Acquisition

HDR: Part 24 - Creative Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Every decade has had a buzzword. Watch a 1950s educational movie and realize how dated the term “atomic” sounds now, and not only because the downsides of nuclear power have since become so painfully apparent. Since then, we’ve been sold technology marked “transistor,” “digital,” and now “AI,” although sometimes it’s not quite clear how key those things are to the success of a technology.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Core Insights - Improving Headset Comms At Extreme Events

Without intercom, a live broadcast production would soon degenerate into chaos. A whole industry has been built on the protocols intercom users have adopted and everybody involved in the production must be able to hear the director’s instructions, clearly and concisely.

Practical High Dynamic Range (HDR) Broadcast Workflows - Part 2

There is a school of thought that suggests increasing the brightness through the contrast control on a television will give a higher dynamic range. However, this doesn’t necessarily increase the contrast ratio. Quantization noise is the enemy of dynamic range and increasing brightness in a system with a low bit depth makes quantizing banding obvious. When banding occurs, the brightness must be turned down to remove it or, the bit…

Production & Post

For Remotely Located Production Teams, Cloud Storage Is Making The Difference

As the world went remote in 2020, many businesses turned to cloud technology to help keep content flowing, causing a massive spike in cloud adoption. As one data point, Signiant reported a more than 230% increase in data moving into and out of cloud storage using its own Media Shuttle SaaS offering. For many looking to build a supportive remote infrastructure, cloud storage and a reliable file transfer solution has…

HDR: Part 24 - Creative Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Every decade has had a buzzword. Watch a 1950s educational movie and realize how dated the term “atomic” sounds now, and not only because the downsides of nuclear power have since become so painfully apparent. Since then, we’ve been sold technology marked “transistor,” “digital,” and now “AI,” although sometimes it’s not quite clear how key those things are to the success of a technology.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Navigating A Way Forward, Remotely

The concept of working from home was trending long before public health issues caused most of us to contribute remotely, but the past year has seen an acceleration no one could have predicted. What those in the media industry quickly learned is that it’s not that easy to take your work home with you.

Hardware Infrastructure

When Implementing 100G IP Media Networks, Professional Services Can Be Your Best Friend

Keeping up with the rapid advancements of new technology in media production and distribution can be a daunting task for broadcasters, service providers and media companies as they try to navigate highly competitive waters and keep their businesses successful. Staffing and resources are often limited and media delivery is becoming more dynamic, complex and unwieldy than ever before.

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Practical High Dynamic Range (HDR) Broadcast Workflows - Part 2

There is a school of thought that suggests increasing the brightness through the contrast control on a television will give a higher dynamic range. However, this doesn’t necessarily increase the contrast ratio. Quantization noise is the enemy of dynamic range and increasing brightness in a system with a low bit depth makes quantizing banding obvious. When banding occurs, the brightness must be turned down to remove it or, the bit…

Software Infrastructure

For Remotely Located Production Teams, Cloud Storage Is Making The Difference

As the world went remote in 2020, many businesses turned to cloud technology to help keep content flowing, causing a massive spike in cloud adoption. As one data point, Signiant reported a more than 230% increase in data moving into and out of cloud storage using its own Media Shuttle SaaS offering. For many looking to build a supportive remote infrastructure, cloud storage and a reliable file transfer solution has…

When Implementing 100G IP Media Networks, Professional Services Can Be Your Best Friend

Keeping up with the rapid advancements of new technology in media production and distribution can be a daunting task for broadcasters, service providers and media companies as they try to navigate highly competitive waters and keep their businesses successful. Staffing and resources are often limited and media delivery is becoming more dynamic, complex and unwieldy than ever before.

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Audio

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Microphones: Part 1 - Introduction

In this new series John Watkinson looks at all aspects of microphones, including how they work and how they don’t work.

Core Insights - Improving Headset Comms At Extreme Events

Without intercom, a live broadcast production would soon degenerate into chaos. A whole industry has been built on the protocols intercom users have adopted and everybody involved in the production must be able to hear the director’s instructions, clearly and concisely.

Playout & Transmission

The World Of OTT (Content Pt4) - Personalizing Content For Maximum Impact

A core promise of OTT is greater customer satisfaction through a more personalised viewing experience. Instead of linear channels with scheduled content that we may or may not be interested in, OTT enables us to combine tailored VOD and Live content into a single viewing window. This specific personalised viewing dynamic tunes the experience more precisely for a consumer which in turn increases commercial value for advertisers and OTT operators.…

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Microphones: Part 1 - Introduction

In this new series John Watkinson looks at all aspects of microphones, including how they work and how they don’t work.

Distribution & Delivery

For Remotely Located Production Teams, Cloud Storage Is Making The Difference

As the world went remote in 2020, many businesses turned to cloud technology to help keep content flowing, causing a massive spike in cloud adoption. As one data point, Signiant reported a more than 230% increase in data moving into and out of cloud storage using its own Media Shuttle SaaS offering. For many looking to build a supportive remote infrastructure, cloud storage and a reliable file transfer solution has…

The World Of OTT (Content Pt4) - Personalizing Content For Maximum Impact

A core promise of OTT is greater customer satisfaction through a more personalised viewing experience. Instead of linear channels with scheduled content that we may or may not be interested in, OTT enables us to combine tailored VOD and Live content into a single viewing window. This specific personalised viewing dynamic tunes the experience more precisely for a consumer which in turn increases commercial value for advertisers and OTT operators.…

When Implementing 100G IP Media Networks, Professional Services Can Be Your Best Friend

Keeping up with the rapid advancements of new technology in media production and distribution can be a daunting task for broadcasters, service providers and media companies as they try to navigate highly competitive waters and keep their businesses successful. Staffing and resources are often limited and media delivery is becoming more dynamic, complex and unwieldy than ever before.

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.

Test, QC & Monitoring

HDR: Part 24 - Creative Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Every decade has had a buzzword. Watch a 1950s educational movie and realize how dated the term “atomic” sounds now, and not only because the downsides of nuclear power have since become so painfully apparent. Since then, we’ve been sold technology marked “transistor,” “digital,” and now “AI,” although sometimes it’s not quite clear how key those things are to the success of a technology.

Timing: Part 2 - The Birth Of Video Recording

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out.

Microphones: Part 1 - Introduction

In this new series John Watkinson looks at all aspects of microphones, including how they work and how they don’t work.

Core Insights - Improving Headset Comms At Extreme Events

Without intercom, a live broadcast production would soon degenerate into chaos. A whole industry has been built on the protocols intercom users have adopted and everybody involved in the production must be able to hear the director’s instructions, clearly and concisely.

Services

For Remotely Located Production Teams, Cloud Storage Is Making The Difference

As the world went remote in 2020, many businesses turned to cloud technology to help keep content flowing, causing a massive spike in cloud adoption. As one data point, Signiant reported a more than 230% increase in data moving into and out of cloud storage using its own Media Shuttle SaaS offering. For many looking to build a supportive remote infrastructure, cloud storage and a reliable file transfer solution has…

The World Of OTT (Content Pt4) - Personalizing Content For Maximum Impact

A core promise of OTT is greater customer satisfaction through a more personalised viewing experience. Instead of linear channels with scheduled content that we may or may not be interested in, OTT enables us to combine tailored VOD and Live content into a single viewing window. This specific personalised viewing dynamic tunes the experience more precisely for a consumer which in turn increases commercial value for advertisers and OTT operators.…

When Implementing 100G IP Media Networks, Professional Services Can Be Your Best Friend

Keeping up with the rapid advancements of new technology in media production and distribution can be a daunting task for broadcasters, service providers and media companies as they try to navigate highly competitive waters and keep their businesses successful. Staffing and resources are often limited and media delivery is becoming more dynamic, complex and unwieldy than ever before.

Microservices For Broadcasters - Part 1

Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve the broadcaster experience.