Analytics and monitoring are now more critical than ever for media supply chains to deliver on various targets, including customer retention, regulatory compliance, revenue generation through effective targeting of ads and content, and efficient use of network resources. …

At the recent NAB Show New York, a new digital ad insertion feature for the ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) television transmission standard was announced by Pearl TV that takes advantage of two-way interactivity via an Internet connection in combination with an over-the-air signal. With it OTA viewers can seamlessly…

So far in this series of articles the focus has been on the underlying requirements for successful audio over IP connectivity within a broadcast facility. The connectivity can be considered to be local; it is over a short distance, so the latency is low and it’s not a…

Viewers are making it clear that they want to watch live events from their mobile devices as well as from the comfort of their own homes. Although internet streaming has given us a hint of what is achievable, its inability to scale to meet viewing demands is its…

Lithium batteries are all the rage on account of their low weight and high capacity. But how good are they really? …

This free 82-page eBook is your definitive guide to IP security for broadcasters. Written by our Editor Tony Orme, it gathers 12 original independent articles that examine the complex issues of security, explain the terminology and IT standards involved, and explore techniques available to help broadcasters secure their IP…

Modern broadcast facilities adopting video and audio over IP have found themselves working with thousands, or tens of thousands, of IP streams. Expecting humans to keep track of all these flows, monitor their quality and efficiently fault find is a virtual impossibility. …

Compression is the ultimate enabling technology behind broadcasting. Without it, life would be very difficult indeed. In this new series, the whole topic will be explored at some depth. …

In the final article in this series, we look at datasets, their importance and why GPUs are critical for machine learning. …