Essential Guide: PTP V2.1 – New Security & Monitoring For IP Broadcast Infrastructures January 27^th 2021 - 09:30 AM

Timing accuracy has been a fundamental component of broadcast infrastructures for as long as we’ve transmitted television pictures and sound. The time invariant nature of frame sampling still requires us to provide timing references with sub microsecond accuracy.

Essential Guide: Protecting Premium Content OTT & VOD Distribution December 1^st 2020 - 09:00 AM

The complexity of modern OTT and VOD distribution has increased massively in recent years. The adoption of internet streaming gives viewers unparalleled freedom to consume their favorite live and pre-recorded media when they want, where they want, and how they want. But these opportunities have also presented content owners with…

Essential Guide: The Liberation Of Broadcast Technology May 5^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

For many years broadcasters have been working with static systems that are difficult to change and upgrade. Although we have video and audio routing, the often-tangled mess of jackfield patch-cords is testament to how flexible broadcast systems really need to be to meet the demands of modern program making.

Essential Guide: Hybrid CDN April 1^st 2020 - 12:05 PM

OTT delivery continues to expand to meet the relentless growing consumer demand. This trend shows no chance of abating and technologists are continually looking to innovation to scale infrastructures accordingly. But what does it mean to scale OTT? Where is the infrastructure? And who owns it?

Essential Guide: Microservices For Broadcasters January 29^th 2020 - 11:00 AM

Computer systems continue to dominate the landscape for broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further…

Essential Guide: Secure IP Infrastructures For Broadcasters October 2^nd 2019 - 11:47 AM

Security is becoming increasingly important for broadcasters looking to transition to IP infrastructures. But creating improved software, firewalls and secure networks is only half the story as cybercriminals look to find new and imaginative methods of compromising data.

Essential Guide: Immersive Audio Pt 4 - Options And Tools For Production Of Live Immersive Content September 24^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

In this fourth installment of the Immersive Audio series we investigate the production tools needed to produce live immersive content. Moving from channel-based output to object audio presents some interesting challenges as the complex audio image moves around in three-dimensional space.

Essential Guide: Immersive Audio Pt 3 - Immersive Audio Objects July 24^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

Immersive audio transforms the listening environment to deliver a mesmerizing and captivating experience for a wide range of audiences and expansive group of genres.

Essential Guide: Immersive Audio Pt 2 - Immersive Audio Compatibility May 30^th 2019 - 12:30 PM

Immersive audio has the great potential to transform our human listening experience, captivate our imagination, and inspire our inventiveness.

Essential Guide: When to Virtualize IP May 9^th 2019 - 10:30 AM

Moving to IP opens a whole plethora of options for broadcasters. Engineers often speak of the advantages of scalability and flexibility in IP systems. But IP systems take on many flavors, from on-prem to off-prem, private and public cloud. And then there is virtualization.

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IP Agile Mindsets February 25^th 2021 - 09:15 AM

Agile development and DevOps are relatively new concepts for broadcasters. But when I interviewed Paul Markham, from Discovery, in Part 1 of Transitioning to Broadcast IP Infrastructures, it became clear that these disciplines have implications that stretch far beyond software development.