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NAB Show 2024 BEIT Sessions Part 1: ATSC 3.0 And TV RF March 15th 2024 - 09:30 AM

A full-time chief engineer in good relationships with manufacturer reps and an honest local dealer should spend most of their NAB Show time immersed in BEIT sessions. It’s an incredible opportunity to learn from and personally question indisputable industry experts.

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Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Part 2 - IT Philosophies, Cloud Infrastructure, & Addressing March 12th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Welcome to the second part of ‘Designing IP Broadcast Systems’ - a major 18 article exploration of the technology needed to create practical IP based broadcast production systems. Part 2 discusses the different philosophies of IT & Broadcast, the advantages and challenges of integrating cloud infrastructure, hybrid systems, and the role of layer 2 & layer 3 packet addressing.

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Peak Uplink Taps Appear X Platform For Live Sports Contribution Encoding In North America March 11th 2024 - 01:00 PM

Appear has been selected by Peak Uplink to modernize the encoding equipment used in its satellite uplink trucks. The initiative is part of Peak Uplink’s comprehensive fleet expansion and upgrade strategy. Deploying Appear’s X Platform, Peak Uplink is replacing its conventional legacy encoding equipment, enhancing its satellite contribution capabilities across its fleet of trucks.

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5G Broadcast: Part 6 - Technical Dive Into 5G Broadcast & New 3GPP Standards March 11th 2024 - 09:00 AM

Standards bodies and mobile technology developers are putting the finishing touches to 5G Multicast and Broadcast. These include enabling seamless switching between unicast and multicast, and equally transparent roaming for users as they move between mobile cells. There is also the challenge of ensuring that digital terrestrial and cellular infrastructure converge effectively under the High Tower High Power (HTHP) model.

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Standards: Part 5 - Standards For Audio Coding March 8th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This article describes the various AES, MPEG, Proprietary and Open Standards that pertain to audio.

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Standards: Appendix H - List Of AES Audio Standards March 8th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This is a more comprehensive list of the AES Standards & Recommended Practices, AES Information Documents and AES Project Reports.

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The Streaming Tsunami: Securing Universal Service Delivery For Public Service Broadcasters (Part 2) March 7th 2024 - 09:00 AM

This is the second part of our discussion of one of the biggest challenges for national Public Service Broadcasters; how to maintain their obligation for universal service in a future landscape where audiences have migrated to streaming as their primary method of media access.

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Essential Guide: Network Observability March 6th 2024 - 09:30 AM

This Essential Guide introduces and explores the concept of Network Observability. For any broadcast engineering team using IP networks and cloud ecosystems for live video production, it is an approach which could help combat a number of the inherent challenges of using such dynamic systems.

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