Computer systems are driving forward broadcast innovation and the introduction of microservices is having a major impact on the way we think about software. This not only delivers improved productivity through more efficient workflow solutions for broadcasters, but also helps vendors to work more effectively to further improve…

Every decade has had a buzzword. Watch a 1950s educational movie and realize how dated the term “atomic” sounds now, and not only because the downsides of nuclear power have since become so painfully apparent. Since then, we’ve been sold technology marked “transistor,” “digital,” and now “AI,” although sometime…

The peculiarities of the motion of planet Earth are responsible for much more than seasons and the midnight sun and it took a while before it was all figured out. …

First and foremost, igolgi is an engineering company. Our staff have years of experience in every type of compression and encoding technology, and we are experts in software control and interface. Our principal engineers hold over 200 patents in compression products. For over a decade we have provided innovative,…

Without intercom, a live broadcast production would soon degenerate into chaos. A whole industry has been built on the protocols intercom users have adopted and everybody involved in the production must be able to hear the director’s instructions, clearly and concisely. …

The concept of working from home was trending long before public health issues caused most of us to contribute remotely, but the past year has seen an acceleration no one could have predicted. What those in the media industry quickly learned is that it’s not that easy t…

There is a school of thought that suggests increasing the brightness through the contrast control on a television will give a higher dynamic range. However, this doesn’t necessarily increase the contrast ratio. Quantization noise is the enemy of dynamic range and increasing brightness in a system with a…

The dramatic volcanic eruption of the European Super League (ESL) may have been short lived but the ash spewed out will disrupt the field of sports broadcasting for much longer and likely accelerate change towards a new order. …

Never trust the adhesive holding tape to the hub of a 40 year-old ¾-inch videocassette. …