Designing IP Broadcast Systems: System Glue February 13^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

When we think of glue in broadcast infrastructures, we tend to think of the interface equipment that connects different protocols and systems together. However, IP infrastructures add another level of complexity to our concept of glue.

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…

The Streaming Tsunami: Securing Universal Service Delivery For Public Service Broadcasters (Part 1) February 7^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

One of the biggest challenges for national Public Service Broadcasters is how to maintain their obligation for universal service in a future landscape where audiences have migrated to streaming as their primary method of media access.

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.

Broadcaster OTT & Streaming Video Delivery Networks February 2^nd 2024 - 09:00 AM

With the ongoing growth of OTT content consumption, and the drive from broadcasters to provide high-scale Direct to Consumer OTT services, market requirements now demand streaming services that operate at the scale and quality of existing broadcast services.

5G Broadcast: Part 4 - 5G Broadcast Challenges Digital Terrestrial February 1^st 2024 - 09:00 AM

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…

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…

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Network Layers & Topologies January 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

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.