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Zenith engineer Tim Laud shows expert viewers a system test set-up. AP photo courtesy LG Electronics USA.

ATSC 3.0 Next-Gen TV Field Tests Show Positive Results July 12th 2015 - 08:01 AM

Under a FCC experimental broadcast license, Tribune Broadcasting’s WJW-TV is providing a DTV transmitter, tower and 6-MHz channel for ATSC 3.0-related field testing in Cleveland. Field tests of key elements of ATSC 3.0 have been underway since mid-May by a collaboration of LG Electronics, Zenith R&D Lab and GatesAir.

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Televisa Contol Room.

Applied Technology: Encoding and Transcoding in Today’s Complex Broadcast Environment July 6th 2015 - 12:10 PM

Broadcasters used to predominantly deliver SD and HD linear content. Today, consumer expectations for high-quality video on every screen, including on-demand, have propelled the industry toward adopting a more flexible and efficient approach to video production and distribution.

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The offshore powerboats were fast. Our private Wi-Fi video transport network was faster.

Adventures in Broadcasting, Part 2: Say Hi to Wi-Fi July 6th 2015 - 08:19 AM

IP video over Wi-Fi provided a solid new signal transport solution at a fraction of most wireless link costs. Wi-Fi was easy. The challenge was finding available devices to convert camera HDMI into IP for Wi-Fi transport, and decoders to convert IP back to HDMI for the production switcher.

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4k, UHD and Beyond session. Panelists: Simon Gauntlett (L), Digital Television Group,  Andy Quested (C) BBC, Chris Johns (R) Sky Television.

Caution Still The Watchword Over 4k July 1st 2015 - 02:01 PM

Ultra High Definition (UHD), or 4k as it’s also known, is now firmly established in the minds of broadcast professionals and viewers alike, even if far from being established in TV studios and the home.

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M/E 4 in the Program window is a logo key. The nearly identical orange powerboats (upper right) were competing neck to neck at over 150 MPH.

Adventures In Live Broadcast, Part 1 June 24th 2015 - 08:03 AM

Anyone who says engineering live field production is a breeze isn’t serious.

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City of London Police have been chasing pirate sites that carry ads.

Quality And Piracy Hold Back OTT Video Advertising June 19th 2015 - 12:01 PM

Online video advertising is booming but would grow even faster if quality could be improved and the impact of piracy reduced. A company’s brand image can be tarnished through association with poor quality reproduction and also when ads end up being shown against pirated content,

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SMPTE conducted a webcast to review the history of some television standards.

How a 1953 Standards Decision Affects Today’s Global Television Industry June 11th 2015 - 08:05 AM

It pays to have a handle on your industry’s history. Today, few who write modern video software know that over $70 billion a year is generated in global broadcasting based on a non standards-based engineering decision made in 1953 when black and white television transitioned to color.

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Mobile TV boom is creating measurement deficit for operators.

Mobile Analytics Firms Target TV June 10th 2015 - 01:55 PM

Pay TV operators and broadcasters struggling to measure viewing via mobile platforms could find help from firms specializing in analytics for wireless services. Birdstep of Sweden has signaled its intentions on this front by identifying video app and service providers as targets for the latest version of its analytics platform for measuring QoS across both cellular and Wi-Fi services.

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