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Warning : session_start : The session id contains invalid characters, valid characters are only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 9 Warning : session_start : Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent output started at /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php:9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 9 Warning : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by output started at /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php:9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 10 Contents AV Specialist Volume 91 November 2006 10 17 21 Mobile TV set to challenge viewing habits Here’s a quick test: how many screens have you got in your house? With the development of new DVB and 3G technologies it won’t be too long before they’re all able to display a television signal. Planning for the multimedia Church The quest for spiritual upliftment is accentuated by the remarkable abilities of today’s AV technology. More and more, houses of worship throughout Africa are using technology to spread the Gospel. Is Jesus the next killer app? Broadcast and ProAV vendors are helping Churches spread the word. Will sport on mobile TV compete with big screen? On the eve of the World Cup, Informa Telecoms was forecasting that the event would generate streaming and broadcast revenues that would exceed US$300 million. How does the hype match up with the reality. IBC Awards for Innovation During IBC in September, a number of global suppliers were recognised for their commitment to innovation and customer service. SA doccie scoops Emmy A Lions Trail was recently awarded an Emmy Award for Cultural and Artisitc programming. 25 The growing use of AV technology in Houses of Worship is attracting fresh disciples from a broad range of AV/IT dealers. 30 Publisher & Managing Editor Kevan Jones kevan@avspecialist.tv Circulation Anne Ebrahim ann@avspecialist.tv Designer Rajiv Gopalan r.nair@atlasprinting.ae Advertising sales Southern Africa Richie Ebrahim richie@avspecialist.tv North Africa & Middle East Michele Dwayk michele@avspecialist.tv Europe Emmanuel Archambeaud earchambeaud@wanadoo.fr Represented in the Middle East by: AV Specialist MENA FZ LLC PO Box 502314, Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 0 4 391-4718 Fax: +971 0 4 345-2898 e-mail: mena@avspecialist.tv Represented in Southern Africa by: Doddington Direct cc PO Box 3939, Honeydew, 2040, South Africa Tel: +27 0 11 794-1918 Fax: +27 0 11 794-1919 Represented in Europe by: Def & Communication 48 Bd Jean-Jaurès, 92110 Clichy, France Tel: +33 0 1 4730 7180 Fax: +33 0 1 4730 0189 Printed in the UAE by Atlas Printing Press L.L.C Tel.+971 0 4 340-9895 35 Publishers’ Note With Christmas coming up fast I came across an interesting quote attributed to Carol Nelson, a resident of Massachusetts in the USA who wrote: “Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home”. For somebody who has spent the last year living apart from my family in South Africa it’s a sentiment I embrace with a passion and I can’t wait to get back to South Africa for the festive season. Wanting to learn more about Carol I dug around on Google and learned that, even though she’s approaching 70, Carol continues to work as a freelance journalist for the “silver stringers”, a group of senior citizens who produce a web-based publication for their local community. Established by the MIT Media Lab in 1996, Silver Stringers embodies a community-centric approach to news coverage, providing training and equipment to older residents and allowing them to work as reporters, photographers, illustrators, editors, and designers of a localized Web-based publication. MIT were interested in enhancing grass-roots communication while at the same time learning new models for media coverage. Realizing that persons over the age of 50 have unparalleled wisdom about the communities where they have lived and worked, MIT empowered these people by providing skills and technologies – and in the process created ‘next-generation’ media coverage of cities and towns that would normally fall below the media radar. Not only do I applaud Carol for her community spirit, I also congratulate the MIT Media Lab for recognizing the wisdom that comes with age. You can’t buy experience with either love or money. Merry Christmas to you all. Warning : Unknown : The session id contains invalid characters, valid characters are only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 in Unknown on line 0 Warning : Unknown : Failed to write session data files . Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct /var/lib/php/session in Unknown on line 0 http://http://

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AV Specialist - Africa Edition Vol 91

Table of Contents
Mobile TV set to challenge viewing habits
Planning for the multimedia church
Is Jesus the next killer app?
Will sports on mobile TV compete with the big screen?
IBC Awards for Innovation
SA doccie scoops Emmy

AV Specialist - Africa Edition Vol 91