The Meaning Of Metadata July 17^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Metadata is increasingly used to automate media management, from creation and acquisition to increasingly granular delivery channels and everything in-between. There’s nothing much new about metadata—it predated digital media by decades—but it is poised to become pivotal in broadcast technology’s current phase of rapid evolution.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Remote Control July 16^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Why mixing video and audio UDP/IP streams alongside time sensitive TCP/IP flows can cause many challenges for remote control applications such as a camera OCP, as the switches may be configured to prioritize the UDP feeds, or vice versa.

AI In The Content Lifecycle: Part 2 - Gen AI In TV Production July 8^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This series takes a practical, no-hype look at the role of Generative AI technology in the various steps in the broadcast content lifecycle – from pre-production through production, post, delivery and in regulation/ethics. Here we examine how Generative AI is bringing more scope for automation of tasks such as editing a…

Managing Paradigm Change June 26^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

When disruptive technologies transform how we do things it can be a shock to the system that feels like sudden and sometimes daunting change – managing that change is a little easier when viewed through the lens of modular, incremental, and controlled evolution.

AI In The Content Lifecycle: Part 1 - Pre-Production June 24^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This is the first of a new series taking a practical, no-hype look at the role of Generative AI technology in the various steps in the broadcast content lifecycle – from pre-production through production, post, delivery and in regulation/ethics. Here we examine the Gen-AI tools already in use within pre-production a…

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Routing June 18^th 2024 - 09:30 AM

IP networks are wonderfully flexible, but this flexibility can be the cause of much frustration, especially when broadcasters must decide on a network topology.

Audio For Broadcast: Cloud Based Audio June 14^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

With several industry leading audio vendors demonstrating milestone product releases based on new technology at the 2024 NAB Show, the evolution of cloud-based audio took a significant step forward. In light of these developments the article below replaces previously published content on the topic.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Why Can’t We Just Plug And Play? June 5^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Plug and play would be an ideal solution for IP broadcast workflows, however, this concept is not as straightforward as it may first seem.

Why Live Music Broadcast Needs A Specialized Music Truck June 4^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

We talk to the multi-award winning team at Music Mix Mobile about the unique cultural and creative demands of mixing music live for broadcast.

An Introduction To Network Observability May 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

The more complex and intricate IP networks and cloud infrastructures become, the greater the potential for unwelcome dynamics in the system, and the greater the need for rich, reliable, real-time data about performance and error rates.