Olympian Effort: Tokyo 2020 Host Production Upgrades To UHD, IP And Cloud July 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) the host broadcaster for the Games was founded twenty years ago and has arguably gone through its hardest and most intense period of digital transformation for Tokyo 2020.

The Liberation Of Broadcast Technology - Part 1 July 20^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

For many years broadcasters have been working with static systems that are difficult to change and upgrade. This two part series explores the unfolding of a more elastic future based on COTS hardware and flexible licensing.

Low Orbit Satellites - The Space-Age Future Of Live Streaming Video July 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The launch of new low orbit satellites for global network coverage will have a significant impact on remote live streaming for broadcasters and webcasters. With the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Amazon’s Kuiper, or one of the other vendors such as Oneweb vying for vertical space, the outlook for…

Stand By For NDI 5 July 19^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

NDI Version 5 is loaded with highly anticipated new features and unseen capabilities, because it was announced a month ago and hasn’t been released yet.

Parts And Chip Shortages July 15^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

TV equipment manufacturers are doing what broadcasters do best: Creatively helping each other work through a difficult technical challenge.

Internet Contribution For Broadcasters: Pt. 3 - Why Carriage Matters To Live Internet Video Delivery July 14^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

On the internet, congestion and latency is added at the points at which carriers connect to each other. Understanding this will help you design a better quality video service, says Bernhard Pusch, Head of Global Internet Strategy at Telstra Corporation.

Monitoring An IP World - OTT - Part 2 July 13^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In this second instalment of our extended article on monitoring in OTT and VOD, we take a look at the core infrastructure and discuss how to analyze systems to guarantee that video, audio and metadata is reliably delivered through network and CDN infrastructures to the home viewer.

Timing: Part 4 - Analog Television July 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

One of the earliest and most widespread applications of synchronizing was in television.

Internet Contribution For Broadcasters: Pt. 2 - Applications July 7^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In Part 1, we looked at how the internet operates and the components that make it so effective. In this article, we consider the broadcast applications available and what it means to “connect to the internet”.

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…