September, Amsterdam [MPEGIF, 09 Sept 06]

 <http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/mecca/index.jsp> Billboard
MECCA at CTIA | September 11, Los Angeles [Billboard, 11 Sept 06]

 <http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/MESSept2006.htm> Mobile Entertainment
Summit | 11 September, Los Angeles [iHollywood Forum, 11 Sept 06]

 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK's MPEG1/2/4/AVC/H.264, DTV
Systems, Video over IP Systems Seminar Series [KNK, 19 Sept 06]

 <http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/dew_hk/> Digital Entertainment World 2006 |
19-21 September, Hong Kong [Terrapin, 19 Sept 06]

 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MPEG1 & MPEG2 seminar |19-21
September, Santa Clara [KNK 19, Sept 06]

 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK\'s MM Comm Systems seminar |
25-26 September, Santa Clara [KNK, 25 Sept 06]

KNK\'s MPEG-4 Tech & Apps seminar | 27-28 September, Santa Clara [KNK, 25
Sept 06]

 <http://www.iptv-asia.net> IPTV World Forum Asia | 27-29 September,
Shanghai [Junction, 27 Sept 06]

 <http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/iptvworldFall2006.htm> IPTV Summit |
October 4-5, Foster City, California [I Hollywood Forum, 04 Oct 06]

 <http://www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf/> Broadband World Forum Europe |
October 9-12, Paris [IEC, 09 Oct 06]

 <http://www.the-connected-home.co.uk> The Connected Home | 25, 26 October,
London [Junction, 25 Oct 06]

 <http://www.gspx.com/tv2m> TV to Mobile Conference |October 31 - November
1, Santa Clara [GSPX, 31 Oct 06]

 <http://www.SoCconference.com> System on Chip Conference | 1-2 November,
Newport Beach [Savant, 01 Nov 06]


 
<http://www.mobiletvsummitusa.com/marlin/30000000861/MARKT_EFFORT/marketingi
d/20001365058?proceed=true&MarEntityId=1127837391428&entHash=10271c1fd76&UTy
pe=true> Mobile TV | 14-16 November, New York NY [Informa, 14 Nov 06]


 


MPEGIF Sponsored Events


 

MECCA 2006 at CTIA

September 11, 2006

Los Angeles, CA 

Join Billboard - the most trusted name in the business of entertainment -
and more than 1,000 VIPs from the mobile, entertainment, and technology
industries at what is now THE must-attend forum for mobile entertainment
deal-making, networking and education.  Meet, network and make deals with
influencers, trend-setters and decision-makers from carriers, operators,
handset manufacturers, music labels, music publishers, artists, game
developers & publishers, entertainment media, movie & television studios,
broadcasters, investors & VCs, and more!

MECCA Fall 2006 will focus on the strategies, partnerships and resources
needed to elevate mobile entertainment from a niche pastime to a mainstream
cultural force. Go to Billboard Events to register!

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         Mike Wehrs, Chief Technical Evangelist, AOL Mobile

o         Mike Gaumond, VP & GM Digital Media Services, Motorola

o         Dave Ulmer, Sr. Director of Marketing, Motorola Media Services

 

Digital Entertainment World 2006

September 19-20, 2006

Hong Kong

Digital Entertainment World 2006 is Asia's most exciting conference entirely
dedicated to digital entertainment: new distribution channels and ways to
generate new revenue streams!

The conference will cover hot topics in the industry and will be  exploring
the global opportunities for digital content & distribution including VOD,
IPTV, DTH, DVR, Mobile, Internet Downloads, Wimax for Video, Music & Games
and covering DRM, IP and payment models.

 

Get the latest information about digital entertainment business models and
trends delivered by movers and shakers of the mobile content industry from
around the world. 

Discuss these issues directly with the entertainment content management and
delivery industry trendsetters, network with decision makers and ignite your
deals.

For more information please visit: Digital Entertainment World 2006

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         Mr Jawahar Kanjilal, Nokia

o         Ian Chapman-Banks, Motorola

 

IPTV World Forum ASIA

September 27-29, 2006

Shanghai, China

*          Asia's leading IPTV event - 3 days featuring over 25 Asian &
worldwide Telcos & ISPs discussing IPTV service deployment issues

*          Leading Asian content players and broadcasters speaking

*          IPTV showcase area in the exhibition featuring service
demonstrations from 20 leading Asian worldwide IPTV deployments

*          IPTV showcase area in the exhibition featuring service
demonstrations from 20 leading Asian worldwide IPTV deployments

For more information please visit: IPTV Asia

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         James Olson, Tandberg Television

o         Jay Kishigami, NTT

o         Sebastian Moeritz, dicas, MPEGIF President

o         Min-Jeong Kim, ETRI

o         Raghu Puri, Scientific-Atlanta

o         David Price, Harmonic Inc., MPEGIF Vice President

o         Nick Fielibert, Sientific-Atlanta

o         Tony Berthuad, Thomson

o         Steve Foy, Tektornix

 

 

GSPX TV to Mobile

October 30 - November 1, 2006

Santa Clara, CA

After the success of GSPx-TV to Mobile in Europe, GTC is proud to announce
GSPx-TV to Mobile Fall in Silicon Valley. The conference will present the
complete ecosystem for this exploding market. It is an opportunity for
industry-leading companies to develop new partnerships with the most
influential buyers, decision-makers, and corporate executives in the
industry.

 

The event will feature lectures and exhibits displaying real-life
implementations of DVB-H, MediaFLO, T-DMB, ISDB-T, and 3G as well as the
business opportunities behind these technologies.

 

Who will attend: Semiconductor Companies, Handset Manufacturers, Software
Developers, Service Providers, Content Owners, and Spectrum Consolidators.

For more information please go to GSPX TV to Mobile

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF Members

o         Dr. Ajay Luthra, Motorola

o         Christophe Cugge, Freescale Semiconductor

 

4th International System-on-Chip Conference & Exhibition

November 1-2, 2006

Newport Beach, CA

*          Hear recognized industry experts discuss current SoC trends and
practices 

*          Discover the next generation of SoC platform designs from
leading-edge companies 

*          Be among the first to hear public disclosures of new
technologies, IPs, and EDA tools for SoC design 

*          Network with the leaders driving SoC technology

*          Challenge the experts! Attend panel discussions on "Power
Reduction at All Levels of Design Abstraction" and "Memory Subsystem for
System-on-Chip Designs" 

For more information please go to: System on Chip Conference

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         Ana Molnar Hunter, Samsung

o         Dr. Gheorghe Stefan, Connex Technology

o         George Szanto, Philips

 


 

 

 

 

 

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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