The Big Guide To OTT: Part 2 - Content Origination May 5^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Part 2 of The Big Guide To OTT is a set of three articles which dig into the key issues of OTT content origination, the unique demands of OTT content storage, and the role of CDN selection in achieving broadcast grade streaming.

Vendor Spotlight: Interra Systems April 13^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Founded in 2001, Interra Systems offers a wide range of software solutions that streamline the quality control (QC) and monitoring of media content across the content creation and distribution chain.

Monitoring & Compliance Technologies At NAB 2023 April 12^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Monitoring vendors face various challenges highlighted at NAB 2023, including demands for consultant Quality of Experience across multiple channels, and between adverts and programming content. Then specifically for the US market, a notable theme at NAB will be the rise of Next-Gen television to the ATSC-3.0 standards, since these broadcasts are…

The Big Guide To OTT: Part 1 - Back To The Beginning March 27^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Part 1 of The Big Guide To OTT is a set of three articles which take us back to the foundations of OTT and streaming services; defining the basic principles of the OTT ecosystem, describing the main infrastructure components and the terminology used.

Learning From The Experts At The BEITC Sessions at 2023 NAB Show March 21^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

Many NAB Shows visitors don’t realize that some of the most valuable technical information released at NAB Shows emanates from BEITC sessions. The job titles of all but one speaker in the conference are all related to engineering, technology, development and research.

Celebrating BEITC At NAB Show March 2^nd 2023 - 09:30 AM

As we approach the 2023 NAB Show in the NAB centenary year, we celebrate the unique insight and influence of the Broadcast Engineering & IT Conference that happens alongside the show each year.

The Big Guide To OTT February 14^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

The Big Guide To OTT is a Themed Content Collection that provides deep insights into the technology that is enabling a new media industry. It is a very large scale body of content that will publish during 2023 and will exhaustively explore the technology and business models of OTT and streaming…

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 4 - Monitoring Data For Efficiency & Forensics February 7^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Large-scale remote production systems can be complex and challenging to monitor, but IP presents many opportunities to capture and make use of rich data streams.

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 3 - Contribution & Remote Control January 31^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

A discussion of camera sources, contribution network and remote control infrastructure required at the venue.

Orchestrating Resources For Large-Scale Events: Part 2 - Connecting Remote Locations January 24^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

A discussion of how to create reliable, secure, high-bandwidth connectivity between multiple remote locations, your remote production hub, and distributed production teams.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools: Part 9 - Continuous Monitoring June 1^st 2023 - 09:30 AM

Scheduling a continuous monitoring process will detect problems at the earliest opportunity. If the diagnostic tools run often enough, they can forecast a server outage before a mission critical failure happens. Pre-emptive diagnosis and automatic corrections are a very good thing.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 2 - Routers & Switches May 30^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

How Routers & Switches reduce traffic congestion and improve security.

The Peril Of HDR: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should May 29^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There is a disturbing and growing consensus among viewers that many movies and TV shows today are under illuminated or simply too dark. As DOPs, we surely share some of the blame, but there is plenty of blame to go around.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 1 - Basic Principles Of IP May 23^rd 2023 - 09:00 AM

This is the first of a series of 14 articles that re-visit the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.

Scalable Dynamic Software For Broadcasters: Part 7 - Connecting Container And Microservice Apps May 16^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Messaging is an incredibly important concept in microservices and forms the backbone of their communication. But keeping systems coherent and resilient requires an understanding of how microservices communicate and why.

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