As Podcasting Goes Pro, So Does the Gear to Produce Them June 30^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Podcasting may have begun as a consumer application, but now thousands of professionals have a found a paying niche with specialty programming aimed at listeners throughout the world. As podcasts continue to grow, equipment manufacturers are targeting the market with a range of speciality gear.

Broadcasting’s Convergence With Social Media Accelerates June 23^rd 2017 - 01:50 PM

TV and social media continue their convergence, creating both problems and opportunities for broadcasters and pay TV operators.

Timeline Secures Multi-Site Connectivity For ITV’s “Love Island” June 23^rd 2017 - 09:00 AM

The production of ITV Studios’s popular reality TV show “Love Island” is no small feat considering it utilizes two locations separated by 3 km (roughly 2 miles) on the island of Majorca, Spain. To establish reliable connectivity between the two sites, veteran systems integrator Timeline Television was called in to provide ITV S…

Case Study: TV2 Denmark Increases Sports Production With Less Resources June 22^nd 2017 - 10:00 AM

TV 2 Denmark wanted to expand its coverage of the nation’s hugely popular live handball matches at the same time reducing the overall cost of the production. Since live event production is resource intensive, to effectively increase its output, the broadcaster sought a solution that would address and eliminate bottlenecks i…

Boosting ATSC 3.0 Signal Strength Through MISO June 20^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

When a significant power increase is not an option, adding Multiple Input Single Output (MISO) diversity offers an attractive path to a stronger signal.

Viewing the Web Browser as an Opportunity Not a Threat June 19^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

What if a video production could be tailored to each viewer, based on transmitted audio and video essence and data stored in the viewer’s browser? Suppose the browser could receive the content and based on the viewer’s personal data, create an individualized version of the program based on tha…

A How-to Guide to IP-Centric Migrations June 16^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

Moving OTT and IPTV operations onto IP-centric solutions and platforms is both complex and fraught with the chance of error. Survival requires that facility managers and engineers at broadcasters learn to swim in the IP pool. Don’t be afraid to seek help.

Understanding IP Networks - Audio Integration June 6^th 2017 - 12:05 PM

In the previous articles, we investigated IP from a broadcast engineers point of view as it helps us understand IP. In this article, we start to look at audio integration, and how we make IP work with audio signals, and the challenges we need to overcome.

Documentation Part 2: Designing and Documenting an IP Architecture June 6^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Some engineers can maintain their current SDI systems armed with little more than a foggy memory of how things are interconnected. But with IP networks, such a philosophy guarantees panic if something fails. When it comes to properly documenting an IP network, ignore this task at your peril.

SMPTE ST-2110 - “We are Family” May 29^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

SMPTE ST 2110 is currently in final draft and possibly will soon be published. Different from previous SMPTE standards, SMPTE 2110 is a Family of Standards covering live production based on IP. However, because it is still under wraps in the secret world of committee, there is scant information on where things…