Drones are on a collision course for a major mid-air catastrophe according to senior figures in UK aviation. Figures released today show that in four recent separate incidents, UAVs were involved in near misses with craft, including a passenger jet, at UK airports.
Broadcasters face tough competition today. A variety of different news outlets are competing for the same story compounded by the fact that television viewers have a desire to be aware of news as it happens. If a broadcaster doesn’t tell a news story first and offer a unique perspective, viewers will find coverage elsewhere. This could result in viewer satisfaction, ratings, and ad revenue taking a dive. One of the main challenges of reporting on a breaking news story in a timely fashion is the cost of deploying additional video delivery equipment. If it is a large event, broadcasters may not be able to afford the extra equipment required in the field. Furthermore, it takes time to purchase digital mobile newsgathering equipment. If an event is happening spur of the moment, acquiring additional equipment could slow down a broadcaster’s ability to provide coverage. Broadcasters need a more affordable, scalable, and flexible approach to video production and delivery compared with traditional models. This article explores the main benefits of using cloud-based video distribution systems for breaking news and events coverage, taking a look at the key capabilities broadcasters should look for in a digital mobile newsgathering system hosted in the cloud.
Well-established technologies including smartphones, televisions and laptops will continue to drive US retail revenues and lead to one percent industry growth in 2016, according to the CTA (Consumer Technology Association), which owns and produces the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While these categories – together with tablets and desktops – account for 51 percent of the consumer tech industry’s revenue, the catalysts for industry growth are newer innovations such as wearables, virtual reality and drones.
Using fiber optic links to interconnect RF for wireless microphones offers many benefits. Clean signals, much longer interconnect distances and easy build-out are among the advantages an RF-over-Fiber solution can bring.
You don’t have to be a TV broadcaster for long to learn that lights, cameras and call letters can be fruitcake magnets. Several times in 2015, misfits turned local TV news into national news. This dangerous trend illustrates the escalation of illegal activities interrupting the otherwise controlled chaos of live local news.
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Some who shoot RAW using a digital cinema camera claim those who shoot with a video camcorder must live with the camera’s built-in look—a look designed by engineers in Japan. They also claim when you shoot with a digital cinema camera, during color grading you are able to “design your own camera.” However, today’s camcorders provide a wealth of adjustments, which can create almost any desired “look”.
It has long been known that video drives viewers to websites. But live streaming video was often too expensive for modest news and information outlets, forcing them to rely on video content provided by other sources. Now, the cost of streaming has fallen, making it possible for virtually anyone to become a live broadcaster.
In previous articles, John Watkinson argued that the concept of static resolution has been shown not to be a useful metric for moving pictures. In short, pretending that some quality of a still image tells anything about motion is absurd, and leads to flawed ideas like high line or pixel counts that don’t actually achieve anything.
