Broadcasting 8KTV, Because You Can October 2^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

The broadcast industry is mired in a state of resolution confusion. HD is the format du jour, 4K UHD is emerging quickly and proponents of 8K refuse to stay quiet. For a broadcast engineer, it’s enough to make your head spin.

Ultra HD Forum Factors High Frame Rate Into Latest Infrastructure Guidelines September 27^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

The Ultra HD Forum has given a stimulus to UHD deployments with the release of its latest 2.1 guidelines that give proper weight to all the ingredients constituting next generation A/V (Audio/Video).

Esports Expands Audiences Using Broadcast IP Production & Distribution – Part 1 – The Business Case September 25^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Esports viewership worldwide is on a steep upward trajectory and will soon begin to challenge traditional sports broadcast audience figures. As the esports and traditional sports communities converge, what can traditional broadcasters learn from the remote production workflows being pioneered by one of esports’ major game developers? In part 1 of t

In Live Channel Creation Video Quality Monitoring Is Critical! September 4^th 2019 - 11:30 AM

There is always a cacophony of noise around the big tradeshows; at NAB this year Telestream made its voice clearly heard with the first showcase of OptiQ Channel, a new and radically different one-click channel creation live service for cloud environments.

Sports Fans Last To Cut Cord But Flock To Smart Phones August 29^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Sports viewers are less likely to cut the cord than average yet consume more content on smart phones as well as on social media.

Formula 1 Continues Free To Air Exodus Despite Losing Fans August 21^st 2019 - 09:00 AM

Formula 1 (F1) is pushing ahead with its global exodus from FTA (Free To Air) broadcasting despite concerns over falling audiences.

Building On IP COTS August 14^th 2019 - 12:30 PM

Transitioning to IP improves flexibility and scalability, both of which are achievable using COTS IT equipment. But can COTS solve every challenge? Or does broadcasting still have some unique and more demanding requirements that need further attention? In this article, we look deeper into the specifics of IP networks for

Africa’s Kwesé Play Shuts Down After Two Years Operation August 12^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Kwesé Play, the Sub Saharan streaming video service launched amid fanfare and high hopes in 2017, has shut down after several months of rumors over disappointing revenues and failure to recoup high content costs.