Data Recording and Transmission: Part 21 - Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Codes July 8^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The explosion in digital technology that led to Compact Discs, DVD, personal computers, digital cameras, the Internet and digital television broadcasting relies heavily on a small number of enabling technologies, one of which is the use of Reed-Solomon error correcting codes.

ERT Greece Upgrades To Pebble Beach Systems June 26^th 2020 - 10:00 AM

Pebble Beach Marina automation system will transform multi-site playout facilities for the Greek public radio and TV broadcaster.

Data Recording and Transmission: Part 20 - Burst Errors June 2^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

The first burst error correcting code was the Fire Code, which was once widely used on hard disk drives. Here we look at how it works and how it was used.

BroadStream Releases VoCaption Live Automated Captions And Subtitles May 22^nd 2020 - 11:00 AM

Acquisition of Screen Subtitling Systems results in a new product launch.

TV Direct, Thailand, Expands With PlayBox Neo May 18^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

PlayBox Neo announces the completion of an expanded playout system at the Bangkok headquarters of Thai broadcaster TV Direct. The installation doubles the network’s capacity from three to six channels, transmitted in high definition via direct-to-home satellite and online.

Data Recording and Transmission: Part 19 - Cyclic Redundancy Checks May 5^th 2020 - 09:30 AM

The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) was primarily an error detector, but it did allow some early error correction systems to be implemented. There are many different CRCs but they all work in much the same way, which is that the data to be protected are divided by the CRC polynomial.

EVS Strengthens IP Market Position With Acquisition Of Axon May 4^th 2020 - 09:15 AM

EVS has acquired media network infrastructure specialist Axon Digital Design in a deal worth EUR 10.5 million ($11,646,805.00US) in cash and debt. Once completed, EVS will strategically expand its global footprint and gains new sales channel partners.

PlayBox Technology System Health Check May 1^st 2020 - 10:00 AM

UK company offers new service to maintain optimal CIAB system performance.

PlayBox Neo Powers More New TV Channels April 30^th 2020 - 10:00 AM

Talented Serbian musician’s media company chooses PlayBox Neo CiaB to be the content source for three new TV channels.

Jordan Media City Expands Pebble Beach Automation April 27^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

Jordan Media City (JMC) ordered a significant expansion for the Marina automation solution at its Amman headquarters, expanding on its current Pebble solution already in place.

Global Viewpoint

IP Agile Mindsets February 25^th 2021 - 09:15 AM

Agile development and DevOps are relatively new concepts for broadcasters. But when I interviewed Paul Markham, from Discovery, in Part 1 of Transitioning to Broadcast IP Infrastructures, it became clear that these disciplines have implications that stretch far beyond software development.