Success With IP Requires Insight Into Network Architecture And Control October 1^st 2018 - 10:00 AM

The adoption of IP technology across the whole broadcast workflow is now well underway. IP has already been used for many years for the purposes of broadcast contribution over wide area networks (WANs). The technology is now also beginning to be used in local area network (LAN) environments for transporting…

Ultra HD Forum declares High Dynamic Range ready for prime time September 28^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

The Ultra HD Forum has declared HDR (High Dynamic Range) ready for full commercial deployment after successful trials at recent marquee sporting events including the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the earlier French Open tennis championships at Roland Garros, Paris. This also marks a milestone for the Forum in establishing its…

The DNA Of Demand September 27^th 2018 - 05:00 PM

Audiences are moving away from the traditional method of watching TV - the Saturday morning cartoon ritual is no longer a reality for most young people. Instead they’re consuming content anywhere, anytime and on any screen. This sea change in the way audiences consume video means the industry must a…

IP - A Golden Opportunity ? September 25^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Broadcast television has witnessed many advances in technology since the first electronic images were transmitted in the 1930’s, and none have been as influential or disruptive as IP. But are we now at the dawn of the perfect win-win outcome? Can manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and broadcasters all equally gain from IP m…

The Value of Getting Ad Insertion Right September 24^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

It seems that the conversation on the growth in OTT is an old one - except it isn’t. OTT continues to strengthen, gaining more subscribers every week. As this happens, broadcasters are providing OTT capabilities alongside their traditional TV platforms, making targeted ad insertion even more crucial in the m…

Viewpoint: Sports Streaming - Getting Better ROI September 17^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

It’s not quite game, set, and match for traditional broadcasters when it comes to sports, but the writing is certainly on the wall. At a time when content has become commoditized, meaning the old adage of “build it and they will come” has never been less relevant. How should OTT p…

Switzerland becomes first European nation to end digital terrestrial broadcasting September 13^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Switzerland has become the first European country to ditch digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) after its public broadcaster SRG has been allowed to terminate DVB-T at the end of 2019 without migrating to the second-generation DVB-T2.

Live IP Delivery - Part 2 - OTT Technology September 13^th 2018 - 11:30 AM

In part-1 of this series, Challenges, we introduced the basic concepts of the technology behind live OTT delivery. In this article, we dig deeper to help broadcast engineers and technical managers understand the intricacies of HTTP and IP technology, so they will be able to design and support OTT systems…

IP - The Final Frontier 2 - Solutions September 13^th 2018 - 09:30 AM

Many broadcasters are seeing the benefits of IP and progressing ever closer to migration. But making IP systems work and achieving the COTS benefits CEO’s demand involves more than just understanding the technology. In this article, we look at the migration from the perspective of the engineers who are m…

The Migration to IP: The Revolution Continues - Broadcast for IT September 11^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

Are you an IT engineer having trouble figuring out why the phones, computers and printer systems work but the networked video doesn’t? Or maybe you have 10-15 years of experience with video production equipment but really don’t understand why the rack room is filled with things called “switches.” Help fo…