Evolving CDNs To Improve OTT December 15^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

To attract and retain an audience, OTT services must provide excellent customer experience by delivering content at the highest possible quality. Service must be smooth, uninterrupted and in the resolution required by the customer. This is one of the key ways OTT will continue to attract more viewers and fulfil…

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Part 1 - IP Network Design Principles December 12^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Welcome to the first part of ‘Designing IP Broadcast Systems’ - a major 18 article exploration of the technology needed to create practical IP based broadcast production systems. Part 1 discusses the need to think asynchronously, layers & topologies, the need for shared experience, hybrid systems, and timing.

CDN For Live And VOD December 1^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

CDNs are much more than just high-speed links between Origins and ISP (Internet Service Provider) networks. Instead, they form a complete ecosystem of storage and processing, and they create new possibilities for highly efficient streaming at scale that will likely replace broadcasting technologies. In this article we look at the…

The Big Guide To OTT: Part 7 - Content Delivery Networks November 17^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Part 7 of The Big Guide To OTT is a set of three articles which examine the pivotal role of CDN’s, how they are evolving and how Open Caching aims to support broadcast grade streaming.

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters - The Book November 7^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters is a free 88 page eBook containing a collection of 12 articles which give a detailed explanation of the principles, terminology and technology required to leverage microservices based, software only broadcast production infrastructure.

Designing IP Broadcast Systems November 1^st 2023 - 05:35 PM

Designing IP Broadcast Systems is a major 18 article exploration of the technology needed to create practical IP based production systems. It builds on the foundations of the huge body of work already published by The Broadcast Bridge on IP. This extensive article collection delves deeper into various aspects of how…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks - The Book October 18^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks is a free 62 page eBook containing a collection of 14 articles which provide the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.

Waves: Part 12 - Elementary Antennas October 5^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

To be useful for information purposes, electromagnetic radiation needs antennas. It’s a large subject with many specialist areas.

C-Suite Insight: Louis Hernandez Jr. Reshapes Grass Valley For Long-Term Success October 4^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

A self-described “technologist” at heart, Louis Hernandez Jr. knows an emerging trend when he sees one and likes to ride the wave as long as possible. Trained by his father, a computer science teacher, with his formal undergraduate and MBA in finance, he became a technology entrepreneur in the mid-1990s w…

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.