EBU Warns Of Cybersecurity Threats From IT Technologies In Broadcast Domain May 11^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Broadcasters are becoming exposed to new cybersecurity threats as they move workflows increasingly into the IT domain, warns the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). Some of them may be unprepared and assume that their traditional content protection mechanisms based on Conditional Access and DRM technologies are still sufficient to cover their…

Europe Imposes 30% Local Quota on OTT Providers May 8^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Europe’s plan to require OTT providers to include 30% local content in their programming will have little impact on the major international SVoD providers Netflix and Amazon. Their European strategy is already built around an expanding portfolio of local content partly to appease national sensibilities but also because it wins s…

The ATSC3 and HEVC Patent Pools Solution May 4^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

The phrase “Lights, camera, action!” reminds most people of show business and the glamor in front of the cameras. In fact, the real action doesn’t occur on sets. Everyone who touches TV content or delivery wants a piece of the “action.” That action is royalties, and its the best act…

Broadcast For IT - Part 8 - Color Representation April 9^th 2018 - 03:00 PM

In this series of articles, we will explain broadcasting for IT engineers. Television is an illusion, there are no moving pictures and todays broadcast formats are heavily dependent on decisions engineers made in the 1930’s and 1940’s, and in this article, we look at how color is represented.

Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference Spotlights Value Of REMI Operations April 5^th 2018 - 03:00 PM

During the Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference (BEITC) at this year’s 2018 NAB Show, an all-industry seminar will look at the challenges and practical benefits of REMI (remote-integration model) operations.

A Brief History of IP - Audio Networks April 5^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

IP networking is taking the radio and broadcast industry by storm, but as a method of distributing data, it has been available since the 1970’s. So, what are IP Networks? And why have they become so popular recently?

Broadcast TV’s future revealed: ATSC 3.0 enables new business models April 4^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

Consumers in the digital age are quick to adapt new media consumption habits as new media and methods of accessing it and interacting with it evolve. Every media technology must innovate and compete or become obsolete. For broadcast television, this challenge is practically existential. The broadcast model of one-to-many for…

Video Industry Transitions Drive New Approaches to QC. Here’s What You Need to Know April 4^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

The broadcast industry is undergoing significant changes that impact nearly all aspects of business and technical operations. In this Q&A sit-down, Ian Valentine, engineer and business director, Video Products at Tektronix discusses three major trends impacting the broadcasting industry, covering both content production and delivery. As Valentine explains,…

Understanding IP Networks - Production Crews and IP - Part 22 April 4^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Broadcast television is the point where the creative arts and technology meet. It’s different from any other discipline as to operate at an optimum level, and get the best possible quality, artisans, producers, and creatives have a deeper technical understanding of their craft than any other artistic discipline. And o…

A Step-by-Step Plan for Ensuring EAS Compliance April 2^nd 2018 - 01:00 PM

U.S. broadcasters are required to keep logs and, in some special cases, self-report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prove compliance with FCC rules related to, among many other things, emergency alerting. Organizations failing to do so face increasingly significant fines. That’s why it’s so important for…