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November 2011

After receiving a call from a viewer having difficulty with reception, a broadcaster is often left wondering about the quality of the signal in a certain area. Here are five tests that can help resolve reception problems.

Also in this issue, Broadcast Engineering discusses IP newsgathering, centralized operations, video transport and OTT video delivery.

Features

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    OTT video delivery

    OTT video, or streaming media, is an evolving set of technologies that deliver multimedia content over the Internet and private networks. A number of...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Broadcast Engineering

    CENTRALCASTING

    The changing nature of media consumption has transformed the broadcast business model. Broadcasters are delivering a proliferation of media-related services...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    8-VSB signal measurements

    Since the shut-off of analog signals, most broadcasters have received calls from viewers regarding their inability to receive the station's signal. The...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    1080p and 3-D developments

    Viewers and producers both seek a more realistic viewing experience from cinema and television systems. There are several ways to make the television...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Announcing Broadcast Engineering’s IBC2011 Pick Hit awards

    Every year at NAB and IBC, Broadcast Engineering convenes to choose our Pick Hit recipients. Our judges are readers of the magazine and working professionals...More

Beyond the Headlines

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    IP newsgathering 2

    Five years ago, CNN opened a new chapter in the use of newsgathering technology when it delivered live and recorded reports of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Video description returns

    As required by Congress in the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the FCC, effective Oct. 8, 2011, adopted rules requiring...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    FIMS and SOA

    Broadcasters no longer have the monopoly on the delivery of A/V entertainment to the home. In the fiercely competitive world of media and entertainment,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Archive eXchange format

    The long-awaited AXF open format for long-term preservation and storage is designed to support interoperability among systems and ensure future access...More

Digital Handbook

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Video compression technology

    A media container is a that contains video, audio and data elements, and can function as a file entity or as an encapsulation method for a live stream....More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Continuation plans

    Almost every media company has a requirement to keep the lights on when things go wrong. Most companies have a written plan that describes specific steps...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Mobile home

    Most TV news photographers, like me, will tell you that they love this job because it doesn't involve going to an office. There are no cubicles or desks...More

System Integration

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    File-based workflow

    The emergence of OTT television and TV Everywhere distribution, combined with the dwindling availability of tape stock, is the primary driving force behind...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    A new OETA 2

    From its origins in a basement classroom in 1953, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) has grown today into a statewide network that provides...More

New Products & Reviews

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Avitech's Rainier-16U1V

    What do you do to help your community rebuild following a devastating tornado? It's a question several communities had to ask themselves this spring....More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Atomos' Ninja

    From the advent of cameras and camcorders that record video using long-GOP MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) compression, there have been those who felt the...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Aviom's Pro64

    Several years ago, when NEP Broadcasting began its search for a new audio distribution system to replace its audio-over-fiber gear, the company discovered...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Streaming video

    Streams and files are two key concepts that are inextricably intertwined with the technology we use in production and delivery of content. Files are defined...More

Departments

  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    Damn nuts

    We've all been tripped up by something to which we should have seen or paid attention. Perhaps you locked your keys inside the car because your mind was...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    3-D TV mid-term progress

    Have you noticed the abatement in hype surrounding 3-D TV? The question cries out: What has happened to last year's declared breakthrough technology of...More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
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    We are watching a revolution

    This last month saw more new camera releases, and there has never been more choice. Image quality is increasing as prices drop. It is no coincidence that...More
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