Grass Valley Upgrades St. Louis Blues’ Video Control Room June 22^nd 2017 - 12:05 PM

Just in time for the start of this recently past 2016-2017 season, Scotttrade Center, home to the St. Louis Blues NHL hockey team, upgraded the video control room that supports the center-hung video score board with a full complement of broadcast production solutions from Grass Valley.

12G SDI: The Next Step For 4K/UHD Acquisition June 22^nd 2017 - 09:00 AM

With the emergence of 4K and HDR production, remote production companies and studios have been struggling to make sense of the additional requirements for more cabling (4X more) and native equipment that supports it. Where the highest quality HD signal uses a single 3Gbps SDI cable to connect point A

Articles You May Have Missed – June 21, 2017 June 21^st 2017 - 08:00 AM

Security for broadcast and playout facilities and media is a serious subject. The biggest problem with IT security is that few of us think like criminals. If we did, we likely would pursue a lawless, if not more profitable career and wouldn’t bother coming into work each day.

Viewing the Web Browser as an Opportunity Not a Threat June 19^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

What if a video production could be tailored to each viewer, based on transmitted audio and video essence and data stored in the viewer’s browser? Suppose the browser could receive the content and based on the viewer’s personal data, create an individualized version of the program based on

Applied Technology: Studer’s DIOS Simplifies Integrating Audio Into IP Facilities June 16^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Connecting a standard microphone into an IP facility should be easy, but often it can become a hair-pulling experience. A good solution is to use Studer’s DIOS to simplify the interface.

Articles You May Have Missed – June 14, 2017 June 14^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Troubleshooting IP-centric technologies can be a new challenge for engineers. Often it becomes a case of “You don’t know—what you don’t know,” until it is too late. In addition, once the engineer knows there is a problem, it is important to know what tools are needed to

National Assembly of Mauritius Deploys Dalet MAM June 9^th 2017 - 01:00 PM

The National Assembly of Mauritius has deployed an end-to-end Dalet Galaxy Media Asset Management (MAM) platform at the heart of its media operations to handle the recording and live broadcast of parliamentary sessions. The implementation was completed as a joint venture between Dalet, local reseller HMT (Harel Mallac Technologies), and

Field Report: Object Matrix Storage Saves MTA Assets From Fire June 7^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) broadcasts worship and family viewing in up to eight different languages simultaneously, with studios and audiences spanning the globe. MTA focuses on providing a positive and educational influence for its viewers, covering a variety of topics and genres ranging from society and politics, to cooking

Articles You May Have Missed – June 7, 2017 June 7^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Broadcasters face a bewildering range of new technologies in an ever more competitive landscape. With new delivery platforms, OTT, streaming, cellular, VOD and others, broadcast professionals need to adopt the newest technology solutions to remain competitive. One key decision is which new technologies to support, ATSC 3.0, UHD, 4K, others. The

Understanding IP Networks - Audio Integration June 6^th 2017 - 12:05 PM

In the previous articles, we investigated IP from a broadcast engineers point of view as it helps us understand IP. In this article, we start to look at audio integration, and how we make IP work with audio signals, and the challenges we need to overcome.

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