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by David Austerberry Feb. 4, 2013

QC at the EBU, a path to automation

Broadcasters are looking at automated QC to save costs as the volume of file-based content mushrooms. Full manual QC is not an option....More

by Michael Grotticelli Feb. 1, 2013

“Zombies” Attack Emergency Alert Systems of local TV Stations

It was a bizarre emergency announcement: “Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and....More

by Philip Hunter Feb. 1, 2013

Sky tests the waters for pay-as-you-go

Operators are trying to steer a delicate course to avoid tempting existing customers to trade down to a cheaper package and top up with PPV when....More

by Michael Grotticelli Jan. 31, 2013

Grass Valley Wants Live Production Professionals To Think (And Work) Differently

Graham Sharp, chief marketing officer at Grass Valley, said he remembers the days in the early 1990’s when video editing went nonlinear and virtually....More

by David Austerberry Jan. 30, 2013

Future Production Technology. A View From The EBU, Day 2

Friedrich Gierlinger, Rico Zimmerman of the German broadcaster’s R&D organization, IRT, talked about the issues around the QC of program....More

by David Austerberry Jan. 29, 2013

Future Production Technology, a view from the EBU, Day 1

Day 1....More

by Penny Weigand Jan. 28, 2013

Video streaming is your future

The FCC has suggested television broadcast stations begin streaming, although it isn't a license requirement. Aside from the legal ssues regarding....More

by Michael Grotticelli Jan. 27, 2013

Fasten your seat belts folks; it looks to be a rough ride.

The survey did find that broadcasters are beginning to hire more staff, which the IABM attributes to “tackling skill shortages.”....More

by Philip Hunter Jan. 25, 2013

HEVC is for OTT but not yet Ultra HD

Likely to become best known as H.265, HEVC has been seized upon as the enabler for Ultra HD and more immediately as the salvation for smart TVs....More

by Penny Weigand Jan. 23, 2013

The legal side of streaming video

Be careful what you put in the video stream, or yu may get caught in its rapids....More

by Michael Grotticelli Jan. 22, 2013

Smulyan Got Radio In Consumers’ Hands, Now What About DTV?

In early 2012, the MCV issued a press release stating that the move “allows Dyle to take the first step in realizing the broadcaster vision of live,....More

by Penny Weigand Jan. 22, 2013

Don't eliminate the older workers

Want to save some money? Keep that older worker on staff!....More

by Philip Hunter Jan. 18, 2013

Europe warms slowly to satellite Ka band

Although Ka band may not be used for traditional DTH broadcast in Europe, it is finding plenty of application elsewhere in the TV and video ecosystem....More

by Brad Dick Jan. 18, 2013

Enough already! Things broadcast should move past in 2013.

While the end of the year inspires many to take stock of their lives, it is significantly more fun to take stock of everyone else’s life....More

by Phil Kurz Jan. 17, 2013

Is a competitive digital repeater coming to your market?

Verizon Wireless has announced it is developing LTE Broadcast to carry high-demand live video content to large numbers of subscribers at the same....More