The OTT Lexicon For 2023: Part 2 - Should We Re-think Some Of Our Terminology?

While the business side of streaming has a host of terms that can confuse, the same can be said of the technology side. Sometimes the confusion stems from a lack of definition or an overuse of a term from so many different use cases that its meaning is lost. Sometimes the confusion stems from the proliferation of terms that reflect the natural and necessary evolution of the industry, but which…

Vendor Spotlight: Qligent

Qligent helps broadcasters navigate a rapidly evolving media market.

Waves: Part 5 - Maintaining Climate Efficiency

Waves are an important topic, not least because all life on Earth depends upon them. The Earth depends totally on the radiation from the Sun, which is a ceaseless blast of energy spread over a vast range of wavelengths.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools: Part 3 - Monitoring Your Remote Systems

Monitoring what is happening in a remote system depends on being able to ask for something to be checked and having the results reported back to you. There are many ways to do this. This article looks at some simple examples.

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 3 - Contribution & Remote Control

A discussion of camera sources, contribution network and remote control infrastructure required at the venue.

The ever-expanding production center in Stamford, Conn., is home to NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBC Sports Digital, and NBC Sports Network.

Ten Years Later: NBC Sports’ Stamford Facility Grows With The Times

It was ten years ago, in the fall of 2012, that NBCUniversal opened a new international broadcast center in Stamford Connecticut, as the home for NBC Sports. It served as a way to consolidate its growing employee base and the production activities of a number of physical assets the network…

Capturing Nitin Sawhney’s Ghosts In The Ruins

The 2022 City of Culture festival concluded with a performance created by Nitin Sawhney CBE. Filmed on the URSA Broadcast G2, an edited broadcast of Ghosts In The Ruins aired on the BBC.

Vendor Spotlight: Imagine Communications

Imagine supports media companies’ bottom line with “converged” technology platform.

The Compromises In Long Zoom Lenses Are Still There But Viewers See Fewer Of Them

Fox Sports’ broadcast of the 2022 Baseball World Series was a real eye-opener, and it wasn’t just because the Houston Astros handily defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. After all, for those in the know, the Astros were the heavily favored team so the outcome shouldn’t have been too…

Machine Learning (ML) For Broadcasters: Part 8 - AI And ML Drive TV UX Innovation

AI, primarily Machine Learning (ML), is driving progress in the evolution of the UI (User Interface) for TV’s and other consumer devices, alongside other aspects of the overall UX (User Experience).