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Artificial Intelligence is already an integral part of our everyday lives and it is already making our lives more productive. But it is far from risk-free.
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AJA Video Systems announces Io Xpand, a high-performance Thunderbolt™ 5-enabled PCIe expansion chassis for AJA KONA and Corvid video and audio I/O cards.
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Audio coding demands very different tools and workflows to video, but the same fundamental principles around quality apply to both. This guide surveys the standards, codecs and container formats you…
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In Brazil’s TV 3.0 Trials, Appear’s X5 is transporting live signals from Brasília to São Paulo over the public internet using secure, reliable next-generation television delivery.
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Pliant Technologies is proud to introduce CrewCom Flex™, frameless matrix intercom system and the only complete matrix IP-based intercom solution that converges wired, wireless, and virtual voice communication on a…
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After discussing the policy and democratic issues for broadcasters around content findability, we delve into technologies and standards, looking at how they can help exploit opportunities as well as meet…
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SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists and engineers, has announced that its entire Standards catalog is now freely available to the global media technology community.
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Limecraft’s 2026.4 platform release introduces Team-Based Access Control, GPU-accelerated media processing for Apple Silicon, and further enhancements to localisation and editorial workflows.
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We discuss the changes that need to happen around the camera, what information we generate, and how that informs the pictures rendered on the screen.
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Globecast, a leading provider of broadcast, media, and entertainment managed services, has announced the launch of its Content Exchange platform powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), a new cloud-enabled solution…
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Audio is central to the whole broadcast experience. While video can show us what’s going on, it is audio that tells us how to feel about it. If only it…
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tvONE, an ACT Entertainment brand, has introduced its most powerful video processor: the 4RU CALICO PRO (C7-PRO-4200).
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ONE Championship partners with Friend MTS to action global social media anti-piracy for live events and D2C streaming.
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Streaming has introduced multiple viewer innovations and benefits, but there is always a hidden cost. Content providers must find a way to innovate within a financial model that can sustain…
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10x Sony’s VENICE 2, 7x ILME-FR7 and 3x ILME-FX6 cameras capture the audiovisual event in HDR as part of the proceedings for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the cathedral in…
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MPEG transport stream (MPEG TS) was designed in the 1990s to deliver continuous video and audio over unreliable, one-way networks, such as satellite, terrestrial RF, and cable, where packet loss…
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SmallHD’s new OLED 16 is a 16” production monitor that combines OLED’s industry-benchmark contrast ratio, exceptional color accuracy, customizable dials, WiFi integration, and set-ready construction for on-set workflows.
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There are many ways that Artificial Intelligence is claiming to transform broadcast workflows, but they all have one thing in common: they all have to work seamlessly inside existing workflows.…
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ZEISS announces the Horizon Anamorphic series, a new lineup of full-frame 2x anamorphic cinema lenses designed to deliver a distinctive cinematic look along with a new lens technology platform that…
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Designed to halve the bitrate of AVC while supporting resolutions up to 16K, HEVC represents a significant leap in video coding efficiency. This guide explores its profiles, tiers and levels,…
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Grass Valley and Lawo have announced a technology collaboration focused on validating orchestration, control, and media exchange integration between Grass Valley AMPP and Lawo HOME. The collaboration is aligned with…
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Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming infrastructure, and Akamai, the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, has announced their collaboration with NRJ Group, a French…
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In this first of two parts on content discoverability and findability we discuss the underlying issues and challenges facing broadcasters as they strive to stay relevant in an era of…
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Broadcast Solutions, a leading systems integrator and provider of innovative solutions for the broadcast media industry, is completing a contract to build eight outside broadcast units for TRT, the national…
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Performance reliability is an invisible contract between a streaming service and its customer, and it is fundamental to guaranteeing viewer retention. The problem is that performance isn’t just about delivery.…
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Boasting two standalone courses, an intensive boot camp, and a hands-on practical lab, SMPTE Education has launched its summer 2026 Lineup of IP and ST 2110 Courses.
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Australian News Channel (ANC), operator of Sky News Australia, has deployed Grass Valley AMPP to transform its newsroom production operations as part of the relocation of its national headquarters.
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The technology and techniques of virtual production, from the camera back through the video wall, processors, and rendering servers.
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Designed for the 65mm format, this comprehensive set of ten primes represents the ZEISS definitive commitment to large-format cinematography.
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AVC remains one of the most widely deployed video codecs in the world, but navigating its profiles, levels and signaling mechanisms is far from straightforward.
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Green Hippo, an ACT Entertainment brand, has announced the Estuary Series, a next-generation media control platform engineered for the scale, speed and creative ambition of today’s most demanding live productions.
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Magewell announces the launch of their new Director Plus portable 4K production and presentation system. As the third offering in the Director line of products, Director Plus builds on existing…
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In a move set to redefine motorsports coverage across the Asia Pacific region, Ikegami Electronics announces that Two Wheels Motor Racing Sdn Bhd (TWMR), a leading motorsports event production specialist,…
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PSBs across the world are making the most of limited resources to enrich live sports coverage around ancillary content and platforms, and monetizing the resulting services. Here we focus on…
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ITV Studios, the production arm of the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, has deployed the Cuez live production platform to unify the management of three back-to-back live shows from a single…
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The streaming industry is delivering richer formats, more personalization, and more immersive viewing experiences. There’s just one problem – how can the global delivery ecosystem support it?
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IP networks are inherently unreliable. We kick off this series on IP Network Traffic Engineering with a look at how RIST and SRT give broadcast engineers user-configurable control over the…
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From 4K to 32K, the demand for ever-larger video formats is pushing codec technology to its limits. This guide surveys the landscape of video coding standards – from legacy MPEG…
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Actus Digital, a LiveU company, and a leading provider of intelligent media monitoring and broadcast compliance platforms, has announced that METEO CONSULT has successfully deployed the Actus Digital solution for…
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Globecast, a leading provider of managed services for the broadcast and media industry, has announced the completion of a major renovation of its Singapore facility. This state-of-the-art transformation into a…
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Although premium sports rights may be slipping beyond reach for Public Service Broadcasters, the trend towards segmented rights owned increasingly by leagues or individual athletes offers further opportunities. There is…
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Leading Argentina-based sports media company Torneos y Competencias S.A. (Torneos) has modernized its playout operations, implementing a fully redundant, multichannel environment centered on Imagine Communications’ Versio integrated playout platform and…
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Production powerhouse BCC Live successfully deployed the new LiveU LU900Q intelligent production unit for the first time during the 2026 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas North American Championship. The broadcast reached…
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Viewer experience is not just about the user interface. Performance is also key, and even the strongest creative proposition struggles to retain viewers when the experience falls short. Consistent performance…
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From back-projection to multimillion-dollar LED volumes, in-camera VFX has always rewarded the same discipline: matching technique to the task. After years of enthusiastic adoption on both produced and live content,…
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Video coding was developed to deliver video conferencing services over low-bandwidth modem connections, but modern demands for ever-larger video formats are pushing codec technology to its limits.
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Global power protection specialist CyberPower Systems has enhanced its Power Distribution Units (PDUs) range in Australia with new models designed to meet growing demand for reliable, high density rack power…
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Tyrell Corporation, specialists in high-end live sports and entertainment broadcasts, was tasked with delivering compelling broadcast coverage of premier equestrian events, including the FEI World Cup Finals, which were held…
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Amid significant regional differences in live sports trends, some common opportunities for public service broadcasters have emerged. These include the rapid rise in viewing of various women’s sports and the…
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Vivid Broadcast was embracing remote production long before it became the industry norm. Now, with Calrec’s True Control 2.0-enabled Argo M and Type R consoles at its core, the UK-based…
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dB Broadcast has delivered new IP-based outside broadcast (OB) trucks for Cloudbass, featuring Grass Valley LDX 100 Series cameras and K-Frame production switching technology for premium live sports production across…
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IP networks are inherently unreliable. They always have been – it is literally designed in as a feature.
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Personalization is often thought of as a user experience problem. But as the concept matures, a more fundamental question is emerging: if content is to be genuinely personalized, doesn’t it…
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There are many standards relevant to the broadcasting and media industry. In this section we examine the background to standards, who develops them, where to find them and why they…
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Solid State Logic (SSL) announce the launch of TCA Tour, a compact fly away audio production system built entirely from System T components. Designed for broadcast, touring, and live production…
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BMC TV, a specialist of IP transport of media and broadcast content, has selected the Open Broadcast Systems’ 5G Flyaway solution for transmitting live feeds from UK horse racing events.…
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Public service broadcasters are not having a good time of it. Premium live sports coverage has become a white-knuckle ride for many PSBs, and as deep-pocketed streamers muscle in and…
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Riedel Communications has announced its return as a sponsor of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where the company will serve as the Official Connectivity Integration Provider and will be an…
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Our appetite for stories is insatiable, and these days we can alter our realities to tell whatever story we like. It’s as easy as pressing a button and virtual production…
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For nearly three decades, Veteran Production Sound Mixer and Five-time Emmy Award Winner Dirk Sciarrotta has helped define the sonic identity of the long-running game show “Family Feud.” Now entering…
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With a raft of benefits including speed of deployment, scalability and support for secure and scalable uplink communications, it’s no wonder broadcasters are increasingly converting trials to live deployments for…
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SipRadius has launched a dramatic new approach to AI content creation with Ferox Films.
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Reach is no longer just about where you broadcast, but how you broadcast. It’s a design choice which starts early in the production process and influences not only how content…
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We need standards more than ever. The rapid evolution of technology and connectivity is challenging the very idea of what broadcasting is. Broadcasters are having to find new commercial models…
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Digital Azul, the Lisbon-based production company specialising in complex live events and distributed broadcast workflows, has launched a new Master Control Room (MCR), significantly expanding its capability to deliver multi-site…
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Broadcast cameras have adopted a very similar lens and sensor setup since the invention of the CCD. That’s no longer the case, and in a world where it pays to…
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Jacksonville State University, known as Jax State and a proud NCAA Division I member of Conference USA, has transformed its athletic broadcasts with a comprehensive Dante-based communications system from Studio…
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Finding new ways to shoot what might seem to be familiar subjects is one of the joys of cinematography, and one reason why practitioners are so interested in finding new…
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Once upon a time, production and delivery were independent of one another, but today’s fragmented device landscape, personalized delivery experiences and performance demands are forcing convergence. Today, delivery itself is…
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Custom Consoles announces the completion of a large Module-R desk and MediaWall monitor display mount for an expanded master control room at Gravity Media’s West London Production Centre in White…
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Appear has been selected by FOX Sports as a strategic technology partner to support the next phase of its live sports production infrastructure. By deploying Appear’s X Platform, a high-capacity,…
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Software version 1.6 extends enterprise functionality to place Buttons at the heart of media operations at any scale.
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In an increasingly complex multi-screen landscape, ‘Content Operations’ covers a lot of ground.
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Cobalt Digital introduces the COBALT blueCORE family of standalone processors. Designed to bridge the gap between SDI and ST 2110/IPMX, blueCORE delivers powerful, multi-function audio and video processing in a…
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With so many broadcast vendors jumping on the cloud compute bandwagon, this comprehensive collection of articles is especially timely.
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CentralCast, the centralized master control facility for U.S. public media, is offering media processing and video delivery efficiencies for more than 170 public media channels by collaborating with Harmonic.
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Audience expectations are evolving beyond traditional cinema aesthetics, and while large-sensor cameras have proven their staying power the future may be more about flexibility rather than absolute sensor size.
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Riedel’s SimplyLive RiMotion R12 replay system enhances Binghamton University Athletics’ student-led broadcasts – empowering a crew of 60-70 operators with the tools to deliver high-quality productions.
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Efficient delivery of future video services to mobile requires collaboration and compromise between broadcasters, cellular operators and makers of chipsets for smartphones and other devices. As research continues into combining…
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Introduced at NAB, Blackmagic Design’s StudioBridge 10G PWR lets customers bridge 8 separate 10G Ethernet SMPTE-2110 connections into modern 100G SMPTE-2022-7 redundant systems.
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Yospace, a leader in Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), has surpassed 10 billion one-to-one addressable advertisements stitched in a calendar month. The total figure was 11.6 billion, significantly up on recent…
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NUGEN Audio releases Halo Vision v1.2, a significant update to its real‑time, customizable audio analysis suite for 3D, surround and immersive workflows.
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Imagine Communications is marking a decade of leadership in ST 2110 at the 2026 NAB Show with advances across its portfolio that enable media companies to maximize existing investments, flexibly…
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Backmagic’s new higher performance model features two separate 100G Ethernet connections, SDI and HDMI monitoring status and Blackmagic Cloud sync.
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DPA Microphones N‑Series Digital Wireless System users in North America can now take full advantage of the system’s exceptionally wide tuning range. Recognized for advanced features such as True Radio…
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Extremely high performance flash storage with up to 48TB capacity, RAID 5 support, 2 x 100G Ethernet and Blackmagic Cloud sync.
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Appear and Corus Entertainment have announced a major nationwide modernisation of Corus’ news contribution architecture, replacing legacy leased circuits with an IP-based approach, using SRT as the primary transport protocol…
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Stegawave, an Irish technology company specialising in forensic watermarking for video content, has announced the launch of its anti-piracy platform for live sports streaming.
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Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming solutions, has expanded its Live Encoding and Observability solutions to deliver true end-to-end real-time observability for live streaming workflows from live encoding through to…
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Clear-Com introduces FreeSpeak Cell, a cellular-based wireless intercom system that uses LTE and 5G infrastructure to support large-scale production communications. The system makes its debut at NAB 2026.
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Cobalt Digital has announced a partnership with SineSix Media that will seamlessly integrate SineSix’s vocalVision audio description solution into Cobalt’s 9922 frame synchronizer family. The combined solution brings real-time audio…
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TAG Video Systems has announced an integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaConnect Router. The integration brings real-time monitoring and quality control to broadcasters building dynamic live video workflows…
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Triveni Digital has announced an ISDB-Tb capability for its StreamScope MT-70, a powerful new addition to the company’s MPEG analyzer platform. Designed specifically for Brazilian broadcasters, the solution provides comprehensive…
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SMPTE-2110 IP video to 12G-SDI and HDMI monitoring converter built into an ATEM switcher rack mount control panel!
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Cuez says its new products span the full production chain, from editorial planning to studio automation and AI-assisted control rooms.
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AJA Video Systems has unveiled a host of products and updates that simplify and accelerate SMPTE ST 2110 transitions and optimize signal flow across broadcast, production, post, and proAV environments.…
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At the 2026 NAB Show , Imagine Communications will showcase its newly expanded multiviewer portfolio designed to meet the full spectrum of confidence monitoring requirements in modern media workflows. Visitors…
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Pliant Technologies highlight a range of new accessories at the 2026 NAB show, reinforcing its commitment to delivering flexible, scalable wireless intercom solutions for broadcast, live events, and AV professionals.…
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Powerful HyperDeck records up to 8 separate channels of Ultra HD SMPTE 2110 IP video onto high-speed network storage.
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Marshall Electronics introduces its latest POV camera with the new CV376 Compact NDI®|HX3 HDMI POV Camera at NAB 2026. Designed for versatile 4K capture and seamless IP integration, the CV376…
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