As announced by the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Video Services Forum (VSF), the IP Showcase returns to NAB Show with a focus on the growing convergence of broadcast and Pro AV technologies, with the IPMX open-interoperability framework for AV-over-IP taking center stage.

As in the past, a core component of this year’s IP Showcase will be the IP Showcase Theater, where industry professionals will give presentations on a wide range of topics. Taking place on the Tech Chat Stage in the West Hall (W2843), this year’s IP Showcase will feature 16 presentations. Topics will include a roadmap presentation for IPMX outlining key milestones, including the first product validation tests scheduled for Q3 2025; the control plane; and the relationship between IPMX and AES67 and SMPTE 2110. Additional topics explored on the Tech Chat Stage will include dynamic media facilities and cloud integration, live production, timing and synchronization, and security in IP-based workflows, as well as case studies on media organization and facilities that have shifted to IP, plus other educational opportunities.

The IP Showcase will also feature an IPMX demo space in Booth W2843, across the aisle from the Tech Chat Stage. Here, attendees can see live demonstrations of IPMX-ready products, from a NMOS controller and multiviewer and integrations with existing AV-over-IP technology, showcasing their interoperability and real-world applications. In addition, Meeting Room W317 will be available for training, standards-related meetings, further demonstrations of IPMX and more.

Further information about the IP Showcase is available at www.ipshowcase.org.

AMSTERDAM—IBC attendees can now include a series of presentations and panels set to take place on the IP Showcase Theatre stage as part of their schedule planning, as the full line-up for the five-day program has been announced. More than 50 speakers have been tapped for the program, which is being sponsored by AES, AIMS, SMPTE, the Advanced Media Workflow Association, the European Broadcasting Union and the Video Services Forum.

“In 2019, SMPTE ST 2110, AMWA NMOS and related technologies are gaining widespread traction across a number of user communities,” said Brad Gilmer, IP Showcase executive director. “As users gain more experience with IP media networks, the IBC 2019 edition of the IP Showcase Theatre is a great opportunity for attendees to learn from their experiences.

Those experiences will be detailed with more than a dozen end-user case studies, including presentations from the BBC, Eurosports, the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and Telstra’s advanced IP-based live sports production in Australia.

A trio of panel discussions are also on tap that will examine key aspects of IP media technologies and allow interaction with industry experts. In addition, presentations will be given on current and upcoming industry standards and best practices for IP media systems, including SMPTE ST 2110, AES67, IEEE 1588 PTP, AMWA NMOS IS-04 through IS-10 and JT-NM TR-1001-1. Other topics like buffering, timing, system architecture, clouds, microservices and practices for system control and security will also be discussed.

Speakers will be available for questions for 30 minutes after each session. Sessions will also be recorded and presented online after IBC 2019 closes.

To see the full slate of IP Showcase Theatre presentations, click here. The theater will be located in Rooms E106/E107.

IBC 2019 runs from Sept. 13-17 in Amsterdam.