Standards: Part 1 - An Introduction To Standards January 5^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Welcome to the first in a series that sets out to become a comprehensive guide to the array of standards which are the glue that holds our technology and our industry together. Standards can be complex but they make everything work consistently and reliably. It will be a very long…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks - The Book October 18^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks is a free 62 page eBook containing a collection of 14 articles which provide the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.

C-Suite Insight: Louis Hernandez Jr. Reshapes Grass Valley For Long-Term Success October 4^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

A self-described “technologist” at heart, Louis Hernandez Jr. knows an emerging trend when he sees one and likes to ride the wave as long as possible. Trained by his father, a computer science teacher, with his formal undergraduate and MBA in finance, he became a technology entrepreneur in the mid-1990s w…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 14 - Delay Monitoring September 4^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

We use buffers to reassemble asynchronous streams so we must measure how long individual packets take to reliably get to the receiver, and the maximum and minimum delay of all packets at the receiver.

Production Control Room Technology At IBC 2023 September 1^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

At the 2023 IBC Show flexibility and streamlined workflows will be major themes with production switchers being asked to do more within the same panel real estate.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 13 - Quality Of Service August 22^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

How QoS introduces a degree of control over packet prioritization to improve streaming over asynchronous networks.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 12 - Measuring Line Speeds August 15^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Broadcast and IT engineers take very different approaches to network speed and capacity - it is essential to reach a shared understanding.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 11 - Network Analyzers August 8^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Wireshark is an invaluable tool that enables engineers to examine network traffic in detail.

Audio For Broadcast: Metering August 2^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

The capacity to accurately measure what is happening within an audio signal in terms of level, frequency, phase and loudness brings the solidity of science to knowing all is as it should be. Metering occurs at every stage of the production chain from capture through to playout and learning how…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 10 - Security August 1^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

The flexibility of IP and COTS brings with it all of the security dangers of the internet and the need for robust processes.