The Principles & Terminology Of The OTT Ecosystem April 6^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

OTT is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of video consumption. Some people would say that it will become the dominant form of video delivery in years to come as the underlying technologies expand, develop or mature, and consumer behaviour continues to revolve around convenience, flexibility and personalization.…

2023 NAB Show Will See Plenty Of Choice For Today’s Modern Production Control Room April 4^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

While the emergence of IP-based infrastructures has led to new ways of leveraging the traditional Production Control Room (PCR) and all of the hardware devices and software systems within, it continues to hold its important place as the center of an on-premise studio production in most content creation organizations.

Super Bowl LVII To Be Available In 4K UHD And Dolby Vision For The First Time February 10^th 2023 - 09:10 AM

Fox Sports is gearing up for its live coverage of Super Bowl LVII on February 12th, which will be the first NFL Super Bowl to be televised in 4K UHD. The game will be shot in High Dynamic Range (HDR) at 1080p and upconverted for broadcast in 4K and HD…

Ten Years Later: NBC Sports’ Stamford Facility Grows With The Times January 30^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

It was ten years ago, in the fall of 2012, that NBCUniversal opened a new international broadcast center in Stamford Connecticut, as the home for NBC Sports. It served as a way to consolidate its growing employee base and the production activities of a number of physical assets the network owned…

Sustainability Of Streaming: How Does OTT Compare With OTA? - Part 3 January 6^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Parts 1 and 2 in this 3-part series analyzed the latest information about OTT and DTT energy consumption in the UK in the year 2021, concluding that there are important energy efficiency improvements to make in OTT, and some big decisions coming our way in DTT. Part 3 considers what some of the leading…

Sustainability Of Streaming: How Does OTT Compare With OTA? - Part 2 December 16^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Part 1 of this series began the analysis of the report by the UK’s Ofcom that compares the UK’s energy consumption in 2021 for content delivered and viewed in DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) versus OTT (Over The Top) ecosystems. In Part 2, we dig further into the detail and imagine an OTT…

Sustainability Of Streaming: How Does OTT Compare With OTA? - Part 1 December 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

OTA (over-the-air) broadcasting has long-been considered an efficient way to reach very large audiences. As OTT (over-the-top) streaming grows there are concerns that we are going backwards in our levels of efficiency, which is not what we need to do for the health of the planet. What is the latest…

5G Vs 4G LTE For Field Production December 1^st 2022 - 09:30 AM

An assessment of the pros and cons of moving to 5G cellular services for field production.

The Basic Principles Of Production Control Room Design November 29^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Designing and building a production control room means different things to different people and is often accomplished in a myriad of ways.

Podcast Studio Design: Getting The Room Right November 8^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Podcasting is an increasingly popular pastime in the U.S., with an estimated 120 million podcast listeners in 2021. Back in 2006, only 22 percent of the adult population was aware of podcasting. By 2021, this figure had risen to 78 percent. Podcasting is becoming an important part of the multi-format mix for many broadcasters.