Fast growing traction for 5G Broadcast and Multicast has the potential to disrupt over the air broadcasting by presenting an alternative to the established digital terrestrial networks just as they progress to the next generation. Yet the two may end up in harmony by combining DTT for delivery to TVs…
We talk to the BBC R&D team about their work within the Max-R Project, where a consortium of industry innovators are collaborating on development of a set of standards and workflows that could bring genuinely deliverable, new XR based immersive experiences several steps closer to mainstream broadcast reality…
This article gives an overview of the standards relating to production and transmission or playout. It prepares the ground for subsequent more detailed articles which will explore the following subject areas: ST 2110, higher bit rate codecs and profiles that are non-lossy, standards relating to exchanging material between different NLEs and…
We explore the typical signal flow from source to playout within common broadcast studio workflows. How does the audio get from here to there and what needs to happen to it along the way?
We talk to the technical team at Systems Integrator & OB Vehicle builder ARET to delve into the design philosophy and technology selection, for the latest in a series of production vehicles delivered to Alamiya Media to service their sports production requirements.
How layer-2 switching and layer-3 routing are intrinsic parts of networks, and adding SDNs to spine-leaf and mesh networks improves flexibility and scalability.
Virtual Production For Broadcast is an exploration of the technology and techniques of LED wall based virtual production, approached from the perspective of broadcast production. It covers the science and practical applications of all aspects of virtual production and serves as a reference resource for broadcast technologists looking to expand…
Part 8 of The Big Guide To OTT is a set of four articles which examine why delivering the business critical high standards of experience customers expect demands direct to consumer live streaming services that achieve the scale and quality of broadcast services.
5G Broadcast is approaching commercial deployment by some video service providers after a raft of trials were completed in 2023. The first tentative commercial services are arriving from the likes of Boston based WWOO in the USA.
Our series exploring the basic technology and tools of audio in broadcast concludes with a collection of articles which discuss the complexities of traditional studio based and outside broadcast audio workflows, the technology we use to achieve them and the growing potential of cloud-based systems.