In this look at the potential use of IT solutions in broadcast applications, John Watkinson turns to key issues of bandwidth, latency and compression.
Over the last 25 years developers have worked on producing specific networking systems for broadcast that can transport many channels of high quality audio in the most efficient and budget conscious way. Since the mid 1980s Ethernet has formed the basis of many networks, for both IT and audio. CobraNet is g…
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), developer of the DisplayPort standard for establishing a PC-to-monitor interface, said that adoption of its DisplayPort standard, as well as its membership numbers, are at an all time high. The group said this increase in activity points to the growing demand for displays with …
Although there continues to be some debate about whether the industry as a whole will embrace a next-generation television broadcast standard, dubbed ATSC 3.0, due to a number of technical and financial hardship hurdles (for both broadcasters and the consumer), several live demonstrations of the proposed standard’s capabilities continue to b…
For its centennial celebration next year, SMPTE is producing a historical documentary on the human stories behind motion-imaging technology.
The rise of VoD, OTT and online has created new viewing habits that have caused some disruptions in audience measurement. There is a growing gap between broadcasters’ and rights holders’ need to understand their audiences’ habits and media buyers’ request for more standardized tools that can help them decide on which c…
Any discussion of media storage relies on four generic phrases; on-line, near-line, archive or off-line. What storage technology is best suited for each task?
Thirteen industry experts offer their thoughts on technology for 2015.
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has ended 2014 by publishing a high level document aimed at helping broadcasters develop a consistent unified strategy for content distribution in the era of multiple screens and transport methods. In keeping with the time of year this has involved gazing into the crystal ball to…
Headphones were invented in 1910 for use by the U.S. Navy and hundreds of manufacturers have emerged making headsets for a wide range of applications. What sounds good to one person, may not to another. Thus, the vast range of choices.
