Broadcast Standards: Part 27 - Standards Organizations Summary & New Themes

Here we begin to build on the foundations of the incredibly well received ‘Broadcast Standards – The Book’ with the next phase of our exploration of standards used in broadcast.

As we proceed, we will focus on a number of key topic areas; the growth of new ‘cloud’ (private & public) based infrastructures, the convergence of OTA broadcast with streaming services & multi-format broadband delivery, emerging new immersive formats, and…

BEIT Conference Sessions At NAB 2025 Report - Part 2

The BEITC conference sessions at the 2025 NAB Show were varied and fascinating. Here our transmission specialist Ned Soseman concludes his review of his personal pick of the sessions of most relevance to the US broadcast market.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools: Part 2 - Testing Remote Connections

In the previous article, we set the scene for working with the Command Line Interface (CLI) on a UNIX system. Now we will explore some techniques for performing basic tests on our network infrastructure to check for potential problems.

Generative AI & Content Recommendation

Many major broadcasters are at least investigating how Generative AI can enhance content recommendation, partly by exploiting the ability to combine attributes across video, audio, text and graphics. These are early days though, with research still being conducted by universities and other academic institutions, as well as broadcasters themselves.

BEIT Conference Sessions At NAB 2025 Report - Part 1

The BEITC conference sessions at the 2025 NAB Show were varied and fascinating. Here our transmission specialist Ned Soseman summarizes his pick of the sessions of most relevance to the US broadcast market.

Authenticity And Trust In Media

Our resident digital philosopher Dave Shapton asks us all to consider whether we know what is real and how much we value authenticity.

Monitoring & Compliance In Broadcast: File Based Monitoring In Production Systems

File based monitoring tools sit at the heart of broadcast workflow. As production requirements evolve to embrace remote production and multi-site teams, such systems must also evolve to meet the new challenges.

Content Steering Goes Mainstream After Standardization

Tests have confirmed that content steering will boost performance and resilience of multi-CDN delivery networks. Following standardization by the DASH Industry Forum and then ETSI, it is becoming integral to streaming infrastructures, working autonomously and upgraded transparently in the field.

Building Software Defined Infrastructure: Ground To Cloud

New efficient and flexible workflows like remote production and multi-site teams mean using IP to transport media between sites, and this brings its own challenges to flexible infrastructure design.

Microphones: Part 10 - Mid-Side (M-S) Recording And Processing

M-S techniques provide useful sound-field positioning and a convenient way to check mono compatibility. We explain the hard science behind this often misunderstood technique.