Waves: Part 10 - Microwave Innovation June 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The histories of broadcasting and radar are forever intertwined as the same people worked in both fields and knowledge flowed between them. Television and radar are both imaging technologies, but only one is for entertainment.

Why Does Media Need Cloud? June 23^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

It’s hard to visit any kind of media industry event at the moment without seeing the word “cloud” everywhere. But what does it really mean? What benefits does it really offer? And why do we need it at all?

The Technology Of The Internet: Part 3 - Tackling Video Streaming Latency June 22^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

Latency has risen up the agenda as video streaming has progressed and measures taken to tackle it have been offset by proliferation of content, imposing strain on CDNs and delivery infrastructures. The key to successful control of latency lies in sifting its different components, identifying specific issues, and addressing those…

Audio For Broadcast: Part 1 - The Theory, The Console, Monitoring & Metering June 21^st 2023 - 09:15 AM

Welcome to Part 1 of Audio For Broadcast - a huge 16 article audio course that explores the science and practical applications of audio in broadcast.

Delivering High Availability Cloud - Part 2 June 21^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

To deliver resilient, flexible, and scalable infrastructures broadcasters must accept failure and design their systems to recover quickly from it. Measuring success is critical to understanding points of failure in parallel and serial workflows, and in part 2 of this series, we dig deeper into measuring resilience to quantify design infrastructure…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 5 - Audio Over IP Basics June 20^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

How AVB, AES67 and proprietary solutions like Dante address the challenges of using asynchronous internet networks to distribute audio.

Live Captioning IP Workflows June 20^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

IP is an enabling technology that allows broadcasters to integrate software solutions into their workflows. However, the plethora of SDI and IP workflows that are now coexisting in broadcast infrastructures means that technologists and engineers must look for new methods when designing their facilities, especially when considering the real-time nature…

A Practical Guide To RF In Broadcast: Part 1 - History, Modulation & Regulation June 19^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

This is the first of a multi-part series exploring the science and practical applications of RF technology in broadcast.

System Showcase: Mobile TV Group ‘MTVG Edge’ Flypacks With Edge Compute June 16^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Recognizing that a 53-foot expanding mobile unit is often out of reach financially for many tier 2 sporting events - e.g., women’s college volleyball or professional pickleball - production companies that offer such high-end resources are expanding their horizons with lower cost, highly portable and as-needed options that fit t…

Motion Pictures: Part 3 - Motion & The Film Look June 14^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

To be able to see a moving object reasonably well, the eye tracks the object and the smart camera operator will pan the camera to keep it still in the frame. Eyes and cameras have in common that they can only do this for one moving object and everything else…