Vendor Spotlight: DekTec March 31^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

For more than 20 years DekTec Digital Video BV, (DekTec) has established itself as a reliable and trusted provider of cutting-edge products that cater to a broad range of video-related requirements. Based in Hilversum, The Netherlands, the company supports a variety of video production market segments with its products and systems,…

The Streaming Tsunami: Part 2 - Preventing The Flood March 31^st 2023 - 09:00 AM

The Streaming Tsunami is emerging as broadcasters tune in to their own streaming video strategies. Today, most broadcasters deliver less than 10% of their total viewing hours via OTT streaming services. But things are changing due to consumer preferences for streaming, broadcaster strategies to focus on streaming, and industry-level choices about…

Waves: Part 7 - Reflection And Refraction March 30^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Here we look at reflection and refraction, which figure highly in the cameras and lighting equipment used by broadcasters, to say nothing of the real word in which images are captured.

Using Configurable FPGA’s For Integrated Flexibility, Scalability, And Resilience - Part 1 March 29^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Although IP and cloud computing may be the new buzz words of the industry, hardware solutions are still very much in demand, especially when taking into consideration software defined architectures. And in addition, a whole new plethora of FPGA based configurable systems are providing flexibility, resilience, and scalability.

Delivering Timing For Live Cloud Productions - Part 1 March 28^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Video and audio signals represent synchronous sampled systems that demand high timing accuracy from their distribution and processing infrastructures. Although this has caused many challenges for broadcasters working in traditional hardware systems, the challenges are magnified exponentially when we process video, audio and metadata in software.

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.

Professional Live IP Video - Designing Networks March 24^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There’s a lot to consider when planning to incorporate uncompressed media into your live production particularly using SMPTE ST 2110, ST 2022-6 or AES67 streams. In this article, we will look at the network hardware, its architecture and future-proofing you should be considering.

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.

Empowering Cloud Through Microservices - Part 2 March 20^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Achieving higher levels of scalability and flexibility demands a hybrid approach were microservices run in the cloud, on- and off-prem. Also, common APIs hide the complexity of the infrastructure from the user to provide a seamless operation.

The Streaming Tsunami: Part 1 - Seeing The Tsunami Coming March 17^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Streaming video is on the cusp of becoming a major problem for broadband networks. Up to now we have been dealing with a swell in the streaming sea that has caused a few large waves to crash on to the shores of broadband networks. These waves have made headlines in…