In 1865, James Clerk Maxwell published “A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field.” It postulated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light in the same medium, leading to his prediction of radio waves. …

FOX Corporation has deployed Zixi for the initial delivery of the channels from their 190 local affiliates to their digital MVPD partners. The Zixi Broadcaster for broadcast quality live video delivery and ZEN Master and the Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) for system management, orchestration and monitoring have deployed as…

Achieving ‘broadcast-grade-streaming’ sets a latency target of 5s - no easy task with current norms of about 30-60 seconds. We delve into the standards and cutting edge thinking involved in trying to reach this goal. …

Appear has been selected by Norway’s leading public broadcaster NRK, to expand and modernise its media delivery platform and to enable NRK to take advantage of future advances in encoding and video transport technologies. …

In an era of VC acquisitions and company mergers, Matrox Video remains a private company under the sole leadership of one of its co-founders, Lorne Trottier, who still exudes an entrepreneurial enthusiasm for the now multi-million dollar company he started in 1976. He built his first product, the ALT-256,…

Virtual production brings new technologies and techniques so thorough planning and great team communication are key to achieving smooth production and the best results. …

Riedel Communications honored with Television Academy’s 75th Engineering, Science, and Technology Emmy Award for its Bolero Wireless Intercom. …

This unique collection of 12 articles offers broadcast technologists a free beginners course in using one of the oldest and truly fundamental tools for managing IP networks: the command line. …

Here we look at microphone polar patterns and what to consider when planning how to capture sounds to create gripping broadcast content. …