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.

HDR For Cinematography - Part 1 June 22^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

High dynamic range and wide color gamut combined with 4K resolution and progressive frame rates have catapulted broadcast television to new levels of immersive experience for the viewer. As HDR and WCG are relatively new to television, we need to both understand their application and how we monitor them to…

Now A Trusted Technology, AI Streamlines Video Production And Delivery Workflows June 18^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

There was a time when the mere mention of bringing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into the media industry brought visions of robots replacing humans. Today that is certainly not the case—although we might be getting close: I saw a robotic camera operator move the cameras for a n…

5G Gaining Momentum In Broadcast, But Universal Infrastructure (And Experience) Lagging June 11^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The recent news that NTV has become the first Russian TV channel to experiment with 5G broadcast, one of many such transmission tests that have been conducted over the past 18 months, illustrates that broadcasters see a bright future in the next-generation cellular data delivery system.

The Sponsors Perspective: PRISM Waveform Monitors: Form Is Temporary, But Class Is Permanent? June 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In the beginning, there was television. And whenever people tried to make television programmes effective video signal monitoring was an essential pre-requisite.

Timing: Part 3 - Early Synchronization June 4^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Synchronizing became extremely important with the growth of AC power systems, which ended up being used to synchronize all sorts of equipment, from Radar to television.

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