NAB 2016: IP, 4K hook Spain’s broadcasting industry


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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez

| 19 April 2016




Under the Asociación de Empresas de Electrónica, Tecnologías de la Información, Telecomunicaciones y Contenidos Digitales (AMETIC) association, 24 Spanish companies showcasing their latest IP broadcasting and Ultra HD updates at NAB Show.


ameticBoth production environments and media assets management (MAM) services are heading towards IP technology, as it simplifies usage and improves connectivity. The latest solutions for content acquisition and distribution, archive, indexing or play-out will be presented by AEQ, Tedial, Vector 3, VSN, ISD and Estructure, coordinated by AMETIC.

The growing 4K industry will be represented by Sapec, whose Ultra HD professional decoders under the HEVC standard are already on the market, and Ovide, which will present 4K production tools.

The broadcasting infrastructure sector will see Hispasat and equipment providers such as Egatel, which will present low-power transmitters, Btesa, Itelsis, Mier Comunicaciones, OMB, Rymsa and Tredess.

Brainstorm will showcase its solution for virtual 3D graphics in real time, and Quales will bring a new video quality control Azure-based tool.

“Ultra HD technology continues growing both in cinema and television, as the industry focuses in features like HFR, WCG, HDR and immersive audio,” said Virginia Jiménez, head of international commerce, AMETIC. “Besides, multi-platform distribution (DTT, satellite, IPTV, cable, HbbTV and LTE) is quickly evolving towards a new scenario in which non-linear content is key. And right in the middle, new solutions for managing work-flows and media are emerging.”