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IBC 2015 Best Paper: Tim Borer & Andrew Cotton

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Interview
  • Session
  • Saturday, 12 September 2015
  • 11:12 - 11:12
  • Duration: 2 mins
  • Publication date: 09 Oct 2015
  • Location: NA, RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Part of event IBC 2015

About the session

IBC unites the technologies and business models powering the creation, management and delivery of all forms of electronic media content to consumers in a world where content is everywhere.

From OTT delivery, mobile TV and Cloud production to the economics of Ultra HD, digital cinema innovation and the rise of social television, IBC sits at the forefront of all the recent major changes in the industry. 


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    Tim Borer

    R&D, BBC, Lead Technologist

    Tim Borer works as a Lead Engineer at BBC Research and Development, currently focusing on aspects of UHDTV such as high dynamic range and high frame rates. Previously Tim led the video compression team at BBC R&D developing “Dirac” and the SMPTE VC-2 compression standard. He maintains an interest in compression for production.Prior to the BBC he designed professional broadcasting equipment, including motion compensated standards converters and compression equipment, for both Snell and Harris. Tim holds degrees in video processing, electronics and physics. He is a Chartered Engineer (MIET), a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the SMPTE. He is the inventor of 20 patents.
  • AC

    Andrew Cotton

    BBC, Research & Development, Principal Technologist

    With a background in video compression and image processing, my team and I are responsible for maintaining the technical integrity of the BBC’s acquisition, production, playout and IP distribution systems.I'm also responsible co-ordinating BBC R&D's input to the international UHDTV standardisation bodies.
  • Tim Borer

    Tim Borer

    R&D, BBC, Lead Technologist

    Tim Borer works as a Lead Engineer at BBC Research and Development, currently focusing on aspects of UHDTV such as high dynamic range and high frame rates. Previously Tim led the video compression team at BBC R&D developing “Dirac” and the SMPTE VC-2 compression standard. He maintains an interest in compression for production.Prior to the BBC he designed professional broadcasting equipment, including motion compensated standards converters and compression equipment, for both Snell and Harris. Tim holds degrees in video processing, electronics and physics. He is a Chartered Engineer (MIET), a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the SMPTE. He is the inventor of 20 patents.
  • Andrew Cotton

    Andrew Cotton

    BBC, Research & Development, Principal Technologist

    With a background in video compression and image processing, my team and I are responsible for maintaining the technical integrity of the BBC’s acquisition, production, playout and IP distribution systems.I'm also responsible co-ordinating BBC R&D's input to the international UHDTV standardisation bodies.
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