Founded in 2004 as Appear TV, the company rebranded in 2021 as Appear to better reflect its expanding product portfolio and the non-broadcast customers (like telcos, head-end operators and the hospitality sector) it is now supporting. Based in Oslo, Appear launched a new U.S. division in April 2022, with sales/technical support…
Virtual production in today’s physical world means creating in-camera stunning backdrops and immersive environments for live action talent to interact with for feature film and television projects. Volumetric video capture (VVC), as it’s called, refers to creating 3D CG from images taken by multiple cameras, and using this dat…
The scope and scale of broadcast monitoring and compliance (M&C) has increased greatly in the three years since the last physical IBC show in 2019, with vendors now showing off capabilities designed to compete on an expanded front beyond the basic operational and legal functions required.
The idea of “content everywhere” is of course well established. Consumers like the idea that they can consume media – including video – on whichever device is to hand. Mobiles and tablets are seen as primary viewing devices today. More than 80% of internet traffic is video.
With viewers scattered across multiple platforms, the need for content has increased exponentially. So too has the need for an efficient way to manage assets on a large scale. At the IBC Show in Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, the Media Asset Management (MAM) technology and systems required to support this growing…
Celebrating its 19th year in business, LYNX Technik is a global manufacturer of signal processing solutions and modular interface equipment. The company is based in Weiterstadt, Germany, with offices in Los Angeles (U.S.) and Singapore. TheBroadcastBridge.com spoke with David Holloway, Director of Sales EMEA, at LYNX Technik.
Streaming is a pull system which creates some challenges for latency management due to the nature of the networks that streaming traverses. But this exact pull system is also the reason why there is an opportunity to exceed today’s “broadcast-grade” latency standards and perhaps set a new bar that we co…
Our third and final part of this series looks at Quality Control & Compliance, which bring efficiency, confidence, and legal conformance to daily TV station operations.
IP is incredibly versatile. It’s data payload agnostic and multiple transport streams have the capability to transport it over many different types of networks. However, this versatility provides many challenges, especially when sending video and audio over networks.
EBU R143 formalizes security practices for both broadcasters and vendors. This comprehensive list should be at the forefront of every broadcaster’s and vendor’s thoughts when designing and implementing IP media facilities.
