Understanding IP Networks - Production Crews and IP - Part 22 April 4^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Broadcast television is the point where the creative arts and technology meet. It’s different from any other discipline as to operate at an optimum level, and get the best possible quality, artisans, producers, and creatives have a deeper technical understanding of their craft than any other artistic discipline. And o…

IP and Software-based Broadcasting Infrastructures: Fact vs. Fiction February 12^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

IP’s suitability for live broadcasting is no longer debatable. It’s been proven in a variety of real-world global deployments over the past several years. Even so, there’s lingering skepticism around IP and a surprising lack of understanding.

Viewpoint: IP-technology: Is it real or just a mirage? December 27^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

IP technology is already here and capable of delivering end-to-end, reliable and high-quality IP workflows. Indeed, we have already seen some examples of this, including Sky in the UK which uses end-to-end IP and end-to-end software every day for news coverage

Live IP Video Surge Driven by Sports and Mobile Quality December 20^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Live online video is booming worldwide, especially over mobile, but with big regional differences in drivers. The main factors in most cases are growing availability of OTT access to live sports and improved quality of service (QoS) over cellular networks. These factors are conspiring to boost consumption not just by…

Broadcasters Looking to Adopt IP Should Look to Telecos for Advice October 27^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

It seems almost impossible to fathom now, but it was only fairly recently that businesses within the telecoms industry focused on one thing and one thing only: delivering telephone services for voice communication. It was this service that used to account for almost every single penny of revenue they earned …

BCE Going Deeper - Part 1 - Cable, Standards and ITIL October 19^th 2017 - 12:30 PM

At the start of 2013, BCE at RTL City was a hole in Luxembourg’s ground and in less than four years they were on air broadcasting 35 different channels across Europe and Singapore. Costas Colombus is BCE’s Special Projects Manager and gave The Broadcast Bridge a unique insight into how the…

Insatiable Need For More Sources Drives IP Demand In Live Production September 7^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

With each new technology transition—from SD to HD to 4K— remote production truck companies in the U.S. have been at the forefront, providing clients with the latest production tools to expand their production capabilities and make live sports and entertainment telecasts the best they can be.

Ethernet Basics for Studio Video Over IP August 23^rd 2017 - 10:00 AM

Back in the day, the analog waveform monitor and vectorscope were the essential tools of the trade for video engineers. Fast-forward a few decades and signals that were once based on pulses have been replaced by digital SDI signals — and soon, those SDI signals will be replaced by Ethernet packets. W…

A How-to Guide to IP-Centric Migrations June 16^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

Moving OTT and IPTV operations onto IP-centric solutions and platforms is both complex and fraught with the chance of error. Survival requires that facility managers and engineers at broadcasters learn to swim in the IP pool. Don’t be afraid to seek help.

The Transition from SDI to IP Isn’t Just a Technology Challenge – It’s a People Challenge Too October 7^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Sometimes technical managers and engineers get caught up in technology as though it exists by itself. It is important to remember all new solutions must be installed and maintained by humans—and that may require new skills.