In Part 1 of our series of full length videos from our one-day Real World IP seminar, hosted by The Broadcast Bridge and held at BAFTA in London, Tony Orme, Editor of The Broadcast Bridge, introduces the problem broadcast IP infrastructures solve, that is, to improve flexibility and scalability, resulting in reduced costs and improved workflows.
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is calling on the mobile phone industry to back 5G broadcast and support a mode that allows reception of FTA (free to air) services independently of cellular data delivery orchestrated by the SIM card.
The claim by Qatar’s Al Jazeera news channel to have found the source in Saudi Arabia of the TV piracy group beoutQ has resonated around the world of pay TV and premium sports content.
An alphabet of federal agencies regularly demonstrates in courts that captioning and ADA compliance is not a suggestion. Comply beyond question to prevent claims and prevail in court.
Esports viewership worldwide is on a steep upward trajectory and will soon begin to challenge traditional sports broadcast audience figures. As the esports and traditional sports communities converge, what can traditional broadcasters learn from the remote production workflows being pioneered by one of esports’ major game developers? In part 2 of this two-part series, we look at distribution platforms and infrastructure.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has unveiled “NEXT GEN TV” as the go-to-market name and logo for all ATSC 3.0-Enabled Tech Devices.
Security is becoming increasingly important for broadcasters looking to transition to IP infrastructures. But creating improved software, firewalls and secure networks is only half the story as cybercriminals look to find new and imaginative methods of compromising data.
The broadcast industry is mired in a state of resolution confusion. HD is the format du jour, 4K UHD is emerging quickly and proponents of 8K refuse to stay quiet. For a broadcast engineer, it’s enough to make your head spin.
