In some ways, the best DOP and a sadist have a lot in common: We strive to make our viewers suffer and the curious thing is, our audiences love us the more for it. Of course, DOPs, like most civilized people, wouldn’t think to wrench the fingernails f…

The power and flexibility of cloud computing is being felt by broadcasters throughout the world. Scaling delivers incredible resource and the levels of resilience available from international public cloud vendors is truly eye watering. It’s difficult to see how any broadcaster would run out of computing power o…

As Pro AV productions get more complex, the industry has longed for a set of common, ubiquitous, standards-based protocols for interoperability on a managed video-over-IP network. In 2017, as the first set of SMPTE ST 2110 standards were published, AV professionals saw the framework of their dream become reality. …

Most live remote outside broadcasts are thoroughly planned by producers and directors who are often too busy to consider potential equipment problems. Technology is an engineering responsibility. Engineers must be ready for any circumstances that threaten to take the show off-script or off-air, from dead wireless mic batteries…

With over 50 years of optical lens innovation and craftsmanship, Samyang’s mission is to produce lenses that allow every photographer and cinematographer to share their unique perspective with the world. Its cinema lenses offer outstanding optical performance for 8K+ and deliver unparalleled price/performance. Samyang approach everything f…

Time base correction is an enabling technology that crops up everywhere; not just in broadcasting. …

Digital audio interfaces were developed as a way of avoiding generation loss between devices. …

As streaming platforms and viewership continues to grow, so too does the drive towards harvesting maximum ad dollars. With so many OTT services available, a growing number of consumers are willing to accept ad-supported programming in return for lower subscription rates or free offerings. …

The Need For Sync - In any audio environment where multiple pieces of equipment are being used together, it is imperative that they are synchronized. If they do not run in time with each other it will be difficult - if not impossible - to produce a coherent…