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How Open Caching Aims To Support Broadcast Grade Streaming - Part 2 July 22nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Open Caching is still relatively young. In fact, it is about 10 years younger than the first major introductions of D2C Broadcaster services like BBC iPlayer.

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Electricity: Part 5 - Wind Turbines July 21st 2022 - 09:30 AM

Wind turbines are increasing in number because they produce electricity with reasonable environmental impact. But how green are they really?

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Master Control: Part 1 - The Four Missions Of Master Control July 20th 2022 - 10:00 AM

We begin this mini series with some history, the basic principles of Master Control and the evolution of centralcasting.

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Flexibility At The Core Of Decentralized Infrastructures July 19th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Most broadcast and media production professionals acknowledge that if they were to design the ideal video production and playout facility today, it would be all based on Internet Protocol (IP) operations. Due to the inherent benefits—cost savings, scalability and flexibility—this decentralized design is quickly becoming the favored way to build an operations platform that meets today’s production requirements and can grow to accommodate future technology improvements as they emerge.

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From Multi-Monitor Workplace To Adaptable Solution July 18th 2022 - 09:30 AM

This article from G&D looks at how combining KVM with multiviewer, push-get, and smart switching technologies creates ergonomically efficient ‘multiviewing console’ workspaces.

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UK Competition For Frequencies Squeezes Out Free To Air Channels July 15th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The UK’s sole DVB-T service is called Freeview, and it’s by far the most commonly used and widely recognised way to watch television in the country. Upcoming changes to Freeview, though, will affect the availability of certain BBC channels – and highlight future challenges which face anyone who uses radio spectrum.

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Vendor Spotlight: Telestream July 8th 2022 - 11:00 AM

Telestream, based in Nevada City, Calif. (with additional offices in Westwood, Mass,), is a privately held company that supports customers around the world in the Broadcast, Professional Video Production, Education, Corporate and Military market segments. The company is celebrating its 25th year in business in 2022, offering relevant products, systems and services that stretch from “glass to glass.”

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Information: Part 4 - Data Rates July 7th 2022 - 09:30 AM

In an increasingly digital world, it may be useful to look at the amount of data needed to represent various media. Note that the amount of data is being considered; the amount of information will always be somewhat less than that.

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