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In today’s fast-pace environment, broadcasters and content owners need to leverage cloud technology to remain competitive.

Applied Technology: Cloud Technology for TV Broadcasters December 19th 2014 - 08:25 PM

Cloud computing and broadcasters—they are made for each other. Cloud computing enables global scale of operations, brings tremendous cost savings and enables the worldwide distribution of content.

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Matrox Monarch HD streaming encoder

Field Report: Effortless streaming December 12th 2014 - 06:15 PM

The goal in world-class powerboat racing is to fly down an open water race course without leaving the surface, faster than anyone else. At this year’s Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks race, the winner blasted through the finish-line at 244 MPH, setting a new event speed record.

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2014: The First Year Traditional Linear TV Took A Back Seat To Streaming Video December 9th 2014 - 08:36 PM

A major shift in consumer behavior and significant growth in consumption on digital platforms hints at “appointment TV’s” slow demise.

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Video ingest – a case to be made for professional tools December 8th 2014 - 05:55 PM

With the continued drive within the broadcast environment for keeping costs down, better productivity and improved efficiencies, ensuring that the workforce has the tools to do their jobs properly is critical. As with other industries, broadcast finds itself in a state of flux, with several trends and changes impacting on businesses over the last decade. These include aspects such as the adoption of cloud, the move away from the use of proprietary hardware, and the increased use of automation throughout the entire workflow.

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Pixel Power

New Requirements in a Multi-Channel World December 3rd 2014 - 03:58 PM

In this paper, you’ll learn how to cope with the growing demand for increased channel count and multi- format distribution whilst controlling capital outlay and operating expense.

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Applied Technology: The Hidden Limitations of FEC November 21st 2014 - 11:47 PM

Packet loss is part of the “normal” behavior of packet networks and in particular of unmanaged networks like the Internet. Even so, there are effective ways in which to resolve the missing data.

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With viewers’ ever larger screens and higher pixel counts, broadcasters must meet the challenge. Image credit, Technologytell.com

HEVC, The Key to Delivering an Enhanced Television Viewing Experience, “Beyond HD” November 21st 2014 - 03:46 PM

A better sense of realism, immediacy and intimacy with the viewing experience are definitely keys to television success. But, does simply adding more resolution suffice? The issues of building a truly viewer immersive experience are more numerous and important than some believe.

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Ericsson is taking note of its own ConsumerLab feedback in optimizing its CDN for mobile video.

Mobile video boom changing CDNs November 21st 2014 - 03:05 PM

A new generation of CDN technologies and services is being driven along by the gathering boom in mobile video consumption fuelled by larger smartphones and tablets in particular. This is leading to CDNs designed to meet the specific needs of mobile video services, which include catering for multiple device formats through repackaging and bypassing the limited backhaul infrastructure on many mobile networks by pre-pushing content to edge nodes closer to the users. This in turn is encouraging use of software defined CDNs that can be deployed readily on existing equipment such as routers, caching servers and also the radio towers in mobile cells.

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