Grupo Globo, the largest media group in Brazil, showcases the most advanced audio technology as adopted in the TV 3.0 standard, currently under specification by the Fórum Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital (SBTVD Forum). Globo has equipped one of their venues in Rio de Janeiro with a dedicated broadcast setup, where every match of the tournament will be distributed using MPEG-H Audio immersive and interactive sound together. This project was made possible by an excellent cooperation between Globo and its partners: Ateme, Fraunhofer IIS and LG Electronics.
The main highlight of Globo’s TV 3.0 showcase is the LG TV used to receive the live stream. It enables viewers to personalize the sound with an integrated MPEG-H Audio user interface. The experience is complemented with the support of MPEG-H Audio HDMI passthrough for the reproduction of immersive sound over MPEG-H Audio enabled AVRs and soundbars.
The immersive 5.1+4H feed received from Qatar is enhanced with advanced audio interactivity and personalization options at Globo in Rio de Janeiro using Linear Acoustic’s Authoring and Monitoring System (AMS). With the authoring of additional metadata during this stage, viewers get access to a new experience allowing them for example to select a different commentator or enhancing the sound of a fan curve. Finally, Ateme’s TITAN encoder is used for real time encoding and DASH streaming, while Sennheiser’s latest AMBEO Plus soundbar is used for the creation of the immersive sound experience at the venue in Rio de Janeiro.
Live Streaming in South Korea
SBS, the leading South Korean broadcaster, will offer the world’s first regular MPEG-H Audio streaming service with personalizable audio for all football fans in Korea. The service will allow users of the SBS mobile app to select between different audio presets such as “Basic”, “Enhanced Dialogue”, “Site” and “Dialogue Only”. It is the first time that users are offered such a level of personalization options in a live sports streaming service. The “Basic” preset is equivalent to the audio representation on normal TV sets, the “Enhanced Dialogue” preset provides a more vivid commentator, the “Site” preset conveys the pure stadium atmosphere without commentator at all. These personalization options are possible due to the unique features of the object-based audio of the MPEG-H Audio system. Although all of the features were demonstrated during numerous trials in the past, the SBS service is the first regular live streaming service worldwide.
MPEG-H Audio, substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is the industry’s most advanced audio system for UHD-TV and streaming. It supports both immersive sound and the ability for users to adjust audio elements to their preferences. MPEG-H has been on air since 2017 on all TV networks in South Korea under the ATSC 3.0 standard. It was selected as the sole audio system for Brazil’s next-generation TV 3.0 broadcast service in December 2021 and has been on air in regular broadcast over ISDB-Tb since then. Fraunhofer offers MPEG-H software implementations for many popular CPU, SoC and DSP platforms. It is widely deployed today in TV sets, premium soundbars, and high-end smart speakers.
MPEG-H brings next generation audio to broadcast and streaming
MPEG-H Audio, substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is the industry’s most advanced audio system for UHD-TV and streaming. It supports both immersive sound and the ability for users to adjust audio elements to their preferences. MPEG-H has been on air since 2017 on all TV networks in South Korea under the ATSC 3.0 standard. It was selected as the sole audio system for Brazil’s next-generation TV 3.0 broadcast service in December 2021 and has been on air in regular broadcast over ISDB-Tb since then. Fraunhofer offers MPEG-H software implementations for many popular CPU, SoC and DSP platforms. It is widely deployed today in TV sets, premium soundbars, and high-end smart speakers.
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