Europe Commits To Cellular Broadcast Through 5G Media Action Group November 8^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The 5G Media Action Group launched at IBC 2019 to promote broadcast over future 5G cellular networks has just held its first General Assembly at the Geneva headquarters of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union).

NEXTGEN TV Fall 2019 Update October 25^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Back to the Future TV? When OTA TV transmission jumps 30 years ahead of today’s 20th century DTV technology, you’re going to see some serious content.

Data Recording - Part 13: Electronic Memory October 22^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Having looked at magnetic and optical storage media, John Watkinson turns to electronic memory with the emphasis on flash.

Color and Colorimetry – Part 5 October 15^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

In a multi-disciplinary subject such as color space, it is hard to know where to start. John Watkinson argues that the starting point is less important than the destination.

EBU Puts Weight Behind 5G Broadcast October 11^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is calling on the mobile phone industry to back 5G broadcast and support a mode that allows reception of FTA (free to air) services independently of cellular data delivery orchestrated by the SIM card.

Avoiding ADA Lawsuits October 9^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

An alphabet of federal agencies regularly demonstrates in courts that captioning and ADA compliance is not a suggestion. Comply beyond question to prevent claims and prevail in court.

Now We Know. NEXTGEN TV Is A Go October 3^rd 2019 - 12:30 PM

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has unveiled “NEXT GEN TV” as the go-to-market name and logo for all ATSC 3.0-Enabled Tech Devices.

Broadcasting 8KTV, Because You Can October 2^nd 2019 - 09:00 AM

The broadcast industry is mired in a state of resolution confusion. HD is the format du jour, 4K UHD is emerging quickly and proponents of 8K refuse to stay quiet. For a broadcast engineer, it’s enough to make your head spin.

Ultra HD Forum Factors High Frame Rate Into Latest Infrastructure Guidelines September 27^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

The Ultra HD Forum has given a stimulus to UHD deployments with the release of its latest 2.1 guidelines that give proper weight to all the ingredients constituting next generation A/V (Audio/Video).

What Does PCI 4.0 Offer? September 26^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

When, in May 2019, AMD announced their Ryzen Zen 2 architecture, beyond the amazing performance offered by the new Series 3000 microprocessors, they announced the new chips would support PCI 4.0. Although I was pretty confident the step from 3.0 to 4.0 meant 2X greater bandwidth, I decided it was time to learn more about the…