ABU Technology
2019 ABU Technical Committee, Tokyo
The ABU Technical Committee Meeting was held on 18-19 November.
OPENING SESSION

Welcome address
Mr Hamid Dehghan Nayeri, Chairman, ABU Technical Committee, Director, International Technical Affairs & ABU Technical Liaison Officer, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran

Welcome address
Mr Keiji Kodama, Director of Engineering Administration Department, NHK-Japan

Opening Address
Dr Javad Mottaghi, Secretary-General, ABU
2019 Technical Review Prizes, ABU Engineering Awards and the Distinguished Service Award
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

TV Production Technologies beyond 2020
Mr Kazutaka Ogata, Director, Broadcast Engineering Department, NHK-Japan

Future Media – “Diverse Vision”
Dr Kohji Mitani, Director, NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories

TC PROCEEDINGS
Confirm Agenda and TC-2018 Proceedings and appointment of Rapporteurs
ABU Technology Activity Report
Bureau Proposals (Introduction)
FUTURE STRATEGIES

5G Media applications what we know from European Trials
and SMPTE – how broadcasters can be involved
Dr Hans Hoffmann, Sr Mgr Tech and Innovation, EBU & Executive VP, SMPTE

The Application of 4K UHD in China
Dr XIE Wei, Director of TV Institute of ABS, NRTA-China

KBS IP based UHD LIVE Broadcasting System
Mr SHIN Jongseob, Senior Manager, Production Facility Department, KBS-Korea

Standards Stack for IP Production
Mr Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect, BBC-United Kingdom

The potential for IBB services to expand with interoperability
Mr Yoshi Tsurimaki, Producer, Strategic Promotion Department, T-NET JAPAN Co Ltd
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Development of Live Multi Viewing
Mr Yoichi Kondo, Deputy Division President, Promotion of Technology Planning and Business Management of TV Technology, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc, Japan

The Evaluation of 5G Broadcasting in China
Dr Zhang Yu, Senior Engineer of TV Institute of ABS, NRTA-China

Next Generation Audio and its Applications in Broadcasting
Mr Toni Fiedler, General Manager China, Fraunhofer IIS

Progress of Terrestrial 4K UHD Broadcasting in KBS and Korea
Mr Yim Zung Kon, Senior Manager, UHD Project Team, KBS-Korea

The Application of broadcasting Earthquake Warning Technology
Mr Zhou Gang, Dpty GM, Intelligent Business Dept of Sichuan Radio & TV Network Co, NRTA-China
TOPIC AREA REPORTS

Production
Mr Kazim Pektaş, Chief Engineer, TRT-Turkeyn

Transmission
Mr Kenichi Murayama, Senior Manager, Planning & Management Division, Engineering Administration Department, NHK-Japan
Bureau Proposals (Final Reading)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
BBC 5G Broadcast Trial, Lindsay Cornell, BBC-United Kingdom
Information Exchange and Status Reports
TECHNOLOGY PANEL
Theme: The Future of Linear Broadcasting
The distinguished panel of broadcasters and industry experts will share their vision on the future of broadcasting, providing insight and sharing experiences on how some broadcast organisations are facing the challenges and charting its way forward.








Moderator: Mr Masakazu Iwaki, NHK-Japan
Panellists:
Dr Kong Bin, NRTA-China
Akira Negishi, NHK-Japan
Ms Hong Young Kyung, KBS-Korea
Dr Hans Hoffman, EBU
Terence Yiu, Phoenix TV-Hong Kong
Nigel Fry, BBC-United Kingdom
Dr Fares Lubadeh, SpaceTech-Jordan
THE HOST PRESENTS | NHK-JAPAN

A study on the transmission system of an advanced ISDB-T
Mr Kohei Kambara, Senior Research Engineer, Advanced Transmission System Research Division, NHK-STRL

IP live production and upcoming workflow redesign
Mr Kazuyuki Arai, Engineer, Technical Planning & Management Division, Broadcast Engineering Department, NHK-Japan

New Viewing Experience with Free Viewpoint Augmented Reality Synchronized with Broadcast Video
Mr Yuki Kawamura, Engineer, Advanced Transmission System Research Division, NHK-STR

Integral 3D video technology
Dr Hisayuki Sasaki, Engineer, Spatial Imaging Research Division, NHK-STRL
MEMBERS’ UPDATES
New members and Updates from Sister Unions & Intl Organisations





Future Meetings
ABU DBS 2020, Kuala Lumpur, 2-5 March 2020
The Pacific Media Partnership Conference, PMPC 2020
NHK Broadcasting Technology Research for ABU 2020
Appointment of Honorary Vice-Chairman from the host of the 2020 ABU General Assembly
Welcome to ABU TC & GA 2020 Hanoi
Thank you to NHK



