The New Frontier Of Interactive Rights: Part 3 - The Three Pillars Of Interactive Rights

Sports are the early adopters of Interactive Rights due to the special nature of their content and the viewer and brand engagement that sporting events create. While there are some visible implementation obstacles to overcome to achieve the vision of a new converged entertainment experience using Interactive Rights (see Part 2 in this series), sports bodies such as ATP Media, who manage the media rights of the ATP Tour, are…

Automating HDR-SDR Conversion

Automation seems like an obvious solution but effective conversion involves understanding what the image content is and therefore what the priorities are for how it should look.

Building Software Defined Infrastructure: Virtualization Vs Microservices

How virtualization and microservices differ, and workflows where virtualization and microservices would be used or avoided in terms of reliability, flexibility and security.

IP Security For Broadcasters: Part 8 - RADIUS Network Access

Maintaining controlled access is critical for any secure network, especially when working with high-value media in broadcast environments.

Live Sports Production: Part 1 - New Sports Production Workflows

Welcome to Part 1 of ‘Live Sports Production’ - This new multi-part series uses a round table style format to explore the technology of live sports production with some of the industry’s leading system designers. It is a fascinating insight into what is being done every day around the world.

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Standards: Part 25 - Designing Client-Side Video Players

Here we chart the historical development of client-side video players, describe the building blocks used to create them and the relevant standards.

Microphones: Part 5 - The Variable Directivity Microphone

The variable directivity microphone is very popular for studio work. What goes on inside is very clever and not widely appreciated.

IP Security For Broadcasters: Part 7 - Operating Systems

As well as providing the core functionality of a computer, operating systems have the potential to be a primary issue for security and keeping hackers at bay.

Deep Learning Accelerates Object Tracking In TV Production

Advances in application motion tracking in audiovisual production, both live and recorded, have been slow until recently accelerated by the advent of modern AI techniques associated with neural network based deep learning and mathematical graph theory. These advances have converged from multiple application domains including robotics, medical imaging, sports science…

The Creative Challenges Of HDR-SDR Simulcast

HDR can make choices easier - or harder - at every stage of production but the biggest challenge may be just how subjective those choices are.