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The Sponsors Perspective: Taming The Virtualized Beast August 25th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Without doubt, virtualization is a key technological evolution focus and it will empower many broadcast and media organizations to work differently, more efficiently and more profitably.

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ATSC 3.0 broadcasters’ future could be watering crops and turning on industrial lighting systems.

Broadcasters Consider Using ATSC 3.0 To Control IoT Devices. Is That “Broadcasting?” August 21st 2020 - 09:00 AM

Thanks to the pioneering and the sometimes overly promotional work of One Media, the wholly owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, the new broadcast standard emerging in the U.S., called ATSC 3.0, is promising broadcasters new capabilities well beyond delivering TV signals. Yet it’s also about to change the very definition of what it means to be a “broadcaster” in today’s highly competitive video marketplace.

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Illegal Piracy Subscription Services Worth Over $1 Billion In US August 20th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Illegal piracy subscription services are now worth over $1 billion a year in the US alone, according to a study conducted by the Digital Citizens Alliance in conjunction with NAGRA, the content security arm of the Swiss Kudelski group.

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Up conversion must retain integrity of original video source and not just look good.

Upscaling With Machine Learning Can Liberate Content Archives August 19th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The ability of upscaling to give new life to old content, as well demonstrate the full value of the latest 8K TVs, has already been well proven through traditional techniques.

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Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 3 - The Program Chain, Surround Brightness Ratio (SBR) & The HVS August 14th 2020 - 09:00 AM

There are two components of gamma that have quite different purposes. One of them is always necessary because displays and their surroundings are never equally as bright as the original scene. The other one is a compression technique.

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Digital Audio: Part 2 - The Historical Evolution Of Digital Audio Systems August 13th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Digital audio has a remarkably short history, but apart from a few enthusiasts of legacy technology, the takeover has been total.

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Broadcasters are building the transmission infrastructure and market transition models for NextGen TV.

NextGen TV Lifts Off August 12th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Several licensed experimental ATSC 3.0 stations have been on the air for some time. Now, the first commercial ATSC 3.0 stations have signed on in Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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Pay TV Decline Spreads To All Americas August 7th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Pay TV is now in chronic decline across almost the whole of the Americas as ongoing recession among the Latin countries continues to bite.

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