How To Achieve Broadcast-Grade Latency For Live Video Streaming August 25^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Achieving ‘broadcast-grade-streaming’ sets a latency target of 5s - no easy task with current norms of about 30-60 seconds. We delve into the standards and cutting edge thinking involved in trying to reach this goal.

C-Suite Insight: Matrox Video Founder Has Seen It All… And Likes What He Sees August 24^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

In an era of VC acquisitions and company mergers, Matrox Video remains a private company under the sole leadership of one of its co-founders, Lorne Trottier, who still exudes an entrepreneurial enthusiasm for the now multi-million dollar company he started in 1976. He built his first product, the ALT-256, for S-100…

Compression: Part 11 - Synchronization August 10^th 2023 - 10:00 AM

Synchronizing is a vital process in all television systems and the use of compression adds extra constraints.

Far From A Threat, AI Is Your Best (Production) Friend August 4^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

While fears abound about the ramifications of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT in society, there’s no doubt it is having a significant impact on the broadcast industry. AI is helping broadcasters make better decisions through data-driven analytics; it is also improving efficiency through automation; and it is creating enhanced experiences t…

Waves: Part 11 - Phased Arrays July 28^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Here we look at more recent developments in radar such as phased arrays and synthetic apertures.

System Showcase: Coverage Of 2023 Wimbledon Serves Up Latest Technical Wizardry On TV And Online July 18^th 2023 - 10:00 AM

This year’s coverage of the 2023 Wimbledon tennis tournament is the biggest and most comprehensive production ever for the event, starting with the hundreds of technical crew working on it.

Motion Pictures: Part 4 - Improving Dynamic Resolution July 6^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There is definitely such a thing as the film look. Much of it is because of the serious limitations caused by the low frame rate.

Consortium Of Sports Tech Startups To Work With CBS Sports To Boost Its Live Coverage July 4^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

CBS Sports is looking for some new technology ideas for its sports coverage and is encouraging sports tech startups to join with the network and its new collaboration partner, Israel-based Hype Sports Innovation, to facilitate the next generation of applications for artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR),…

Compression: Part 10 - Determining Bitrate June 28^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Having earlier looked at the different ingredients of spatial coding, the opportunity now arises to pull them together into a system.

Waves: Part 10 - Microwave Innovation June 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The histories of broadcasting and radar are forever intertwined as the same people worked in both fields and knowledge flowed between them. Television and radar are both imaging technologies, but only one is for entertainment.