Standards: Appendix E - File Extensions Vs. Container Formats February 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

This list of file container formats and their extensions is not exhaustive but it does describe the important ones whose standards are in everyday use in a broadcasting environment.

System Showcase: Delivering 175 Camera Production For The Repco Supercars ‘Bathurst 1000’ February 21^st 2024 - 09:00 AM

The Bathurst 1000 is a massive production by anybody’s standards, with 175 cameras, 10 OB’s, 250 crew and 31 miles of fiber cable. Here is how the team at Gravity Media Australia pull it off.

Standards: Part 3 - Standards For Video Coding February 9^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This article gives an overview of the various codec specifications currently in use. ISO and non-ISO standards will be covered alongside SMPTE 2110 elements to contextualize all the different video coding standard alternatives and their comparative efficiency - all of which will be covered in more detail later in this series.

Super Bowl LVIII Set To Impress February 8^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This years’ Super Bowl LVIII live telecast on CBS Sports will be mainly supported by broadcast and media services company NEP, which is sending more than a dozen mobile production units and support rigs on site at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. NEP’s “SuperShooter CBS” consisting of four mobile units t…

System Showcase: Using 5G & Starlink Contribution For ‘Mountain Attack’ Ski Mountaineering February 5^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

We discuss the challenging terrain and conditions of the Mountain Attack endurance ski mountaineering event in Austria with production company Mediahaus. 5G SA & Starlink combined contribution and Blackmagic Designs URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and ATEM streaming & switching rise to the challenge.

BBC R&D Driving Forward Innovation In XR Within The MAX-R Project January 29^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

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…

Standards: Part 2 - Standards For Broadcasting & Deployment January 26^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

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…

Virtual Production For Broadcast - The Book January 22^nd 2024 - 09:30 AM

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…

Standards: Appendix D - ISO Standards & Parts January 5^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This is a list of the major video coding related ISO standards and their individual parts.

Standards: Appendix C - H-Series Codecs January 5^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This is a list of the much used ITU-T video coding standards and their H-Series names.

An Introduction To Network Observability May 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

The more complex and intricate IP networks and cloud infrastructures become, the greater the potential for unwelcome dynamics in the system, and the greater the need for rich, reliable, real-time data about performance and error rates.

2024 BEITC Update: ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Positioning Systems May 15^th 2024 - 10:00 AM

Move over, WWV and GPS. New information about Broadcast Positioning Systems presented at BEITC 2024 provides insight into work on a crucial, common view OTA, highly precision, public time reference that ATSC 3.0 broadcasters can easily provide.

Next-Gen 5G Contribution: Part 2 - MEC & The Disruptive Potential Of 5G May 14^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

The migration of the core network functionality of 5G to virtualized or cloud-native infrastructure opens up new capabilities like MEC which have the potential to disrupt current approaches to remote production contribution networks.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Addressing & Packet Delivery May 7^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

How layer-3 and layer-2 addresses work together to deliver data link layer packets and frames across networks to improve efficiency and reduce congestion.

Next-Gen 5G Contribution: Part 1 - The Technology Of 5G April 29^th 2024 - 09:30 AM

5G is a collection of standards that encompass a wide array of different use cases, across the entire spectrum of consumer and commercial users. Here we discuss the aspects of it that apply to live video contribution in broadcast production.

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