The Streaming Tsunami: Part 1 - Seeing The Tsunami Coming March 17^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Streaming video is on the cusp of becoming a major problem for broadband networks. Up to now we have been dealing with a swell in the streaming sea that has caused a few large waves to crash on to the shores of broadband networks. These waves have made headlines in

Compression: Part 6 - Inter Coding March 9^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The greatest amount of compression comes from the use of inter coding, which consists of finding redundancy between a series of pictures.

FAST vs. Linear TV: Part 2 - What Are The Real Differences? March 3^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

FAST can deliver the promise of true personalization intertwined with mass market reach. This heady mix can maximize advertising revenues from the large audiences currently turning away from traditional Pay-TV services towards free streaming services.

Celebrating BEITC At NAB Show March 2^nd 2023 - 09:30 AM

As we approach the 2023 NAB Show in the NAB centenary year, we celebrate the unique insight and influence of the Broadcast Engineering & IT Conference that happens alongside the show each year.

Waves: Part 6 - Wave Fronts March 1^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

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.

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.