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.

Is AI “Just A Tool”? September 6^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

People often say that AI is just a tool. But it’s not. That’s a fundamental mistake and likely to be wrong by several orders of magnitude.

Virtualization - Part 2 August 23^rd 2024 - 09:00 AM

In part one, we saw how virtualization is nothing new and that we rely on it to understand and interact with the world. In this second part, we will see how new developments like the cloud and Video Over IP have allowed us to abstract the conceptual parts of a…

Virtualization - Part 1 August 6^th 2024 - 09:00 AM

As progress marches us resolutely onwards to a future broadcast infrastructure that will almost certainly include of a lot more software running on cloud-based infrastructure, this seems like a good moment to consider the nature of Virtualization.