[MPEGIF News] MPEGIF News Digest - Week 40

 




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News Digest: Week 40


 

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

 

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

 

 <http://www.informatm.com/iptv-asia> 

 

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

 

 <http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3221> 

 



 

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


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

 

09-12 Oct 06
 <http://www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf/> Broadband World Forum Europe 2006

 

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

 

31 Oct - 01 Nov 06
 <http://www.gspx.com/tv2m> TV to Mobile Conference

 

01-02 Nov 06
 <http://www.SoCconference.com> System on Chip Conference

 

08-09 Nov 06
 <http://www.informatm.com/iptv-asia> IPTV Asia

 

09-10 Nov 06
 <http://www.jritechnology.com/public.htm> JRI: Digital Video Basics -
analog & digital TV basics and signal processing course

 

13-15 Nov 06
 <http://www.jritechnology.com/public.htm> JRI: Advanced Video Compression
[MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC/H.264] Course

 

14-16 Nov 06
 
<http://www.mobiletvsummitusa.com/marlin/30000000861/MARKT_EFFORT/marketingi
d/20001365058?proceed=true&MarEntityId> Mobile TV

 

27-30 Nov 06
 <http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3221> IPTV Forum

 

30-01 Nov 06
 
<http://www.iqpc.co.uk/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=586&event=11310
&> IPTV Growth & Revenue Strategies For Telcos

 


 


 

 

Dear MPEGIF News Readers,

I hope that you will find the latest edition of the MPEGIF News Digest
interesting and informative. Be sure to view the presentations from the
MPEGIF Super Session at IBC2006 which can be found on our website at:
<http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006/session.php> MPEGIF Super
Session. 

 

We encourage you to review the upcoming events listed below, and let us know
if you or someone from your company is participating in any of them. MPEGIF
is always looking for opportunities to promote our members activities
whenever possible. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Sebastian Moeritz 

President, MPEGIF

 


News from MPEGIF


 <http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006/session.php> View/Download
Presentations From the MPEGIF Super Session at IBC [MPEGIF, 25 Sept 06]


 <http://www.bsoft.info/index.html> bSoft completes MPEGIF Logo
Qualification Program for VH4DEC Decoder [MPEGIF, 19 Sept 06]


 <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://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193006051>
Despite ITU nod, China IPTV codec's future unclear [EE Times, 27 Sept 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060913005727&newsLang=en> Real-Time Broadcast MPEG Encoder
Market in Major Transition According to In-Stat [In-Stat, 12 Sept 06]


 


Member & Partner Press Releases


 <http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/pub_rel/presse/2006/nxp/index.html>
Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-4 HE-AACv2 Codec to NXP Semiconductors
[Fraunhofer IIS, 29 Sept 06]


 <http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=20990> TANDBERG Television to
Build on APAC IPTV Head-End Market Lead in Shanghai [Tandberg Television, 25
Sept 06]


 <http://www.iptv-news.com/content/view/781/64/> Siemens Supplies Turnkey
IPTV Solution to Croatian T-Com [siemens, 22 Sept 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060918006056&newsLang=en> New ARC Player Subsystem Combines
Audio and MPEG-4 Video Functionality for Low Cost Consumer Devices [ARC
International, 19 Sept 06]


 <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060918/nym220.html?.v=38> Euclid Discoveries'
Video Compression Technology Now Works on Movies and TV Shows [Euclid
Discoveries, 18 Sept 06]


 <http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/09/15/ctia2006_nvidia/> Nvidia chips speed
video decoding on mobile phones - video [Nvidia, 15 Sept 06]


 <http://www.human-monitoring.com/nenews.html> Human Monitoring's
Leonardo(TM) Video Stabilizer Enhances Viewing Experience [Human Monitoring,
15 Sept 06]


 


Latest Non-Member Releases


 <http://www.sceneware.nl/index.php?func=view&cid=2&sid=53> Sceneware
announces version 1.3 of its MPEG-4 and 3GPP analysis and verification tool
SceneScope [company, 28 Sept 06]


 
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20060918005810&newsLang=en> ATEME and ZTE Complete MPEG-4
Interoperability Tests [ATEME, 18 Sept 06]


 <http://www.prminds.com/pressrelease.php?id=3512> Castify enables MPEG-4
Video Streaming for Live and On-demand for any IP network [Castify, 18 Sept
06]


 <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu140.html?.v=34> 8x8 Announces
Packet8 Softalk 1.5 Upgrade With Enhanced H.264 Video Codec [Packet8, 12
Sept 06]


 


Upcoming Industry Events


 <http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/iptvworldFall2006.htm> IPTV Summit |
October 4-5, Foster City, California

 <http://www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf/> Broadband World Forum Europe |
October 9-12, Paris 

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

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

 <http://www.SoCconference.com> System on Chip Conference | 1-2 November,
Newport Beach 


 <http://www.informatm.com/iptv-asia> IPTV Asia / November 8-9, Singapore
[Informa, 08 Nov 06]


 <http://www.jritechnology.com/public.htm> Advanced Video Compression
[MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC/H.264] Course [JRI, 13 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 


 <http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3221> IPTV Forum |
November 27-30, Lisbon [IIR Conferences, 27 Nov 06]


 
<http://www.iqpc.co.uk/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=586&event=11310
&> IPTV Growth and Revenue Strategies for Telcos | November 30 - December 1,
London [Telecom IQ, 30 Nov 06]


 


MPEGIF Sponsored Events


 

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

 

IPTV Asia

8-9 November, 2006

Singapore 

IPTV represents a golden opportunity for telecommunication carriers looking
to tap into new revenue streams beyond data and voice services. This growing
technology allows the delivery of broadcast-quality digital television and
other services over a broadband network using Internet technology. IPTV will
permanently change how people consume content, and has the potential to
change the business proposition for every company working in the
entertainment, communications and data industry today.

For more information visit:
<http://www.ibc-asia.com/ibcasia/marlin/system/render.jsp?MarlinViewType=MAR
KT_EFFORT&siteid=30000000901&marketingid=20001422006> IPTV Asia 

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         Edwin Sung, Tandberg Television

 

 

Mobile TV

14-16 November, 206

New York, NY

Investments have been made, bets have been placed. Mobile TV has arrived,
bringing new challenges: understanding the value chain, finding the business
model - let alone displaying quality content on such a tiny screen! With a
Special Focus Day on Mobile TV Advertising, this event presents 24 case
studies from carriers and media. Explore the expanding market of the
shrinking screen. Visit
<http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,n8lt,1fbv,i0vd,21pg,8edb
,ccoo> www.mobiletvsummitusa.com or call +44 (0) 20 7017 5506

Confirmed speakers include the following MPEGIF members:

o         Bob Shallow, Nokia

 

 

IPTV Forum

27th - 30th November

Sana Lisboa Hotel, Lisbon

The IPTV Forum will provide in-depth analysis of all the key issues involved
in optimizing IPTV strategies. IPTV is becoming increasingly central to the
strategies of fixed operators and service providers and offers the potential
for competitive differentiation and new revenue streams.

For more information please go to:
<http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3222> IPTV Forum 

Confirmed Speakers include the following MPEGIF Members:

*	Sebastian Moeritz, MPEGIF President, dicas

 

 <http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3222> 

IPTV Growth & Revenue Strategies for Telcos

November 30 - December 1, 2006

London, UK

For the IPTV industry, the stage is now set for drastically increasing
market share, introducing service differentiators, and using the
possibilities of interactivity to drive revenues. However, there are many
challenges ahead for operators before the full potential of IPTV is reached.
Analyzing marketplace experiences with HDTV, discussing the roadmaps for
introducing interactive services, and debating the products that will drive
revenues, IPTV Growth & Revenue Strategies For Telcos is specifically
designed to ensure you can take your service to the next level and
fast-track your success.

For more information please visit:
<http://www.iqpc.co.uk/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=586&event=11310
&> IPTV Growth & Revenue

Confirmed Speakers include the following MPEGIF Members:

*	Sebastian Moeritz, MPEGIF President

 


 

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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