Broadcasters Seek New Work Life Balance Around Remote Working January 15^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The changes in workflows with increased remote production will be sustained as vaccines help ease the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during 2021 but with some change back towards traditional workplace interaction.

Tech + Media Predictions 2021 - Part 2 January 13^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The industry experienced futureshock head-on in 2020. The impact will take a long time to unwind but it’s already clear that some changes will be profound and not all of them bad. In part 2 we look at what sports and sportscasters need to do to change the live experience to m…

2020 - The Year Of The Engineer January 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

If we could have a “Year of the Engineer”, then I am firmly of the opinion that 2020 would be it. Lockdown has demonstrated unprecedented imagination, ingenuity and tenacity, especially for our engineering community.

Flying On Instruments Into 2021 January 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

As TV broadcasters struggle to stay on air during the pandemic, the FCC has released the map to the future NextGen TV Broadcast Internet world.

IT-Centric Technologies Will Continue To Alter Traditional Video Production January 5^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

After a year like 2020, predicting the future is scary business. However there are several leading-edge technologies—many borrowed from the IT and consumer-facing industries—that certainly look to make a significant impact on video production and broadcasting in 2021. Here are some, in no particular order, that will see continued implementation and…

The Year That Changed TV December 29^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

This time last year, had anyone predicted or suggested what is now normal in live TV news, sports and entertainment, such as fake fans, laugh track-style crowd noise and regular live news reporting and interviews from reporter’s homes, they would have been laughed out of the industry. Who would h…

KVM-Over-IP Comes Of Age December 24^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

With many production personnel working from home these days, gaining access to computers and systems back at the studio can be tricky, both logistically and due to obtaining the right security authorization. In many cases, a network- or software-based solution is not adequate because the available bandwidth might run out,…

2020 In Review: Industry Bruised But Not Beaten December 23^rd 2020 - 09:00 AM

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: The pandemic has had a highly disruptive effect on video production and distribution in 2020 and many agree it will be felt for several years. The inability for people to gather safely has made it impossible for full-scale video production to go ahead as i…

Computer Security: Part 2 - Understanding Why Computers Work The Way They Do December 16^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

To see how to make computers secure, we have to go way back to see how they work.

Mobile Edge Computing Gaining Ground For 5G-Enabled Media Services December 9^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

As 5G mobile networks become more ubiquitous, the Broadcast and OTT industries are looking to leverage the technology’s speed and low-latency advantages for the management and distribution of live content. Tech companies too are now leveraging cloud-based, edge computing services like AWS Wavelength and Google Compute Engine on the A…