Streaming Media Adapters Move into Ultra HD Era May 25^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Growth of online services both from pure OTT players like YouTube and also operator offerings like AT&T’s DirecTV Now in the US and Sky’s Now TV in Europe is creating a boom in associated streaming devices for casting to main screen TVs. At the same time, ris…

Understanding IP Networks - Why Do We Need Interoperability? May 24^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

Point to point connections with well-designed standards have given broadcaster engineers piece of mind for many years, knowing when they connect one AES-3 audio output to an AES-3 audio input, the two will connect seamlessly and audio will pass without incident. The same can be said of MADI and analogue…

Integrate and Innovate for the Content Delivery of the Future May 23^rd 2017 - 12:05 PM

Broadcast is a whole new world. With OTA being challenged by OTT, streaming and new viewing platforms. Traditional broadcasters need to incorporate new state-of-the-art systems in their facilities if they want to survive.

Production Engineers - Understanding Your CEO’s Business Needs May 22^nd 2017 - 03:00 PM

As broadcasting moves to highly efficient production lines of the future, understanding business needs is key for engineers, and recognizing the commercial motivations of CEOs and business owners is crucial to building a successful media platform.

Kudelski Supplies Security Technology for OpenView HD Satellite Platform in South Africa May 22^nd 2017 - 12:05 PM

SmarDTV, part of the Kudelski Group, has been chosen by South African maker of hybrid set top boxes (STBs) and gateways Altech UEC to supply System-In-Package (SIP) products for the country’s OpenView HD free-to-air (FTA) digital satellite TV platform. Altech UEC will be integrating the SIP package into new H…

Broadcasting Center Europe Goes Live with SAM’s End-to-End IP Infrastructure for RTL City Facility May 19^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has announced that Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) has gone live with its end-to-end IP infrastructure at RTL Group’s new Luxembourg headquarters, RTL City.

Understanding IP Security - Are You Really Safe? May 17^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

With recent events in mind, IP-Security has jumped to the top of the queue once again. The world’s biggest cyber-terror attack wiped out hundreds of thousands of computers and many more critical files, causing chaos in train terminals, the health service and institutions alike.

Cloud Broadcasting - Integration May 15^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast engineers have a whole plethora of tools available in their kit-bag to integrate systems. The common denominators are SDI, AES and MADI for media exchange, serial and ethernet protocols for control, and the trusted GPI should everything else fail.

IT Agility: The Key for Great User Experiences in OTT Transition May 12^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

The rise of over-the-top (OTT) content has made an already tricky job even more complex for broadcasters. It’s challenging enough to deliver perfect live video to traditional platforms 24/7 – now try doing it over broadband connections, to millions of consumers all over the globe.

Small Screens and Short Formats Drive Viewer Engagement May 11^th 2017 - 12:50 PM

Small rather than big screens are driving video revenue growth and increasingly shaping content production, according to the latest global media consumer study from Verizon subsidiary AOL.