Nextgen TV Hits A Speed Bump June 8^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The cancelled Las Vegas 2020 NAB Show delayed the US launch of commercial Nextgen TV, but broadcasters don’t let technical problems ruin an exciting show. They kept the NAB Show going with a come-as-you-are, delicious and nutritious, Las Vegas-style, virtual broadcast technology buffet, and made it look like that was…

The Sponsors Perspective: How HDR Has Blurred Lines Between TV And Cinema June 4^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Twenty years ago, there was a clear divide between how you shot and finished a project for Cinema compared to the typical workflows used in broadcast TV. With the advent of streaming services that provide 4K/UHD to a broad audience the lines are now blurred between these two worlds.

Data Recording and Transmission: Part 20 - Burst Errors June 2^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

The first burst error correcting code was the Fire Code, which was once widely used on hard disk drives. Here we look at how it works and how it was used.

Making ATSC 3.0 Signals May 31^st 2020 - 09:45 PM

Compared to simple ATSC 1.0 PSIP, ATSC 3.0 Signaling & Announcement data tells Nextgen TV receivers about incoming data structures, their interrelations, and what to do.

Bonded Cellular Spring 2020 Update May 28^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Need a live shot from inside an unmarked moving rental sedan during a thunderstorm? No problem.

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 1 - The Origins & Principles Of Gamma May 27^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Gamma is a topic that pervades almost all forms of image portrayal, including film, television and computers. Gamma has become a tradition, which means that its origins are not understood, and it is not questioned. Perhaps it is time that it was.

Audio Levels - Part 4 May 25^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

There are two basic reasons to know the level of an audio signal. One of these is more technical and one of them is more subjective.

Software-Defined Automation: Are We Nearly There Yet? Part II May 22^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

Playout automation has been enabling fewer people to control more channels for decades but we’re not quite at the point where human interaction can be eliminated altogether. Since most linear broadcasters will either move to a software-based deployment for their channels themselves or give them to a service provider t…

Broadcasters Go Mobile For Remote Production During Lockdown May 21^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

The global lockdowns have come just too soon for 5G mobile services to help mitigate disruption to production and content creation.

VSF RIST Spec On Road To Wide Implementation May 19^th 2020 - 09:30 AM

In 2017, at that year’s VidTrans conference a regional gathering of members of the Video Services Forum (VSF), a new protocol for delivering audio and video over lossy IP networks (including the public Internet), was born. It was an idea that many had been skeptical of, since the open Internet b…