Post Card From Amsterdam

Broadstuff is here, in a rather wet Amsterdam, to attend the IBC show. This is the International Broadcasting Convention and is the show for TV technology in Europe. It fills the RAI exhibition centre here in Amsterdam as well as all the hotels and taxis in the city.

Just to prove how wet it is here, here's a photo of the (empty) "IBC Beech". In previous years, with better weather, many TV technology types could be seen "working" here during IBC!



Now that everyone in the TV industry has got over the excitement of IPTV and High Definition from two or three years ago, IBC more about lots of small, incremental improvements everywhere, but no "wow" factor so far. We have been told that the mobile section has some surprises, so will will check those out over the weekend and report back.

A few things caught our eye, while walking around the show.......

Demo of rain proof TV lights with indoor rain (which was bit ironic considering the weather outside!)



The dancing girls at the FOR-A virtual studio demo.....



And finally, we couldn't leave you without a 2D picture of a 3D TV! I can't actually see the 3D myself, although my colleague can, but he tells me that it gives him a headache if he watches for too long.