Practical Broadcast Storage - Part 3 February 14^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made its mark on IT and is rapidly advancing into mainstream broadcasting. By employing AI methodologies, specifically machine learning, broadcasters can benefit greatly from the advances in IT infrastructure innovation and advanced storage designs.

Broadcasting Center Europe Acquires Freecaster February 13^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

BCE has announced its acquisition of Freecaster, an online video service provider specialised in production and streaming of high-quality content. The takeover aims to expand BCE’s portfolio with live and on-demand streaming services, as well as enhancing its production capabilities.

Practical Broadcast Storage - Part 2 January 31^st 2019 - 01:50 PM

Broadcast systems are renowned for their high speed and high capacity data demands. Up to recently, they relied on bespoke hardware solutions to deliver the infrastructure required for live real-time uncompressed video. But new advances in IT data storage have now opened the doors for broadcasters to take advantage of

Practical Broadcast Storage - Part 1 January 23^rd 2019 - 01:00 PM

Broadcast and IT technology collaboration is continuing its journey with the cross-over between them becoming ever clearer. Storage is a major growth area with advanced methods achieving greater efficiencies and resilience. And as broadcast repeatedly demands more and more capacity, IT innovation is taking broadcasting to new levels of productivity.

Globecast Helps Largest Media Company In Belarus Deliver HD Channel Across Europe January 22^nd 2019 - 11:00 AM

The National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus, the country’s largest media conglomerate, has selected Globecast to launch a new HD version of its international satellite channel “Belarus 24.”

Japan’s NHK Launches 8K Network Via Satellite December 12^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

On December 2, Eutelsat Communications helped Japan’s national broadcaster NHK launch the world’s first 8K network, transmitting live images of the from the Vatican. The new NHK network, called BS8K, uses a broadcast link to Tokyo via the EutelSat 12 West B satellite to broadcast images live, 12 hours a day

TNDV Delivers Harley-Davidson’s 115th Anniversary Celebration On-site And Online November 13^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Nashville-based mobile production company TNDV recently helped Harley-Davidson celebrate its 115th anniversary over the 2018 Labor Day Weekend. The production crews provided live HD coverage of three motorcycle races around Milwaukee within an 18-hour window.

NEP Group Expands Connectivity Capability with Acquisition of SIS LIVE October 31^st 2018 - 10:00 AM

Outside broadcast and facilities company NEP Group has bought uplink and communications provider SIS LIVE. The acquisition adds links and SNG (satellite newsgathering) vehicles to NEP’s existing fleet of OB trucks, support units and flyaway systems. The deal follows the announcement earlier this month that NEP had taken over

Making Broadcast Captioning Accessible With ASR October 8^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

From the devices we use to consume content, the type of content we consume, and indeed our viewing habits, almost every aspect of media and more importantly, our relationship with media, has undergone a significant change in the last 10 to 15 years. As an example, in the UK adults aged 16 and

Vendors Now Well Versed In The Language of IT September 21^st 2018 - 09:52 AM

At the recent IBC Show in Amsterdam, it was clear that when discussing the design and deployment of next generation video production and distribution infrastructures, manufacturers of the technology and processes required are now using significantly different technical terms. Now, familiar words like “encoding”, “playout” and “software defined networks’ are being repla