Migrating live and file-based video services to the cloud holds the promise of huge flexibility in deployment architectures, geographical backhaul possibilities, virtually limitless peak provisioning, pay per use pricing, access to machine learning and other advanced intellectual property on-demand, and much more. This migration is still in its infancy and…
Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding (LCEVC), otherwise known as MPEG-5 Part 2, has emerged as de facto codec of the year after adoption by a number of broadcasters and technology companies, as well as promotion to MPEG/ISO final draft international standard in November 2020.
To see how to make computers secure, we have to go way back to see how they work.
Noise shaping performs an important role in digital audio because it allows hardware to be made at lower cost without sacrificing performance, and in some cases allowing a performance improvement.
In the mid 1990s, the north of England was a hotbed of film production, with well-known features such as Brassed Off and The Full Monty all produced within a few years and a few miles of each other. The Northern Media School, then part of Sheffield Hallam University, was literally…
Standardized QoS/QoE monitoring systems ensure that Sinclair operators can seamlessly aggregate, analyze and troubleshoot all broadcast performance data groupwide. It also builds a solid foundation for future automation.
As 5G mobile networks become more ubiquitous, the Broadcast and OTT industries are looking to leverage the technology’s speed and low-latency advantages for the management and distribution of live content. Tech companies too are now leveraging cloud-based, edge computing services like AWS Wavelength and Google Compute Engine on the A…
During the DTV transition, we chief engineers in the Kansas City market joked about broadcasting the most popular cable channels on our new ATSC 1.0 digital subchannels and running the local MVPDs out of business. Station owners weren’t interested because ATSC 1.0 had no provisions for subscriber broadcasting. ATSC 3.0 does.
In a time of social distancing, video professionals have turned to technology that allows them to work remotely yet collaboratively over a secure Internet connection. This remote production strategy has helped production and postproduction companies as well as video streaming, enabling service providers to set up and automatically distribute files…
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has combined with Spanish telco Telefonica for 5G Broadcast of a live sports event from camera to client, claiming this to be a first for Europe.
