Software IP Enabling Storytelling - Part 1 September 28^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Television is still a niche industry, but nonetheless, one of the most powerful storytelling mediums in existence. Whether reporting news events, delivering educational seminars, or product reviews, television still outperforms all other mediums in terms of its ability to communicate to mass audiences.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 2 September 21^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

In the last article in this series, we looked at how PTP V2.1 has improved security. In this part, we investigate how robustness and monitoring is further improved to provide resilient and accurate network timing.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 1 September 14^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Creative Audio - Noise Reduction With Bob Bronow September 13^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Dialogue is king in television. Let’s face it, you don’t watch an episode of your favorite police procedural or reality show just to listen to the sound design or the incidental music. But whether the content is scripted or unscripted, delivering intelligible dialogue can be a real challenge for…

Creative Audio - Broadcast Crowd Sound September 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

When televised sports events began to return after the initial coronavirus lockdown in 2020, U.S. broadcasters faced a dilemma. With no spectators in attendance, what do you do about the lack of crowd noise? This is the fascinating story of how a team of award-winning creative audio engineers set about…

Timing: Part 6 - Synchronization September 2^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The need for synchronization rears its head in so many different endeavors that it has to be accepted as one of the great enabling technologies.

NextGenTV Mid-2021 Progress And Events August 26^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The count according to ATSC as of 10 August 2021 indicates NextGen TV is reaching 35% of all US households on 148 NextGenTV channels in 41 US markets. Another 8 markets are expected to sign on new NextGenTV channels by the end of summer 2021. 48 more markets are listed as ‘Coming Soon.”

Esports - A New Prescription For Broadcasting: Part 3 - Considering The Cloud August 25^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Esports is demonstrating how agile mindsets can provide flexible and scalable solutions within relatively short timescales. But as more software solutions become viable, esports is taking advantage of the cloud and its offerings.

Remote Production 2.0 August 18^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

Although it may seem that remote production was born out of necessity to address a growing demand for distributed workflows amidst global lockdowns, it was already gaining momentum prior to the pandemic, which accelerated the trend. But why is remote production so attractive, and what is the broadcast industry doing…

TDM Mesh Networks - A Simple Alternative To Leaf-Spine ST2110: Application - Eurovision Song Contest August 18^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

With over 4000 signals to distribute, transfer and route, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) proved to be this year’s showpiece for Riedel’s TDM based distributed mesh networked system MediorNet. Understanding the intricacies of such an event is key to realizing why TDM is such a powerful solution.

Software IP Enabling Storytelling - Part 1 September 28^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Television is still a niche industry, but nonetheless, one of the most powerful storytelling mediums in existence. Whether reporting news events, delivering educational seminars, or product reviews, television still outperforms all other mediums in terms of its ability to communicate to mass audiences.

The World Of OTT (Infrastructure Pt8) - The Battle To Beat Content Piracy September 27^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Piracy is an ancient issue. In the media industry, piracy is the unlicensed use of content that is protected by copyright. While there are many benefits to OTT video, a downside is that its “over the top” nature where content travels via the internet (rather than a managed network), gives pir…

BT Sport’s Live VR 360 Coverage Of Premier League Brings Fans Closer To The Action September 22^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

While the merits of 8K delivery is being debated by broadcasters around the world, some are moving forward with plans to deploy the high resolution quality in creative ways that engage viewers and encourage them to interact with a live broadcast.

PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures - Part 2 September 21^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

In the last article in this series, we looked at how PTP V2.1 has improved security. In this part, we investigate how robustness and monitoring is further improved to provide resilient and accurate network timing.

NAB 2021 Cancelled September 15^th 2021 - 04:06 PM

NAB have announced the show scheduled for October 2021 has been cancelled.

You might be interested in the following resources