Master Control: Part 1 - The Four Missions Of Master Control July 20^th 2022 - 10:00 AM

We begin this mini series with some history, the basic principles of Master Control and the evolution of centralcasting.

Flexibility At The Core Of Decentralized Infrastructures July 19^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Most broadcast and media production professionals acknowledge that if they were to design the ideal video production and playout facility today, it would be all based on Internet Protocol (IP) operations. Due to the inherent benefits—cost savings, scalability and flexibility—this decentralized design is quickly becoming the favored way to …

UK Competition For Frequencies Squeezes Out Free To Air Channels July 15^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The UK’s sole DVB-T service is called Freeview, and it’s by far the most commonly used and widely recognised way to watch television in the country. Upcoming changes to Freeview, though, will affect the availability of certain BBC channels – and highlight future challenges which face anyone who uses radio…

IP Security For Broadcasters: Part 10 - NATS Advanced Messaging July 12^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

As IT and broadcast infrastructures become ever more complex, the need to securely exchange data is becoming more challenging. NATS messaging is designed to simplify collaboration between often diverse software applications.

Vendor Spotlight: Telestream July 8^th 2022 - 11:00 AM

Telestream, based in Nevada City, Calif. (with additional offices in Westwood, Mass,), is a privately held company that supports customers around the world in the Broadcast, Professional Video Production, Education, Corporate and Military market segments. The company is celebrating its 25th year in business in 2022, offering relevant products, systems and…

Information: Part 4 - Data Rates July 7^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

In an increasingly digital world, it may be useful to look at the amount of data needed to represent various media. Note that the amount of data is being considered; the amount of information will always be somewhat less than that.

Electricity: Part 4 - Solar Panels July 6^th 2022 - 11:00 AM

Solar Panels, or photo-voltaics (PV), have their uses, but they also have their drawbacks.

Transforms: Part 6 - The Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) July 1^st 2022 - 09:00 AM

The Fourier Transform is complex in the mathematical sense, which means that each coefficient is represented by complex number.

The Sponsors Perspective: Working In The Cloud – Productivity Is Always The Key June 30^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

We’ve encountered media companies along all aspects of migrating their workflows to the cloud. Some with large on-premises media processing capabilities are just beginning to design their path, while others have transformed some of their workflows to be cloud-native, and still, others are all in – meaning all their media fil…

Netflix Set To Curb Unauthorized Password Sharing June 28^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Netflix appears on the verge of introducing measures to curb sharing of passwords by subscribers with friends or others outside their household, after years resisting such a move.