Creative Technology - Robin Fox Cinematography For Nigella Lawson March 3^rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Cooking has long been a popular subject for television, partly because everyone has to eat, but also because it’s the sort of programming that can, in principle, be turned out of a studio in half-hour chunks, several times a day.

Transforms: Part 2 - Fourier By Example March 2^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

The Fourier transform is one of the most enduring and looking at the basics is a good place to start.

Microphones: Part 11 - The State Of The Art… And The Potential Of MEMS Microphone Arrays March 1^st 2022 - 09:00 AM

Here we look from the state of the art in microphones, to what the future may bring with the enticing theoretical potential of microphone arrays built using MEMS technology.

Here Is The AI-Driven News February 28^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Everyone is trying to do more with less and the newsroom is no different. Automation offers significant benefits, including the ability to quickly make changes and adapt technically to things like work from home and remote production. But to what extent is AI taking over the newsroom?

Intelligent CDN For Broadcasters - Part 2 February 25^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

In the previous article in this series, we looked at the challenges of streaming media for broadcasters, and in this article, we look at how specialized CDNs designed specifically for broadcast television delivers a greatly improved streaming experience for viewers.

How Experience Of Last Few Years Has Streamlined Live NBA TV Coverage February 24^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Using lessons learned from its bubble experience during the 2020 pandemic season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) continues to reimagine how it broadcasts games to its viewers while also carefully returning to traditional production workflows that have served its TV coverage well. However, there’s no doubt that various REMI methods a…

VVC Codec License Set Amid Widespread Adoption Concerns February 23^rd 2022 - 09:00 AM

MPEG LA, LLC, the Denver, Colorado-based licensing group overseeing such essential video compression patents as the MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, ATSC and HEVC standards, has released its highly anticipated Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Patent Portfolio License terms of use and many are concerned that the pricing might make VVC, or MPEG…

Creative Audio - Close Mic’ing Competitive Food Shows With Greg Allen February 22^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” U.S. president Harry S. Truman famously said. But when there’s a cooking show to produce, audio engineers have no alternative but to improvise.

Intelligent CDN For Broadcasters - Part 1 February 18^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Media streaming over the internet is unique. Packet switched networks were never designed to deliver continuous and long streams of media but instead were built to efficiently process transactional and short bursts of data. The long streams of video and audio data are relentless in their network demands and to…

Advanced Hybrid KVM - Part 2 February 17^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

In the previous article in this series, we looked at the advantages of software-KVM and how it differs from some of the VPN solutions available. In this article, we look at further improving security through end-to-end solutions.