The Business Case for IP September 20^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

Broadcast television is undergoing a tectonic revolution from artisanal service provider to industrial scale producer. As the industry moves to its mature phase business owners require a highly efficient production line approach that is scalable, agile and cost predictable, allowing creative production teams to deliver better programming and viewer experiences. …

Understanding IP Networks - Security Prevention and Detection September 13^th 2016 - 03:00 PM

In the last article we looked at Firewalls and their place in a broadcast network. In this article we continue the theme of looking at a network from a broadcast engineers’ point of view so they can better communicate with the IT department, and look at how IT engineers use d…

Understanding IP Networks - Security and Firewalls September 8^th 2016 - 03:15 PM

In the last article we looked at why we need security in a broadcast network. In this article we continue the theme of looking at a network from a broadcast engineers’ point of view so they can better communicate with the IT department, and look at how IT engineers implement n…

The Other IP Video - Control and Tally September 1^st 2016 - 01:00 PM

The TV broadcast industry is buzzing with talk and early adaptation of various forms and formats of IP video. Moving gigabytes of video content packets across networks is where the TV industry is headed, but there are more uses for IP than moving video content across a LAN or WAN.

Value of KVM in Broadcast-IP Infrastructures August 23^rd 2016 - 01:00 PM

KVM is more important now for broadcast-IP systems than it ever has been. As manufacturers turn to server based architectures private cloud installations have become more mainstream, requiring us to configure systems through traditional server control inputs, that is keyboard, video and mouse.

Live IP Production Trends August 16^th 2016 - 03:00 PM

The goals of live IP production include the broadcast of live events, managing content for video switchers, viewing the content live, and switching and mixing the content for live program creation. Output may be IP, SDI or both. Can we do all that today?

The Olympics May Be in Rio de Janeiro, But Much of the Video is Produced at NBC in the U.S. August 8^th 2016 - 06:00 AM

The Olympic Games may look the same this summer. But the technology behind the scenes is the latest available.

Understanding The Technology Behind IP Standards: Part 2 July 14^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

The broadcast and production industries are filled with acronyms and terms. The author provides guidance into understanding key standards and technology.

It’s All About the K’s June 28^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

I was all set to write my next chapter on standards and terminology when the The Broadcast Bridge published an article quoting the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) that said, 4K is just a Bus Stop to 8K (along with 22.2 audio channels).

Mega Metadata Experiment May Affect the Future of Hollywood Production June 22^nd 2016 - 01:00 PM

Since the dawn of digital production, many links in the workflow chain have produced their own metadata. Now the “Production in the Cloud” project is making all that metadata useful.