Diversified Systems Builds Cost-Effective IP Network For Power Station At BerkleeNYC March 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

A number of new production facilities are now being designed and built around the ST 2110 standard for video over IP, but the cost has been prohibitive for many others. The engineers at Diversified Systems Inc. (DSI), a veteran systems integrator, were challenged by this when it came to a recent…

FCC Expands Caption Mandate As Automated Processing Takes Center Stage February 26^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

On October 27, 2020 The Federal Communications Commission issued an order to expand its captioning mandate for broadcasters to include audio description requirements for 40 designated market areas (DMAs) over the next four years. The move came after the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) directed stations in the top 60…

SOLVING IP ROUTING FOR BROADCASTERS: PART 2 - NMOS Progress For Broadcast Control February 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

IP networks are delivering outstanding success for broadcasters, both in terms of scalable functionality and flexibility. And the recent NMOS suite of specifications is improving integration and control, with IS-06 and IS-07 accelerating the process.

The World Of OTT: Part 7 - Live Production & Distribution February 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The effect of OTT-based delivery is wide-reaching, stretching all the way back to the original content production domain and creating new technical requirements and opportunities.

Solving IP Routing For Broadcasters: Part 1 - Enabling Software Control February 17^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

SDI and IP differ fundamentally in their approach to data transport as SDI is circuit switched and IP is packet switched. This provides interesting challenges for us as we start to consider what it means to route IP signals.

Digital Audio: Part 8 - Sampling Rates February 16^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The best sampling rate for digital audio is easily established by considering the requirements of the human auditory system (HAS), which is the only meaningful arbiter. Provided that the bandwidth of a digital audio system somewhat exceeds the bandwidth of the HAS, that should be enough.

Computer Security: Part 3 - Circles Of Protection February 12^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

There are many different requirements and expectations in the field of computer security and it may be as well to set out what some of them are. Computation is everywhere, from the ubiquitous iPhone to the military computer in an underground installation, and it is unrealistic to think that one…

NextGen TV’s Infrastructure Crescendo February 11^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Will NextGen TV change the world or will the world change NextGen TV’s destiny?

MPEG Endorses Video Coding For Machines Movement February 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

MPEG is responding to growing demand for efficient video transmission among machines by re-establishing a dedicated group to investigate use cases, requirements, test conditions, evaluation methodologies, and potential coding technologies.

RF At Super Bowl LV February 4^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The #1 rule of live broadcasting is that things tend to fail at the worst possible time. The greater the ratings, the more likely something highly unlikely but mission-critical will fail, broadcast RF and wireless communication systems included. Count on it.