Miss something at the 2016 NAB Show? Read the post show reports, analysis and product coverage by the editors of The Broadcast Bridge - filtered by category.

Ultra HD Forum Guidelines Clear Way for Commercial Deployments April 21st 2016 - 04:00 PM

The Ultra HD Forum released its first set of guidelines for production workflows at NAB 2016 as promised, clearing the way for early deployments in 2016. But the Forum emphasized that these guidelines were still work in progress and that a future version would target later Ultra HD services in 2017 and beyond.

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Ultra HD Forum Releases Industry Guidelines for Deploying UHD Services in 2016 April 18th 2016 - 07:00 PM

The Ultra HD Forum released the first phase of industry Guidelines on end-to-end workflows for creating and delivering live and pre-recorded UHD content. The Ultra HD Forum is a global organization defining industry best practices for the introduction of technologies that will facilitate the ultra-high-definition (UHD) viewing experience.

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SaaS Captioning and Subtitling April 18th 2016 - 08:30 AM

Subtitling multi-language media provides a specific challenge, namely that the person facilitating the subtitling has to be available at the broadcaster or post house facility. For one language this may be viable, but a feature film may require many language versions for international distribution, and the requirement to have localised multi-language subtitle authoring with many people becomes a logistical nightmare.

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Before the Truck Rolls…. April 15th 2016 - 10:00 AM

A lot of people are prepared to fly on an airline that provides very poor customer service if they think they are getting a bargain ticket by doing so. For others, a pleasant travel experience is part of the holiday, and worth paying a bit more for. But basically, if you have the choice between the two, you have little cause to complain if you buy cheap and get cheap. What hurts is when you pay for a good service and don’t get it.

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Viewpoint: Procrastination is Not an Option April 14th 2016 - 09:00 AM

The book that never gets written. The gym membership that never gets used. The opportunity that never gets followed. All amount to Procrastination - to defer action; to put off until some future date (Chambers). Broadcasters do not have that option.

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Viewpoint: Secure Edge Cache: Optimizing the Network and Reducing Latency April 14th 2016 - 08:00 AM

The efficient distribution of content, especially video, on the web with the best performance and highest quality of experience requires a large number of servers to be deployed as close as possible to end-users. Consequently, Content Providers (CP) and third-parties have built large networks of content distribution servers, also known as content delivery networks (CDNs).

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Fixing The Future By Travelling In The Past March 17th 2016 - 09:00 AM

In time travel fiction, one of the most fruitful plot devices, is uncertainty of outcome. Going back (or forward) in time is a risky business, and there’s even more risk if you don’t know in which direction you are traveling, and how far.

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Demystifying ABR Testing in the IP Domain March 14th 2016 - 11:00 AM

Adaptive-bit-rate technology is a boon to multi-channel delivery, in part because of reduced bandwidth requirements. A downside is that ABR signals need specialized testing. Fortunately, specialized test solutions are available to easily and objectively make the needed analysis.

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Is Terrestrial TV on the Verge of Extinction? March 7th 2016 - 03:00 PM

On Wednesday, April 20th, the Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia de Televisão (SET) will host a breakfast at the 2016 NAB show to discuss the future of terrestrial television. That we are even asking the above question should alarm every OTA broadcaster.

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Technology is Only Part of What Goes into Building Good LED Lights February 26th 2016 - 01:50 PM

In early 2001, Patrick Grosswendt was working as a gaffer on Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, a murder mystery that was in production at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. Like so many creative people working behind the scenes in film production in the pre-digital era, Grosswendt was constantly thinking of how the process could be improved.

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