Acquisition

Random wave action across a lake was a good challenge for a NDI compression evaluation.

Field Report: NewTek Spark Plus 4K

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a free protocol for Video over IP, developed by NewTek. The key word is “free.”

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Numerous field tests have proven the reliability of real-time remote HD acquisition over a 5G connection.

EU-Funded Group Looking To Productize 5G For Broadcast Production And Distribution

For the past year an international group of technology companies, funded by the European Union (EU), has been looking into the use of 5G technology to streamline live and studio production in the hopes of distributing more content to (and from) viewers faster and more efficiently. Due to the restrictions…

Production & Post

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

Electric blowers (at right) were brought in to dry out the news studio at WGNO. The staff was forced to evacuate while live on the air.

TV Stations Coping With Severe Weather But Keep The Reports Coming

Violent weather storms are wreaking havoc on the East Coast of the U.S. and radio and TV stations there are struggling to get the life-saving news out. In the past two months alone storms have knocked out TV antenna and broadcast towers at an alarming rate.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Creative Audio - Noise Reduction With Bob Bronow

Dialogue is king in television. Let’s face it, you don’t watch an episode of your favorite police procedural or reality show just to listen to the sound design or the incidental music. But whether the content is scripted or unscripted, delivering intelligible dialogue can be a real challenge for the…

Hardware Infrastructure

Field Report: NewTek Spark Plus 4K

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a free protocol for Video over IP, developed by NewTek. The key word is “free.”

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

EU-Funded Group Looking To Productize 5G For Broadcast Production And Distribution

For the past year an international group of technology companies, funded by the European Union (EU), has been looking into the use of 5G technology to streamline live and studio production in the hopes of distributing more content to (and from) viewers faster and more efficiently. Due to the restrictions…

Software Infrastructure

Field Report: NewTek Spark Plus 4K

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a free protocol for Video over IP, developed by NewTek. The key word is “free.”

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

TV Stations Coping With Severe Weather But Keep The Reports Coming

Violent weather storms are wreaking havoc on the East Coast of the U.S. and radio and TV stations there are struggling to get the life-saving news out. In the past two months alone storms have knocked out TV antenna and broadcast towers at an alarming rate.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Audio

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Creative Audio - Noise Reduction With Bob Bronow

Dialogue is king in television. Let’s face it, you don’t watch an episode of your favorite police procedural or reality show just to listen to the sound design or the incidental music. But whether the content is scripted or unscripted, delivering intelligible dialogue can be a real challenge for the…

IP KVM - Delivering For Broadcasters - Part 2

In the last article in this series we looked at how KVM improves control, reliability, security and integration for multiple devices and cloud systems. In this article, we look at how latency is addressed so that users have the best quality of experience possible.

Playout & Transmission

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

EU-Funded Group Looking To Productize 5G For Broadcast Production And Distribution

For the past year an international group of technology companies, funded by the European Union (EU), has been looking into the use of 5G technology to streamline live and studio production in the hopes of distributing more content to (and from) viewers faster and more efficiently. Due to the restrictions…

The World Of OTT (Infrastructure Pt7) - ISPs And The Growth Of OTT Video

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are experiencing significant growth in bandwidth consumption largely due to the uptake of OTT video services and the growth in numbers of connected devices per household. ISPs are therefore navigating the path of making successful investments in their networks that support OTT operators’ goals and consumers’…

Distribution & Delivery

The BBC believes that the Covid-19 pandemic has illuminated the continuing value of public service broadcasting.

Public Service Broadcasters Juggle Linear And Online To Maximize Coverage

The decline of public service broadcasting has been one of those long running narratives that is sometimes defied by reality, like the death of the set top box.

Field Report: NewTek Spark Plus 4K

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a free protocol for Video over IP, developed by NewTek. The key word is “free.”

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

TV Stations Coping With Severe Weather But Keep The Reports Coming

Violent weather storms are wreaking havoc on the East Coast of the U.S. and radio and TV stations there are struggling to get the life-saving news out. In the past two months alone storms have knocked out TV antenna and broadcast towers at an alarming rate.

Test, QC & Monitoring

Field Report: NewTek Spark Plus 4K

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a free protocol for Video over IP, developed by NewTek. The key word is “free.”

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

IP KVM - Delivering For Broadcasters - Part 2

In the last article in this series we looked at how KVM improves control, reliability, security and integration for multiple devices and cloud systems. In this article, we look at how latency is addressed so that users have the best quality of experience possible.

HDR: Part 32 - Creative Technology - Film Scanning

The film and TV business is a prominent producer of things that were once very expensive, but which have become much more affordable as developments overtook them. That’s never clearer than when browsing everyone’s favorite auction website, which has recently seen Spirit telecines, once seven figures, selling for less than…

Services

NAB 2021 Cancelled

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Creative Audio - Noise Reduction With Bob Bronow

Dialogue is king in television. Let’s face it, you don’t watch an episode of your favorite police procedural or reality show just to listen to the sound design or the incidental music. But whether the content is scripted or unscripted, delivering intelligible dialogue can be a real challenge for the…

All 2021 NAB Show attendees and participants are required to provide proof of vaccination.

The Leading Edge Cuts Both Ways

An October NAB Show in Las Vegas feels about as awkward as forgetting to bring business cards.