Low Orbit Satellites - The Space-Age Future Of Live Streaming Video July 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The launch of new low orbit satellites for global network coverage will have a significant impact on remote live streaming for broadcasters and webcasters. With the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Amazon’s Kuiper, or one of the other vendors such as Oneweb vying for vertical space, the outlook for…

OTT And Content Fragmentation Erode DTH Economic Advantage June 25^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The future of DTH satellite TV services is bleak in leading developed markets, especially North America, but much more positive in some major emerging countries, notably India.

Field Report: The day we used the public internet for backhaul on a budget. June 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Public internet-based remote TV production adds new critical monitoring points to avoid digital cliffs.

DTH Flounders In Latin America As 5G Set To Boom September 25^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The seismic shift in paid video away from legacy broadcast towards online services has occurred first in developed nations spearheaded by the US, but recently similar trends have been gathering force in some developing markets as well.

Intelsat Looks To Close Digital Divide In U.S. June 10^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to establish a 5G Fund, making $9 billion available to help mobile network operators (MNOs) deploy 4G and 5G mobile wireless services in hard-to-reach rural America. Some call these areas with sparse populations and/or rugged terrain the last 5 percent of the…

Satellites With Sub-Frame Delay April 13^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

As broadcasters launch NEXTGEN TV and telecoms launch 5G, a couple of high-profile, rich-guys with rocket companies are racing to build new wireless data communications infrastructures to benefit everyone, everywhere.

A New Generation Of TV Pioneers March 9^th 2020 - 01:00 PM

The 2nd generation of local broadcast TV professionals is retiring. Who will replace them and where will they lead local TV?

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.

Alliance Promotes SAT>IP As The Future Of Multi-Screen Satellite Delivery April 12^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

At the 2019 NAB Show, a consortium of world leading satellite operators, device manufacturers, broadcasters and service providers called The SAT>IP Alliance updated attendees on the capabilities of the SAT>IP protocol in many of its members’ exhibit booths at the NAB convention.

WTA Offers New Research on Teleport Automation February 5^th 2019 - 03:00 PM

In a world of 10-fold increases in complexity automation is the key to survival. Not just automation, “service orchestration” is the new approach needed to manage internal and external hardware and software in order to make the best use of in-house resources and leverage third-party providers.

Why AI Won’t Roll Out In Broadcasting As Quickly As You’d Think April 24^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

We’ve all witnessed its phenomenal growth recently. The question is: how do we manage the process of adopting and adjusting to AI in the broadcasting industry? This article is more about our approach than specific examples of AI integration; there’s plenty of time for that later.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Integrating Cloud Infrastructure April 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

Connecting on-prem broadcast infrastructures to the public cloud leads to a hybrid system which requires reliable secure high value media exchange and delivery.

Video Quality: Part 1 - Video Quality Faces New Challenges In Generative AI Era April 22^nd 2024 - 09:00 AM

In this first in a new series about Video Quality, we look at how the continuing proliferation of User Generated Content has brought new challenges for video quality assurance, with AI in turn helping address some of them. But new issues are raised as the lines between content generation, quality…

Minimizing OTT Churn Rates Through Viewer Engagement April 16^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

A D2C streaming service requires an understanding of satisfaction with the service – the quality of it, the ease of use, the style of use – which requires the right technology and a focused information-gathering approach.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Where Broadcast Meets IT April 12^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast and IT engineers have historically approached their professions from two different places, but as technology is more reliable, they are moving closer.

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