The Status Of UHD April 2^nd 2018 - 12:05 PM

UHD rollout has been average rather than stellar to date. Matthew Goldman, Senior Vice President, Technology, Media Solutions, Ericsson provides an insightful explanation about why this might be and what issues might tip the scale.

Applied Technology: Moving Secondary Services Into The Cloud March 30^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

Historically, broadcast-related activities had to located near the actual broadcast production chain. But with the advent of cloud services, many auxiliary broadcast services can be located anywhere.

Broadcast For IT - Part 7 - Color and Temperature March 27^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

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. In this article we start to look at the human visual system and col…

Viewpoint: Multicast ABR – the Key to OTT Viewing Success March 23^rd 2018 - 09:00 AM

The number of mobile phone video viewers in the United States is expected to reach almost 170 million this year. An additional 10 million may be added by 2020. With such large and increasing audiences, broadcasters are eager to serve these viewers. As streaming live over LTE networks becomes increasingly common, operators that…

ATSC 3.0 Offers New and Flexible OTA Delivery Options for Broadcasters March 15^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

The broadcast industry is on the cusp of a new era with the launch of ATSC 3.0 This flexible platform supports multiple types of encoding, which can result in viewers always getting the best available signal over a variety of reception conditions.

Broadcast For IT - Part 6 - Counting Time in 59.94 March 14^th 2018 - 04:00 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. In this article we look at how to represent time in 59.94i frame sys…

UHD Post-Part 3 Meeting it in Post February 21^st 2018 - 12:05 PM

If UHD is going to become a mainstream broadcast medium, we’ll need to be able to monitor, edit and review it. But can we?

UHD Post-Part 2 The Signal February 14^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

With ATSC 3.0 poised to change the broadcast industry’s basic signal, we need to understand this signal is poised between HD and true 4K.

Streaming While Staying Sustainable - Next-Gen Compression For OTT February 14^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Over the past five years, the ways in which we choose to watch television have shifted dramatically. It wasn’t too long ago that live TV was the only option available to us. We had to make sure we were seated with the television on, at the time our favourite…

Pros and Cons of a TV SFN in Market 75: Part 2 February 13^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

The reliability of SFN transmitters is crucial. However, some SFN sites can be more crucial than others, such as the ones that cover where the most viewers and sponsors are located.