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Accurately Valuing Your Media Assets With Data You Can Trust February 16th 2017 - 04:00 PM

​For every media organization, accurately valuing media assets is critical to understanding and maximizing potential revenues. This is particularly true given the costs and challenges of creating, distributing, and monetizing content — whether TV series, news programming, or feature film — from production and premiere through syndication.

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Cloud Broadcasting - Public and Private Clouds February 15th 2017 - 01:00 PM

In the previous Cloud Broadcasting article, we looked at Agile software development and its relevance to cloud computing. In this article, we delve further into Cloud-Born systems and investigate the differences between public and private clouds and where you might want to use them.

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Data security, what does it mean?

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.7 - Security - What Does That Mean? February 15th 2017 - 12:00 PM

In a new series of Bruce’s Shorts, Bruce Devlin looks at computer security. There are many aspects to security and in this Short, Devlin introduces the topic in preparation for more detail in upcoming episodes.

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To cope with fluctuations in demand for just-in-time server-side ad insertion, requires a highly scalable architecture.

Comparing MPEG-DASH to HLS February 10th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Adobe strive to transport the best video over the internet that supports the most devices. 4K UHD content traffic further drives the goal of a single video format that can be displayed on any device. While many solutions have been proposed, MPEG-DASH is increasingly being viewed as the best.

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As usual, Super Bowl 2017 raised the bar for live sports streaming.

Latency Challenge for Super Bowl 2017 Streaming February 6th 2017 - 01:00 PM

It is a mark of how fast live streaming has evolved that latency rather than buffering was the main concern over quality of online viewing for Super Bowl 2017. This applies equally to fixed line access via Fox Sports or over smartphones where Verizon Wireless holds exclusive rights (which we cover in a separate story). That was also the case for many overseas broadcasters with rights to the event, such as the BBC in the UK or Televisa in Mexico.

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Cloud Broadcasting - Agile Development February 2nd 2017 - 12:05 PM

In the previous Cloud Broadcasting article, we took a very brief look at cloud security and its advantages over traditional datacentre systems. In this article, we delve further into Cloud Born systems and investigate the new requirements for software development and upgrades in broadcast software services.

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Liquid-cooled R&S PHU902 Doherty amplifiers provide the highest power density per transmitter rack.

First Commercial ATSC 3.0 Broadcast in South Korea February 1st 2017 - 04:00 PM

In December 2016, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) aired its first UHD TV broadcast. To introduce this new TV transmission standard, Rohde & Schwarz TV transmitter technology is being installed countrywide.

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Bruce Shorts | IMF captions

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.5 - IMF Captions & Subtitles - IMSC1 February 1st 2017 - 11:00 AM

In the fourth season of ‘Bruce’s Shorts’, Bruce Devlin takes a look at the Interoperable Master Format (IMF). IMF needs a generic captioning and subtitling format for the planet. Episode 5 asks “Why choose IMSC1?”

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