Audio Over IP Primer For Broadcast - Part 1 January 7^th 2020 - 01:00 PM

Our auditory system is incredibly sensitive to the smallest sound distortion or discontinuity. Even the slightest audio pop, stutter, or level clip grabs our attention and distracts us from the television or radio program. Consequently, vendors working in the audio space, especially in IP, have spent years refining their Audio…

Data Recording and Transmission: Part 15 - Error Handling II January 2^nd 2020 - 09:00 AM

Errors are handled in real channels by a combination of techniques and it is the overall result that matters. This means that different media and channels can have completely different approaches to the problem, yet still deliver reliable data.

EBU Welcomes Outcome Of World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 December 31^st 2019 - 09:00 AM

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has declared satisfaction with the outcome of the latest World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), but is concerned over indications that spectrum currently allocated to Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) might be handed over to fixed wireless broadband providers after 2027.

TV T&M For The New Decade, Part 2 December 30^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

As the world prepares for 2020, broadcasters, video content creators and providers grapple with new formats and distribution models, and what it takes to test and maintain them.

The Sponsors Perspective: Media Companies - Advance Your Security And Innovation Lifecycles December 27^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Hackers are always improving the level of sophistication and constantly finding new surface areas to attack – resulting in the surging volume and frequency of cyberattacks.

Virtual And Augmented Reality Set For Global Boom December 23^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Now the inaugural hype around Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) has subsided, deployments are ramping up, setting the stage for rapid growth over the next few years.

TV T&M For The New Decade, Part 1 December 19^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

An engineering assessment of broadcast TV T&M needs and solutions in late 2019 suggests the new decade will bring more needs and solutions. A revelation such as this was once news.

The Times They Are A-Changin’ December 17^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Bob Dylan was riding a crest of social change when he wrote those lyrics in 1963. But the words popped back into my mind as I thought about several recent conversations with friends who complain of their struggle to stay afloat in today’s video production business.

Color and Colorimetry – Part 7 – CIE XYZ December 16^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The rg color space served to document the chromaticity gamut of the HVS, and so was a great step forward in understanding color and color vision. However, it was based on a certain set of primaries. As no set of primaries can embrace the whole of the HVS gamut, it…

Sensors and Lenses - Part 1 December 11^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The push to create the ideal digital cinematography camera has now been going on for, arguably, two decades. There were a couple of standout attempts in the 1980s involving high definition tube cameras, but the introduction of Sony’s HDCAM tape format in 1998 served more or less as the starting p…