The Compromises In Long Zoom Lenses Are Still There But Viewers See Fewer Of Them January 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Fox Sports’ broadcast of the 2022 Baseball World Series was a real eye-opener, and it wasn’t just because the Houston Astros handily defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. After all, for those in the know, the Astros were the heavily favored team so the outcome shouldn’t have been too s

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 2 - Connecting Remote Locations January 24^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

A discussion of how to create reliable, secure, high-bandwidth connectivity between multiple remote locations, your remote production hub, and distributed production teams.

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters: Part 3 - Microservices, Containers And Orchestration January 17^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Microservices provide a mechanism to allow broadcast facilities to scale their resource to meet viewer demand. But the true power of microservices is released when we look at containers and orchestration, a management system that empowers scalability, flexibility, and resilience.

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 1 - Planning Is Everything January 10^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

An examination of how to plan & schedule resources to create resilient temporary multi-site broadcast production systems.

Vendor Spotlight: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark January 6^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark marks half century of serving the broadcast community.

10 Things You Need To Know To Succeed In TV December 28^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

In television, ‘talent’ isn’t just the people in front of the camera. Everyone working at a station needs talent, dedication, initiative, and team spirit to succeed.

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters: Part 2 - Microservices Explained December 20^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Monolithic code has been the traditional method of writing and distributing software for many years. As systems become more complex it proves difficult to scale, maintain, and support. The solution to overcoming these is provided by microservices, but to understand why they are so important, we must review monolithic software

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events December 14^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

This Themed Content Collection is the first of a new format for The Broadcast Bridge. It is a single download document that features a set of six articles, each of which tackles a different aspect of production for a large-scale, multi-site live broadcast, such as a major international sporting tournament