The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced a new Interim Final Rule banning the transportation of lithium-ion batteries in passenger aircraft cargo.
IP is taking the broadcast world by storm, and bandwidth considerations, coupled with a drive for an increasingly better picture resolution, are taking center stage. Being able to push an ever-higher number of streams down a 10Gbps (or even 1Gbps) fiber line means that fewer lines need to be leased…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made its mark on IT and is rapidly advancing into mainstream broadcasting. By employing AI methodologies, specifically machine learning, broadcasters can benefit greatly from the advances in IT infrastructure innovation and advanced storage designs.
Voiceovers today are recorded anywhere — from remote news locations to acoustically-treated sound studios. How one sounds in a voiceover, whether as a news reporter or a professional narrator for documentaries, determines the commercial success of the performer. Beyond the technical set-up, there are some tips that every one that does v…
As the IP revolution continues to gain momentum and more broadcast facilities take advantage of the fantastic and unprecedented opportunities IT delivers, administrators and system designers must master the complex aspects of data storage.
In a world of 10-fold increases in complexity automation is the key to survival. Not just automation, “service orchestration” is the new approach needed to manage internal and external hardware and software in order to make the best use of in-house resources and leverage third-party providers.
As broadcasters continue to successfully migrate video and audio to IP, attention soon turns to control, interoperability, and interconnectivity to improve reliability and efficiency. In this article, we investigate IP control as we move to IP infrastructures.
One measure of the performance of a data storage device is the cost per bit. Simple economics forces a constant improvement in density that allows more data in the same space. John Watkinson looks at what the limits are and to see which are fundamental and which can be pushed…
Thanks to improved streaming technology, a lot more fans are going to be watching the Super Bowl on mobile screens.
Video consumers are still reluctant to embrace more secure authentication methods than traditional passwords despite mounting fears over identity theft and intrusion into privacy.
