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Annual review
2013IABM is the voice for the broadcast and media technology industry, offering comprehensive services and insightful business knowledge to its members and beyond.
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Contents
Page 1 Welcome
Page 3 2013 Review
Page 4 Exhibitions
Page 6 Members Events
Page 7 Industry Recognition
Page 8 Annual International Business Conference
Page 10 Technology
Page 13 Training Academy
Page 16 IABM Members
Page 18 Market Intelligence
Page 21 2014 Preview
Page 22 Members Board
Page 24 The Team
The broadcast and media technology sector continuesto be a very dynamic and fast changing environment.Suppliers to this market have had to adapt to thesechanges over the years and this pace has acceleratedexponentially in recent times.
We believe that any business requires as much help asit can get to navigate a path to success and this is
accentuated when the map they are working with keeps changing. Business models have moved markedly in the last few years and continue to do so, the only constant in our industry is change.
This is where the IABM can help. We are the only international trade association representing the broadcast and media technology supplysector. We provide a wealth of support to assist our members in steeringtheir businesses to sustainable success.
We provide detailed and relevant market and business intelligence to afford a clearer view of the road ahead. We also provide benchmarkingtools with which they can measure their own performance.
We provide a suite of training products to help develop the talent in oursector and provide them with both recognition of achievement andknowledge to do their jobs better.
We provide a host of networking opportunities, business conferencesand financial benefits to our members and frankly not being a memberof the IABM puts any supplier at a distinct disadvantage. It is our job torepresent and promote our industry and we are proud to have been doingso for the best part of 40 years.
You will see when you read through this Annual Review what the IABMis doing and plans to do in the future to remain your closest ally as youlead your businesses forward.
Thank you for your support this past year from all the IABM team andwe look forward to working with you again in 2014 and beyond.
Welcome to the IABM Annual Review 2013
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Peter WhiteChief Executive
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and media technology supply sector.
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There is little doubt that 2013 was a very difficultyear for many vendors in the broadcast andmedia technology sector. Certain markets weremore buoyant than others but overall vendorshad a relatively tough time, particularly thesmall to medium sized businesses, which makesup around 80% of the overall number of vendorsin our industry.
Much has also been said and written regarding the challenges our industry faces as we move from a hardware-dominated industry to a software-definedmodel. Our customers are looking to re-invent the waythey manage and deliver content and are heavily focusedon ROI and building sustainable systems for their operations. Gone are the days of investment in technology for the sake of it.
We have seen new players enter the market and someold players leave it and that will continue, as the evolutionof our market is a journey and not a destination.
Likewise it is always a challenge for the IABM to keepon top of the changes that are impacting our industry and therefore our members and also to evolve as an organization to be appropriate and relevant to the new businesses entering our sector.
As ever the association was extremely busy in 2013 andwe invested both in our geographic coverage and theproducts and services that we provide.
We have recruited new people in the USA and increasedour marketing and sales activity in North Americamarkedly. We had a presence at three further shows inUSA from Washington to New York to Los Angeles. We alsoheld member days and developed some specific benefitsand discounts for our American members.
In 2013 we also created a new entity, IABM DC. This is ajoint venture between the IABM and Devoncroft Partnersthat has been established to bring “best of breed” market intelligence and research to our sector.
We decided partnering with such an organization as Devoncroft will add further knowledge and expertise tothe production of our already successful IABM GlobalMarket Valuation and Strategy Report. We have justcompleted the first version of this much acclaimed market study. The results speak for themselves; this isfar and away the best edition of the report and will onlyget better with each iteration.
In 2013 we were also prolific in the production of ourother business intelligence reports that are free tomembers. We produced two IABM Industry Trends Surveys, four quarterly IABM Industry Index reports, two
IABM End-User Surveys and further iterations of theIABM Benchmark Report that was first trialled late in2012. We also launched the IABM Stock Index thattracks our quoted companies stock performance againstother technology stocks.
We have also continued to address the skills gap thatexists in our industry through the further developmentof the IABM Training Academy. We have developed morehigh quality, sector specific, training courses that go a considerable way to addressing the training needs ofboth vendors and end users.
In addition we have assisted in the establishment of theIABM Educational Foundation which is an independentcharitable organization committed to advancing engineering skills in our industry on a global basis.
The Foundation has designed and developed a TechnicalSkills Certification scheme to enable individuals to evidence their career progression and attainment. This isan exciting development and should ensure that our industry develops the competencies and builds the talentpool necessary to succeed in this changing media world.
To match our growth we continued to invest in peoplewithin the organization and for a look at the currentIABM team members please turn to page 24. The IABMMembers’ Board elections also took place during 2013and we have an impressive list of business leaders fromour industry helping steer the association to greatersuccess. Please turn to page 22 to see the 2013/14 IABMMembers’ Board.
At the end of the year we held the 9th consecutive IABMAnnual International Business Conference at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow and the generalconsensus was that this event was the best yet.
Each year we strive to bring our sectors’ business leaders together with industry experts and specialistsfrom outside the industry to share ideas and discussways of making our businesses more successful. Theconference headline theme this time was “Driving Towards Change – Navigating Through the ChangingMedia Landscape” and it proved to be an animated discussion and debate peppered with great “takeaway”ideas and no small amount of humor and entertainment.The event was as always spread across two days with anetworking dinner on the evening of the first day.
You can read more on this event on pages 8 and 9.
So as we move into 2014 we know we have to build onthe developments and successes of 2013 and revisitwhat we need to do better for our industry and ourmembers.
It will be a challenging but exciting year for all of us.
2013 Review
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Suppliers of broadcast andmedia technology invest a significant proportion of theirmarketing budgets in tradeshows. A recent review identified more than 60 eventsworldwide all trying to attract usas exhibitors.
That represents more than one for every week of the year. With marketing budgets squeezed, it’s important to be more selective thanever, to be clear about the benefitsand rigorous in planning and implementation.
The IABM works closely with the keyevent organizers to ensure the showsremain relevant, as well as minimizingthe costs associated with exhibiting tomaximize the returns.
The IABM does this through a program of support for industryevents as well as regular surveys togather members' views.
The IABM works with key event organizers on different levels to represent the interests of its members. There are three levels ofsupport: Sponsored, Supported andEndorsed.
ExhibitionsIABM Sponsored EventsThe IABM has a strategic partnership with the event organizers and recognizes the event as an industry leading event in its region or on aglobal basis. These events are recommended to IABM members as aleading event and the IABM has a public presence at the show to support members.The current IABM Sponsored Events are: n IBC, Amsterdamn NAB Show, Las Vegas
IABM Supported EventsThe IABM undertakes regular audits of these shows and recommendsthem to members as credible events. The current IABM SupportedEvents are:n BroadcastAsia, Singaporen Broadcast Video Expo, Londonn Cabsat, Dubain CSTB, Moscown Inter BEE, Tokyon NATexpo, Moscown CCW (Content & Communications World), New York
IABM Endorsed EventsThe IABM undertakes periodic audits of these shows which are attendedby a representative number of IABM members. These events are considered established and of stature in their segment/region.The current IABM Endorsed Events are:n BES Expo, New Delhin BIRTV, Beijingn Broadcast India, Mumbain CCBN, Beijing
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Why do we exhibit?A survey at the recent IABM Member Day produced surprises when asked to rank the mostimportant reasons for attending a trade show.“Brand building” was the clear winner but is probably the most difficult to measure againstsuccess. It’s also a factor that may be importantto companies of a specific size but not others.“Nurturing existing customers” ranked secondagainst third placed “new sales leads” with“launching new products” and “support of dealers” trailing behind. A similar poll in NorthAmerica produced more balanced results with“new sales leads” at number one.
It is accepted wisdom that broadcast and mediatrade shows for most companies are not directselling events. However considering the costs, ameasurable increase in business through the acquisition of new sales leads and the launch ofnew products should perhaps be higher on theagenda.
Typically 50% of marketing budgets are spent on trade shows, which compared to other industries is a large percentage. However it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that a tradeshow works best as part of a year round marketing mix, so retaining enough money forsurrounding and supporting marketing activitiesis vital.
Where to exhibit?Not sure if an exhibition is right for you? Attendas a visitor the first time if you can. If you are anIABM member and it’s a supported event, use theresources of the IABM before, during, and afterthe show.
Exhibitions Task Group (ETG) Association policy for event endorsement, support and sponsorship is developed by the Exhibitions Task Group. Any member companymay nominate a representative to join the convening group which meets several times ayear and receives reports and recommendationsfrom the IABM team and from other members.The IABM attends, audits and reviews showsaround the world and is the only global bodywhich represents the "exhibitor" at industryevents.
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Top tips for exhibitionsn Your stand should be attractive while “telling
your story” in only a few seconds. There is only a short moment to get the attention of passing trade.
n It’s all about the pre-work…the old slightly misquoted saying “If you build it, they will come” just isn’t true. Don’t just build it…tell people about it and draw them in!
n Exhibitions are an expensive business…keep the costs down…book as much as you can, as early as you can!
n Be clear…there is so much to see at an exhibition that having a clear logo and concise message is far more likely to get you visits…we’ve all walked round halls looking for a specific company only to find we have passed it twice already!
n While preparation is everything, leave time for the unexpected – this is what makes exhibitions rewarding.
n We exhibitors always find something to grumble about – let’s look at the positives of the event.
n Always carry spares of the small items like adapters, converters, cables etc.
And remember that the IABM are available at mostbroadcast shows to help, advise, offer meeting roomspace and even print your return boarding passes!
Exhibitions Task Group (ETG) members
The ETG is headed by:Lisa Ibbotson – IABM
Group members include:
Lee Ballinger – Tektronix
Reimund Baeuerle – Alpermann+Velte EE GmbH
Elaine Bertram – Pixel Power Limited
Andy Covey – Trilogy Communications
Jennie Evans – Manor Marketing
Susie Halder – TSL Products
Ray Kalo – Plura Broadcast
Nilesh Mandalia – DekTec Digital Video B.V
Mark Osborn – Vitec Group
Mike Purnell – Argosy
Chris Smeeton – Argosy
Cindy Zuelsdorf – Ensemble Designs
Member Days Throughout July we held a series of member days in theUK , USA and Canada. The packed program contained market intelligence, exhibition news, disruptive technologydiscussions and debate, an IABM update and of course timefor participants to network and get to know other membersfrom the region. Presentations can be seen in the memberarea of our website.
Special thanks to Harmonic who kindly provided the venuefor the USA meeting and to Harris who hosted the Canadianmeeting and allowed our delegates a special tour of theirfacility which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated.
Executive Breakfasts and Conference SessionsExecutive Breakfasts were delivered at Cabsat and BroadcastAsia where we shared updated market intelligence from the IABM Industry Trends Survey, Indexand Benchmark reports. Each event was focussed aroundthe region in which the show was delivered and an expertpanel from the local area shared local trends, information and hot topics, to ensure that members werewell prepared to meet with new potential customers.
At IBC and NAB we delivered our conference sessions. Thehour-long sessions provided an executive summary of theIABM’s extensive research into the state of the broadcastindustry. The sessions were designed to provide unique in-sight into the industry’s future. A panel of senior executivesfrom well-respected industry organizations joined bothevents who analyzed and debated key indicators such as theindustry’s annual valuation and growth, the specific sectorspromising further growth and the impact of IT-based technologies on investment and workflow.
The NAB Advance PartyThe NAB Advance Party is an ideal opportunity to networkwith colleagues and competitors in a fun and relaxing environment prior to the NAB Show opening.
The event is attended by an international guest list from theindustry. The majority of guests are from supply companiesbut there is also representation from end-users and press.
The 2013 event took place at the Hard Rock Café on LasVegas Strip and was attended by around 400 guests, madeup of directors, VP’s, CEO’s and managers.
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Events for Members during 2014
Cabsat Member Reception10 March 2014, 7:00pm - 10:00pmNovotel World Trade Centre (Pool area)
Cabsat Executive Industry Breakfast12 March 2014
IABM NAB Advance Party6 April 2014, 6:30pm - 11:00pmHard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas Strip
NAB Conference Session7 April 2014Las Vegas Convention Center
BroadcastAsia Member Reception16 June 2014, 6:30pm - 10:00pmPump Rooms, Singapore
BroadcastAsia Executive IndustryBreakfast18 June 2014Marina Bay Sands Hotel
IABM Executive Industry BusinessUpdate (UK)2 July 2014
UK Golf Day8 July 2014Harleyford Golf Club, Marlow
IBC Conference Session12 September 2014
IABM Annual International Business Conference4-5 December 2014
Industry Recognition
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The IABM delivers two key awards programsthroughout the year which are judged and presented at the NAB and IBC shows. Both programs have proved to be a valuable vehicle forraising awareness of new products, as well astheir significance within our industry.
Game Changer AwardsBuilding on the success of the 2012 “Game ChangerAwards,” the IABM worked in partnership with NAB torecognize and applaud the achievements of outstandingcompanies and developments at the 2013 NAB Show.
The NAB Show always provides an exciting glimpse intofuture possibilities for the broadcast industry’s growth anddevelopment and offers the perfect opportunity to recognize the ongoing innovation that drives our industry forward. Vendors devote significant time and resources to bringing their best new developments to theshow floor. The Game Changer Awards honor this effortand the forward-looking solutions it yields.
The five products honored with Game Changer Awardswere an exceptional sampling from the 2013 exhibition,demonstrating both an awareness of the challenges thatface broadcasters today and the opportunities that tomorrow brings.
Winners were:Bridge Technologies - PocketProbeMasstech - Emerald for NewsTC Electronic - LoudnessRadarisovideo - ViarteEmmis - TagStation
Each award winner receives funding to covertravel, accommodation,and daily expenses for afive-day trip to Amsterdamand to attend the IBC conference and exhibition.
“I had no idea just howvaluable participating in the eventwould be for me – not only in terms of what I would gain from all the
IABM Awards for Design & InnovationThe IABM Awards for Design & Innovation recognize products that offer significant solutions or new opportunities to the broadcast supply industry. Each year,our judging panel is faced with the enormous task ofscoring all entries that we receive against the level of innovation that each promises. All judges are independentand are not affiliated to a vendor company or similar operation. The review process is rigorous and every singleentry is looked at in detail.
The top scoring 10 products are then demonstrated to ourjudges during the IBC exhibition in Amsterdam in September and 5 are awarded with the IABM Award forDesign and Innovation, one is additionally selected to bethe winner of the prestigious IABM Peter Wayne Awardfor Design & Innovation.
The winners of the Awards for Design & Innovation 2013were:Axon: Axon Neuron Canare: Active BNCIkegami: HDK-97ARRI Nexidia: Dialogue SearchNexidia: Nexidia QC
All were awarded with an IABM Award for Design & Innovation. After a tough judging process the prestigiousPeter Wayne Award was presented to Canare for their Active BNC.
IABM Engineering Student Awards
The Engineering Student Awardis part of the IABM’s EducationalFoundation. The awards program is open to any student undertaking a full-timecourse of study directly relatedto broadcast engineering andmedia technology. Winners areselected based on a 500-wordessay explaining how the studentwould be able to benefit from attending IBC.
exposure to new technologies but also interms of how valuable it is to networkwith other industry individuals”.
With the sea of change in the media landscapeglobally and our customers’ business modelschanging beyond all recognition, the IABM recognizes that to prosper in this environmentwe need to be innovative, have the agility andspeed of thought and action together with anability to re-invent and re-align with the newbusiness models in our market.
The fitting theme for the 2013 conference was set asDriving Towards Change – Navigating Through theChanging Media Landscape.
The importance of the IABM Annual International Business Conference was underlined by increased attendance, with almost 150 delegates registered andincreased international participation. So it was a full capacity conference held conveniently for the interna-tional and UK delegates at The Radisson Blu, Heathrow.
The event brought togethermany of the most respectedfigures from the broadcasttechnology arena in a series of keynotes and panels debating the futureof the broadcast sector.
The conference commenced with an overview of keyfindings from the organization’s regular market intelligence reports from Peter White, Chief Executive ofthe IABM. He said: “One of the key findings of the research is that confidence in the market is at its highestpoint in two years. Overall market growth is around 4.5per cent. While profit margins remain under pressure,especially amongst SMEs, it does feel like the industryis finally turning a corner.”
Peter went on to emphazise that there is greater confidence in market growth in North America yet Europe is still facing uncertainty. “We are definitely in transition, if we’d have had that current level of salesgrowth five years ago we would have been looking at24% profit growth instead of 24% minus.
The tone of the event was also set by its first keynotespeaker, Charlie Vogt, President and CEO, Harris Broadcast. Vogt suggested greater collaboration is a necessity if the incumbents are to present a coherentresponse to emerging threats from new entrants to themarket.
Vogt said: “For too long the establishedplayers in the broadcast sector have beenfocused on protecting their individual interests, which are all-too-often tied up inproprietary systems. In the meantime a newwave of competitors from the telco spacehave shown they have both the ambition, andas illustrated by recent developments, themeans to disrupt the status quo.
The traditional broadcast industry has become very fragmented and as such, doesn’t offer a strong position from whichto consolidate its position. This conferenceoffers a real opportunity for former rivals to put asidetheir differences and to work towards transforming the market by placing a greater emphasis on co-operationand partnership across the ecosystem. Many of the issues raised by Vogt, including Internet Protocol (IP),Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (SDNs),were further explored in a panel discussion chaired byindustry correspondent Kate Bulkley.
Larry Kaplan, Founder of SDVI observed that “the mostinteresting aspects are the changes in business practices that these enable. Moving from a CAPEX licensed environment to a consumption based subscription is huge to us as vendors and to our customers as well. The value proposition that we are capable of delivering in the business sense is tremendous.” He went on to say that “we as a supplycommunity should increasingly think about the solutionswe provide as a service on a network.” Playing to thistheme, Lesley Marr of Deluxe commented that she, as an end user, was looking for agile systems. Contractsand customers change and with them the system requirements.
Further keynotes on the first day included Martin Guillaume from Ericsson who focused on consumer delivery and concluded that “the concept of an enterpriseecosystem integrated with various services provided byus, clients and third parties needing to be orchestrated,is in fact not just a concept but it’s happening now. Itstime has come and needs to be embraced.”
Peter White returned to the stage together with Joe Zaller of Devoncroft to introduce the joint end user research work and to announce the formation of IABMDC a joint venture that will produce the next iteration ofthe IABM Global Market Valuation and Strategy Report.
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As usual, stimulating and entertaining view of the
industry from various perspectives. Very relevantand useful info. Well done and see you next year.
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Well done! A valuable opportunity to meet partnersand customers with very interesting presentations.
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The final keynote of the openingday came from Margaret Craig,CEO of Signiant who summarizedthe growth of her company andbuilding a business based uponnetworks and Cloud technology as “great for our M&E customers,transformational for our companynow on a great growth curve butthere was trauma along the way.”Craig shared many of the learningpoints and some of the unexpectedaspects of growing the business.
Day one ended with a panel session featuring Dominic Stone,Broadcast Solutions Executive,IBM, Emma Riley, Head of Business Development, dock 10,Brian Cabeceiras, Chief StrategyOfficer, Harris Broadcast and EricDufosse, Vice President Marketing,Live Solutions, Grass Valley. Amongother items discussed was thechallenge of developing new business models at the same timenot disenfranchising legacy sales,installations and systems
After the opportunity to network atthe conference dinner, the high-light of day two was a presentationfrom Mark Gallagher detailing howpeople drive change, set againstthe backdrop of Formula 1 and hisexperience with the Jordan GrandPrix team.
The ever popular customer perspective was represented byChris Johns of BSkyB and AndyQuested from the BBC, helpingsuppliers in the audience to betterunderstand the aspirations and priorities of end users.
Building on the developments fromday one, a panel session includingrepresentatives from a Cloud service provider, a software applica-tion company, a file-based network
specialist and a system integrator,discussed “IT Convergence – Opportunity or Threat?” Not surprisingly the conclusion was thatthese new business models are onlya threat if they are not embraced.
The event closed with a debate withthe proposed motion: “Is there arole for broadcast technologyproviders in 2020?” chaired by Dr. William Cooper, Founder andChief Executive, informitv, and featuring Andy Quested, Head ofTechnology BBC HD & UHD, BBC;Dominic Stone; David Peto, CEO,Aframe; and Chris Johns, Chief Engineer, BSkyB. The discussionproved particularly popular, insightful, spirited and passionatearguments interspersed with humorous observations from proponents on both sides. An openvote from the assembled audiencedecided (fortunately and almostunanimously) that the need forspecialist suppliers will still bethere in the age of commodity IThardware.
Once again the IABM conferencesucceeded in presenting the broadcast and TV industry in an entirely different perspective fromconventional commercial confer-ences. The focus on business and technology, plus the relationshipbetween suppliers and end usersprovides a unique opportunity fordelegates to think seriously aboutthe right strategy for their organization going forward.
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It was a landmark year for technology in 2013with dramatic developments destined to growfurther in importance in 2014. Within the IABMand across the industry, several influential topics and trends emerged. These included theever increasing influence of IT together with the“Cloud” plus the growing momentum for higherresolutions beyond HD. These topics were all on the agenda the year before, but 2013 was the year when the debate became serious and when meaningful implementations emerged.Ongoing topics were multiplatform distribution, file-based developments and audio loudnessamong others.
As the IABM rebranded in 2013, technology activities became more integrated, with the debate broadening from the original TTG(Technology Task Group) to the Technology Advisory Board and the membership as a whole.The Technology Advisory Board met both at NABand IBC. In 2013 technology topics were featured in many of the IABM’s regular eventssuch as member days held in Europe and NorthAmerica, IABM events at NAB and IBC plus theannual international business conference. Technology can no longer be considered in isolation and now goes hand in hand with strategic and business decisions.
The IABM retains specialist consultants to provide advice and representation on technology related activities such as the environment, industry standardsand regulation. Their reports are made available to members and provide a valuable resource, especiallyfor smaller companies who do not have in-house specialists. In particular the activities of SMPTE are reported in detail based upon the worldwide influence of the resulting standards. More informationfollows in this section.
The IABM is represented on judging panels and several industry committees thus extending the influence of the organization.
IABM presentations were featured at several international conference sessions including NAB, IBC, CCBN, BIRTV and InterBEE. The IABM contributedmore magazine articles than any previous year, establishing the association as a thought leader andrepresenting members. In addition the IABM were invited to chair or moderate several events, seminarsand conferences.
Further successful, well attended technology eventswere organized in collaboration with the BBC coveringArchive Management, Distribution and Delivery. Member companies were invited to provide presentations and participate in the panel discussions.
A new initiative for 2013 was the IABM “Beyond HD”panel session which was a debate among four industry specialists recorded on video in front of a live audience. Both a short summary and full length video were subsequently available to members throughthe IABM website.
Relationships with key organizations were maintainedand strengthened including the EBU, SMPTE, FKTGand similar bodies around the world. Where appropriate the IABM represents member interests butimportantly provides reports for member companieswho do not have the time or budget to attend the meetings, exhibitions, conferences and events.
Training is an important initiative for the IABM and itsmembers and as much of this is technology based,contributions have been made to course content.
Regular updates are provided through the IABM website and the Technical Bulletin distributed monthlyto members. The bulletin provides a summary of thekey activities over the prior month and upcoming eventswith the option to click through to the website for moredetail. This is an important and dynamic source of information for members.
Looking forward, activities around IP (Internet Protocol)and IT networking technology and higher resolutions4K (UHD-1) and 8K (UHD-2) will dominate the landscape. Developments are already well advanced forIP technology to replace live production systems traditionally the video centric stronghold of the SerialDigital Interface (SDI). The Cloud, virtualization andwith it Big Data are transforming workflows and opening up new business opportunities and businessmodels. The IABM will continue to keep abreast ofthese developments and sponsor and support the necessary debates on behalf of the member community.
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The IABM participates in the meetings of a number of standards bodies. This report looks atthe progress made in key areas in 2013 and whatcan be expected in 2014.
EMC StandardsWe have continued our involvement in the developmentof the two international standards that will result in European standards that will eventually supercede theEuropean standards for emission (EN 55103-1) and immunity (EN55103-2) of professional-user audio videoand audiovisual equipment.
Emission The new emission standard (CISPR 32) was publishedas European standard EN 55032-2012 last year. However, it has still not been listed on the EuropeanCommission’s website as giving ‘presumption of conformity’ with the requirements of the EMC Directive.This listing must now be imminent; when it happens itwill define a date (probably in 2017) when EN 55103-1will no longer give presumption of conformity.
ImmunityThe final draft of the international immunity standard(CISPR 35) has recently been circulated to National EMCstandards committees for vote. The vote closes in February 2014; if the result is positive, a correspondingEuropean standard will follow.
SMPTE Standards ProjectsThe majority of SMPTE Standards are relevant to the work of the broadcast industry. In 2013, SMPTE published 17 new standards, recommended practicesand engineering guidelines and another 32 documentrevisions / amendments. Throughout the year, therewere typically 160 document development projectsunder way. The high profile projects were:
Networked MediaA study group on “Media Production System NetworkArchitecture” is close to finishing its report that makesrecommendations on aspects of IP network design tosupport media production.
A parallel activity has been the Task Force on Networked Media (joint activity with EBU and VSF). Their“gap analysis” report has just been completed and itwould seem that technology exists for all the identifiedrequirements.
UHDTV EcosystemThis study group is developing a report looking at UHDTVworkflow to help identify any additional standards requirements. Its initial report was issued at IBC. Ongoing work will study requirements for “8k” UHDTV and live production.
Better PixelsAs well as increasing the pixel count with UHDTV, workhas just started on improving the fidelity of the pixels.Projects on “Perceptually-based Electro-Optical Transfer Function” and “Color Differencing for High Luminance XYZ Images” aim to increase the luminancedynamic range and the color gamut of content deliveredto the home. A third project “Mastering Display ColorVolume Metadata” aims to preserve the mastering intentby passing colorimetry data to the home display.
AES Standards ProjectsIn 2013, the AES published 13 standards documents,most with some relevance to the broadcast industry. Themost significant was “High-Performance StreamingAudio-Over-IP Interoperability” published as AES67.
An important current project is “Open Control Architecture”. A suite of three documents is planned:Framework; Control and Monitoring Classes andDatatypes; Protocol for TCP/IP Ethernet Networks. TheFrameworks document has been passed to the parentworking group for review.
A new project has been started to standardize a newaudio connector that retains the ruggedness of the XLR,but with smaller footprint and easier assembly features.
MPEG ProjectsThe big news of 2013 was the publication of the High Efficiency Video Coding standard (HEVC). Achieving almost two times improvement over MPEG4-AVC, thisstandard is useful in a variety of bandwidth-sensitive applications, especially UHDTV transmission. Work continues on HEVC to add greater bit-depth profiles.
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The group is headed up by:IABM Director of Business Development & Technology - John IveChair - Simon AutyTechnical Consultant - Paul TreleavenEnvironmental Consultant - Nigel Burtt
In the USA, companies are required to file their first reports with the SEC of conflict mineral usage intheir products by May 2014. Meanwhile we expectthe EU to issue a first draft of its own policy on conflict minerals around March 2014; UK government officials think that EU regulation similar in many respects to the USA requirementsis inevitable. This is certainly a topic that is beingtaken very seriously, for example Intel announcedin January 2014 at CES2014 that all its productsare now “conflict-free.”
Compliance with environmental regulation and embracing concepts around sustainability in business are of increasing importance. We assistmembers by responding to queries sent to us andby attending meetings and forums that are relevant; for example, we are a member organization of the UK government’s ElectronicsRegulatory Group, which meets quarterly. We werealso involved in a BBC led initiative looking at sustainability for broadcasting and connected digital media. The latter involved business and academia and developed enough momentum andinterest that further collaborative efforts are already in progress for 2014.
Environmental regulation: no breathing space
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At the beginning of 2013 the updated version of the EU’s RoHS Directive was required to be implemented in all its Member States. The original version impacted the industry in July 2006,can we expect a similar six and a half year respitefrom further changes to this regulation?
Unfortunately that is not the case. The new directive specifically instructs the European Commission to reviewand if necessary amend the list of six substances currentlyunder restriction before 22nd July 2014 - just over 18months after the new version has to be implemented. An interim report has already been published giving a list of 21additional substances worthy of consideration. Whilst manyof these substances are already restricted or are in theprocess of being restricted, this does create a need withinall organizations to monitor the review process so thatstrategic decisions can be taken if required.
And now at the beginning of 2014, the companion WEEE Directive update is also required to be implemented – withnew UK legislation, for example, being passed in Parliamentonly in December 2013, just a few weeks before the deadline.Like the RoHS Directive there is a phased introduction forsome of the new measures and it will also become “openscope” to include all items of electrical and electrical equipment unless explicitly excluded.
The IABM Training Academy has made significant
developments in its mission to reduce the impact of the
skills gap for both supplier and end users in the
Broadcast Sector. The Board of the IABM was proactive
in recognizing that the industry faced, and still faces,
several major issues.
Firstly, Broadcast Engineers in general are an ageing workforce.This, when coupled with problems attracting youngsters into theindustry and a reduction of Universities that offer genuine Broadcast Engineering courses, is enough on its own to producea ‘gap in the workforce’. Secondly, organisations that traditionallytrained Engineers simply don’t train anymore. If you add theseproblems to the various scenarios that the general convergenceof Broadcast and IT generates then it’s no exaggeration to say thatthe Broadcast Manufacturing Sector is facing a ‘perfect storm’.
Against such a background the IABM Training Academy was born.In a nutshell the remit of the Academy is threefold. First we try towork with school children and make them aware of keeping theSTEM subjects in their portfolio. Secondly, we engage with Universities to encourage liaison between ‘academia’ and oursector, ensuring both that what the Universities are teaching is
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what the industry requires and graduates areaware of potential careers within our industry. Finally, and probably most tangibly, we design anddeliver a series of short training courses concentrating on subjects that are needed by theengineers of today.
After being operational for just over two years theAcademy now has a portfolio of seven classroomcourses and an online ‘Introduction to the Industry’course. All of these courses consider areas thathave been requested by our members and the sector in general.
In our position we are able to source the very bestcourse designers and subject matter experts toproduce training inputs that are completely unbiased and up to date. The breakneck speed oftechnology change within the sector represents achallenge to our course design teams and ourcourses are constantly being reviewed and revised to accommodate the very latest innovations.
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In the last few months our ‘Understanding Your Industry’ course has been completely rewritten, onlytwo years after its initial delivery. Subjects covered inthe final module, ‘The Future’, are now no longer ‘TheFuture’ but are the here and now and as such now needto be covered in the main body of the course. In a similar vein, our popular ‘Broadcast Technology Workflows’ course needed to be reworked within ayear of being first delivered.
Our classroom courses are delivered via scheduleddates and are also available as increasingly popular‘on-site’ options. Delivery on-site allows organizationsto receive training at a time and place that suits themat a huge reduction in price compared to our scheduledcourses. These on-site courses are not bespoke offerings but are our standard inputs that inevitably get‘tweaked’ to the companies needs as the course progresses. In the last year we have seen a number ofIABM members, non-members and broadcasters, ona truly international scale, take advantage of this on-site option.
IABM member’s, dB Broadcast held our ‘BroadcastTechnology Workflows’ course at their premises, inEly, earlier in the year. Graham Pearl, Engineering Director said:
‘At dB Broadcast Ltd. we offer project management, systems engineering, software configuration, equipment sourcing, and system installation servicesworldwide. At our Cambridgeshire, U.K., headquarters,we not only manufacture a range of standard products,but also design special units to meet customers’ exactrequirements. Given the types of products and serviceswe offer, it is important that our employees have astrong understanding of the key concepts, practices,and technologies that drive the broadcast industry.
For this reason, an ongoing investment in staff trainingis one of our four core values. Such training provides dB Broadcast staff with the foundation for providing our customers valuable, high-quality service. Thus, as partof a staff development program, we employed the IABMTraining Academy to deliver an in-house course on thefundamentals of broadcast workflows.
We selected the IABM Training Academy on the basisof its excellent reputation in the industry, the technical
content of its proffered courses, its relevance to our business, and the cost-effectiveness of providing thetraining for 10 of our engineering staff and two of oursales staff in house. This approach saved us the significant costs associated with travel and hotel stays,and it also minimized the amount of time spent out ofthe office by a significant number of our staff. The two-day course that we selected was designed to provide attendees with an understanding of the fullbreadth of broadcast workflows.
The trainer from the IABM Training Academy providedour staff members with a version of the “Broadcast Technology Workflows — The Fundamentals” course tailored to the products and services our company offers. The course started with an explanation of theconcepts, terms, and processes used in broadcasttechnology and proceeded on to the key componentsof broadcast technology workflows.
Coming out of this intensive training with a muchstronger understanding of critical terms and conceptsin current broadcast workflows, dB Broadcast staff members were even better prepared to discuss and analyze end-to-end workflows effectively. While thecourse was not an exhaustive education on broadcastworkflows, it did equip our staff with the knowledge toask the right questions of customers and, in turn, provide new and existing clients with stronger salesand support services.’
After offering these on-site courses for the first timein 2013, we have already a number of companies whohave booked courses for early 2014.
A further development this year for the IABM is the independent Educational Foundation in response to industry demands over a considerablelength of time. The aims of the foundation, which is administered and managed in complete isolation fromthe IABM Training Academy, is to provide knowledgeand skills certification for broadcast and mediatechnology across the industry on an internationalbasis and to provide educational bursaries and subsistence awards to enable young people to attendtraining courses and key industry events which would otherwise be beyond their reach.
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The new Certification Scheme is a major step forward for the sector. There will be three levelsof certification – Associate, Practitioner and Professional. Within each level there will berange of examinations which will count towards overall certification at the appropriate
level. At the Practitioner and Professional levelthere is also a relevant occupational service require-ment of one or two years.
The Certified Broadcast and Media Technology Associate qualification (CertBMTassoc) is aimed at non-technical people and those needing to evidencea technical appreciation. The Certified Broadcast andMedia Technology Practitioner (CertBMTpract) andCertified Broadcast and Media Technology Professional (CertBMTpract) qualification are forthose people who want to evidence their technical attainment. For the first year, certification is availablecompletely free of charge.
As mentioned earlier, we have continued to collabo-rate with relevant Universities, there are a large number of institutions who claim to offer broadcast engineering’ degree courses. However,when you take a good look at the curriculum its clearthat many of these courses are nothing more than‘media study’ offerings. It is pleasing though thatthere remains a small core of Universities that continue to offer solid broadcast engineering qualifications at both Bachelor and Masters level. Itis also encouraging to note that there are also a verysmall number of institutions that are introducing newbroadcast engineering courses. Universities are always on the lookout for both ‘guest speakers’ from
the industry and in particular, placements within thesector for their students. These placements are oftena ‘win-win’ situation, as the student gets invaluableexperience while the employer gets help with a particular project. Several IABM members have embraced the notion of placements and in effect usethem as extended ‘job interviews’.
Also, its interesting to note that several FE institutionshave contacted us with regard to running broadcast engineering apprenticeship schemes. There is funding available for such schemes and with the continuing cost of a University education it may be apath into the sector for school leavers to consider.
Whilst our training portfolio has grown in the lastyear, so has the number of locations where we deliver.We have continued to deliver our training in SouthAfrica and for the very first time we delivered our everpopular ‘Audio and Video Fundamentals’ course inSingapore. We plan to further expand our reach in2014 with inquiries from potential partners in manydiverse locations ranging from Papua New Guinea,Myanmar and Kazakhstan. We are also working hardto take our training to the US; indeed, our most popular courses all now have a ‘US Version’ available.
2013 has seen the IABM Training Academy continue to establish itself as a credible training provider withinthe wider broadcast sector. With a number of new training inputs in the pipeline and our certificationscheme gaining momentum, 2014 promises to be another exciting year as the Academy looks to continue to work with IABM members to offer flexibletraining that is both relevant and value for money.
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“It’s tough out there” is one way of reflecting on the last 12 months for companies in broadcastand media technology. While some have found opportunities for growth, many have had difficulttimes with lower sales and reduced margins.
Here at the IABM we have on ongoing program of market tracking, analysis and reporting. This providesmembers with regular insights into market conditionsand enables them to benchmark their own performanceagainst that of others and the market as a whole. In 2013the market overall was flat. Some segments saw modest growth and some declined.
In general the larger companies fared better than thesmaller ones by some degree. The IABM Industry Indextracks the published financial performance of more than70 companies across the whole broadcast and mediatechnology business. At the end of the year it was showing the average company year-on-year salesgrowth at 0.8%. Total sales from the small and mediumsized businesses were down 5% in 2013 compared withthe year before.
Our IABM Benchmark Report compares key financialfundamentals within the sector and compared to othersectors. In November 2013 this showed median profit-to-sales at 4% compared to 7% the year before with theupper quartile at 10% and the lower quartile down at -5%. However, despite margin pressures the mediangross margin is still at a very respectable 59%. The report shows some deterioration in liquidity althoughthe industry is still managing to invest 17% of salesvalue in research and development which is a more positive indicator of prosperity to come.
Throughout the year we also track the performance ofthe publicly quoted companies in our industry againstthe FTSE TechMark 100 Index and the NASDAQ 100Technology Sector Index. The IABM Stock Index showsthat over 12 months the wider market indices have bothgrown at between 25 and 30% with the broadcast andmedia technology companies managing an aggregate ofjust over 20%. This is good growth in company valueoverall but behind the pack of the largest 200 technologybusinesses worldwide.
As the industry association it is also vital that we stayclose to our members and listen and understand whatthey are saying about market conditions. We do this withthe IABM Industry Trends Survey and in that regard theview is much more positive. Our most recent survey
shows that confidence is rising significantly and the expectations for 2014 are high. 60% say their confidencein the year ahead compared to last year has increasedcompared with just 6% who say it has diminished. That’sthe highest level of confidence for several years and itsets a positive note for the start of 2014.
Twice each year we undertake the IABM End User Survey to identify and disseminate the key demand sideissues to our members. As far as technology investmentis concerned end user priorities are multi-platform delivery, file based workflows and media asset management and this goes some considerable way toexplaining why some segments of the business aregrowing and others are declining. However, the increasing integration of commodity IT technology intobespoke broadcast solutions is meaning that sellingprices are falling and that elusive sales growth is evenharder to find even in segments where actual demandis growing.
That is why we undertake our highly regarded IABMGlobal Market Valuation and Strategy Report. The report offers an unprecedented depth and breadth ofanalysis looking at hundreds of individual product typesacross each and every segment of the market. It analy-ses five years of unit shipments and revenues and fore-casts the immediate years ahead with granular detail.Many member companies partner with us to providetheir own shipment data under NDA which delivers arichness and legitimacy that cannot be matched. In 2013this work was undertaken by IABM DC, our new jointventure with Devoncroft Partners. There are a numberof attractive preferential purchase options for membersto enable you to access the data and analysis that youneed to guide your critical business decisions. All ourother market intelligence services are free to members.
In 2014 our market intelligence services will continue toinform members of the broadcast and media technology business. Make sure you make the most of them.
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Looking Forward to 2014
Much has already been said about the changing medialandscape and how continued disruptive change hashit our industry.
Suffice to say that 2014 will witness further change. Followingthe revolution that has hit our customers’ business models andtherefore how, when and what they buy from their vendors,there will be a continuous evolution of our industry and wemust fully embrace this.
We have seen IBC and NAB both embrace the new connectedworld in a big way and progressively we at the IABM are doingso as well. Many of our new members would fall into this newmedia category and we are delighted to welcome them onboard.
At the end of 2013 we commissioned a completely independentIABM brand research survey and in order to ensure a broadperspective the interviewees ranged from members, end-users, lapsed members/non-members, partners, PR agenciesand other broadcast industry specialists.
This in depth qualitative and quantitative survey has enabledus to understand better how the industry perceives the IABMand what we should be doing next to both grow our sphere ofinfluence and relevance to the broadcast and media technologycommunity.
We were gratified to receive positive feedback some of thehighlights of which were:
n We do operate well as the voice of the broadcast and media technology suppliers
n We provide an independent platform to share confidential information amongst our members
n Overarching knowledge base for the industry
n Access to research/insight/technical experts/training
n A friendly, open, professional and trusted organization
n Praise for people who work for the IABM reflecting positively on the brand
n A significant positive change / momentum in the last few years
n Training Academy seen as a bold move
n Appearing more international with US branch
We also learnt from some of the observations where we couldimprove – some highlights as follows:
n Perceived by some as a slightly old fashioned club –this is latency of the past but has seen some change in the last 5 years with current team slowly changing this perception
n Voice could be louder
n Customers/End users broadly unaware of the IABM
n Conservative in actions
n Still seen as too UK/Euro centric
n Not enough people within member organizationsare aware of the IABM
So it is clear, we must act and in 2014 you will see the IABMbeing bolder, speaking louder and with more than one voice.You will witness a greater emphasis on our internationalgrowth and representation particularly in North America.
We will continue to develop the products and services weoffer our members and you can expect growth in our marketresearch portfolio through our IABM DC joint venture. You canexpect a new business intelligence portal and with the sixthedition of the Global Market Valuation and Strategy Report asophisticated and intuitive partner user interface.
We will reach out further to end users so they understandbetter what it means for their suppliers to be members of theIABM and of course what that means for them.
We will push forward on further training course developmentand grow our portfolio of training courses both one day, twoday and possibly online as well. We will also work hard to ensure more engineers in our industry progress towards certification attainment through the IABM Educational Foundation.
In 2014 you may also see more new faces as we recruit in keyareas of the association to bring you an even better service.
We also plan further arrangements with trade shows andnew media conferences and seminars. We will support whatIBC and NAB are doing in their new media initiatives and continue to welcome more new members from the newmedia technology segments of our industry.
You can expect to see some changes in our awards and ourconferences all getting bigger and better in 2014.
Finally you will also witness a new web presence as we introduce our fourth generation website and CRM system.
So lots to do in 2014 for the IABM because as ever we must embrace the concept of continuous improvement in our organization so that it remains relevant to your ever changingneeds and that of the market that we serve.
It remains a truism that the strength of the IABM is the product of its membership. We remain dedicated to representing and promoting our industry and informing andsupporting our members, it is the unification of all thosevoices from you our members that enables us to speak withsuch a loud and powerful voice.
We look forward to working with you again in 2014.
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Members Board
Jan Eveleens – Chair - Axon Digital DesignJan is the CEO of Axon Digital Design. Priorto joining Axon he was a member of theGrass Valley executive management teamand responsible for their broadcast cameradivision. Jan started his career with PhilipsElectronics where he was deeply involved in D2-MAC, PALplus, HD-MAC, andDVB/MPEG-2 transmission systems as wellas Conditional Access systems and water-marking solutions.
Mike Purnell – ArgosyMike is the founder of Argosy and is joint MDas well as Business Development Director.His entry into electronics and the broadcastindustry began in 1968, working as a SalesEngineer for ITT Cannon. He then worked atHellermann and the Vishay Group before deciding to become self-employed in 1976.Argosy was formed as Ltd Company in 1984and has since become an important supplier, focussed entirely on the BroadcastIndustry. Mike is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Kevin Usher – AvidKevin is a Director in Avid’s Media Enterprise segment marketing team withworldwide responsibility for Avid’s Storageand Server solutions. Throughout his 18year tenure at Avid he has held a variety of positions which included managing the Solutions Development team, Product Management and Product Marketing forAvid’s professional video products in EMEA.His experience in the broadcast, televisionand communications industries spans over28 years with previous positions held atGrass Valley, Sony Broadcast, IndependentBroadcasting Authority and PhillipsTelecommunications.
Paul Nicholls – PHABRIXPaul Nicholls is the Sales and Marketing Director of PHABRIX, an innovative test and measurement company head-quartered in the UK. Paul joined PHABRIXin 2008 to establish a world-wide distributornetwork and to promote the PHABRIXbrand. Previously his career included 10 years at Quantel in a number of roles entering as a Technical Author through toApplications Manager, Product Specialist,Product Manager then promoted to Marketing Manager for video graphics andspecial projects.
Tim Thornsteinson – Grass ValleyTim Thorsteinson serves as President and CEO ofGrass Valley. With more than 25 years of leadership,Tim has held a number of key roles throughout thebroadcast technology industry. From 2000-2002, heled Grass Valley as CEO where he successfully man-aged the separation of Grass Valley from Tektronixand spearheaded the merger of Thomson, Phillips,and Grass Valley into a single, cohesive organization.Tim has also shared his leadership experience servingas a Board Member for companies including Mirandaand Dacha Strategic Metals.
Charlie Vogt – Harris BroadcastCharlie is President and CEO of Harris Broadcast. Charlie has spent his professional career executingvisionary innovation and strategies resulting in unprecedented growth in the communications markets. Prior to Harris Broadcast Charlie has been President and CEO of GENBAND & Presidentand CEO of Taqua. Charlie was instrumental in the operational and financial growth of four standard-setting technology companies including ADTRAN and Ascend Communications. Charlie holdsa bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science from Saint Louis University, where he alsoplayed Division I NCAA baseball.
Tom Favell – Hi-Tech Systems Tom is Managing Director of Hi Tech Systems, whichhe founded in 1987 having worked for companies suchas Sony and Michael Cox Electronics. Heavily involvedin product design, he also clearly keeps an eye on thebusiness, and is fully aware of the pressures placedon small companies during difficult trading conditionsand by increasing regulation.
Strath Goodship – MirandaStrath has been CEO of Miranda Technologies since2002, having joined Miranda in 1998 to set up its European headquarters in Paris. Prior to that, heserved at Leitch as Director of Engineering in Torontofrom 1986 to 1990 and MD EMEA in the UK from 1990 to 1996. From 1984 to 1986, Strathworked for the CBC’s engineering headquarters as a software specialist.
Nigel Wilkes – PanasonicNigel has worked for Panasonic since 1999, and iscurrently the UK & Ireland Sales Manager heading upthe Broadcast team. For six years Nigel was at theforefront of the HD revolution supporting productionssuch as Band of Brothers and Planet Earth. He has a wide experience in various industries, including manufacturing, component supply, TV & film production support.
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James Gilbert – Pixel PowerA Cambridge Engineering graduate, James isa Founder and Joint Managing Director ofPixel Power Ltd, which has been deliveringbroadcast graphics solutions for 25 years. His current role encompasses world-widecommercial responsibility and acting as theinterface between customers and technicalaspects of product development.
Roger Thornton – QuantelRoger initially joined the Quantel marketingdepartment in 1985 and moved on to become Head of Publicity. Quantel developsinnovative, world-leading content creationsystems for broadcast, post and DI. Rogerhas been an active supporter of the IABMthroughout his time in the broadcasting industry, and has watched with delight as ithas developed into the broad-based, trulyrepresentative industry body that it is today.
Tim Banks – Snell Tim is the Global Sales Director for Snell. Heworked for Snell & Wilcox for many years andmore latterly for Snell across a number ofoperational and commercial roles, includingthe management of partner relationships.Following successful regional developmentassignments within the company’s US andEuropean operations, Tim assumed respon-sibility for global sales and is based in the UK.He is a Cambridge graduate and holds a firstclass MBA from Kingston University.
Allan Arthurs – SonyA graduate in Electronic Engineering, Allan joined Sony in 1984 and has enjoyedconsiderable success in a broad range ofroles including Product Management andStrategic Marketing. Allan is a General Man-ager for Sony Europe, representing Sony at avariety of industry activities, including Euro-pean Broadcast Union (EBU) and the IABM.
David MacGregor – TSLDavid has 50 years' experience in the broad-cast industry, initially as a Design and Development Engineer with EMI and seniorengineering roles for the likes of Thames,Grampian and Yorkshire Television. He laterco-founded Television Systems Ltd (TSL) andis a member of the Royal Television Society; SMPTE and a member of the IBC Exhibition Committee.
Mark Osborn – VitecMark is the Business Development Manager forthe Vinten Radamec Robotics brand in the VitecGroup, having worked in the industry for 29years fulfilling mainly Sales and Product Management roles. He has worked for bothmanufacturers and distributors and is conversant with getting the product to market.He has been an active supporter of the IABM formany years and served as Chair of the Exhibition Task Group.
Appointed Members Derek Owen – Non Executive DirectorDerek has been involved in the broadcast industry for over 50 years. After engineering positions at EMI and BBC and sales roles at RCA and ProWest Electronics he was a co-founder of Pro-Bel in 1977. After his retirement in 1998 he acted as an advisor to several companies. He has been involved withthe IABM since 1978 serving on every members’ committee and board since then.Derek was made an Honorary Member in 2006 and is Chairman of IABM Limited.
Graham Pitman – Vice ChairGraham is Vice Chair of the IABM and has abroadcasting career spanning four decades.Starting out at BBC engineering, Graham was aco-founder at Pro-Bel, became SVP of Sales andMarketing at Chyron, led the MBO of Pro-Belfrom Chyron and subsequently played a pivotalrole in merging Pro-Bel with Snell & Wilcox tocreate Snell. Graham has considerable M&Aexperience and strong connections with the financial community, he is increasingly focusedupon the strategic challenges facing companiesin the sector. Graham is also Chairman atYospace, Chairman at ATG and Deputy Chair atSnell and Executive Chairman at Videcheck Ltd.
Peter White – IABM Chief ExecutivePeter has been Chief Executive of the IABMsince 2009 and his responsibilities include the development and implementation of the association’s strategies; representing our members at executive level to organizationsaround the world and overseeing the smoothrunning of the IABM Office. He has spent mostof his working life in executive management positions in the manufacturing technology,printing and IT sectors and is a qualified accountant, a former tutor for the LeadershipTrust and a specialist in personal coaching forbusiness.
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Elaine Bukiej – Membership SecretaryElaine is the primary point of contact for ourmembers and for all enquiries concerning theIABM. She is responsible for maintaining ourCRM system and organizing our exhibition presence. Elaine also provides support to theMembers Board and Chief Executive.
Holly Cuellar – Membership Coordinator– North AmericaIf you are based in North America, Holly shouldbe your first point of contact for any IABMqueries. She is tasked with expanding our membership base in the region as well as supporting our existing North American-based members.
Sam Hawkins – Marketing ExecutiveSam works alongside Lisa in the IABM’s marketing team and is responsible for theIABM’s marketing communications. Please contact Sam if you have any ideas or suggestions for articles in our publications including the journal and the IABM blog. She isresponsible for maintaining our website and social media presence.
Lisa Ibbotson – Marketing ManagerLisa is responsible for all IABM marketing andsales activities. In addition she is responsible fororganising our events, our CRM, website andpublications. Lisa is your key contact for any en-quiries about sponsorship, or media information and is Chair for our Exhibition Task Group. Lisa would be delighted to hearfrom anyone that has feedback, both positiveand negative on how we can enhance any of theIABM’s activities.
John Ive – Director of Business Development &TechnologyAs well as overseeing the activities of our Technical Task Group and Advisory Board, Johnalso provides leadership for approved projectsrelated to industry strategy and needing industryspecific knowledge and has shared responsibil-ity for a number of key business developmentactivities.
Lucinda Meek – Financial Controller Lucinda is responsible for the IABM’s finance, legal matters, corporate and officemanagement. She is also Company Secretary toboth IABM and IABM Limited.
Zoe Roberts – Accounts AssistantZoe is a key member of the finance team andprovides day to day book keeping and adminis-trative support for the association. She is thefirst point of contact for any member, customeror supplier invoice or payment query.
Anna Rudgley – Training AdministratorAnna is supporting Steve Warner in the development of the IABM Training Academy.Anna is responsible for our online learningmanagement system and works closely withour course trainers to develop our extensiverange of workbooks. Anna is the first point ofcontact for all training enquiries and bookings.
Dennis Triola – Sales & BusinessDevelopment Manager – North AmericaDennis focuses on developing and augmentingthe association’s sales of training courses and market intelligence, as well as its membership recruitment in North America.
Steve Warner – Training ManagerSteve is tasked with developing and managingthe IABM Training Academy. He has many years experience including instructional designand training delivery, as well as staff development and training management in various organizations. His knowledge, skills andexperience will be essential to support thegrowth of our Academy and to ensure our offerings meet the requirements of the industry.
Peter White – Chief ExecutiveAs Chief Executive, Peter’s responsibilities include the development and implementation ofthe association’s strategies; representing ourmembers at executive level to organizationsaround the world and overseeing the smoothrunning of the IABM Office. Together with thewhole team, Peter is focussed on establishingthe IABM as the authoritative voice of the industry.
Joe Zaller – North American Market Development OfficerJoe of Devoncroft Partners has been appointed to help promote the associationwithin the North American region. Many of youwill already know Joe as he has worked in theindustry at senior level for many years. He isalso familiar with the IABM having previouslybeen a members' board participant.
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