Estonian Public Broadcaster ERR Goes Live With VSM for UEFA European Championship November 12^th 2014 - 07:54 PM

Estonia public broadcaster ERR recently went live with a new Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) from L-S-B. The system was installed in their OB IRIS truck, which was used to cover the UEFA qualifying match between Estonia and England.

How NewsBeat Social Used Video to Find Success November 12^th 2014 - 04:25 PM

In January 2013, NewsBeat Social was a brand new, international news organization with minimal audience recognition or following. Our company was made up of a green screen, a handful of cameras, a few computers and a Facebook account. Based out of our small Portland office, our challenge was to create an

Applied Technology: Subtitling of Streaming Programs November 12^th 2014 - 01:20 AM

Equal access legislation in the UK, US and other countries has led to widespread captions and subtitles for broadcast services. However, despite the efforts of a number of lobbying groups, availability of captions on video-on-demand services, including those streamed via the internet, have been slow to take off. This article

Applied Technology: AdStore – Bridging the Gap Between Linear and Non-Linear Advertising Models November 10^th 2014 - 08:50 PM

Broadcasters and content owners tend to look at the world of television and advertising as divided into linear and non-linear. The two models do have much in common; content, monetization, tracking, and invoicing, for example. However, there are clear differences between broadcast and targeted-delivery models; the use of indirect versus

Applied Technology: Smarter Workflows for Multi-platform Delivery November 10^th 2014 - 07:55 PM

With the advent of rapidly changing consumer viewing habits and literally billions of portable devices accessible around the world, media companies are being challenged like never before to meet the demand or be left behind. Expanding a content provider’s reach is what all the fuss is about. The primary t

The Anatomy of the IP Network, Part 2 November 10^th 2014 - 02:00 PM

This is the second in the series and here we will begin to get into a more granular discussion of the IP addresses and network transmission protocols. It is important to understand the different transmission and addressing protocols as devices, applications and systems each have specific requirements based on their

Imagine Communications Acquires OpenTV’s Advanced Advertising Business Unit November 7^th 2014 - 09:20 AM

Acquisition of OpenTV’s Advertising Business Unit Sets Up Imagine Communication’s Future for New Video Media. The recent announcement that Imagine Communication has acquired the advanced advertising business unit of OpenTV from the Kudelski Group has significant implications for the future of pay media as it migrates to the Int

Applied Technology: Understanding the Return on Investment of Media Asset Management Systems November 6^th 2014 - 11:30 AM

Media Asset Management (MAM) systems are revolutionizing the way media enterprises manage and optimize their content life cycles by delivering revenue, efficiency, and creative gains, yet understanding how to financially justify new projects remains a challenge for many organizations.