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.

What Is Required To Create The Perfect Picture? June 15^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Viewers want big displays and big displays look their best with new UHD 4K content. While the content is being developed today, producers still grapple with difficulties and challenges facing them as they create new UHD 4K images. That quality level must soon become as common the HDTV equivalent.

Olympic Broadcasting: 4K is a ‘Bus Stop’ in Route to 8K June 14^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS), host broadcaster of the Rio Olympics has called 4K a “bus stop” in route to 8K.

Early Issue Detection Through Intelligent Global Monitoring is Key to Greater Security and Service June 13^th 2016 - 06:00 PM

It is well known that security breaches cause much less revenue loss or reputational damage if they are caught early. They are simply cheaper to fix at that stage.

Video Transport: SDI vs IP—Timing Is Everything June 7^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

Moving video around a broadcast or media facility is a key requirement and fundamental to the operation. When media is transported the signal is open to induced errors, typically through noise, distortion and interference. The time frame of the error may vary between a few pico-seconds and many seconds. It…

Be Your Own OTT Mogul June 6^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Traditional broadcasting faces increased competition from heavily funded network-based channels. But now, there are new, smaller and much lower-cost ways for content makers to get their message to an audience. Enter NomadTV, a company that builds low-cost OTT services for any niche audience.

Enabling Interop Between AIMS, ASPEN, NewTek NDI and Sony NMI: Questions Answered June 6^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

Confused about moving to IP? Don’t worry you are not alone. While recent moves by Evertz, chief promoter of the ASPEN live IP production protocol and Sony, architect of its own route to live IP, to join the Alliance for IP Media Solutions would seem to herald a break…

EU Treads Softly Towards Cross Border Content Portability June 3^rd 2016 - 12:05 PM

The EU’s member states are reaching towards consensus over cross border portability of content between European countries with a transitional approach allowing broadcasters and media rights holders time to adjust to a more open market. This emerged during the EU’s recent Competitive Council meeting, where delegates showed favor of …

The Human Element in Digital Media Monitoring May 17^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

A good test and measurement solution combines both smart test equipment and a trained operator.

UHD and HDR—the Dolby View May 4^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

Better pixels are coming, but there is much detail to be resolved. Will consumers be confused? Will a “4K” receiver also support high dynamic range (HDR), high frame rate (HFR) and wide colour gamut (WGC)? And where will the content come from? Over-the-air looks a little way off, but fibre bro…