Broadcasters Go Mobile For Remote Production During Lockdown May 21^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

The global lockdowns have come just too soon for 5G mobile services to help mitigate disruption to production and content creation.

Creative Analysis: Part 1 - The Nest From The DOP May 20^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Glasgow in December is a place and a time with a particular look, and The Nest is a production which enthusiastically embraces that aesthetic. Broadcast in the UK beginning in March 2020, it was produced for the BBC by Studio Lambert as five one-hour episodes featuring a couple, played by Martin…

The Shows Go On May 14^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The current social and medical situation with lockdowns and distancing is unleashing new ideas at local TV stations. Some will become the new normal.

HDR: Part 9 - An Introduction To ACES May 12^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

It’s one thing to be confronted by a big pile of technology and to be confused by it. It’s another to know something about that technology and conclude that things could be a lot simpler than they are. That’s the reaction a lot of people have to color…

Color and Colorimetry – Part 12 May 11^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

It’s all very well reading all this theory about colorimetry, but what can be done in practice? First of all, it is necessary to consider that imaging, be it still or moving, is a creative process that relies totally on technology. Wherever that happens, there are always two different w…

Broadpeak On 5G’s Transformational Impact On Video Distribution April 27^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

5G could have a transformational impact on video distribution, but what is the status today, how far has testing and commercial applications advanced and what does the future hold? The Broadcast Bridge interviews Yann Bégassat, Business Development Director at Broadpeak.

Y2K+20: The Polar Opposite April 24^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

TV stations refocus their creative talents and energies on staying healthy and on the air.

Advances In 12G-SDI: Part 3 - Applications For 12G-SDI April 21^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

In the last article in our three-part series, we explored the advantages of SDI and how 12G-SDI is applied in broadcast facilities. In this article, we investigate applications where SDI excels.

Remote Reporting Gets Alabama’s WAFF Through Trying Times April 20^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

Reporters for WAFF-TV, the NBC affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama, have seen their share of weather disasters and learned to adapt to working from home for short periods of time. It goes with covering the territory. The current pandemic situation, however, is another story all together. It’s a story that, w…

Color and Colorimetry – Part 11 April 15^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The dominant reason for the adoption of color difference working is that it allows the color difference signals to be reduced in bandwidth without obvious loss of picture quality. Only the luma signal needs to be retained at full bandwidth. There are various ways in which that can be done.