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Sei membri onorari per HD Forum Italia

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:11:51 +0000

HD Forum Italia nomina i suoi Membri Onorari

Nella sua seduta del 12 dicembre scorso, il Consiglio Direttivo ha avuto il piacere di designare, di propria iniziativa, sei Membri Onorari. Lo statuto dell’associazione riserva tale nomina a personalità che si siano distinte nei campi dell’innovazione e della diffusione delle tecnologie audiovideo grazie a studi accademici, ricerche di laboratorio, coordinamento di gruppi di normativa tecnica nazionale o internazionale, realizzazioni industriali, importanti produzioni audiovisuali. Sono stati nominati:

Franco Visintin Presidente della sezione italiana della Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers (SMPTE), ha ricoperto il ruolo di Direttore del IBC Widescreen Festival di Amsterdam dal 1995 al 2001. È stato fino al 1993 Vice Direttore Generale di Vision-1250, ente preposto alla promozione della CEE per uno standard europeo di HDTV. Nella sua lunga carriera è stato inoltre Responsabile tecnico del Centro di produzione Rai di Milano, dal 1961 al 1995.

Vittorio Arrigoni Ha trascorso gran parte della sua carriera in Rai. Nel suo ruolo di Vice Direttore della produzione con direzione del settore di Ingegneria, è stato propulsore dello sviluppo delle tecnologie di ripresa, produzione e distribuzione per tutta la durata del suo percorso professionale, primeggiando per la capacità di innovazione e la gestione di modelli produttivi avanzati, sempre ponendo in primo piano il giusto equilibrio tra scelte tecnologiche e sviluppo delle competenze. Ha contribuito in maniera fondamentale al successo di tutti i grandi eventi trasmessi dalla Rai, aiutando l’azienda ad essere un operatore moderno, in grado di confrontarsi su un mercato complesso. Il prestigioso incarico come COO dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali di Torino 2006 ha coronato un carriera di elevatissimo profilo come protagonista del settore del broadcasting italiano ed internazionale. Direttore Generale di IDS Multimedia, dal 2006 al 2015 ha rappresentato la Società nel ruolo di Socio Fondatore di HDFI ed ha collaborato attivamente allo sviluppo della Associazione.

Paolo Dalla Chiara Come responsabile delle relazioni esterne per l’Italia di Eutelsat, e nella veste di direttore degli Hot Bird TV Awards, ha contribuito in modo determinante allo sviluppo della TV satellitare in Italia. È stato Presidente ed organizzatore del Salone internazionale SAT Expo, la più importante manifestazione fieristica europea sulle tecnologie per le telecomunicazioni digitali e via satellite. Fondatore e Presidente di OpenSky (Internet via sat), è stato anche membro fondatore dell’ASAS, l’Associazione per i Servizi, le Applicazioni e le Tecnologie ICT per lo Spazio. Nel 2005 era fra i promotori dell’idea di costituire un’associazione con la missione di promuovere in Italia lo sviluppo coordinato dell’Alta definizione. Un anno dopo nasceva HD Forum Italia.

Dario Edoardo Viganò Critico cinematografico e teorico della comunicazione, ha insegnato presso la Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno, la Pontificia Università Lateranense, la Lumsa e la Luiss “Guido Carli”. Dal 2004 al 2015 è stato presidente della Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo e direttore della “Rivista del Cinematografo”. È stato prefetto della Segreteria per la comunicazione della Santa Sede. È vicecancelliere della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze e della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze Sociali. È Presidente della Fondazione MAC – Memorie Audiovisive del Cattolicesimo.

Manlio Cruciatti Tecnico Pioniere della TV italiana commerciale, ha mosso i suoi primi passi in Telemilano, il nucleo di quella che diventerà prima Fininvest e poi Mediaset. Contribuisce alla creazione degli studi di produzione di Milano 2, Cologno Monzese, Roma Palatino e TeleCinco (Madrid). È stato Presidente della sezione Industrie Tecniche Cine ed Audiovisive in ANICA, membro dello Steering Board del progetto DVB e dell’IBC Council, Presidente e membro del consiglio direttivo della sezione italiana di SMPTE. È stato socio di AES, AEIT e IEEE e di ATIC.

Bianca Papini Ingegnere, inizia la sua carriera nel Centro Ricerche di Telecom Italia a Torino. A lungo attiva negli organismi di standardizzazione internazionale (ETSI, ITU), partendo dalle problematiche inerenti la numerazione telefonica, si sposta sempre di più verso gli aspetti di regolamentazione dei servizi, fino a rivestire un ruolo cruciale in tutto il percorso del primo switch-off. Dopo la sua uscita da Telecom, continua la sua attività nel settore collaborando con Confindustria Radio TV.

I sei nuovi membri di HD Forum Italia hanno tutti accolto con entusiasmo la comunicazione della nomina, dichiarando di esserne onorati e di voler contribuire alle attività dell’Associazione. Anche per questo a loro va il più caloroso benvenuto da parte del Presidente Tonio Di Stefano, del Segretario Generale Benito Manlio Mari e del Consiglio Direttivo tutto.

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HD Forum Italia Governance Team reconfirmed. Benito Manlio Mari president

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:10:47 +0000

HD Forum Italia (HDFI) is proud to announce that the outgoing president, Benito Manlio Mari, has been unanimously reconfirmed at the top of the Association for the next three years. The Board of Governors also reconfirmed Sebastiano Trigila as vicepresident vicar. To complete the governance, four vice presidents have been reconfirmed as well: Luigi Rocchi; Marco Pellegrinato; Renato Farina; Marcello Berengo Gardin. Gino Alberico will continue to lead the HDFI working group.
“It is with great satisfaction,” said Mari, “that I welcome the trust I have been given by the Board of Directors. Together with our Board and Governance colleagues, we are aiming, as the primary objective of the next three years – to consolidate the role of HDFI as a reference player in front of regulators and legislators, for defining the technical specifications of television receivers intended for the Italian market.”
This is a necessary intermediation role not only in light of the technological evolution but, above all, in view of a new switch-off that our country is facing, with the goal of completion by 2022. “HDFI – stated Mr Mari – intends to offer its contribution to institutions for defining the 700Mhz bandwidth refarming roadmap. The Forum intends to provide its expertise to the technical panel expected to kick-off at the Ministry of Economic Development, by the end of the year, and to flank the sectoral industry associations in the works of the panel.”
The announcement comes just some days before the sixth Annual Conference of the HbbTV Association, organized in collaboration with HDFI, to be held on October 17 and 18 in Rome. The appointment, with the presence of experts and managers of the sector, from all over the world, marks the official launch in Italy of the interactive television platform based on the new HbbTV 2 standard.

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HbbTV Interoperability Workshop

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:38:25 +0000

HD Forum Italia, in anticipation of the transition to the new interactive TV system, promoted the first Italian interoperability workshop for HbbTV 2: Hybrid broadband TV receivers, the second generation interactive middleware system that will replace the current one ( MHP) on TVs and STBs sold on the Italian market.
The event, which took place on June 29 and 30, offered manufacturers, developers, and broadcaster the opportunity to test, test, evaluate and test the features offered by HbbTV 2 on new receivers and for development Of applications and interactive services, both for future certification and the proper operation of such devices.
The effort in terms of preparation was significant and required a substantial commitment of resources and skills. The workshop was held in Milan, in the Mediaset testing laboratory configured for this purpose. The event marked a wide manifestation of interest.
Many operators took part in the HbbTV Workshop interoperability. Among the manufacturers: LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, TP-Vision, and Vestel. Broacasters like Rai, Mediaset, Sky and TV. Application providers such as Archimedia, Pixels, and Fincons.
In September, the results of the tests will be published in neutral form. Thereafter, they will also be presented in October in Rome at the next HbbTV Symposium organized by HbbTV in partnership with HD Forum Italia.

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HbbTV, the European standard for interactive TV in Italy

Sat, 17 Jun 2017 08:05:11 +0000

In this interview, Marco Pellegrinato, vice president of HD Forum Italia, explains how adopting the HbbTV 2.0.1 standard for interactive TV services – that will gradually replace MHP – will affect the domestic television market. “HDFI expects HbbTV 2.0.1 to be a huge success, bringing positive knock-on effects in terms of sales and new services for users.”
Marco Pellegrinato, HD Forum Italia has just released HD Book 4.0. What is it about?
“Technically speaking, it’s about adopting the new HbbTV 2.0.1 standard for interactive TV services offered by broadcasters on connected TVs and set-top boxes. We are talking about hugely popular applications in the field of OTT services: all the way from so-called Catch-up TV, such as Rai Replay, La 7 On Demand, Mediaset OnDemand, through to Pay per View, such as Infinity, Premium Play, etc. All these services so far have been created using another interactive standard, called MHP, which was adopted in Italy in 2004 in the early years of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).”
In which sector will the impact of HD Book 4.0 be most evident?
“It will have a major impact primarily on the manufacturing industry. The reason is simple: given that HbbTV 2.0.1 is a Europe-wide common standard (which also reaches beyond EU borders), from now on TV manufacturers will no longer have to create specific products for Italy. Indeed, in Italy, unlike the rest of Europe, the MHP standard has remained in force until today. So, looking ahead, we expect the volume of products on the Italian market that are compatible with HbbTV 2.0.1 to carry on increasing.”
What will change for users?
“After an initial start-up phase, as of next year, users will be able to purchase more modern receivers while still continuing to take advantage of current services converted by broadcasters into the new HbbTV 2.0.1 technology. Its intrinsic similarity to HTML5 Web technology means that the number of services provided to users will tend to increase. This is also because, with HTML5, new operators and application providers will be able to offer their services more easily on Smart TV and set-top-boxes.”
What kind of consequences will there be for broadcasters?
“Broadcasters will of course be able to conform to the new technology when and how they wish, converting their interactive applications from MHP to HbbTV 2.0.1. However, it’s reasonable to assume that for a number of years the two standards will coexist in simulcasts, with the aim of continuing to serve all those still using devices based on MHP technology.”
What are you hoping for?
“We hope HbbTV 2.0.1 will be a huge success, bringing positive knock-on effects in terms of sales and new services for users. And in order to support the implementation of these services, at HDFI last year we helped set up a specific body called the “HbbTV Competence Center”, made up of specialist systems integration companies.”
When will the new specifications for Ultra HD be coming out?
“We will do that as soon as possible, with the forthcoming publication of the collection, that will seal this epochal paradigm shift: the transition to Ultra HD, which television is undergoing around the world, including the ratification of the latest complementary technologies to UHD, i.e. HDR, HFR, WCG and Enhanced Audio. Until now we have focused on protecting consumers by starting off from the most consolidated standards in the market such as Full HD progressive – i.e., true HDTV – rather than a standard whose products were not yet fully ready and interoperable. The next volume will in fact be called Ultra HD Book 1.0, and will be the first release integrated with a new technological approach: a “platform-agnostic” vision. The released will be announced at the next HDFI Conference in October.”

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First edition of the Italian Ultra HD Book coming soon

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:02:43 +0000

At the European Digital Forum 2017, in Lucca, Vice President Marco Pellegrinato presented the activities of the ‘Joint Technical Group’ – a working body established within HDFI – with a view to the publication of the Ultra HD Book 1.0, the latest in a series of documents that contain technical specifications Intended for the manufacturers of television reception apparatus for the Italian market.
The Ultra HD Book 1.0, resulting from a joint effort with international regulatory bodies and sector representatives, is the first instance of a series dedicated to the Ultra HD universe, in light of the progress achieved in standardizing the new technologies in image (HDR, WCG, HFR) and sound (NGA). It is also the first volume that expresses the paradigm of a multi-platform TV that treats in a unified approach the characteristics of the satellite, digital terrestrial and IP television universe.

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HD Forum Italia initiatives in 2017 start at European Digital Forum in Lucca

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:02:58 +0000

A demo aerea and a panel for an open discussion on the evolutionary scenarios of the audiovisual landscape

The Italian initiatives of the HD Forum Italia (HDFI) are under way, after the participation in the MIPTV in Cannes in April. They start from the European Forum Digital 2017 in Lucca on Thursday and Friday (15 and 16 June), where HDFI organizes various activities starting with a panel scheduled in the afternoon of the first day of the event and the exhibition of the HDFI Technology Center, A demonstration area aimed at the presentation of latest generation audiovisual devices. Two key moments to make the point on the Ultra High Definition path, from production to distribution and reception of audiovisual content. Focus on HDR; WCG; HFR and NGA, in the wake of industry projections of the potential of these technologies. An open debate, inspired by the passion of HDFI community members and the efforts that large groups are already doing to implement new production infrastructures and new platforms for terrestrial, satellite and broadband distribution. There will also talks on ‘Next Generation Audio’, the new sound size incorporating a variety of techniques designed to offer a more and more advanced experience.

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HDFI at the MIPTV Workshop 2017, Cannes

Sun, 04 Jun 2017 08:01:31 +0000

The organizers of the MIPTV Workshop, which took place in Cannes from 3 to 6 April, invited HD Forum Italia to bring about the experience of the major broadcasters operating in Italy (RAI, Mediaset and Vatican Television Center) for UHD, in an ad hoc session of the event.
The President Benito Manlio Mari and the Vice-Presidents Pellegrinato and Trigila participated in a talk-show hosted by journalist Chris Forrester, an international media technology expert, at the session on April 5.

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