Streamlining Operations The “Cloud-Native” Way Remains Key Theme At 2023 NAB Show April 14^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

By virtualizing many of the key production tools and systems required to produce and distribute content, cloud-based production has emerged as a technology and service combination whose time has come. It’s already clear that the cost-effectiveness, flexibility, efficiency and speed of cloud-based TV productions are now a force in t…

2023 NAB Show Will See Plenty Of Choice For Today’s Modern Production Control Room April 4^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

While the emergence of IP-based infrastructures has led to new ways of leveraging the traditional Production Control Room (PCR) and all of the hardware devices and software systems within, it continues to hold its important place as the center of an on-premise studio production in most content creation organizations.

The Back Of The Brain May Soon Rule The Roost March 22^nd 2023 - 10:00 AM

If industry reports are to be believed, Apple is poised to release a mixed-reality headset at some point in 2023. Of course, it’s anyone’s guess when Apple’s Reality Pro will actually see the holographic light of day, but one thing is worth noting: The advent of a mass-produced AR he…

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.

System Showcase: Gravity Media Opens New Production Centre In London For Remote And On-Prem Projects March 16^th 2023 - 09:30 AM

Production and media services company Gravity Media has just completed the first phase of technology integration at its new London Production Centre White City, located on the fifth floor of The Westworks building in London. The state-of-the-art facility, officially opened in February of 2022, is made up of production, post-production services,…

Magicbox Puts Virtual Production Inside An LED Volume On Wheels March 6^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Virtual production studios are popping up across the globe as the latest solution for safe and cost/time-effective TV and movie production. This method replaces on location shooting and, by utilizing all-encompassing LED walls (often called “volumes”), is fundamentally changing the way motion pictures are produced.

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.

Artificial Inspiration – Debating The Implications Of Training AI To Create Images February 6^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

There is growing debate over the ethical and legal implications of using millions of images drawn from the internet to train AI powered software to create ‘new’ images. It feels like the beginning of a journey which could have profound implications for the creative industries – so it is perhaps predictable that …

The Compromises In Long Zoom Lenses Are Still There But Viewers See Fewer Of Them January 26^th 2023 - 09:00 AM

Fox Sports’ broadcast of the 2022 Baseball World Series was a real eye-opener, and it wasn’t just because the Houston Astros handily defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. After all, for those in the know, the Astros were the heavily favored team so the outcome shouldn’t have been too s…

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.