There are select sports which attract an audience far beyond that of the immediate game or fan base. The Super Bowl is one such event. And all things being equal, it is on track to exceed last year’s record 111.5 million viewers to become the most viewed telecast not only…
Producing football is tough enough, but broadcasting Super Bowl XLIX moves the requirement for a good intercom to a whole new level. The solution needs to connect the broadcast technical and production teams not only with each other but also to the crews handling the live half-time show.
What is the point of having eight motors/propellers when wouldn’t four be more efficient? The simple answer is yes. On paper, a quadcopter (a craft with four motors and propellers) is more efficient than an octocopter (a craft with eight). The added motors mean more energy sucked out o…
Just as in stadia and in cinemas where audiences expect to be able to enjoy the same connectivity on their second screen as they enjoy at home, so the airline industry is waking up to the potential of in flight broadband. Airlines want to enable their passengers to have access…
Media security is top of the list for broadcast executives. And the recent Sony Pictures hack illustrates that everyone is a potential target. John Watkinson looks at why cyber-attacks have become common, and what broadcasters, Hollywood and TV show makers can do to try and protect their investments.
OTT revenues are set to rocket to $42 billion by 2020, creating opportunities and threats in equal measure for media owners. As consumers are awash with great content on exciting new platforms, behind the scenes the logistics elements of the TV supply chain are creaking and starting to show their age: The…
Part 2 of the Digital Production Partnership’s guidelines for independent producers looking to refresh or create a file-based asset management policy examines where content should be kept and advice for organising a digital file.
As production company’s deliver more and more of their content to UK broadcasters as files, it is asking a great many questions about their company wide asset management policy. The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is supporting indies with guidance on how to store master files and valuable rushes in…
Don’t confuse YUV color space with RGB color space. The differences are critical for broadcast signals.
At the recent CES in Las Vegas, there was so much hype about 4K television that the casual observer might have believed the Ultra High Definition-era is already upon us. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth.
