Creative Audio - Mixing Live Music For TV With John Harris - Part 2 November 25^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

“You need to be very predictable with the broadcast at all times. When I started doing this you had to be really careful with 5.1; there was no standardization,” he says. Indeed, for a long time, as broadcasters began to switch to HDTV across the U.S., it was not unusual for…

HDR: Part 39 - Creative Technology - The Good Old Days November 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Progress inevitably comes with compromise. We can’t complain about the technology that’s brought us from hundred-kilo tube cameras to the 4K cellphones of today, but anyone who remembers the fuzzy old days of the 1990s might also remember a few things that we miss in 2021. Let’s examine…

Studio Berlin Re-Imagines OB Van With Two Socially Distant Yet Combined Environments November 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The pandemic has affected the system design and operations of live sports production in a myriad of ways. At first it was difficult for many to figure out but then evolved into the deployment of innovative types of distributed workflows and crews that drastically altered the physical positioning of technology…

HDR: Part 38 - Creative Technology - Where’s My Jetpack? November 19^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

At one time, it was traditional to complain about the things that science had promised us but failed to deliver. Now we actually have a jet pack that’s practical, or at least that lasts more than thirty seconds, we’re free to turn our attention to some other things…

Creative Audio - Mixing Live Music For TV With John Harris - Part 1 November 18^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

John Harris became a music mixer for broadcast television at a time when there was no such job. In the decades since he’s won 12 Emmys, three Grammys and a Peabody Award and has been at the forefront as the industry has made the transition from stereo to 5.1 surround and n…

IP Security For Broadcasters: Part 2 - The Problem To Be Solved November 16^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

By assuming that IP must be made secure, we run the risk of missing a more fundamental question that is often overlooked: why is IP so insecure?

HDR: Part 37 - Creative Technology - Producers Guide To Large Format November 15^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Cinematography is not generally a field given to the idea that less is more. Probably the most direct and current expression of that is large format, a term that isn’t even particularly well-defined, let alone a technology that usually produces a particularly identifiable look.

IBC 2021 Sets Out Future Hybrid Vision As Delegates Return In Person November 12^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

IBC has set out its stall as a hybrid event with content issues more prominent than ever before for the postponed 2021 event scheduled for 3-6 December.

The Sponsors Perspective: Directing The Supertanker To The Cloud In Micro-steps November 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Sky directors of technology and content processing assess the challenges and benefits of evolving media supply chains from traditional on-premise to the cloud.

Creative Audio - Orchestral Audio For TV November 8^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Orchestral performances may be a relative rarity on U.S. broadcast television these days, but the past 18 months has seen quite a growth in classical music streaming online. Orchestral music has long been wrapped up in certain expectations, from the seating of the musicians to the quality of the audio,…