System Reliability for Broadcast-over-IP applications November 29^th 2016 - 05:00 PM

From headend to backend, passing through contribution and distribution networks, IP is now almost everywhere in broadcast infrastructure, with its use only increasing. On the production and playout side of the business that’s also now set to dramatically increase. This is due to the flexibility of IP-based systems, their r…

Ericsson Plays Out for SBS from London to Australia November 28^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

Ericsson has extended its relationship with Australian public service broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) by enabling automated digital delivery of international content. Under the contract, which followed a competitive tender process, Ericsson will aggregate and prepare material from multiple international content owners and distributors through its broadcast and media services…

Telcos can move up value chain with video optimized CDNs November 25^th 2016 - 03:00 PM

A Broadcast Bridge panel at “Capacity North America” focused on Telcos as CDN providers for OTT television

ASPEN Provides a “Safe Path” to IP November 21^st 2016 - 10:00 AM

As the industry continues its slow and steady migration to Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructures, the manufacturing community has coalesced around two initiatives ASPEN and AIMS, each of which is claimed to help ease the conversion from SDI to IP.

An Update on the DTV Spectrum Reorganization November 17^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

While there is plenty of talk about disruptive technologies — the SDI-to-IP migration, for instance — that transition pales in comparison to the FCC’s repack of the DTV broadcast frequency spectrum. For a TV station, what could be more disruptive than having to relocate the entire operation to a different RF c…

A Tutorial on ATSC 3.0 Signaling and Announcement: The Next PSIP November 14^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

When the ATSC 3.0 broadcast television system replaces ATSC 1.0, the local TV station landscape is going to change drastically. Based on this first standardization effort, broadcasters will be able to deliver a hybrid mix of broadcast and broadband content, opening up opportunities for new media types and services, and subsequently revenue.

Broadcasters Become More Software Driven to Compete in Multiscreen Era November 11^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Broadcasters are reverting to being engineering driven after some years operating as little more than content houses, but this time the focus is more on software than infrastructure. That conclusion emerged from the EBU’s (European Broadcasting Union) fourth annual software engineering conference called Devcon, which started in 2013 in recognition t…

COTS Makes Virtualized Video Practical November 7^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Consumer off the shelf technology (COTS) is providing broadcast TV facilities an economical foundation for technical growth in all directions.

Bonding Fixed and Mobile Networks Can Help Overcome Broadband Gaps November 4^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

Bonding between fixed and mobile networks has emerged as the latest attempt to bring remote areas up to speed for Internet access and relieve “broadband deserts”.

The Next Step For IP Transmission November 1^st 2016 - 01:50 PM

While the debate surrounding the need for a complete migration from handling video (and audio) as a baseband SDI signal to IP continues, manufacturers of bonded cellular video transmitters say they got the transition started with their camera-mounted systems and are committed to helping their customers move past acquisition and…