Refraction is a topic that is at the heart of waves of all kinds. It affects the broadcaster in many ways, in lenses, optical fibers and in the way transmissions propagate.
With MPEG-2 still the dominant encoding platform used by OTA broadcasters in North America, and many looking to make the move to ATSC 3.0 (Nextgen TV), software-based encoding systems are increasingly being deployed. This slow but steady evolution has led to smaller sized solutions that offer more features and flexibility and
FAST feels like a new name for Linear TV, just delivered over the internet, rather than involving DTT, cable, and IPTV networks. Perhaps this is why service providers and technology vendors are grappling with marketplace confusion about what FAST channels are and what they can be.
Motion estimation is one of the most important enabling technologies of video compression because it allows redundancy between pictures to be identified even in the presence of motion.
While the business side of streaming has a host of terms that can confuse, the same can be said of the technology side. Sometimes the confusion stems from a lack of definition or an overuse of a term from so many different use cases that its meaning is lost. Sometimes
Waves are an important topic, not least because all life on Earth depends upon them. The Earth depends totally on the radiation from the Sun, which is a ceaseless blast of energy spread over a vast range of wavelengths.
The world of streaming is defined by acronyms like SVOD, AVOD, FAST, OTT and more. But this leaves gaps and confusion in what is included in our OTT services. For example, what does a service like BBC iPlayer include? What is watching the World Cup on RAIPlay called? Do we
Open Broadcast Systems and MSTV have announced a partnership to develop new products and solutions around innovative IP technologies, including Starlink, 5G and cloud distribution systems.
