Broadcast For IT - Part 19 - Why Use IP? August 21^st 2018 - 01:50 PM

Moving from the luxury of dedicated point-to-point connectivity in favor of asynchronous, shared, and unpredictable IP networks may seem like we’re making life unnecessarily difficult for ourselves. However, there are compelling reasons to make the transition to IP. In this article, we look at the primary motivation for moving t

Anevia Boosts OTT Platform With Hewlett Packard Enterprise August 16^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

Anevia, a French based provider of OTT and IPTV software, has extended an OEM reseller agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to offer enhanced performance and improved maintenance for its video service provider customers. The focus is on two core Anevia products, its NEA-DVR cloud service platform and Genova encoder.

The Proven Essentials to Ensure an Effective UI August 14^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Innovation in the media and entertainment industry is at an all-time high with devices, backend technologies, operating systems and consumer behaviors constantly evolving. A key element of this evolution is how viewers see, experience, navigate and consume the content they want. Which is why delivering an effective user interface (UI)

What’s The Future For Middleware? August 10^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

There are many more curators of solutions in the pay-TV market now that there is a move to an all IP infrastructure away from traditional broadcast. Aside from voice, the underlying technologies in pay-TV remain the same as they have for some years i.e. Linux, JavaScript, HTML5, SQL databases

UK Broadcasters Ready to Take on Netflix August 9^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

UK commercial broadcasters are preparing to join their French and German counterparts in taking on Netflix directly with ad-free SVoD services.

Raycom Digitizes Sports History August 9^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Raycom Sports turned to Avid technology to turn their accumulated library of stored tapes into a searchable archive of digitized sports history.

Articles You May Have Missed – August 8, 2018 August 8^th 2018 - 08:30 AM

With IBC 2018 just a month away, it is time to consider the type of technology on which to focus. One technology battle brewing amongst giants concerns on three major cloud providers, Amazon Web Services, (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.

Broadcast For IT - Part 17 - Compression Formats August 6^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

The bewildering number of video and audio compression formats available is difficult for those new to the industry to come to terms with. For broadcast engineers and IT engineers to work effectively together, IT engineers must understand the formats used, the legacy systems still in place, and the reasoning behind

Grass Valley Helps WGBH Upgrade Station Infrastructure August 3^rd 2018 - 01:00 PM

Boston’s WGBH-TV recently completed a significant upgrade of its production infrastructure with new equipment from Grass Valley. This included two new routers, a router control system and new multiviewers. The new technology will add new production capabilities and enhance the station’s workflow.

BBC Ready To Become Full Internet Broadcaster After Concluding Live Ultra HD Streaming Trials August 2^nd 2018 - 01:50 PM

The BBC has declared itself ready to become a full Internet broadcaster after completing trials of live Ultra HD sports streaming over the FIFA 2018 World Cup and Wimbledon tennis championships.

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