Thoughts On NAB 2022 May 6^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

NAB happened! Yes, footfall was inevitably down and there were fewer vendors exhibiting, but the show went on. And what a great success it was too.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 2 May 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

With fewer exhibits and smaller crowds, the 2022 NAB Show aisles were easier to navigate and exhibitors had more time to speak with visitors.

2022 NAB Show Review, Part 1 April 29^th 2022 - 12:30 PM

Many annual NAB Shows have become milestones in TV broadcasting history. The presence of the 2022 NAB Show marked the first Las Vegas NAB Show since 2019.

Rebuilding Robust Workflow In Cloud Key Theme At NAB April 21^st 2022 - 09:00 AM

A strong focus on end-to-end workflow is evident at NAB 2022 as service providers and broadcasters face migration towards software defined methods that will accelerate pace of innovation but demand new skills and testing capabilities.

NAB 22 BEIT Conferences Detail TV Engineering Progress April 20^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

People visit NAB Shows for many reasons. Some are there to investigate and examine new solutions. Some are shopping with a budget ready to spend. Others visit to gather ideas and figures for next year’s budget. Many visit to accomplish all this and make time to learn the latest r…

As New Transmitters Turn On, NextGen TV Forges Into Uncertainty And Beyond March 29^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

On the morning of March 9th, Bill Macbeth, Chief Engineer at local Fox affiliate KBSI hit the switch on the station’s Rohde & Schwarz THU9evo liquid-cooled UHF transmitter and, in a video posted on social media, uttered the words: “Transmitter is on, we are making power.” Just like that,…

Video Streaming Elephant In Room At Mobile World Congress 2022 March 11^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Mobile World Congress has come back as a full hybrid event with a substantial physical presence in 2022 after its absence in 2020 and skeletal form in 2021, with around 55,000 attendees in Barcelona, coupled with an even larger number of online delegates.

Data Analytics Keeps Super Bowl Viewers Engaged For Longer February 8^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The NFL (National Football League) Super Bowl has been a show piece for TV technology since its inception in 1967 and more recently for the power of data analytics, both to improve performance on the field and increase engagement for viewers.

2022 HPA Tech Retreat Returns In Person February 7^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

After a year of meeting virtually, the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) is hosting its Technology Retreat conference in person this year and members could not be happier. The highly anticipated gathering of the industry’s forward-looking technologists working at many of the largest companies in the U.S., is being h…

Managing 2022 January 10^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

The new year is a time to ponder the past and muse about the future. In the past, nearly each technical device needed to produce broadcast TV cost more than building a new house, was as huge as it was heavy, and made pictures nobody would accept today. About 20 years…

Compression: Part 12 - The Evolution Of Video Compression September 27^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Having considered all of the vital elements of moving image coding this final part looks at how these elements were combined throughout coding history.

The Streaming Tsunami: Part 5 - Scaling With The Audience At The Edge September 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The Edge network scales with the audience. The more people that stream concurrently, or the higher the average bitrate requested by a consistently sized audience, the more capacity the Edge network needs. Achieving best possible efficiency at the Edge requires intelligently managing content and performance monitoring, tuning the infrastructure specifically…

A Practical Guide To RF In Broadcast: Transmitter Plant Planning September 25^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Broadcast transmitter facility planning, design and construction… and what an engineering consultant can help with.

Understanding The Client-Side OTT Customer Experience September 22^nd 2023 - 09:00 AM

The criticality of service assurance in OTT services is evolving quickly as audiences grow and large broadcasters double-down on their streaming strategies.

The Potential Impact Of Quantum Computing September 18^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Quantum Computing is still a developmental technology but it has the potential to completely transform more or less everything we currently assume regarding what computers can and can’t do - when it hits the mainstream what will it do to broadcast?

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