Monday, December 13, 2021
Location: Rendezvous, 3rd Floor
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Mainstreaming Premium Audio Production and Distribution
In recent years, the advent of affordable consumer 4K and HDR on smart TVs and other devices has transformed the home viewing experience. UHD TVs are being joined by increasingly sophisticated immersive-audio-capable soundbars and enhanced surround-virtualizing headphones, earbuds, and mobile devices, leading to a dramatic resurgence in surround listening.
With Covid home-bound viewers spending more time in front of their upgraded devices, content distributors have responded with a flood of first-run movies and premium episodics. Audio has been front and center as more-and-more premium content becomes available in Dolby Atmos immersive surround, and streaming services and MVPDS adopt next-generation audio personalization and accessibility features.
Live and linear content creators and distributors in sports television are at a crossroads. Can they transition into competitive providers of premium viewing and listening experiences to compare with Apple, Disney+, Netflix, HBO, et al, or do they simply supply commodity content at a lower quality tier? For many, the solution to this challenge is to onboard new technology and radically reimagine workflows for greater efficiency while fully integrating premium audio and video production standards.
Join DTVAG in exploring the task of cost-efficiently creating premium audio experiences, and the impact of modern networking and cloud-based processing on achieving that goal. We will also examine some emerging technologies from 5G to AI, likely to impact television audio going forward. Finally, we will revisit the latest challenges to wireless audio production and view some faintly glimmering possibilities.
* Agenda subject to change
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | The Premium Audio Challenge Intro: Roger Charlesworth, DTV Audio Group, Executive Director Add google calendarAdd to calendar Intro: Roger Charlesworth, DTV Audio Group, Executive Director Speaker: Tom Sahara, Quintar, Senior Vice President Production Technology Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Efficiently Scaling-Up Atmos and Accessible Audio Production and Distribution Speakers: Add google calendarAdd to calendar Speakers: Jim Starzynski, NBCUniversal Advanced Engineering, Director and Principal Audio Engineer Tim Carroll, Dolby Laboratories, Senior Director of Technology, Sound Group, Office of the CTO Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Networking Break Add google calendarAdd to calendar Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Streamlining Edit Workflows to Support Live Production in Atmos Speakers: Add google calendarAdd to calendar Speakers: Lane Crouse, WarnerMedia Studios, Senior Sound Designer / Tech Workflow Lead Brian Rio, WarnerMedia Studios, Director, Creative Services Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Applying AI to Live Immersive Audio Production Speaker: Rob Oldfield, Salsa Sound, Co-Founder & CEO Add google calendarAdd to calendar Speaker: Rob Oldfield, Salsa Sound, Co-Founder & CEO Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | New Spectrum Challenges and Opportunities Speaker: Prakash Moorut, Shure, Senior Director Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs Add google calendarAdd to calendar Speaker: Prakash Moorut, Shure, Senior Director Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Networking Break Add google calendarAdd to calendar Visit www.svgcollege.com to view live event. |