Next Eurovision Song Contest Broadcast Feed in 10 bit H.264 ?

[CruNcher]

It seems so :)

http://www.ateme.com/Eurovision-selects-ATEME-s-Kyrion

So no Mpeg-2 4:2:2 low quality Feed anymore to deal with also transcoding between stations now uniquely H.264 no Format transcoding anymore Mpeg-2->H.264 ;)

So finally a complete High Quality High Definition H.264 chain now Send->Modify->Receive http://www.eurovision.tv/page/baku-2012 :D

[nevcairiel]

Eurovision is a broadcasting company (part of the EBU), and while they do hold the song contest, its not their main purpose.
Furthermore, it'll be quite a while until consumers can get 10-bit broadcasts, not to mention that probably no current receiver can handle it.

[CruNcher]

I don't talk from the Consumer Perspective, though it will be better for the consumer as well as they will see some improvements even in the 8 bit result they gonna receive in the end via their preferred HD H.264 Station ;)
Though not sure if every EBU Station will handle the 10 Bit Feed or if some will still use the Mpeg-2 Studio Feed or if everyone has even to handle the 10 bit feed and their will be no Mpeg-2 Feed @ all anymore :D

[sneaker_ger]

And with HEVC finalization scheduled for 2013, most countries will probably never adopt it, right? Just look at the market share that mpeg2 still has.
I only see it for the streams that are send to the broadcasters, before re-encoding for their local customers. (Like big international sporting events or aforementioned Euro Vision Song Contest.)

[CruNcher]

sneaker_ger adoption of 10 bit for Broadcasting after Ateme initialized it was pretty fast the Eurovision Song Contest will be the first Result of it done with Atemes High Quality Encoder pretty exciting already to see them being used for such a big event (World biggest Broadcast Event) :)
Not sure how fast H.265 will be able to conquer it but i would say we just reached H.264 spike now and how long took it ? i doubt HEVC will play a big role for HD @ least for now, and consumer can be really happy with H.264 practically everything is interoperable these days (ok still some problems here and there but much better then ever before) :)

Though 1 thing i fully agree instead of investing into this 3D mumbo jumbo (MVC) for consumers industry should have pushed 10 bit forward out of Broadcast/Hollywood into homes instead this useless MVC was pushed @ least useless for consumers it has practical usage though.

I hope though 10 bit is next (a lot to replace again) they decide on selling new stuff, 3D will come fore free in the next rush then ;)