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Digital Audio: Part 8 - Sampling Rates February 16th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The best sampling rate for digital audio is easily established by considering the requirements of the human auditory system (HAS), which is the only meaningful arbiter. Provided that the bandwidth of a digital audio system somewhat exceeds the bandwidth of the HAS, that should be enough.

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Computer Security: Part 3 - Circles Of Protection February 12th 2021 - 09:00 AM

There are many different requirements and expectations in the field of computer security and it may be as well to set out what some of them are. Computation is everywhere, from the ubiquitous iPhone to the military computer in an underground installation, and it is unrealistic to think that one security approach would suit all requirements. Computer security is also awash with buzzwords and these will crop up here with definitions of what they might mean.

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Cell phone towers can be useful ATSC 3.0 DTS venues.

NextGen TV’s Infrastructure Crescendo February 11th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Will NextGen TV change the world or will the world change NextGen TV’s destiny?

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MPEG Endorses Video Coding For Machines Movement February 10th 2021 - 09:00 AM

MPEG is responding to growing demand for efficient video transmission among machines by re-establishing a dedicated group to investigate use cases, requirements, test conditions, evaluation methodologies, and potential coding technologies.

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Android TV now has 180 operator customers worldwide.

Android TV Customer Growth Slows As Google Focuses On Scale And Monetization February 9th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The growth in customer numbers for Android TV has slowed over the last 18 months as Google aims to consolidate by scaling the middleware platform up and promoting revenue generation among its existing operator base.

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Asia’s Golden Melody Awards Feature Stunning AR-Supported Performance February 5th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Television production these days is tricky enough without adding virtual elements like augmented reality (AR) graphics, but that’s exactly what Taipei-based production company Getop did for the live telecast of the 2020 Golden Melody Awards (GMA). The highly rated annual televised awards ceremony - considered the “Asian Grammys” by many - celebrates top musical talent from across southeast Asia.

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The Super Bowl LV EFC staff will check-in, label and confirm that RF devices won

RF At Super Bowl LV February 4th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The #1 rule of live broadcasting is that things tend to fail at the worst possible time. The greater the ratings, the more likely something highly unlikely but mission-critical will fail, broadcast RF and wireless communication systems included. Count on it.

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Core Insights: Solving IP Routing For Broadcasters February 3rd 2021 - 09:30 AM

IP networks provide us with untold flexibility, but this flexibility presents us with interesting challenges of control. Developments in SDN (software defined networks) are leading the way through the separation of the control and data plane. And as we discover more of what SDN means, we soon realize that broadcasters are closer than they may think in achieving its operation.

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