Users Resist Tighter Pay TV Security February 1^st 2019 - 10:00 AM

Video consumers are still reluctant to embrace more secure authentication methods than traditional passwords despite mounting fears over identity theft and intrusion into privacy.

Practical Broadcast Storage - Part 2 January 31^st 2019 - 01:50 PM

Broadcast systems are renowned for their high speed and high capacity data demands. Up to recently, they relied on bespoke hardware solutions to deliver the infrastructure required for live real-time uncompressed video. But new advances in IT data storage have now opened the doors for broadcasters to take advantage of…

Augmented Reality the Next Revolution January 30^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

While the consumer electronics industry focuses on bigger displays and ever higher resolution, there are pioneers developing a more compatible technology, augmented reality television. How close is it and what are the benefits?

Field Report: Video QoE Snapshot January 25^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

After focusing on the best video mobile app in the United Kingdom, and on the best OTT apps for Apple TV in the US, Witbe’s third QoE study looked at the video apps of four Canadian mobile operators; Bell Mobility, Fido, Telus Mobility and Videotron.

Practical Broadcast Storage - Part 1 January 23^rd 2019 - 01:00 PM

Broadcast and IT technology collaboration is continuing its journey with the cross-over between them becoming ever clearer. Storage is a major growth area with advanced methods achieving greater efficiencies and resilience. And as broadcast repeatedly demands more and more capacity, IT innovation is taking broadcasting to new levels of productivity.

Super Bowl LIII Set To Dazzle On CBS January 22^nd 2019 - 08:00 AM

This year’s Super Bowl LIII telecast on CBS will be produced and broadcast into millions of living rooms by employing the usual plethora of traditional live production equipment, along with a few wiz bang additions like 4K UHD and an 8K camera for replays, and specially equipped wireless handheld c…

Gigabit Broadband Set to Accelerate on Back of Fiber Roll Out January 8^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Gigabit broadband growth is set to confound most predictions and increase almost 10-fold in penetration to reach over 31% of households on average globally over the next five years, compared with 3% to 4% today.

Remote Links Moving to HEVC January 3^rd 2019 - 11:00 AM

LiveU’s 2018 ‘State of Live’ report says HEVC now represents 25% of worldwide traffic. In addition to growing HEVC adoption, data also indicates a 55% increase in live transmission hours and emergence of 4K resolution in live broadcasting.

5G Moves Closer to Broadcast Reality with BT Sport Remote Production Tests January 2^nd 2019 - 01:50 PM

The next move on in mobile communications and broadband connectivity, 5G, is also being held up as potentially a new contribution and distribution technology for broadcasting. BT Sport and mobile operator EE demonstrated the broadcast possibilities for the fifth generation of telecom technology during November with tests of remote production…

Applied Technology: The VidOps Manager - Why You May Need One December 27^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Traditionally, most video content teams operated within a well-defined and narrow scope. Also, the tools, data and processes used were siloed within their organizations. But such a solution is no longer sufficient to manage today’s multichannel distribution workflows.