Broadcasting’s Convergence With Social Media Accelerates June 23^rd 2017 - 01:50 PM

TV and social media continue their convergence, creating both problems and opportunities for broadcasters and pay TV operators.

Removing Growth Barriers Through Media Logistics April 24^th 2017 - 06:00 AM

As broadcasting moves from its artisan cottage industry to highly efficient production lines of the future, understanding business needs is key for engineers, and recognizing the commercial motivations of CEO’s and business owners is crucial to building a successful media platform.

European Broadcasters Play In The Sandbox To Further IP Adoption December 6^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

For the past two and a half years Belgian broadcaster VRT—in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and iMinds (a digital research and incubation center)— has hosted an in-house R&D testing lab called VRT Sandbox. The project allows broadcast engineers and product vendors to test new IP-…

COTS Makes Virtualized Video Practical November 7^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Consumer off the shelf technology (COTS) is providing broadcast TV facilities an economical foundation for technical growth in all directions.

Value of KVM in Broadcast-IP Infrastructures August 23^rd 2016 - 01:00 PM

KVM is more important now for broadcast-IP systems than it ever has been. As manufacturers turn to server based architectures private cloud installations have become more mainstream, requiring us to configure systems through traditional server control inputs, that is keyboard, video and mouse.

Virtual Graphics Improve Program Retention And Broadcasters’ Bottom Line August 10^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

In today’s highly competitive television broadcast landscape, the on screen presentation of a broadcaster’s programming can mean the difference between ratings success and failure. That’s why many have embraced virtual sets as a cost-effective way of improving their on-air look by either replacing an existing physical studio set o…

IP Means Integrated Production November 4^th 2015 - 12:01 PM

Today’s smartphone owners carry more powerful video technology in their pockets than the best state-of-the-art TV broadcast or production facilities could provide two decades ago at any price. The second decade of this century is when off-the-shelf computing matures to the point that it can facilitate and manage nearly a…

Live Video Over IP: More Confusion Than Clarity August 4^th 2015 - 08:01 AM

Just when I thought it was going to be safe to go in the water, out comes a survey and a statement that Live over IP is still 5 to 10 years away. Really?

Media workflow dashboards February 23^rd 2015 - 11:30 AM

In any endeavor there are three types of decision making; operational, tactical and strategic. Dashboards are one effective method of presenting that information.

The Vanishing Broadcast Infrastructure October 20^th 2014 - 10:30 AM

As broadcasters moved from analog to digital, new doors opened to automating processes—and important to the front office—the possibility of lowering staff costs. Above, Ross Overdrive can enable live production and playout to be managed with a minimal staff.