Digital Media: John Watkinson argues that from an information standpoint they are all the same, but completely different in practice.
LiveU’s 2018 ‘State of Live’ report says HEVC now represents 25% of worldwide traffic. In addition to growing HEVC adoption, data also indicates a 55% increase in live transmission hours and emergence of 4K resolution in live broadcasting.
The next move on in mobile communications and broadband connectivity, 5G, is also being held up as potentially a new contribution and distribution technology for broadcasting. BT Sport and mobile operator EE demonstrated the broadcast possibilities for the fifth generation of telecom technology during November with tests of remote production…
Traditionally, most video content teams operated within a well-defined and narrow scope. Also, the tools, data and processes used were siloed within their organizations. But such a solution is no longer sufficient to manage today’s multichannel distribution workflows.
All your chosen hardware is in place and working well. You are hard at work mixing your audio project. But the end result is disappointing. It just doesn’t sound that good. What’s wrong? It may have nothing to do with your gear.
Artificial intelligence (AI) for media analysis is beginning to change how media organizations meet their most daunting media asset management (MAM) challenges. When paired with leading-edge MAM tools, a new and emerging breed of AI platforms offers tremendous potential for transforming media workflows and making it easier than ever for…
The whole edifice of digital recording is based on the concept of a small and integer number of states. John Watkinson looks at digital media.
An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber cable. Its purpose is to allow quicker connection and disconnection of fiber cables than manual splicing. Simple enough concept. The problem is there are about 100 different types of fiber connectors available on the market today. Do you know the…
Many wireless carriers and VoIP providers now offer improved voice quality using what is commonly referred to as HD Voice, or Wide-Band Speech technology. How do you harness this improved audio signal for news field reports and interviews?
Reduction in ad load combined with addressable advertising can boost viewer engagement significantly in the OTT arena.
