UK Telco TalkTalk has shown that the best way to defend against cord cutting is to start wielding the scissors itself. While many Telcos are growing faster in broadband than IPTV, for TalkTalk it has been the other way round, although with some unusual circumstances common to the UK market.…
This is the first in a three-part series of articles to help engineers and technical managers better understand the IP network, which has become the core technology in the broadcast center.
Having spent $5.2 billion to secure the exclusive National Hockey League rights for the next 12 years Canadian broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet could hardly stint on its presentation. The new Hockey Central Studio located on the 10th-floor at CBC in Toronto, gives Rogers a fresh set of studio visuals costing $4.5m and centred…
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Drones, essentially unmanned aircraft, can be used in a myriad of ways. From controversial remote-controlled bombing platforms and police surveillance to monitoring crops on large farms and delivering medicines to remote locations, drones have found a wide range of uses.
Ask any television or film lighting designer and you’ll get the same answer. Lighting is currently going a period of rapid technological change and LED fixtures are gaining fast over more traditional lighting — especially tungsten.
While cloud computing isn’t new, only recently has it begun to play a critical role in the video workflow process as broadcasters seek new ways to reduce the costs of their video processing and quality control (QC) needs. The immediately available processing infrastructure of the cloud is naturally appealing t…
Mario De Sisti, a major innovator in television and film lighting, died October 31 in Italy of complications from a stroke.
Broadcasters are increasingly migrating to IP based data networks for video distribution to cut costs and reach new audiences, but some are then finding it difficult to negotiate rigorous SLAs (Service Level Agreements) that underpin performance, robustness and availability. Part of the problem is that Telcos and others providing the…
With its increasing project load and expanded national reach, Nashville-Tenn.-based mobile production company TNDV has added a sixth truck to its fleet, allowing the company and its growing staff to meet increasing demand for its live production services around the country. Dubbed “Elevation,” the 40-foot truck delivers all the powe…
