5G-MAG is meeting the UWA ( http://theuwa.com/ ), an international, professional and non-profit non-governmental social organization voluntarily initiated by leading enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, transmission, content production, application and service all over the world of ultra-high-definition audio and video product. 5G-MAG members can join the meeting through the Members' Area. 5G-MAG meets UWA EVENT: ON-LINE MEETING DATE: 13th October 2023 TIME: 10:00 - 11:30 CEST MORE INFORMATION: https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/GA/calendar/event/189/2023-10-13

It's summer time but 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS development continues at high speed. To the recent additions completed for adding ROUTE (thank you Romain Bouqueau ) and making available the two LTE-based 5G Broadcast transmitters (thank you Klaus Kuehnhammer and Jaime Sánchez Roldán ), work continues to implement: 🚩 𝟓𝐆 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 with support for Dynamic QoS and Network Assistance (thank you Richard Bradbury , David Waring , Dev Audsin ), QoS Metrics Collection and Reporting (thank you Vuk Stojkovic ) and Consumption Metrics Collection and Reporting (thank you Shilin Ding ). 🚩 𝟓𝐆 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 with the initial implementation of MB-UPF and basic multicast capabilities within the 5G Core Network (thank you Borja Iñesta Hernández ). More details? Visit developer.5g-mag.com or get in touch with Daniel Silhavy

From the 15th to the 18th September, 5G-MAG is at IBC2023, the biggest media technology event in Europe. We wish to meet everybody there. Join us! We have several activities to highlight, including demos powered by the 5G-MAG Reference Tools. Get your Visitor Pass: https://show.ibc.org/registration JOIN US DURING IBC FOR THE... 5G-MAG MEET & GREET- sponsored by TEMIX, CCMA, MAINDATA and XGN The 5G-MAG Meet & Greet, with coffee and croissants for members and partners. This is our social event, scheduled on Saturday, 16th September from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST. Come and join us! 5G-MAG MEETUPS: All you want to know The 5G-MAG Meetups are scheduled on Saturday, 16th September from 11:00 to 13:00 CEST and is allocating three meetups around different topics. Join the one of your interest! 5G BROADCAST MEETUP At 11:15, the 5G Broadcast Meetup, with an status update from stakeholders around the globe. Join Frank Copsidas (XGEN NETWORK LLC), Johann Mika (ORS GROUP), Vittoria Mignone (RAI CRITS) and other colleagues who are putting the first 3GPP standard for broadcasting into action worldwide. The event is free and open. However we would appreciate if you would let us know you are coming by filling some details here. 5G MEDIA STREAMING MEETUP At 12:00, the 5G Media Streaming Meetup, driving effective collaboration between mobile media applications and mobile networks. Join Richard Bradbury (BBC) and Daniel Silhavy (FRAUNHOFER FOKUS, 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS Development Coordinator) for a deep dive into 5G Media Streaming. The event is free and open. However we would appreciate if you would let us know you are coming by filling some details here. 5G MEDIA PRODUCTION MEETUP At 12:30, the 5G Media Production Meetup, Live Contribution & Remote Production beyond just connectivity. Join a brief panel discussion moderated by Thibaud Biatek (NOKIA) together with Rüdiger Hnyk (SMART MOBILE LABS), Josh Arensberg (VERIZON), Ronan Poullaouec (HAIVISION), Thorsten Lohmar (ERICSSON) and Ian Wagdin (BBC). Non-Public Networks, Exposure of APIs, Network Slicing, Uplink Streaming, the role of smartphones and COTS equipment,... The event is free and open. However we would appreciate if you would let us know you are coming by filling some details here. DEMOS powered by 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS Getting hands on with two demonstrators powered by some of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools open-source software components: Bringing 5G Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast to life. DEMO: Bringing 5G Media Streaming to life We have a world's first public demo of 5G Media Streaming ready to be shown at IBC - International Broadcasting Convention. 3GPP's 5G Media Streaming is now part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools open-source development programme and growing in functionalities! Kudos to BBC's Richard Bradbury and John Elliott for bringing the demo on site!, to all the contributors involved from Fraunhofer FOKUS (Daniel Silhavy, Vuk Stojkovic), Qualcomm (Shilin Ding), Dolby Laboratories (Kurt Krauss) and BBC (Richard Bradbury, David Waring, John Elliott, Dev Audsin), and again to Fraunhofer FOKUS' Daniel Silhavy as he is also showing a demo on 5G Media Streaming at Fraunhofer's booth (8.B80). The demo is running several components of our open-source suite (check what's available at developer.5g-mag.com) DEMO: Bringing 5G Broadcast to life We have a demo of 5G Broadcast running on pre-commercial devices ready to be shown at IBC - International Broadcasting Convention. 3GPP's LTE-based 5G Broadcast is part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools open-source development programme and growing in functionalities! Kudos to Bitstem GmbH' Klaus Kuehnhammer and ORS Group' Johann Mika for bringing the demo on site!, to all the contributors involved from Fraunhofer FOKUS (Daniel Silhavy), Qualcomm (Shilin Ding), ITEAM Research Institute (Jaime Sánchez Roldán). The demo is running several components of our open-source suite (check what's available at developer.5g-mag.com). Even more, both ORS Group and Bitstem GmbH are now offering FREE testing and demo licenses for 5G-MAG MEMBERS, of the NAKOLOS 5G BROADCAST CORE and BITSTEM 5G BROADCAST MODULATOR! An open-source Android Middleware to play with CRDs will also be soon contributed to the 5G-MAG Reference Tools by ORS Group and Bitstem GmbH. Stay tuned! Technical Paper at the Conference Learn more about the outcome of the Joint Task Force between DVB and 5G-MAG at the upcoming IBC Technical Papers session on Saturday afternoon. A paper written by Richard Bradbury (BBC), Frédéric Gabin (Dolby) and Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) and presented by Thomas. When? 15 Sep 2023 from 16:00 to 17:30 Where? E102 For whom? Conference Pass Holders More information: https://show.ibc.org/2023-content-agenda-1 More information about the JTF results can be found here: https://www.5g-mag.com/post/etsi-tr-deployment-guidelines-for-dvb-i-services-over-5g-systems

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has approved the membership of SWISS TXT. About SWISS TXT Swiss TXT AG (STXT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster. It serves as the leading competence center for Digital Media Operations and Accessibility for all national Swiss Radio & TV stations. With a strong emphasis on operations and Cloud Solutions, Swiss TXT AG has been at the forefront of guiding Switzerland into an increasingly complex digital future. For over 35 years, Swiss TXT AG has provided infrastructure, content management, and commercialization services to SRG, including access services such as captions and subtitling for various language areas throughout Switzerland. Notable customers of Swiss TXT AG include SRF 1, SRF zwei, SRF info, RTS Un, RTS Deux, and more. In the past decade, Swiss TXT AG has expanded its services beyond broadcasters and now caters to companies like SBB and governmental organizations such as Parliaments. Its technical services encompass a wide range of offerings, including 4K delivery via IP, multimedia playout, multi-CDN operations, HbbTV distribution, operation of the Swiss Media Hub, as well as the development and operation of the Swiss national content Exchange for private media houses and publishers. Additionally, in the field of Managed Cloud, Swiss TXT AG provides Storage solutions (6PB), VOD, and the Kaltura Hub Europe. All distribution channels offered by Swiss TXT AG support live streaming and Video on Demand functionality. The comprehensive backend operation covers the entire workflow, which includes Digital Rights Management (DRM), Encoding Transcoding, Media & Digital Asset Management (MAM/DAM), Transfer & CDN (Content Delivery Network) with multi-CDN functionality. A dedicated department within Swiss TXT AG focuses on providing access services for foreign languages and people with hearing or visual impairments, utilizing advanced technologies. These access services encompass captioning, subtitling, audio description, and signing. In addition to serving SRG, Swiss TXT AG also extends these services to external customers such as Sky and Pro7. This year, Swiss TXT AG introduced remote access services for individuals with hearing impairments and the deaf community in educational institutions across Switzerland. Committed to innovation, Swiss TXT AG strives to develop, implement, and operate cutting-edge technologies while maintaining a strong focus on quality Read more at https://www.swisstxt.ch/en/swiss-txt/about-swiss-txt/ Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG

5G-MAG Workshop “Developing the 5G-MAG Reference Tools for Media” 22nd July 2021 – 15:00 to 17:00 CEST Interested in contributing to the development of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools for Media? 5G-MAG has agreed to support the promotion and fostering of 5G Media technologies by launching a program to develop 5G Media reference tools. The kickstart of the program is sponsored by 5G-MAG in order to establish a developer community and to create common open source reference tools to support implementation and interoperability of 5G Media technologies. It is expected that these tools may be used in validation, verification, demonstrations, trials and possible even in commercial services . For this purpose 5G-MAG’s developer program is supported by a permissible license and a community friendly collaboration agreement . The participation is not limited to 5G-MAG members , quite the contrary we hope to attract researchers and independent developers into the community . 5G-MAG will sponsor the coordination of the development by providing an program management support. The initial focus of the project will be on the the development of Rel-16 5G Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast client components, server/headend and corresponding 5g unicast and broadcast radio emulators . The setup should provide an end-to-end platform enabling the implementation of application (media players) on top of the clients; service layers and applications developed by other media-related organizations; hybrid scenarios and integration of third-party functions in the network. Replay the Workshop Agenda and Documents Information about 5G-MAG Reference Tools Development Programme​ 5G-MAG: Together we shape the future of media Jordi J. Giménez - 5G-MAG Head of Technology Download Presentation Slides Motivation and Scope of the "5G-MAG Reference Tools" programme Thomas Stockhammer - Qualcomm Download Presentation Slides Framework for Collaboration - Software License and Contributor Agreement Jordi J. Giménez - 5G-MAG Head of Technology Download Presentation Slides Developers' Community - Tools and Logistics Daniel Silhavy - Fraunhofer FOKUS Download Presentation Slides 5G-MAG Reference Tools - Release 16 Architecture Aspects Johann Mika - ORS Group Download Presentation Slides Initial Contributions to the Development: Qualcomm Thomas Stockhammer - Qualcomm Download Presentation Slides Initial Contributions to the Development: ORS Group Johann Mika - ORS Group Download Presentation Slides Join this Workshop on Thursday 22nd July 2021 15:00 - 17:00 CEST This is an event OPEN/FREE event. Researchers and developers most welcome! Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcOqppjwvE9IaqPAC_NkOf84U6oh_9zpl After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please write us for more information: gimenez@5g-mag.com

“Reinventing Satellite Broadcasting for the 5G era” proposes an interactive workshop aimed at fostering the discussion between satellite, terrestrial infrastructure and service providers, media and other verticals representatives, in order to address the requirements and potential solutions for evolved media distribution, 5G satellite systems and service delivery chains. Joint ESA & 5G-MAG Workshop “Reinventing Satellite Broadcasting for the 5G Era” 1st December 2021 – 10:00 to 16:30 CET Agenda Summary of the Workshop Antonio Franchi (ESA) and Antonio Arcidiacono (5G-MAG Chair) presented their perspectives on the role that satellites can play in the distribution of content and how 5G can enable the necessary technology (r)evolution to deliver new services, improve existing ones, and create new opportunities both for the satellite industry and for end users. ESA is committed to support the satellite industry in following the necessary steps to achieve this ambition. 5G-MAG is brings together the ICT and media industry to pursue the necessary steps towards making technology a reality beyond standards. " Future trends in media distribution and the role of satellite ", from Arthur D. Little, kicked-off the first session of the workshop with its main focus on content. Three key challenges identified: retention of large viewership content , delivery of non-linear and interactive content , reach of devices beyond the traditional screen; and three key strength of satellites: ubiquitous coverage , cost effectiveness to reach large audiences and control of QoS , set the scene to propose new opportunities for satellites such as the distribution of 8K content , immersive experiences , content distribution to vehicles and distribution to CDNs/edge servers . Speakers from EBU, Globecast, SWR and Varnish Software followed. The main take-aways are: EBU: Opportunity to use satellite for more than broadcast and more than traditional linear TV. An integration of satellite distribution within on-line media to directly provide content to end-users either at home or on vehicles, or to anyone by means of content caching at CDN servers, possibly with a decentralized architecture. Globecast: Unifying satellite and digital worlds enabled by the capabilities of a new generation of satellite infrastructure. Two clear targets: integrate 5G capabilities for uplink contribution over satellite; and the 5G Broadcast (r)evolution leveraging technologies of the 5G ecosystem such as MEC or slicing. SWR: More than just radio, creating new audio experiences for the connected car with a high degree of personalization is the proposition from SWR Audio Lab. The 5GMedia2Go project proposes the use of broadcast infrastructure and 5G Broadcast to deliver linear media into the car while making use of 5G connectivity for delivering the Mediathek and its on-line service offer. 5G into a private network for production is also in their radar. Varnish: Software is the key content delivery with virtualized 5G CDN solutions powered by edge computing capabilities. 5G satellite could offer a direct path for content caching. " Collaboration Opportunities with 5G Media Streaming ", from Qualcomm, opened the second session focused on the 5G Media ecosystem. 5G Media Streaming is being developed in 3GPP as the baseline architecture for media content distribution supporting different collaboration scenarios among stakeholders, the distribution of new media formats and the advanced use of network functionalities . The 5G Broadcast story sets an example on how the media industry can engage with 3GPP . However, though creating specifications is key, additional efforts are needed to build the ecosystem , reference implementations, proof-of-concepts, etc. The 5G-MAG Reference Tools , as an example. Be patient and persistent, stay excited! Speakers from Thales, SES, Eutelsat and Novelsat followed. The main take-aways are: Thales: Direct to the key fundamental questions: from broadcast service to broadcast mode; how to integrate satellite broadcast/broadband? How is the migration to 3GPP enabled? The deployment options are broad depending on the use cases and the considerations in terms of terminals, satellite ground infrastructure and space segment. SES: No longer just GEO? A combination of different satellite constellations opens new opportunities for distributing content. New satellites adapted to IP Media delivery are the opportunity to migrate from traditional TS video into the data/video space. 5G creates the favorable conditions for satellite multicast into the on-line ecosystem. Eutelsat: On the distribution side The traditional commercial model of Satellite Capacity as a Commodity need to evolve in favor of a new architecture where Satellite Connectivity becomes a Network Slice orchestrated by a Network Core assigning network resources (including satellite) “transparently” to the user. Novelsat: Everybody wants 5G Video but the problem is end-to-end unicast. Congestion (and throttling) ends up in poor video quality. 5G opens up access connectivity but backhaul capacity per end site may require huge investment. Broadcast-only is neither the solution; edge distribution combining broadcast/multicast and unicast (from an edge CDN node) may be the right tool. " Non-Terrestrial Network, from technology radar into the car ", from BMW Group, opened the last session of the workshop focused on the user device. A very clear roadmap from technology scouting to reality was presented highlighting the NTN case; an analysis of the space ecosystem, the services and the use cases to bring them to the end user are in the roadmap of the automotive industry. 5G offers connectivity into vehicles enabling use cases such as autonomous driving, safety, infotainment and entertainment. On the latter, the focus may be on augmented reality for driver information, high quality video conferencing, in-vehicle streaming with 4k/8k videos or the car as a gaming platform. Speakers from Airbus, VirginMediaO2, Satixfy and Thales, SES, Eutelsat and ST Engineering followed. The main take-aways are: Airbus: NTN Satellite Broadcast as an opportunity to deliver content (and not necessarily just media) with service continuity, ubiquitous coverage and scalability. But, how much interaction/bi-directional communication is needed? Direct access using NR, Redcap or NB-IoT are a key combination to address different types of UE. Regenerative satellite payloads are enablers to fully benefit from the strength of satellites in the 5G era. VirginMediaO2: From how architectures look today, to how they can look in the short and mid-term. The initial focus on satellite and terrestrial network convergence has been put on backhaul services based on non-3GPP technologies combining data paths by means of network gateways. The N3IWF (Non-3GPP Interworking Function) opens the door to connect non-3GPP radio access into the 5G network. In a latter stage the complete chain may be NTN-based with NR as radio technology fully embed into the 5G architecture. Satixfy: Devices, antennas and terminals are the key elements to make 5G satellite reception on any platform, from aeronautics and cars to residential user terminals. The adoption of software-defined radio technologies offer a smooth and flexible path to adapt to the different needs and configuration options for satellite and mobility applications. ST Engineering: The focus is on OTT delivery integrating the satellite into the distribution chain to expand on services and use cases (video, learning, maritime entertainment, connected cars, etc). Satellite, with native IP technologies and multicast can enable the distribution of OTT media content to end users by getting satellite content into the 5G network. Presentations Welcome from ESA Antonio Franchi (ESA) Download Presentation Slides (not yet available) Welcome from 5G-MAG Antonio Arcidiacono (5G-MAG Chair) Download Presentation Slides Keynote: Future trends in media distribution and the role of satellite Matteo Ainardi (Arthur D. Little) Download Presentation Slides Set of Presentations in Session 1 "Take the Floor!" Bram Tullemans (EBU), Samy Nicolas Bouchalat (Globecast), C.Hufnagel/R. Beutler (SWR), Irene Lundin (Varnish) Download Presentation Slides Keynote: Collaboration opportunities with 5G Media Streaming Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) Download Presentation Slides Set of Presentations in Session 2 "Take the Floor!" Nicolas Chuberre (Thales), Jean-Pierre Choffray (SES), Cristiano Benzi (Eutelsat), Aviv Ronai (Novelsat) Download Presentation Slides Keynote: NTN - from technology radar into the car Oliver Wick - BMW Group Download Presentation Slides Set of Presentations in Session 3 "Take the Floor!" Helmut Zaglauer (Airbus GmbH), Zoran Spasojevic (VirginmediaO2), Thierry Abraham (Satixfy), H. Massart/S.Hassanaly (ST Engineering) Download Presentation Slides Join this Workshop on the 1st December 2021 - 10:00 - 16:30 CET This is an on-line event. Registration link: https://atpi.eventsair.com/5g-mag-workshop/registration/Site/Register Please write us for more information: gimenez@5g-mag.com About ESA Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate of ESA created the strategic programme Line ‘ARTES 4.0 Space for 5G/6G’ to enable SatCom stakeholders to integrate space in 5G and to fulfil the 5G/6G promises to deliver connectivity and services to everyone, anytime, anywhere. Media represent one of the most important industrial sectors akin to the use of Satellite for the delivery of their services. SatCom upstream and downstream industry derives high percentage of their revenues from media services and partnerships with relevant stakeholders. About 5G-MAG 5G-MAG is a cross-industry association bridging the global media and ICT industries. 5G-MAG members are drawn from the entire value chain and work together to understand, shape and implement future technologies for media production, contribution and distribution. Collaboration of ESA and 5G-MAG targets the full integration of satellite in 5G ecosystem; to avoid risk of segregation the exploitation of full spectrum of future media technologies, equipment and satellite systems that need to develop. With such proactive action we aim to act as catalyser to accelerate developments of 5G/6G satellite solutions in collaboration with the ecosystem build up around 5G-MAG community and drive the inclusion of satellite solutions in a timely fashion.

5G-MAG Workshop on “Media Production and 5G NPNs: Deep dive into media production protocols” 15th December 2021 – 15:00 to 17:00 CET, On-line Event The 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) is organizing the workshop “ Media Production and 5G Non-Public Networks: Deep dive into media production protocols ”. This interactive workshop aims at gathering input from different stakeholders in the media and ICT industries around the work in this 3GPP study: https://www.5g-mag.com/post/new-3gpp-study-on-media-production-over-5g-npn In particular, we are interested in discussing how the diverse set of media production and transport protocols that may have to interface and be supported by the 5G System. Click here to access all the information regarding the Part II of this workshop Replay the Part I of the Workshop (note this is a playlist with 5 videos) Presentations Welcome Ian Wagdin (CP-C Chair, BBC) Download Presentation Slides (not yet available) The technical activities in 5G-MAG Thibaud Biatek (CP-T Chair, ATEME) Download Presentation Slides (not yet available) Technical Report on Media Production and 5G NPNs Thorsten Lohmar (3GPP SA4 Study Item NPN4AVPROD Rapporteur, Ericsson) Download Presentation Slides (not yet available) QoS and Prioritization David Butler, Ivan Hassan (BBC) Download Presentation Slides (not yet available) Homework We would like to get input around several aspects on the workflows supporting wireless connectivity. Please help us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfav1uEAIAuclUgfGeaAWfVR7OBH7OlCxu_HLTw_2ZLOEoE2w/viewform Agenda Download information about the NPN4AVProd Study Item here: Wednesday 15th December 2021 15:00 - 17:00 CEST Open event. Free registration and participation Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeCprDorE9c5enGKLrme2WsNCoZRaaqd After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. More information at: gimenez@5g-mag.com

Follow-up 5G-MAG Workshop on “Media Production and 5G NPNs: Deep dive into media production protocols” The 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) is organizing a follow-up workshop to the one held in December about “ Media Production and 5G Non-Public Networks: Deep dive into media production protocols ” on Wednesday 19th January 2022 - 15:00 - 18:00 CET. This is an interactive and hands-on workshop, not a webinar. Click here to access all the information regarding the Part I of this workshop Replay the Part II of the Workshop (note this is a playlist with 8 videos) Presentations in Part II Vislink David Edwards Download Presentation Slides Vislink highlighted the main critical advantages of an SNPN deployment such as security, constant bandwidth availability, predictable latency, in general non-contention with other users. In contrast, adaptive bitrate is currently used in cellular bonding scenarios to when non-contention cannot be guaranteed. Vislink provided a proof-of-concept to compare 5G and OFDM finding similar latencies with a small (but acceptable) difference between the two. The latency of a cellular bonding system may be of several seconds. Nulink Laurent Zwahlen Download Presentation Slides NuLink presented several solutions in which media production devices have been integrated with 5G user equipment to be deployed in private networks. The solutions are integrated with NDI providing different functionalities such as camera/return, teleprompter, return video monitor, intercom, integration of PTZ cameras with joystick control,... Solutions for audio are also available enabling microphone input and headphone output or the integration with loudspeakers. Qualcomm Yiqing Cao Download Presentation Slides Qualcomm presented a live 8K production using mmWave. The focus was on the capabilities of mmWave uplink carrier and dual connectivity to achieve peak data rates in the range of Gbps. Qualcomm has been testing different codec configuration options including HEVC/AVC (in the sub-6 commercial bands) and JPEG XS (in mmWave ranges). NRK Erik Vold Download Presentation Slides NRK did trials with a proprietary solution (VideoXLink) which allows using SRT. NDI 5, which introduces reliable UDP, will be tested in the future alongside the use of prosumer equipment (e.g. smartphones for video mixing). France TV - Globecast Jacques Donat-Bouillud and Samy Nicolas Bouchalat Download Presentation Slides France TV and Globecast presented a trial using 5G for uplink contribution with two 4K streams at around 35 Mbps. However, very little details on system internals. Different tests are being performed including a single SIM card experiment with HD at 10 Mbps, 4K with six SIM cards to obtain 90 Mbs and 4K with two SIM cards at 35 Mbps. Ross Video Tom Crocker Download Presentation Slides Ross Video focused on media contribution, streaming and file-based work flows. For remote connected workflows, the presentation highlighted the opportunities around automation of workflows and gathering information and metadata on the actual usage of the equipment, location, configuration,… that could be used to optimize such workflows. Agile Content Johan Bolin Download Presentation Slides Agile Content presented the two different approaches between “primary production”, involving the production of feeds, with accurate mixing sync and with related processing, bandwidth and storage capacity, and “secondary production” on the field of streaming, personalization, feeds from social networks, segmentation, etc. On “primary production” Agile Content was concentrated on enabling different versions (low-quality-low-latency vs high-quality-higher-latency) that allows new ways of performing mixing from remote locations. For this an open-source protocol, called ElasticFrame, is proposed. BBC Sam Hurst Download Presentation Slides BBC presented research work on contribution transport protocols and the proposal to introduce QUIC-based RTP tunneling for high-quality and low-latency ingest of media over public networks. Agenda Welcome Recap on the previous workshop Evaluation of responses to the questionnaire Open floor for discussion and presentations Call for participation We would like to run this workshop as interactive as possible. Are you using wireless cameras, backpacks, mobile transmitters,... in your current production setups? Are you doing making trials or involved in projects testing new technology? Prepare a presentation and share your thoughts during the workshop (contact gimenez@5g-mag.com if you would like to present). If you would like to help filling the questionnaire ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfav1uEAIAuclUgfGeaAWfVR7OBH7OlCxu_HLTw_2ZLOEoE2w/viewform ) we recommend watching the two videos here, which are the presentation from Thorsten and the one from David and Ivan. Download information about the NPN4AVProd Study Item here:

5G-MAG meets 5G-ACIA “SYNERGIES IN 5G AND BEYOND” Finding common ground between the associations to get equipment/devices which supports both industries 5G-MAG and 5G-ACIA are coming together in the first "5G-MAG meets..." workshop. This event offers the opportunity to understand what verticals are doing and if there’s synergy to drive common requirements together. Industrial automation and media production, not so far away? The agenda of this workshop offers room to present both organizations (5G-ACIA and 5G-MAG) and go into details around the topics of Non-Public Networks and Network Exposure in the context of industry automation applications and media production applications. Let’s discuss together - there’s a Q&A session allocated, so opportunity for members to be active in the discussion! This is a members-only event for both 5G-MAG and 5G-ACIA members. Monday 21st March 2022 @ 15:00 - 17:00 CET Members-only event Video You can replay the workshop in case you missed it. Find the video here: https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/GA/document/691 Agenda and Presentations 15:00-15:05 - Welcome & Introduction by Victor Kueh (5G-MAG Vice Chair, Huawei) WHO WE ARE 15:05-15:20 - 5G-ACIA: 5G Driving Industry 4.0 by Andreas Müller (5G-ACIA General Chair, Bosch) - Download Slides 15:20-15:35 - 5G-MAG: Building together the 5G Media ecosystem by Antonio Arcidiacono (5G-MAG Chair, EBU) and Jordi J. Gimenez (5G-MAG Head of Technology) - Download Slides MAKING 5G FIT FOR VERTICALS: NPN and 5G System Exposure 15:35-16:00 - Service Exposure Capabilities of 5G Non-public Networks by Kurt Essigmann (5G-ACIA WG3 Chair, Ericsson) and Atte Lansisalmi (5G-ACIA WG3 Vice Chair, Nokia) - Download Slides 16:00-16:25 - Non-Public Networks and 5G Exposure for Media Production by Thibaud Biatek (5G-MAG CP-T Chair, Ateme), Axel Schmidt (Shure), Jens Pilz (Sennheiser) and Thorsten Lohmar (Ericsson) - Download Slides DISCUSSION: INDUSTRY 4.0 and MEDIA PRODUCTION, not so far away? 16:25-16:50 Common interests, Rel-18 and beyond. Moderated by: Roland Beutler (5G-MAG Vice-Chair, SWR) 16:50-17:00 Wrap-up, collaboration and potential next steps - Jordi J. Gimenez (5G-MAG Head of Technology)

A team of researchers from iTEAM-UPV supported by ORS has accelerated the implementation of several 5G-MAG Reference Tools components during a workshop hosted by ORS in Vienna. A four-day workshop (21st to 24th February) has been key to achieve a giant leap developing new open-source components for the 5G-MAG Reference Tools, in particular a first prototype implementation of a 5G Broadcast transmitter (based on 3GPP LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast - read more here ). In addition, work was done to implement RaptorQ with BitRipple media delivery solution to enhance the robustness of the broadcast transmissions. The work was developed by iTEAM-UPV. Klaus Kühnhammer (bitstem GmbH), lead developer of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools, assisted the developers and guided them towards the successful outcome. The first phase of these implementations will be shortly made available as part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools repositories (www.github.com/5g-mag ). First open-source LTE-based 5G Broadcast transmitter implementation shortly available as part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools ORS was hosting the event at their premises, which also included time to visit Vienna, enjoy the local gastronomy and climb up to the Kahlenberg transmitter, which is part of the ORS 5G Broadcast test-bed. Join the development! Click here for more information. Learn more about ORS and their involvement in enhancing 3GPP standards for next-generation media streaming, including 5G Broadcast: https://www.ors.at/en/5g-broadcast/ Learn more about iTEAM-UPV and their research activities in the area of 5G and media: http://www.iteam.upv.es . iTEAM-UPV is participating in the H2020 5G-TOURS project where 5G-MAG Reference Tools components are now ready to be tested. Learn more about BitRipple and RaptorQ: http://www.bitripple.com .

Daniel Silhavy, 5G-MAG Reference Tools Development Coordinator, was invited to participate at "The Video Insiders" podcast #77 with the title "MPEG-DASH is in your cache". In his role as lead developer of dash.js, he talks about the latest developments in MPEG-DASH and the dash.js reference player implementation, including MPD patching, multi-period playback and Common Media Client Data (CMCD). On the 5G-MAG Reference Tools side, he explained the current work to implement reference tools for media streaming and broadcast over 5G, and how it enables combining broadcast streams with unicast streams for applications such as personalized advertising, multi-lingual support and multiple camera angles. More information: https://thevideoinsiders.simplecast.com/episodes/e77

For the full context on the process please visit the following link . CALL 2 -5G Media Use Cases and Applications DATE: Friday 8th July 2022 TIME: 15:00-17:00 CEST / 9:00-11:00 EDT / 18:30-20:30 IST / 21:00-23:00 CST LOCATION: ON-LINE AUDIENCE: Open participation . The attendance is free for all participants and is open to the public, whether or not 5G-MAG members. REGISTER NOW Call 2 - Agenda - 5G Media Use Cases and Applications Call 1 provided participants with an overview of the 5G Media specifications including details on (have a look here ): 5G Media Streaming Dynamic network QoS policies Media Streaming over eMBMS Edge Applications for Streaming 5G Multicast Broadcast Services Event exposure framework eXtended Reality Now it is time to think and develop use cases that will drive the development of 5G-MAG Reference Tools for 2023. WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN... 5G MEDIA in CONNECTED CARS 5G MEDIA in SMARTPHONES 5G MEDIA in SMART GLASSES 5G MEDIA for SMART TVs 5G MEDIA and THE EDGE 5G MEDIA for OTT PLAYERS 5G MEDIA for TELEVISION 5G MEDIA for IMMERSIVE 5G MEDIA for RADIO 5G MEDIA for SPEAKERS 5G MEDIA for THE METAVERSE 5G MEDIA for ???? ...FEEL FREE TO SEND US YOUR USE CASE JOIN CALL 2 , scheduled on Friday 8th July 2022 to present and discuss your use case. Those who have already participated in CALL 1 do not have to register again as the same Zoom link will be used. REGISTER NOW if that is not the case. SUBMISSION WINDOW IS OPEN UPLOAD YOUR USE-CASE HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJUgmxaVWnEgoAfXYkAySIhEo3jpWj0p_nv0NotGGjvWYUZA/viewform If you would like to also upload a file, please use the following form or send us an e-mail at reference-tools@5g-mag.com : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq8VWTLFYVJ4DYF_1arlbBu1OwrjPEw9bq-ADznvWqKvZQEg/viewform Stay tuned, Call 3 is scheduled by end of July 2022 . Those that have attended a previous call do not need to register again. Follow the process here .