The histories of broadcasting and radar are forever intertwined as the same people worked in both fields and knowledge flowed between them. Television and radar are both imaging technologies, but only one is for entertainment.
Media Mania, a leading UAE-based production company specializing in OB van construction and broadcast services, has recently integrated the Lawo mc²56 MkIII audio production console, accompanied by Lawo stageboxes, into their latest ultra-high-definition (UHD) outside broadcast (OB) truck. This technological advancement reinforces Media Mania’s position as a pioneering company in the Gulf and Middle East regions, catering to a diverse range of production needs.
It’s hard to visit any kind of media industry event at the moment without seeing the word “cloud” everywhere. But what does it really mean? What benefits does it really offer? And why do we need it at all?
Latency has risen up the agenda as video streaming has progressed and measures taken to tackle it have been offset by proliferation of content, imposing strain on CDNs and delivery infrastructures. The key to successful control of latency lies in sifting its different components, identifying specific issues, and addressing those within the overall end to end delivery chain.
To deliver resilient, flexible, and scalable infrastructures broadcasters must accept failure and design their systems to recover quickly from it. Measuring success is critical to understanding points of failure in parallel and serial workflows, and in part 2 of this series, we dig deeper into measuring resilience to quantify design infrastructure decision making.
How AVB, AES67 and proprietary solutions like Dante address the challenges of using asynchronous internet networks to distribute audio.
IP is an enabling technology that allows broadcasters to integrate software solutions into their workflows. However, the plethora of SDI and IP workflows that are now coexisting in broadcast infrastructures means that technologists and engineers must look for new methods when designing their facilities, especially when considering the real-time nature of live captioning.
This is the first of a multi-part series exploring the science and practical applications of RF technology in broadcast.
