Adventures in Broadcasting, Part 2: Say Hi to Wi-Fi July 6^th 2015 - 08:19 AM

IP video over Wi-Fi provided a solid new signal transport solution at a fraction of most wireless link costs. Wi-Fi was easy. The challenge was finding available devices to convert camera HDMI into IP for Wi-Fi transport, and decoders to convert IP back to HDMI for the production switcher.

Caution Still The Watchword Over 4k July 1^st 2015 - 02:01 PM

Ultra High Definition (UHD), or 4k as it’s also known, is now firmly established in the minds of broadcast professionals and viewers alike, even if far from being established in TV studios and the home.

VITEC Ships Portable HD/SD HEVC Decoder June 18^th 2015 - 01:55 PM

VITEC has announced shipping of its portable HEVC IP decoder, which works with a hardware-based HEVC encoding appliance.

France Télévisions Chooses ATEME For IP Network June 15^th 2015 - 08:04 AM

Broadcaster France Télévisions is deploying ATEME Kyrion CM encoders for its nationwide IP contribution network. With over 100 sites, the French public broadcaster’s contribution networks is one of the largest IP-based networks in Europe. The Kyrion encoders enable a H264 HD upgrade, as well as supporting the legacy M

How a 1953 Standards Decision Affects Today’s Global Television Industry June 11^th 2015 - 08:05 AM

It pays to have a handle on your industry’s history. Today, few who write modern video software know that over $70 billion a year is generated in global broadcasting based on a non standards-based engineering decision made in 1953 when black and white television transitioned to color.

BT Beat Sky To 4K With 8K In Its Sights June 10^th 2015 - 10:04 AM

BT has beaten Sky to the punch by announcing the UK and Europe’s first 4K sports channel but does it also have 8K in its sights?

Implementing MPEG-H Audio in Television Broadcast Operations June 10^th 2015 - 08:04 AM

The coding efficiency of audio compression is about to improve markedly because of a new MPEG audio standard—MPEG-H. This standard will permit many new and useful capabilities for those involved in television audio.

GatesAir Prepares Brazil’s Rede VTV For Digital Transition May 29^th 2015 - 12:10 PM

Systems integrator Foccus Digital builds turnkey high-efficiency single-frequency network with 31 GatesAir transmitters across Sao Paulo State.