Software-Based Encoding Offers Flexible Advantages For Next-Generation OTA Transmission February 27^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

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 vs. Linear TV: Part 1 - What Are The Real Differences? February 20^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

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.

Compression: Part 5 - Motion Estimation February 9^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

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.

The OTT Lexicon For 2023: Part 2 - Should We Re-think Some Of Our Terminology? February 3^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

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: Part 5 - Maintaining Climate Efficiency February 2^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

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 OTT Lexicon For 2023 January 20^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

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 Partners With MSTV To Innovate With Starlink, 5G And Cloud Technologies January 12^th 2023 - 10:30 AM

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.

Compression: Part 4 - Introducing Motion Compensation January 12^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Here we introduce the different types of redundancy that can be located in moving pictures.