Join us at MPEG#149 in Geneva with 5G-MAG Reference Tools Demos. More information soon. EVENT: MPEG 149 Meeting DATE: 22nd January 2025 LOCATION: Geneva (Switzerland) INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND REGISTRATION: https://www.mpeg.org/meetings/mpeg-149/

5G-MAG is hosting internal workshops in preparation for 6G and Media-related topics. More information available at our WG Use Cases & Requirements. EVENT: 5G-MAG Workshops on 6G Media DATE: First drop (21 January 2025), Second drop (28th January 2025) LOCATION: ONLINE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS: https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/UC/mail/thread/2599

🎉 Happy to announce Philips as official contributor to the 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS! WELCOME ON BOARD! 5g-mag.com/community

Initial contribution on UE Data Collection, Reporting and Event Exposure by Richard Bradbury, David Waring and Dev Audsin, from BBC R&D Information on the related Reference Tools project: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/ue-data-collection-reporting-exposure/ VIDEO

Presentation from Sohail Larbi (Motion Spell) on GAPC Flute and the possibilities to use the library with other 5G-MAG Reference Tools. Information on the related Reference Tools project: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/lte-based-5g-broadcast/ VIDEO

Presentation from Johann Mika (ORS Group) about the Nakolos Core and opportunities for interoperability with other 5G-MAG Reference Tools Information on the related Reference Tools project: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/lte-based-5g-broadcast/ VIDEO

5G-MAG Workshop “5G Advanced: Media Distribution in 3GPP Release 18” 3rd June 2021 – 14:00 to 17:00 CEST, Virtual Event The 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) is organizing the workshop “ 5G Advanced: Media Distribution in 3GPP Release 18 ”. A new set of 5G standards under the name of "5G Advanced" is around the corner. This interactive workshop gets together 5G-MAG members to discuss the potential new areas of work and/or enhancements of the 5G specifications. Agenda will be communicated soon. Thursday 3rd June 2021 14:00 - 17:00 CEST 5G-MAG members-only event More information at: gimenez@5g-mag.com

5G-MAG Workshop “5G Broadcast: Developing Prototypes” 1st April 2021 – 14:00 to 16:00 CEST, Virtual Event The 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) is organizing the workshop “ 5G Broadcast: Developing Prototypes ”. This interactive workshop gets together developers working on the implementation of 5G Broadcast prototypes with an approach to the service provisioning, core network and RAN implementations as well as receiver and applications. Agenda: 1. Tour the table 2. SW Development and collaboration. Experience from DASH-IF 3. Network and Radio aspects - Open Air Interface - OBECA project and SRS-LTE - TU-BS platform 4. Virtualization - OAI MANO vRAN/OSM/Kubernetes 5. Applications and Media-related aspects - DASH/CMAF/ffmpeg 6. Discussion, collaboration and WF Thursday 1st April 2021 14:00 - 16:00 CEST 5G-MAG members-only event More information at: gimenez@5g-mag.com

Get an insight into one of the topics dealt with in the 5G Media Action Group: 5G Broadcast and its role in the future of media distribution. Join via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4XgRP_aBVo

The 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) elected its first Steering Group and Chair at the association's inaugural General Assembly on 16 October 2019. The EBU hosted the 5G-MAG General Assembly at its headquarters in Geneva. Since its announcement at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, 5G-MAG gained the support of more than 60 organizations from across the media value chain, including media organizations, broadcast and mobile network operators, manufacturers and regulators. The 5G-MAG General Assembly approved the Statutes and Internal Rules, elected a Steering Board of 21 representatives and its first Chair Antonio Arcidiacono, EBU Director of Technology & Innovation. “We are proud to announce that 5G-MAG is now officially active and starting to globally represent the common voice of the media community. 5G-MAG aims to translate the standardization work of engineers in 3GPP, DVB and the EBU into operational services that are of value in media production and distribution”, said Antonio. Over the next weeks, 5G-MAG will initiate work on the various topics identified at the General Assembly and move to attract new members interested in shaping 5G deployments for the benefit of the media industry and the billions of consumers it serves.

Stakeholders from the media and telecommunications industries, satellite and terrestrial network operators, and academia, gathered today at IBC to announce a new association that will provide a framework for all relevant stakeholders to collaborate on a harmonious and market driven implementation of 5G solutions in production and distribution of audiovisual media content and services. ​As a new wireless communications technology, 5G has the potential to benefit the stakeholders in the media sector, both in content production and distribution. 5G-MAG will bring together the perspectives of all interested parties, including broadcasters, satellite, mobile and terrestrial broadcast network operators, content owners and service providers, network infrastructure vendors and manufacturers of consumer equipment, and indeed consumers. This initiative is already supported by more than 50 organisations, including ATEME, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Cyfrowy Polsat Group, EBU, ENENSYS, Eutelsat, ESA, France télévisions, Funke, Huawei, IRT, MBI, ORF/ORS, Rohde & Schwarz, RAI, and Technische Universität Braunschweig. Antonio Arcidiacono of the EBU, one of the main drivers of this initiative said: "5G is a global technology and media is important on all continents. 5G-MAG will match the technical capabilities of 5G, including 5G broadcast, with the needs of the media sector, from content creation and service provision to distribution. This goes far beyond the remit of the EBU itself and the public service media organisations." ​ He added: "The scope of 5G-MAG is fully in line with the 3GPP and other standardisation work. The real challenge is to get the functionality into the chipsets and devices aimed at bringing successful 5G services to the market to benefit consumers. This will require coordinated effort across the industry and involvement of the regulators." ​ While this initiative was facilitated by the EBU, 5G-MAG is an independent association with its own legal identity, funding, governance, and administrative rules. The seat of the association is in Geneva, Switzerland. ​At the 5G-MAG General Assembly, scheduled to take place on 16 October in Geneva, the founding members will elect the first Steering Group representatives.

This regular XCHANGE with 3GPP SA4 members will go through the open issues identified in the 3GPP specifications related to multimedia codecs, systems and services . An agenda is available at: https://5g-mag.github.io/Standards/pages/3gppsa4xchange.html See Kanban board for overview of open issues: https://github.com/5G-MAG/Standards/projects/2 As the agenda is packed we will have a pre-meeting within 5G-MAG members beforehand to agree and adopt as many of the new issues as possible before the exchange with SA4.