IBC2018 Show Event Channel

Everything you need to know for the show and exhibitors.

Storage Drives for Audio Production August 17^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Audio can be edited these days on virtually any personal computer. Professionals, however, need to understand storage drives in order to get the best results. Here’s what to look for when buying drives for audio editing.

Essential Guide: Video Over IP - Making It Work August 16^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Low latency networks and non-blocking switches are terms now appearing in mainstream broadcasting. But what do they mean? Why are they relevant? And how do we make Video over IP work?

Broadcast For IT - Part 18 - Quality Control August 14^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Quality Control is one of the many areas where IT and broadcast use similar terms, but the meaning is quite different. Whereas IT focuses on guaranteeing bit rates and packet delivery to improve quality of service and hence quality of experience, video and audio quality is based on satisfying the

Lawo And d&b audiotechnik Provide Sound Support For Italy’s Ravenna Festival August 7^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

Italy’s annual Ravenna Festival attracts classical music lovers from around the world. As in years past, festival producers chose Soundscape immersive live audio technology from d&b audiotechnik paired with mixing systems from Lawo.

Broadcast For IT - Part 17 - Compression Formats August 6^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

The bewildering number of video and audio compression formats available is difficult for those new to the industry to come to terms with. For broadcast engineers and IT engineers to work effectively together, IT engineers must understand the formats used, the legacy systems still in place, and the reasoning behind

Video Over IP - Making It Work - Part 3 August 2^nd 2018 - 11:00 AM

Point to point connections dedicated to delivering video and audio signals have dominated the broadcast industry since the 1930’s. But migrating to IP is compelling engineers to think differently about packetized signal distribution. In this article we investigate the potential sources of congestion and the effects of buffering.

Articles You May Have Missed – August 1, 2018 August 1^st 2018 - 08:00 AM

Learning from others is wise advice and in this case, it means studying the design-builds of other broadcast and production facilities. That way you learn from their expertise and potentially avoid any mistakes in your facility

Broadcast For IT - Part 16 - Video Compression July 30^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

To deliver efficient media solutions IT engineers must be able to communicate effectively with broadcast engineers. In this series of articles, we present the most important topics in broadcasting that IT engineers must understand. Here, we look at compression, why, and how we use it.

CP Communications Manages Complex RF Transmission At U.S. Open Golf Tournament July 27^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Providing live coverage of his year’s 118th U.S. Open Championship golf tournament proved to be a daunting RF transmission challenge for Fox Sports. The network called in veteran sports production company CP Communications to manage the RF transmission infrastructure for the event at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club i

Broadcast For IT - Part 15 - Digital Audio July 23^rd 2018 - 01:00 PM

Audio is arguably the most complex aspect of broadcast television. The human auditory systems are extremely sensitive to distortion and noise. For IT engineers to progress in broadcast television they must understand the sampling rates and formats of sound, and in this article, we delve into digital audio.

Video Over IP - Making It Work - Part 2 July 19^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Timing is the most fundamental aspect of broadcast television. From the early days of tube cameras, to modern OLED displays, timing continues to play a crucial role for maintaining an optimal viewer experience. Picture stutter and breakup are just a few of the symptoms of synchronization and timing errors.

Gearhouse Broadcast Builds Moscow Studios and REMI Capabilities For Brazil’s Globo Group July 18^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Gearhouse Broadcast, a supplier of technical facilities, crew and services, has completed two studios for the Globo Group in central Moscow for its international football coverage of the World Cup soccer tournament. It has also delivered additional audio/video signal routing, standards conversion, distribution and QC monitoring facilities for TV

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Myth of Cheap Cloud August 13^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

The Broadcast Bridge has published multiple articles and tutorials about the industry’s increased use of the cloud as an important tool. As we approach IBC, it would be good to examine how the cloud is now centric to many traditional in-house workflows. However usage is addictive and must be actively managed to control costs.

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