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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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4K-8K UHDTV Satellite Broadcasting Leads Day One of the BEIT Conference at NAB March 7th 2019 - 01:00 PM

NHK, Japan’s Broadcasting Corporation, has been taking a leading role in popularizing UHDTV services since 2013. The company has developed their own playout systems for both 4K and 8K channels based on advanced digital satellite broadcasting technologies.

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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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Just how secure is your operation?

Don’t Let Your OTT Success Turn You Into A Data Exfiltration Victim March 6th 2019 - 10:00 AM

Imagine you are a creative person with technical skills and limited moral constraints. Now imagine you get the opportunity to steal the series finale for Game of Thrones weeks before the episode is broadcast or streamed. That would be worth a lot, wouldn’t it?

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Past SBE Ennes Workshop sessions at NAB have drawn significant interest.

Opening BEIT Session Looks At Developing Future Digital Strategies March 5th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Cloud technology, artificial intelligence, ATSC 3.0, Internet Protocol, virtual reality, 5G, IoT devices, blockchain, microservices and augmented reality are all terms broadcasters are beginning to understand more fully and beginning to implement as they build out their next-generation IT-centric production and distribution plants. Each has its own benefits and advantages to help in the creation and delivery of content, but a truly successful facility will have to incorporate all or most of these technologies in order to be successful in today’s multi-platform world.

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Data Recording and Transmission: Part 5 - Channel Coding March 4th 2019 - 11:00 AM

John Watkinson introduces the idea of channel coding to convert the uncontrolled characteristics of data into something that works within the limitations of real media.

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Essential Guide:  Practical Broadcast Storage February 28th 2019 - 01:50 PM

Ground breaking advances in storage technology are paving the way to empower broadcasters to fully utilize IT storage systems. Taking advantage of state-of-the-art machine learning techniques, IT innovators now deliver storage systems that are more resilient, flexible, and reliable than at any time in the history of broadcast television.

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