Ally or Die European Broadcasters Told October 26^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

Broadcasters must ally over platform development and in some cases over content creation if they are to survive the ever-strengthening assault from the OTT giants under the acronym of FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google).

European Broadcasters Slow to Exploit Data Analytics in Post OTT Age October 26^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Broadcasters, pay TV operators and Telcos are failing to harness subscriber data and analytics to engage consumers and customers. Yet they rank customer experience as top priority and believe they must improve it to be competitive so there is a disconnect between their aspirations and current application of data analytics.

The State of the Art in Fiber October 26^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Fiber has been around the broadcast and media industry for a long while: SMPTE 311M, which defines fiber camera cables, was published 20 years ago in 1998. Engineering attitudes have tended to settle around the fundamental pros – high bandwidth, low attenuation so long cables – and cons – difficult to splice connectors and fiber may r…

Bridging the Gap Between Software and SMPTE ST 2110 October 25^th 2018 - 02:30 PM

IP offers the hope of cutting the cost of production if you know how to move the signal around using inexpensive equipment.

A New Way to Build Non-blocking Multicast Networks for Media October 25^th 2018 - 02:15 PM

At the SMPTE 2018 Technical conference, Dr. Takeshi Shimizu, Media Links, presents a revolutionary new theory about constructing a three-stage Clos network with non-blocking multicast capability.

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) vs Solid State Drive (SSD): Which is Better Today? October 25^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Today, the personal computing universe is mostly tied to a choice of hard disk versus solid state drives for data storage. But the differences of the two mediums may not be as clear as many now think.

A Look Forward With SMPTE President Elect Patrick Griffis October 24^th 2018 - 01:30 PM

Patrick Griffis will become president of SMPTE next January. He offers a forward look at the challenges ahead for the organization.

Using Analysis to Predict the Potential of HDR October 24^th 2018 - 12:30 PM

HDR has dazzled us for some time. But there are instances where SDR may actually tell the story better.

Intel Study Projects $3 Trillion Wireless Bonanza for Media and Entertainment October 24^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

Broadcasters struggling to meet the challenge of OTT might be reassured by the latest research from Intel suggesting next generation wireless networks including cellular and Wi-Fi will generate $3 trillion revenue over the next decade 2019-2028.

Broadcasters Join Forces to Support ATSC 3.0 October 24^th 2018 - 07:00 AM

The new, next-gen TV standard is expected to be launched by individual TV stations beginning in 2020, concurrent with the anticipated introduction of consumer TVs equipped to receive the new standard.