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TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE

BROADCASTING INDUSTRY

THE PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES

25TH MAY 2009- GENEVA

THARAKA MOHOTTYCEng (UK), PGDip (Elect &Telecomm)SL,MSc (Business Mgt)SL, Dip in J (SL),MIEE (UK), MIEEE (USA), MIET (UK)

Director Engineering

MTV/MBC SriLankaChairman-Training & Resources (ABU)Chairman-Developing Broadcasters Forum(ABU)Bureau Member (ABU)


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207 members in 57 countries

58 Full Members

40 Affiliated Members 42 Associated Members

67 Affiliated Members


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INTRODUCTION

It is certainly not easy to summarize thestatus of Broadcasting of Developingcountries as different as Bhutan and Sri

Lanka or Afghanistan and Laos. But they have some common roots and

experience common technicaldevelopments.

Therefore there are a number ofsimilarities, which are worth beingpointed out and may lead to general

conclusions.


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SIMILERITIES

Today all of the broadcasting stations basicallyhave analogue equipment,tapes or recordarchives.

Many of the stations have started some isolatedprojects to digitize some of their analogueholdings.

The catalogues of most of the archives are keptin lists, books or index cards.

Many of the stations have either partly or fullychanged their programme production to digitaland computer based systems.

The newsrooms in most of the stations usecomputers for news access (Internet) and news


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HDTV and DTV

Mobile TV

IPTVDigital Radio

Emergency Broadcasting


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NONLINEAR EDITING. REAL-TIME SHARED MEDIA. VTR

REPLACEMENT.

INTEGRATED ASSET MANAGEMENT. TAPELESS ACQUISITION

In the face of today's competitive,

budget, and deadline pressures, even

developing broadcasters do not have

the time or resources to fill the holesin their production workflow.

Digital systems must be integrated

with legacy systems and software.

Most of the DBs able to make the transition to digitalproduction smoothly .( Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc.)


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ISSUES IN ASSET MANAGEMENT

- Lack of attention

- Lack of funding

- No consistent catalogue - Archive's services are not often

requested

- Low qualification of archive personal - Difficult environmental conditions

- Poor storage conditions

- Lack of a collection policy


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DIGITAL TELEVISION IN THE REGION

Countries/ Territories System Status T-A-D ASO

Afghanistan

Bahrain RRC06

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei(Negara Darussalam) DVB-T trial broadcasts

2006/01_T

2005/08/29_A

2008/08/D

Cambodia DVB-T adopted 2007/05_A

China, Peoples Republic of (incl. Tibet)DMB-T/H adopted,

Commercial DVB-T services

2005_T

2006/08/18_A

2008_D

2015-2018

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Hong Kong DMB-T/H2006/08/18_A

2007/12/31_D 2012

India DVB-T adopted2000_T

1999/07/08_A

Indonesia (incl. Iran Jaya) DVB-T trial broadcasts 2007/05_A


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Iran DVB-T trial broadcasts2006_T2001_A

2009_D

Iraq

Japan ISDB-T 2003/12_D 2011/07/24

Jordan RRC06

Korea, North

Korea, South ATSC1997/11/21_A

2001_D2012/12/31

Kuwait RRC06

Kyrgyztan RRC06

Laos DVB-T trial broadcasts 2007/05_A

Lebanon RRC06

Macao (Macau) DMB-T/H adopted 2006/08/18_A

Malaysia DVB-T trial broadcasts2006/09_T

2005/08/29_A2015

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar DVB-T adopted 2005/08/29_A


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Nepal

Oman RRC06

Pakistan

Philippines DVB-T trial broadcasts2007/01_T

2006/11_A2015/12/31

Qatar RRC06

Saudi Arabia DVB-T2004_T

2006/06/11_D

Singapore DVB-T2000/12_T

1999_A

Socotra RRC06

Sri Lanka DVB-T trial broadcasts 2008/01/23_T

Syria RRC06

Taiwan DVB-T

2001_T

2001_A

2004/06_D

2010

Tajikistan

Thailand DVB-T trial broadcasts 2007/05_A

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates, UAE (incl. the Emirates

Abu Dhabi and Dubai)DVB-T trial broadcasts 2007_T

Uzbekistan RRC06

Vietnam DVB-T trial broadcasts2001_T

2007/05_A 2015

Yemen RRC06


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Broadcast to hand-sets (mobile phones, PDAs),notebook PCs, etc. Interactive and audio services.

T-DMB(Terrestrial-DMB)

Evolved from DAB. Allows video, audio and data to betransmitted to mobile devices. More efficient audio coding.Backward compatible with DAB audio (MUSICAM).

DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld)Tailored for transmitting multiple TV channels to mobiledevices. Time-slicing technology conserves battery power ofmobile devices.


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South Korea and Japan

Launched 3G and commercial

mobile TV broadcast

South East Asia

Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,Cambodia and Brunei - launched 3G

DVB-H trials in a number of the countries


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South Korea and Japan Launched 3G and commercial mobile TV

broadcast

South East Asia Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,

Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei -

launched 3GDVB-H trials in a number of Developing

countries


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According to ASIA PACIFICMULTICHANNEL MARKETS ,cable

could lose its grip on the region in the

next ten years, as DTH and IPTV

services capture market share. IPTVplatforms operated by Telco's over DSL

or fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks

are forecast to develop even in the

developing countries.

All countries have IP telephony and VoIPin some manner and the market is

growingOctober 1, 2008Sri Lanka Joins WorldIPTV Club- uses Optibase H.264

streaming platforms
http://www.iptv-watch.co.uk/01102008-sri-lanka-joins-world-iptv-club.htmlhttp://www.iptv-watch.co.uk/01102008-sri-lanka-joins-world-iptv-club.htmlhttp://www.iptv-watch.co.uk/01102008-sri-lanka-joins-world-iptv-club.htmlhttp://www.iptv-watch.co.uk/01102008-sri-lanka-joins-world-iptv-club.html


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ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The Asia-Pacific region offers hugepotential, but the regulatory environmentis restricting development.

Countries do not have the sufficientconnectivity infrastructure to supportstreaming video over IP.

Consumer spending power.


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DIGITAL RADIO - PRODUCTIONS

The few radio stations in Asia trying toturn the news and production systemdigital. The main features of the system

are: Text Editing Audio Editing

Auto recording Wire Service Prompter for the news delivery

Archiving


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Exploring DRM MW Simulcast in theRegion

MW Tx conversion to DRM

Examining simulcast modesHD Radio

Trials in Vietnam


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Services operating from

Japan, China, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,Korea Republic

Newcomers:

Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan,Papua New Guinea


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SIMULCAST - Transmitting Analogue,Digital together ,Analogue 9 kHz, Digital 9kHz


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HD RADIO

Digital Radio Transmission Workshop andField Measurements in MW & FM Band

took place from 10-13 February in

Hanoi. It tested digital radio HD Radiotransmissions using the In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) approach, where

broadcasters are able to transmit digitalsignals along with analogue signalswithin the existing allocated spectrum.


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Radio and Television broadcasters areplanning for more effective early warningsystems in the Asia-Pacific region by

increasing the rate and accuracy ofinformation flows from meteorologicaland disaster management organisations

to broadcasters.

Earthquake

Seismograph

Earthquake Early Warningrelayed to public

0 5 10

Media organizations,

Emergency services , etc .

MeteorologicalAgency

SecondlyW

ave

Earthqua

keEarly

Warning

Prima

ryWave

Computer generate Earthquake EarlyWarning upon detection P wave

Data

Time from Earthquake Early Warning until arrival of S-wave

Sec.1

Figure:Concept of Earthquake Early Warning


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CONVERGENCE

Convergence of Operators

Convergence of Services

Convergence of Technology

Convergence of Markets

Convergence of Regulation


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DRIVING FORCES TOWARDS NEW ERA

Telecommunications technologies are changing

rapidly.

The quality of the pictures and sound available is

increasing. The number of available programs is multiplying.

New delivery mechanisms are appearing every day.

Viewers are becoming used to interactivity. Consumers can now decide where, when and what

they want to see or hear; not the broadcasters.


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IMPORTANT FACTS

Viewers don't 'buy' brands or technology -they 'buy' content. Technology is simplythe gateway to deliver entertainment

services and programming. Piracy-the unlicensed use, reproduction,

sale, or distribution of copyrighted

material-is a plague of the digital era. It isthe largest single threat to the survival ofcreative enterprises


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