How To Monetize a Podcast May 8^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

Podcasts are extraordinarily popular these days because so many people see a huge profit potential from programming that’s considered cheap and easy to produce. Of course, that’s just an uneducated and false perception. To create a successful podcast requires a level of sustained preparation and creativity that few a…

Alliance Promotes SAT>IP As The Future Of Multi-Screen Satellite Delivery April 12^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

At the 2019 NAB Show, a consortium of world leading satellite operators, device manufacturers, broadcasters and service providers called The SAT>IP Alliance updated attendees on the capabilities of the SAT>IP protocol in many of its members’ exhibit booths at the NAB convention.

BEIT Paper Track: Recommendations for Professional Media Networking (PMN) March 28^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

The speed and reliability of the internet has made it possible for broadcasters to use it as a cost-effective low-latency contribution link. A Monday afternoon BEIT session will explain what’s being done to make the internet perform best for broadcasters.

4K-8K UHDTV Satellite Broadcasting Leads Day One of the BEIT Conference at NAB March 7^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

NHK, Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation, has been taking a leading role in popularizing UHDTV services since 2013. The company has developed their own playout systems for both 4K and 8K channels based on advanced digital satellite broadcasting technologies.

TV’s ‘Back to the Future’ Moment? March 7^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Philo T. Farnsworth was the original TV pioneer. When he transmitted the first picture from a camera to a receiver in another room in 1927, he exclaimed to technicians helping him, “There you are – electronic television!” What’s never been quoted but likely the first question raised was “What do we do with i…

Opening BEIT Session Looks At Developing Future Digital Strategies March 5^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Cloud technology, artificial intelligence, ATSC 3.0, Internet Protocol, virtual reality, 5G, IoT devices, blockchain, microservices and augmented reality are all terms broadcasters are beginning to understand more fully and beginning to implement as they build out their next-generation IT-centric production and distribution plants. Each has its own benefits and advantages to…

WTA Offers New Research on Teleport Automation February 5^th 2019 - 03:00 PM

In a world of 10-fold increases in complexity automation is the key to survival. Not just automation, “service orchestration” is the new approach needed to manage internal and external hardware and software in order to make the best use of in-house resources and leverage third-party providers.

New CE Association Formed to Promote 8K Ecosystem January 10^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

At CES 2019 it was announced that several leading display technology manufacturers have formed a new coalition to help promote 8K products to consumers and other commercial industries. The so-called 8K Association (8KA) will work on developing the entire value chain for 8K, with an initial focus on supporting the early…

The Need for a Replacement Timecode Standard November 6^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

The SMPTE timecode standard has served us well for almost half a century. But the equipment it was designed for is history, and soon it will be too. The industry needs a replacement.

The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) Has Become Satcoms Innovation Group November 1^st 2018 - 12:05 PM

The Satellite Interference Reduction Group announced that it is expanding its reach to encompass all types of innovation within the satellite communications industry. As part of that expansion, it has changed its name to Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG).