Real World IP - Learn from the Trail Blazers March 12^th 2019 - 10:30 AM

IP has now come of age and many broadcasters are looking to transition to ST2110. The Broadcast Bridge has been championing IP education and in this unprecedented IP seminar they have brought together leading industry experts to deliver an in-depth case-study of the world’s leading ST2110 IP installation at…

4K-8K UHDTV Satellite Broadcasting Leads Day One of the BEIT Conference at NAB March 7^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

NHK, Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation, has been taking a leading role in popularizing UHDTV services since 2013. The company has developed their own playout systems for both 4K and 8K channels based on advanced digital satellite broadcasting technologies.

TV’s ‘Back to the Future’ Moment? March 7^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Philo T. Farnsworth was the original TV pioneer. When he transmitted the first picture from a camera to a receiver in another room in 1927, he exclaimed to technicians helping him, “There you are – electronic television!” What’s never been quoted but likely the first question raised was “What do we do with i…

Opening BEIT Session Looks At Developing Future Digital Strategies March 5^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Cloud technology, artificial intelligence, ATSC 3.0, Internet Protocol, virtual reality, 5G, IoT devices, blockchain, microservices and augmented reality are all terms broadcasters are beginning to understand more fully and beginning to implement as they build out their next-generation IT-centric production and distribution plants. Each has its own benefits and advantages to…

How to Record Better Voiceovers February 12^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Voiceovers today are recorded anywhere — from remote news locations to acoustically-treated sound studios. How one sounds in a voiceover, whether as a news reporter or a professional narrator for documentaries, determines the commercial success of the performer. Beyond the technical set-up, there are some tips that every one that does v…

WTA Offers New Research on Teleport Automation February 5^th 2019 - 03:00 PM

In a world of 10-fold increases in complexity automation is the key to survival. Not just automation, “service orchestration” is the new approach needed to manage internal and external hardware and software in order to make the best use of in-house resources and leverage third-party providers.

IP Control Uncovered February 5^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

As broadcasters continue to successfully migrate video and audio to IP, attention soon turns to control, interoperability, and interconnectivity to improve reliability and efficiency. In this article, we investigate IP control as we move to IP infrastructures.

Using Mix Bus Processing in Pro Audio February 1^st 2019 - 09:00 AM

Mix bus processing is using EQ, compressors and limiters on the output bus of an audio mixer. It can be stereo or mono, real or virtual and is used on the entire audio mix. These processors are used to “glue” the mix together, to make it punchier and to fix any…

Augmented Reality the Next Revolution January 30^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

While the consumer electronics industry focuses on bigger displays and ever higher resolution, there are pioneers developing a more compatible technology, augmented reality television. How close is it and what are the benefits?

TV Director Treats Super Bowl Telecast Like Any Other Game January 30^th 2019 - 08:00 AM

Like many professional football players themselves, CBS Sports Lead television director Mike Arnold tries to treat the Super Bowl as he would a regular season game, calling the same shots and camera angles—albeit with many more cameras at his disposal, augmented reality graphics on the field and virtually every p…