Articles You May Have Missed January 4^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

As the media industry clusters at the CES 2017 show, look for announcements about IP, delivery technology and more viewer options. To support these trends, content makers and broadcasters need to carefully examine how IP solutions can develop enhanced workflows and efficient operations. These two articles provide a background in the…

Vista Studios To Launch In Los Angeles With SAM’s 4K and IP technology October 13^th 2016 - 01:00 PM

Vista Studios, will open a new 30,000 sq. ft. broadcast and production facility in Playa Vista CA on January 1, 2017 with a full slate of 4K and IP-based production and distribution technology from Snell Advanced Media (SAM). The new SAM production switchers, modular infrastructure, routers and playout and management workflow software will…

BT Sport Produces World’s First All-IP 4K Broadcast October 13^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

On September 10th Arena Television, one of the UK’s leading mobile production service providers, helped the BT Sport network produce a 4K broadcast (in UHD resolution) of a soccer match that was simulcast in UHD and HD over an all-IP network. The telecast, pitting Liverpool against Leicester City in a…

Hitachi’s Turkey Division Builds New HD Production Van For The Royal Thai Army Television October 4^th 2016 - 01:50 PM

Thailand’s national broadcaster, Royal Thai Army Television, has taken delivery of a multi-functional outside broadcast (OB) production vehicle designed, built and commissioned by Hitachi Kokusai Turkey.

Big South Conference Selects NewTek TriCaster and Vizrt September 15^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Sports at the Big South Conference looking toward streaming TV coverage on ESPN3 that gives their student producers as much semi-pro experience as the athletes.

Thorsteinson at SAM: IBC and IP September 2^nd 2016 - 09:00 AM

Tim Thorsteinson has now fully settled in as CEO of Snell Advanced Media (SAM). The Broadcast Bridge visited the SAM HQ in Newbury, UK, at the old Quantel site just prior to IBC to hear how the combined companies were moving forward.

HD Still Dominates Olympic Coverage, But 4K Gaining Momentum August 29^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

While international broadcasters covering this years Summer Olympic Games in Rio mostly worked in HD, 1920x1080, NBC used a fair bit of Ultra-HD equipment to cover specific events, such as the opening and closing ceremonies. The 4X HD resolution provided visual excitement to the events, even in slow motion.

New Trucks Going On the Road for NEP UK July 14^th 2016 - 05:00 PM

NEP UK, part of the international outside broadcast facilities group, is to add four new trucks to its fleet by the end of this year. The vehicles will be capable of Ultra High Definition (UHD) and are to replace the five units destroyed by the fire that ripped through the…

It’s All About the K’s June 28^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

I was all set to write my next chapter on standards and terminology when the The Broadcast Bridge published an article quoting the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) that said, 4K is just a Bus Stop to 8K (along with 22.2 audio channels).

Lyon Video Covers Copa Soccer in 4K with Grass Valley Systems June 27^th 2016 - 04:00 PM

Copa is the soccer ‘cup’ for the Americas, with entrants from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). With COPA America celebrating its 100th anniversary in America this year, viewership and interest are way up. Seeing the demand, organizers…

Is Gamma Still Needed? - Part 1 May 27^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Gamma is a topic that pervades almost all forms of image portrayal, including film, television and computers. Gamma has become a tradition, which means that its origins are not understood, and it is not questioned. Perhaps it is time that it was.

Creative Analysis - Part 1 - The Nest From The DOP May 20^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Glasgow in December is a place and a time with a particular look, and The Nest is a production which enthusiastically embraces that aesthetic. Broadcast in the UK beginning in March 2020, it was produced for the BBC by Studio Lambert as five one-hour episodes featuring a couple, played by Martin…

The Shows Go On May 14^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The current social and medical situation with lockdowns and distancing is unleashing new ideas at local TV stations. Some will become the new normal.

HDR - Part 9 - An Introduction To ACES May 12^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

It’s one thing to be confronted by a big pile of technology and to be confused by it. It’s another to know something about that technology and conclude that things could be a lot simpler than they are. That’s the reaction a lot of people have to color…

Color and Colorimetry – Part 12 May 11^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

It’s all very well reading all this theory about colorimetry, but what can be done in practice? First of all, it is necessary to consider that imaging, be it still or moving, is a creative process that relies totally on technology. Wherever that happens, there are always two different w…

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