Monitoring An IP World - OTT - Part 1 July 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Monitoring has always been the engineers’ best friend as it turns apparent chaos into order and helps us understand what is going on deep inside a system to deliver high-quality pictures and sound. As OTT continues to play a more prominent role, the need to monitor internet distribution systems is b…

Digital Audio: Part 13 - Disk-based Audio July 5^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The random-access characteristic of the disk drive made it attractive for audio editing purposes and when drive prices fell as computers became popular the attraction was even stronger.

Remote RF Monitoring Over IP July 2^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

Remote broadcast transmitters were once logged and controlled from studios over a standard telephone line, and monitored on a consumer TV. The alarm was the GM calling the Master Control Red Phone.

The Future Of Live Production Is Moving To The Cloud July 1^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

With mature, cloud-based services now prevalent across the industry, helping to process and distribute content faster and more accurately than ever before, the long sought-after promise of producing content in the cloud—reducing cost and physical barriers—prompted broadcasters and production companies to experiment with new ways to make it a c…

Internet Contribution For Broadcasters: Pt. 1 - Overview June 30^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

IP is empowering broadcasters the world over to improve flexibility, scalability and resilience. We often describe the internet in “fluffy cloud” terms, but to truly leverage its capabilities, broadcasters must now dig into the detail of its operation.

Active Noise Cancelling Keeps Corvette Racing Connected June 30^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In the high stakes world of auto racing, every second counts so whatever a team can do to improve its performance, both on and off the track, is put into play. For the highly successful Corvette Racing team, which competes in endurance races that last 24 hours to the finish, it’s…

HDR For Cinematography - Part 2 June 29^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In this second installment of our extended article looking into HDR for cinematography we look at the practical aspects and applications of HDR.

OTT And Content Fragmentation Erode DTH Economic Advantage June 25^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The future of DTH satellite TV services is bleak in leading developed markets, especially North America, but much more positive in some major emerging countries, notably India.

Field Report: The day we used the public internet for backhaul on a budget. June 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Public internet-based remote TV production adds new critical monitoring points to avoid digital cliffs.

HDR For Cinematography - Part 1 June 22^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

High dynamic range and wide color gamut combined with 4K resolution and progressive frame rates have catapulted broadcast television to new levels of immersive experience for the viewer. As HDR and WCG are relatively new to television, we need to both understand their application and how we monitor them to…