IBC2006: FREE Supersession, ''Standards Based Technologies in IPTV Ecosystems,'' Presented by the MPEG Industry Forum.FREMONT, Calif. -- The MPEG Industry Forum The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users. (MPEGIF (MPEG Industry Forum, www.mpegif.org) A Swiss not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 standards worldwide. Founded in 2000 as M4IF and renamed MPEGIF in 2003, the organization does not license MPEG, but is involved in discussions ), the world's largest advocacy group for MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). based technologies, is presenting a FREE Supersession at IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2006 titled "Standards Based Technologies in IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. Ecosystems" on Saturday, 9 September 2006 between 9.30 am and 1.00 pm in Room O at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Industry experts from Alcatel, AT&T, France Telekom, T-Online, Telekom Austria, Pace, 3Vision, and Quative representing the most influential players in next generation video entertainment multimedia and standards-based delivery exchange their views on trends and technologies that are changing the way digital multimedia is created, compressed, delivered and monetized. "All the various aspects of the IPTV Ecosystem continue to be extremely hot topics in the market place. MPEGIF has, and will carry on playing a key role in informing, promoting, and networking the IPTV industry to facilitate even wider adoption of next generation standards based technologies such as MPEG-4 AVC/H.264," commented Sebastian Moeritz, President MPEGIF (and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at dicas). "For almost 5 years MPEGIF has organized Supersessions at the major events in the broadcast industry such as IBC and NAB," said David Price, Vice President MPEGIF (and Vice President at Harmonic Inc.). "These have proved instrumental in promoting the adoption of standards based solutions as television technology continues to evolve." The format of this FREE Supersession will be two keynotes and two panels as well as a brief update on MPEGIF's activities including the MPEGIF Logo Qualification program. The full agenda including speaker bios can be found on the MPEGIF website, which is the leading and most frequented resource for information on MPEG based technologies with millions of hits each year: http://www.mpegif.org/exhibitions/IBC2006/session.php About the MPEG Industry Forum MPEGIF represents approximately 75 companies from diverse industries. MPEGIF member companies are evenly distributed across North America, Europe and Asia, addressing MPEG adoption issues that go beyond the charter of ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) MPEG. Specifically focusing on the widespread adoption of MPEG-4 AVC and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. , activities include marketing, interoperability and the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program as well as presence at trade shows and extensive conference participation. For more information visit: http://www.mpegif.org, or contact Nicola Wissler at +1 510-744-4025, or by Email at nicola.wissler@mpegif.org. |
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