EU Orders Broadcom To Halt Exclusive Deals With Set Top Box Makers October 21^st 2019 - 01:00 PM

Broadcom, the dominant US maker of chips for TV set top boxes (STBs), cable modems, smart phones and communications products, has been ordered by the EU (European Union) to cease exclusivity deals while the latter investigates whether these agreements are anti-competitive.

Wireless Power Advances August 6^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Powercast long-range wireless power technology has gained three additional FCC approvals, adding one Part 15 and two Part 18 certifications. What’s in it for TV broadcasters?

Embrionix’s Mini SDI-IP Gateways Now Include Frame Sync July 10^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

With the migration from SDI to IP infrastructures in full swing across the industry, broadcast engineers tasked with setting up these internal networks are looking for new ways to perform signal processing in the easiest and most cost-effective way.

Articles You May Have Missed November 30^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

A new range of television sets will be unveiled at the upcoming 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV in January. Along with high dynamic range (HDR), OLED displays and much larger screens, TV set manufacturers will be eager to grab a larger portion of viewer’s wallets with these f…

What You Need To Know About Return Loss May 4^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

SMPTE defines a set of stringent requirements for return loss, which have been challenging for many hardware designers even at today’s speed of 2.97 Gbps. As the industry upgrades to 5.94 Gbps and 11.88 Gbps to support ultra-HD video resolutions, meeting return loss will become even more challenging.

Reverse Power Feed: Fiber-fast DSL Without Breaking the Bank April 1^st 2016 - 08:00 AM

June 7, 2015, marks the day in which the first 8K high definition (HD) video appeared in YouTube. As HD video content becomes a consumer expectation, and the main On Demand video content suppliers and distributors move to higher and higher resolutions, service providers need to increase their Last Mile capacity so…

Panasonic: There are No Breakthroughs in Flash Technology for 4K Video December 30^th 2014 - 08:00 AM

4K video is having a growing impact beyond home viewing on television sets. Cinema cameras that record 4K video are now being widely used to make feature films, while low-cost 4K still cameras are being used in photography to select 4K moving frames as still images — redefining the traditional concept o…

Green Chips: Meaning efficient semiconductors December 17^th 2014 - 01:50 PM

Ever heard of a “Green Chip”? They represent a line of energy efficient semiconductors made by NXP, all targeted at reducing the power consumption of electronics products.

ATSC 3.0: Right Place, Right Time April 9^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Many people and cultures celebrate special New Year dates. Organizations designate fiscal years. Broadcasters traditionally mark their new technology year mid-April, at annual NAB Shows. Old habits die hard.

Lossless Compression: Rewriting Data More Efficiently April 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

There are many types of codecs, all used for specific purposes to reduce file sizes and make them easier to distribute down a limited bandwidth pipe. Lossy compression and Lossless compression are the two most common categories of data compression used to reduce the size of data without significant loss…

Apple’s M1 ARM For Broadcast Infrastructure Applications: Part 2 April 7^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In part 2 of this investigation, we look at why Apple’s new M1 processor benefits broadcasters.

Timing: Part 1 - Sidereal Or Solar? March 31^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

The subjects of timing, synchronizing and broadcasting are inseparable and in this new series John Watkinson will look at the fundamentals of timing, areas in which fundamental progress was made, how we got where we are and where we might be going.

The Sponsors Perspective: PTP In LANs & WANs - An Essential Component In IP Broadcast Infrastructure March 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

PTP - as a precise network timing technology has been available for nearly two decades. It is already widely used in Telecommunication networks, Finance and Trading platforms, substation automation networks and many more industries. Every industry has its own demands such as target accuracy on the end nodes, or whether…

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