Acquisition

Lossless compression algorithms allow the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data.

Lossless Compression: Rewriting Data More Efficiently

There are many types of codecs, all used for specific purposes to reduce file sizes and make them easier to distribute down a limited bandwidth pipe. Lossy compression and Lossless compression are the two most common categories of data compression used to reduce the size of data without significant loss of information.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 - Summary

In this final part of the series, an attempt will be made to summarize all that has gone before and to see what it means.

HDR: Part 22 - Creative Technology - Non Standard

Read too much film and TV industry technical literature, and it’s easy to get the impression that everything about the technology is built to carefully considered specifications. As Philo Farnsworth’s wife was probably aware, though, as he tinkered with the electronics while she sat in as a test subject, it’s often the other way around.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

Production & Post

Apple’s M1 ARM For Broadcast Infrastructure Applications: Part 2

In part 2 of this investigation, we look at why Apple’s new M1 processor benefits broadcasters.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 - Summary

In this final part of the series, an attempt will be made to summarize all that has gone before and to see what it means.

HDR: Part 22 - Creative Technology - Non Standard

Read too much film and TV industry technical literature, and it’s easy to get the impression that everything about the technology is built to carefully considered specifications. As Philo Farnsworth’s wife was probably aware, though, as he tinkered with the electronics while she sat in as a test subject, it’s often the other way around.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

Hardware Infrastructure

Classical KVM: Part 1 - Basics, Advantages And Challenges

KVM-over-IP or classical KVM: what is the perfect fit for your application? - A comparison in two parts.

The tweaking tool has been replaced by privileges, passwords and settings.

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Lossless Compression: Rewriting Data More Efficiently

There are many types of codecs, all used for specific purposes to reduce file sizes and make them easier to distribute down a limited bandwidth pipe. Lossy compression and Lossless compression are the two most common categories of data compression used to reduce the size of data without significant loss of information.

Apple’s M1 ARM For Broadcast Infrastructure Applications: Part 2

In part 2 of this investigation, we look at why Apple’s new M1 processor benefits broadcasters.

Software Infrastructure

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

Mediapro is building out its Corporate MAM infrastructure to connect all of its production and playout sites.

Mediapro’s MAM Strategy Is Spanning The Globe

As company mergers, acquisitions and extensive rights management agreements have become part of the new media landscape, it has created large multi-national conglomerates that span the globe. This in turn has revealed the need for IT networking technology and complex software orchestration that tie all of the disparate locations together and increase productivity across the company.

The Sponsors Perspective: PTP In LANs & WANs - An Essential Component In IP Broadcast Infrastructure

PTP - as a precise network timing technology has been available for nearly two decades. It is already widely used in Telecommunication networks, Finance and Trading platforms, substation automation networks and many more industries. Every industry has its own demands such as target accuracy on the end nodes, or whether it should be used locally or via wide area connections. Furthermore, there is often the question of whether existing network…

Computer Security: Part 4 - Making Hardware Secure

The history of computing has been dominated by the von Neumann computer architecture, also known as the Princeton architecture, after the university of that name, in which one common memory stores the operating system, user programs and variables the programs operate on.

Audio

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Apple’s M1 ARM For Broadcast Infrastructure Applications: Part 2

In part 2 of this investigation, we look at why Apple’s new M1 processor benefits broadcasters.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

The Sponsors Perspective: PTP In LANs & WANs - An Essential Component In IP Broadcast Infrastructure

PTP - as a precise network timing technology has been available for nearly two decades. It is already widely used in Telecommunication networks, Finance and Trading platforms, substation automation networks and many more industries. Every industry has its own demands such as target accuracy on the end nodes, or whether it should be used locally or via wide area connections. Furthermore, there is often the question of whether existing network…

Playout & Transmission

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Apple’s M1 ARM For Broadcast Infrastructure Applications: Part 2

In part 2 of this investigation, we look at why Apple’s new M1 processor benefits broadcasters.

The World Of OTT: Part 10 - Optimizing Encoding & Contribution For Live OTT

OTT has dramatically expanded the range of delivery outlets for content and continues to do so. This has had a direct effect on content production, enabling almost any organization or person to create and distribute live content, which has increased the volume of content being created. Whether this content is for entertainment, news, education or communications, video is our preferred communication medium and people generally turn to this whenever possible.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 - Summary

In this final part of the series, an attempt will be made to summarize all that has gone before and to see what it means.

Distribution & Delivery

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Lossless Compression: Rewriting Data More Efficiently

There are many types of codecs, all used for specific purposes to reduce file sizes and make them easier to distribute down a limited bandwidth pipe. Lossy compression and Lossless compression are the two most common categories of data compression used to reduce the size of data without significant loss of information.

The World Of OTT: Part 10 - Optimizing Encoding & Contribution For Live OTT

OTT has dramatically expanded the range of delivery outlets for content and continues to do so. This has had a direct effect on content production, enabling almost any organization or person to create and distribute live content, which has increased the volume of content being created. Whether this content is for entertainment, news, education or communications, video is our preferred communication medium and people generally turn to this whenever possible.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 - Summary

In this final part of the series, an attempt will be made to summarize all that has gone before and to see what it means.

Test, QC & Monitoring

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 - Summary

In this final part of the series, an attempt will be made to summarize all that has gone before and to see what it means.

HDR: Part 22 - Creative Technology - Non Standard

Read too much film and TV industry technical literature, and it’s easy to get the impression that everything about the technology is built to carefully considered specifications. As Philo Farnsworth’s wife was probably aware, though, as he tinkered with the electronics while she sat in as a test subject, it’s often the other way around.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

Services

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

The World Of OTT: Part 10 - Optimizing Encoding & Contribution For Live OTT

OTT has dramatically expanded the range of delivery outlets for content and continues to do so. This has had a direct effect on content production, enabling almost any organization or person to create and distribute live content, which has increased the volume of content being created. Whether this content is for entertainment, news, education or communications, video is our preferred communication medium and people generally turn to this whenever possible.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar?

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

Mediapro’s MAM Strategy Is Spanning The Globe

As company mergers, acquisitions and extensive rights management agreements have become part of the new media landscape, it has created large multi-national conglomerates that span the globe. This in turn has revealed the need for IT networking technology and complex software orchestration that tie all of the disparate locations together and increase productivity across the company.