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Wide-Area Networking & Remote Production March 31st 2015 - 10:43 AM

The use of wide-area audio networking makes possible the remote production of live TV events, where large geographical distances separate the production facilities and the events that are being televised. There is growing interest in this area from broadcasters, both in the potential for significant reductions in production costs as well as improvements in production quality. But there are difficulties to overcome if this is to become practical in a wide variety of circumstances.

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The EU is still divided over online services, with geoblocking common between member states.

EU Sledgehammer Cracks Nut of Geoblocking March 30th 2015 - 12:01 PM

The European Commission is ready to tackle geoblocking as part of its ongoing campaign to create a single unified digital services market across all 28 member states of the European Union (EU). Having from been set up to create a single market for physical goods, the Commission now views it as being illogical to have divisions among EU states over online services.

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VSF, SMPTE, EBU Publish Minimum Viable System Requirements Report March 25th 2015 - 10:53 AM

The Video Services Forum (VSF), the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), today approved the publication of the Minimum Viable System Requirements report. This report details the minimum requirements for a live multi-camera studio production system, using packetized network technology.

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So Little Time, So Much To Learn March 24th 2015 - 10:27 AM

World-class learning opportunities abound in NAB exhibits and technical sessions.

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Proactively Monitor All Aspects Of digital Video Services To Stem Customer Complaints March 20th 2015 - 12:01 PM

Research shows that the top four viewers’ complaints concern: macroblocking, blackout, freeze, and audio silence. To retain those customers, engineers need a better method of monitoring digital signals. This Tektronix tutorial will show you how.

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Satellite services offer OTT channels many options including 4K.

Satellite Offers More Choice To OTT Viewers. March 19th 2015 - 12:02 PM

Satellite television is here to stay and OTT will be an additional “side plate” which complements and expands viewers’ choices.

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Nevion: The challenge is to find a way of migrating as many operations as possible away from the venue and back to the home base

​Live broadcasting fuels a remote production revolution March 17th 2015 - 09:16 PM

Nevion explains how remote production, using digital connectivity over fiber or IP, is a revolution in live event workflow.

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Kannuu aims to unify content discovery across all outlets.

Making TV Fun Again: Content Discovery in the Internet Age March 10th 2015 - 08:09 AM

In 1956, Zenith released the first television remote to gain widespread popularity. It worked on ultrasound waves and was the size of a small Bible. Functionality was pretty basic: it could turn the TV on and off, scroll through all 13 channels and mute the volume. In the nearly 60 years since its debut remotes have steadily evolved, morphed and grown to all sizes and shapes, even integrated into our cell phones and tablets to become part of our everyday connected lives. Although this physical interaction with the TV is evolving, the on-screen interactive experience is not keeping up with the needs of TV viewers.

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