BEITC At NAB 2025: Conference Sessions Preview - Part 1 March 7^th 2025 - 12:45 PM

Once again in 2025 The Broadcast Bridge is proud to be the sole media partner for the BEIT Conference Sessions at NAB. They are not free, but the conference sessions are a unique opportunity to engage with very high quality in-person technical learning. Here is the first part of our summary…

Shooting ‘Say Nothing’ With Cinematographer Stephen Murphy March 4^th 2025 - 09:00 AM

Cinematographer Stephen Murphy shares some insight into the creative process and technology selection shooting the final episodes of the acclaimed series Say Nothing.

The Ultimate Compression Technology? February 28^th 2025 - 09:00 AM

Our resident provocateur Dave Shapton speculates on the nature of compression and its potential future evolutionary path.

Deep Learning Accelerates Object Tracking In TV Production January 10^th 2025 - 09:00 AM

Advances in application motion tracking in audiovisual production, both live and recorded, have been slow until recently accelerated by the advent of modern AI techniques associated with neural network based deep learning and mathematical graph theory. These advances have converged from multiple application domains including robotics, medical imaging, sports science…

A New Year Speculation On Immersion January 1^st 2025 - 09:00 AM

As we head into another new year it seems ok to indulge in some obvious speculation about what the future may bring. Here we consider the proposition that eventually, and probably not far into the future, broadcasters will have to deal with immersiveness. Why is this likely, and how should…

The Resolution Revolution December 6^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

We can now capture video in much higher resolutions than we can transmit, distribute and display. But should we?

Great Things Happen When We Learn To Work Together October 22^nd 2024 - 09:00 AM

Why doesn’t everything “just work together”? And how much better would it be if it did? This is an in-depth look at the issues around why production and broadcast systems typically don’t work together and how we can change that. If we do, there are untold benefits.

Brazil Adopts ATSC 3.0 For NextGen TV Physical Layer October 9^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

The decision by Brazil’s SBTVD Forum to recommend ATSC 3.0 as the physical layer of its TV 3.0 standard after field testing is a particular blow to Japan’s ISDB-T, because that was the incumbent digital terrestrial platform in the country. China’s DTMB and 5G Broadcast were dismissed at the lab…

Broadcasting Innovations At Paris 2024 Olympic Games October 7^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

France Télévisions was the standout video service performer at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, with a collection of technical deployments that secured the EBU’s Excellence in Media Award for innovations enabled by application of cloud-based IP production.

What Does Hybrid Really Mean? September 30^th 2024 - 11:30 AM

In this article we discuss the philosophy of hybrid systems, where assets, software and compute resource are located across on-prem, cloud and hybrid infrastructure.