Documentation Part 2: Designing and Documenting an IP Architecture June 6^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Some engineers can maintain their current SDI systems armed with little more than a foggy memory of how things are interconnected. But with IP networks, such a philosophy guarantees panic if something fails. When it comes to properly documenting an IP network, ignore this task at your peril.

The Benefits of an All-IP Future – a Standard Way of Thinking May 29^th 2017 - 05:00 PM

Earlier this year I had the honor of taking office as the President of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), a position I will hold until the end of 2018. It is a truly exciting role; SMPTE has worked tirelessly to address the industry’s growth and to p…

SMPTE ST-2110 - “We are Family” May 29^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

SMPTE ST 2110 is currently in final draft and possibly will soon be published. Different from previous SMPTE standards, SMPTE 2110 is a Family of Standards covering live production based on IP. However, because it is still under wraps in the secret world of committee, there is scant information on where things…

Understanding IP Networks - Why Do We Need Interoperability? May 24^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

Point to point connections with well-designed standards have given broadcaster engineers piece of mind for many years, knowing when they connect one AES-3 audio output to an AES-3 audio input, the two will connect seamlessly and audio will pass without incident. The same can be said of MADI and analogue…

Production Engineers - Understanding Your CEO’s Business Needs May 22^nd 2017 - 03:00 PM

As broadcasting moves to highly efficient production lines of the future, understanding business needs is key for engineers, and recognizing the commercial motivations of CEOs and business owners is crucial to building a successful media platform.

Broadcasting Center Europe Goes Live with SAM’s End-to-End IP Infrastructure for RTL City Facility May 19^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has announced that Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) has gone live with its end-to-end IP infrastructure at RTL Group’s new Luxembourg headquarters, RTL City.

Understanding IP Security - Are You Really Safe? May 17^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

With recent events in mind, IP-Security has jumped to the top of the queue once again. The world’s biggest cyber-terror attack wiped out hundreds of thousands of computers and many more critical files, causing chaos in train terminals, the health service and institutions alike.

Cloud Broadcasting - Integration May 15^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast engineers have a whole plethora of tools available in their kit-bag to integrate systems. The common denominators are SDI, AES and MADI for media exchange, serial and ethernet protocols for control, and the trusted GPI should everything else fail.

White Paper: From Baseband to IP - Orchestration & Control April 12^th 2017 - 01:00 PM

With the transition from baseband audio and video into IP infrastructures, operational requirements of the overall control system do not differ. The control of IP-based infrastructures should look and feel the same as a traditional system, and established work flows should still be supported after the migration.

Cloud Broadcasting - The Hidden Costs April 11^th 2017 - 04:30 PM

Unless you are a greenfield site, have one vendor to meet all your operational and creative needs, or are incredibly lucky, you will at some point need to integrate your Cloud Software-as-a-Service into the broadcast workflows. This is much easier said than done.