SMPTE to Develop Mastering and Packaging Standard for Entertainment Distributed over Broadband

Project Illustrates Society's Increased Focus on New Platforms By BusinessWire WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (http://smpte.org), the leading international technical society for the motion imaging industry, is forming a technology committee to standardize mastering and packaging formats for content distributed over broadband networks. Such a broadband standard could fuel fresh business models by enabling consumers to purchase entertainment from any online destination and play it back on any device. The committee's launch highlights SMPTE's interest in addressing the challenges of delivering professional content (including movies, television programming, online programming and music) no matter the distribution platform. Broadband 23B will meet for the first time on... [read full story]