Transmitters & RF At IBC 22 - Technologies To Support Next Generation Broadcast August 31^st 2022 - 10:00 AM

Long-range RF transmission began when radio was born. Will broadcasters need high power transmitters and tall antennas to compete in future TV content delivery?

The Sponsors Perspective: 5G Broadcast – Finally A Solution To Mobile Television August 24^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The idea of “content everywhere” is of course well established. Consumers like the idea that they can consume media – including video – on whichever device is to hand. Mobiles and tablets are seen as primary viewing devices today. More than 80% of internet traffic is video.

NextGenTV Mid-2022 Progress Report August 9^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Some call it the Broadcast Core Network, or Broadcast Internet, or One-to-Many Private Datacasting. Others simply call it datacasting.

UK Competition For Frequencies Squeezes Out Free To Air Channels July 15^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The UK’s sole DVB-T service is called Freeview, and it’s by far the most commonly used and widely recognised way to watch television in the country. Upcoming changes to Freeview, though, will affect the availability of certain BBC channels – and highlight future challenges which face anyone who uses radio…

India Spotlights The Importance of Converged “Direct-To-Mobile” Broadcasting In Today’s Mobile Video June 20^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

As the U.S. continues to roll out NextGen TV services in markets large and small across the country, 5G wireless technology is being considered (and tested) to augment the OTA signal and provide a fast and accurate backchannel to users. Many say this strategy is a less expensive way…

The Evolving Landscape Of NextGen TV At The NAB 22 BEIT Sessions June 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Broadcasters are experimenting with many new TV business models to monetize new NextGen TV technologies.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 1 April 29^th 2022 - 12:30 PM

Many annual NAB Shows have become milestones in TV broadcasting history. The presence of the 2022 NAB Show marked the first Las Vegas NAB Show since 2019.

NAB 22 BEIT Conferences Detail TV Engineering Progress April 20^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

People visit NAB Shows for many reasons. Some are there to investigate and examine new solutions. Some are shopping with a budget ready to spend. Others visit to gather ideas and figures for next year’s budget. Many visit to accomplish all this and make time to learn the latest r…

5G-MEC Helps Propagate NextGen TV Signals For Mobile Broadcasting And OTT In Korea April 5^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

With help from their U.S. counterparts at Sinclair Broadcasting Group (SBG), the second-largest television station operator in the U.S., South Korean broadcasters are working on a terrestrial ultra-high-definition (UHD) 4K broadcasting network to be deployed in 2023. It’s all part of a state project that is being funded b…

As New Transmitters Turn On, NextGen TV Forges Into Uncertainty And Beyond March 29^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

On the morning of March 9th, Bill Macbeth, Chief Engineer at local Fox affiliate KBSI hit the switch on the station’s Rohde & Schwarz THU9evo liquid-cooled UHF transmitter and, in a video posted on social media, uttered the words: “Transmitter is on, we are making power.” Just like that,…

Understanding The Client-Side OTT Customer Experience September 22^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

The criticality of service assurance in OTT services is evolving quickly as audiences grow and large broadcasters double-down on their streaming strategies.

The Potential Impact Of Quantum Computing September 18^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Quantum Computing is still a developmental technology but it has the potential to completely transform more or less everything we currently assume regarding what computers can and can’t do - when it hits the mainstream what will it do to broadcast?

OTT Monitoring From The Network Side September 15^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

At its core, the network-side can be an early warning system for QoS, which in turn correlates to actual QoE performance.

A Practical Guide To RF In Broadcast : Part 3 - Planning, Tuning & Monitoring September 11^th 2023 - 10:00 AM

This is the third of a multi-part series exploring the science and practical applications of RF technology in broadcast. Here we focus on things to consider when planning systems, how to tune transmitters and monitoring requirements.

Streaming & OTT At IBC 2023 September 11^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Premium live sports streaming, global distribution, and mobile streaming are key OTT themes for IBC 2023. This puts the spotlight on performance and ultra-low and latency streaming, as well as security of mobile apps and unauthorized devices. Other themes include energy efficiency and sustainability; support for targeted advertising with the proliferation…

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