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Thoughts On NAB 2022 May 6th 2022 - 09:00 AM

NAB happened! Yes, footfall was inevitably down and there were fewer vendors exhibiting, but the show went on. And what a great success it was too.

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Bold move sees Grass Valley democratize Playout on the GV AMPP operating platform for all content creators and distributors.

Grass Valley Disrupts Content Distribution Business Models With Launch Of FREE Playout May 5th 2022 - 10:00 AM

Grass Valley will no longer charge for Playout on its GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform), making the cloud-native solution accessible to many more media and entertainment companies.

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What is the best measure of a CDNs carbon footprint?

Quantifying The CO2 Of A CDN May 5th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Consumer awareness about the impact of video streaming is increasing and broadcasters are more willing to choose environmentally friendly solutions. However, they also expect image quality to continue to rise. At the same time content streaming services are hitting a processing bottleneck to achieve high quality at the lowest possible bitrate. Does something have to give? Saving the planet versus streaming the planet seems like an obvious choice but there are ways that carbon reduction can happen at the same time as our entertainment experiences can get richer.

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Igolgi Encoding Powers First NY City ATSC 3.0 Station May 4th 2022 - 10:00 AM

In late October 2021, WNYZ-LD, began broadcasting ethnic programming to New York City and Long Island, NY with the ATSC 3.0 system. The FCC modified the station license to Next-Gen status on March 22, 2022. The 3 kW ERP TV Ch. 6 station is licensed to Sound of Long Island Inc. and transmits both TV and radio broadcasts on its 82-88Mhz frequency.

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Transforms: Part 4 - Discrete Fourier Transforms May 4th 2022 - 09:00 AM

As we saw earlier when discussing transform duality, when something happens on one side of a transform, we can predict through duality what to expect on the other side.

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Globo Chooses GV AMPP For Live Sports And Entertainment Productions May 3rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Brazilian Mediatech Company Globo has selected Grass Valley’s GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform) to produce and stream over 50 live sports and entertainment events. In 2022, Globo expects to produce over 200 live sports, entertainment and news events using GV AMPP.

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NAB Show exhibits always impress visitors, starting in the LVCC lobby. Photo courtesy NAB.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 2 May 2nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

With fewer exhibits and smaller crowds, the 2022 NAB Show aisles were easier to navigate and exhibitors had more time to speak with visitors.

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NAB exhibits opened at 10 a.m. on Sunday. It wasn’t the usual heathy 100,000+ crowd, but it was an excited and healthy 52,000. Courtesy NAB.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 1 April 29th 2022 - 12:30 PM

Many annual NAB Shows have become milestones in TV broadcasting history. The presence of the 2022 NAB Show marked the first Las Vegas NAB Show since 2019.

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