How loud can you stream? Why sound levels are back on the agenda

The annoyance of fluctuating sound levels on TV was part of the viewing experience for decades, but a concerted effort by standards bodies had made those difficulties a thing of the past. Now, old problems have begun to resurface in the new OTT landscape.

Some technical issues never go away, even though it seemed, at one time, they were being resolved. Loudness is a case in point. It had been a long-standing problem in television, particularly from the 1950s onwards. Then, nearly 20 years ago, new standards and technologies were introduced that began to...

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