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Applied Technology: Is Cloning The Backup You Need? March 22nd 2019 - 01:30 PM

Whatever you do in media production, having a backup is indispensable. Having another copy of the file means that in case something goes wrong, it can be restored to the last version saved without loosing all, or only a minimum, of your work. But there’s an even better practice to consider, one that provides a fail-safe in the event of a disaster. Cloning, also known as replication, offers a number of benefits outlined in this article.

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Digital Advertising Surpasses TV and Print for the First Time March 15th 2019 - 11:00 AM

The times they are a changin’ and faster than ever. For the first time, digital advertising in the United States will surpass the amount of money spent on traditional ads used by television and print media, a research firm predicts.

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Augmented and virtual reality traffic will grow nearly 12-fold from 22 petabytes per month in 2017, to 254 petabytes per month in 2022.

Mobile Video Boom Will Drive 5G Roll Out March 14th 2019 - 10:00 AM

The mobile video boom will continue over the next few years and consume an ever-greater proportion of overall global network backbone capacity, according to the latest update of the Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index (MVNI) Forecast (2017 – 2022).

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This new 4-cabinet GatesAir ULXTE-100 provides 62.7 kW TPO. Photos courtesy GatesAir.

FCC Phase 2 Deadline Just Ahead March 13th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Phase 2 ends the day after the 2019 NAB Show closes. The question now becomes, will TV stations in the nine remaining Repack Phases be completed on schedule?

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Real World IP - Learn from the Trail Blazers March 12th 2019 - 10:30 AM

IP has now come of age and many broadcasters are looking to transition to ST2110. The Broadcast Bridge has been championing IP education and in this unprecedented IP seminar they have brought together leading industry experts to deliver an in-depth case-study of the world’s leading ST2110 IP installation at NEP Australia.

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With RIST, the public internet can be used for contribution video links, lowering the cost of transporting video.

Recent Demonstration Shows RIST Protocol Ready for Broadcast Contribution Applications March 11th 2019 - 10:00 AM

The RIST standard, supported by leading companies, enables the creation of low-latency contribution links over the internet while providing high resilience to packet loss.

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Broadcast Solutions designed and built a remote production hub and virtual studio in Helsinki/Finland for Streamteam Nordic.

Systems Integrators Have Their Heads In the Cloud March 8th 2019 - 01:50 PM

Although there are still many cables to connect and physical hardware to implement, the overall scope of many of today’s system integrator projects around the world is changing dramatically, incorporating lots of software and IP connections. Once the exclusive domain of project engineers well versed in SDI infrastructures, IT experts are now the driving force in the design and building of a broadcast facility that makes heavy use of cloud-based operations.

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An ancient B&W 4:3 CRT TV was the modern

TV’s ‘Back to the Future’ Moment? March 7th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Philo T. Farnsworth was the original TV pioneer. When he transmitted the first picture from a camera to a receiver in another room in 1927, he exclaimed to technicians helping him, “There you are – electronic television!” What’s never been quoted but likely the first question raised was “What do we do with it?”

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