All Playout articles – Page 9
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Webinar
On-demand webinar: NAB Show 2018 Deconstructed
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas: IBC365 is joined by a panel of industry experts to review what went on, what was hot, and what happened at the NAB 2018 conference and show floor.
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Industry Trends
What will be big at NAB 2018?
From AI to M&A, Dick Hobbs picks his way through the marketing buzz to predict what visitors might be talking about at NAB 2018.
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Thought Leadership
What role do servers play in today's broadcast operations?
Without any doubt, the future of the broadcast industry will be increasingly influenced by the Cloud-based technologies, but today is there still a place for on-premise video servers? And if so, what will these servers look like and how will they operate? Will everything be remote production over IP networks?
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Industry Trends
Codec wars: The battle between HEVC and AV1
A new codec designed for delivering OTT content that is backed by the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Google, threatens to challenge the dominance of HEVC.
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Industry Trends
Object-based audio: Slicing and dicing sound for broadcast
Object-based audio promises immersion, accessibility, personalisation and interactivity, but fears of a format war persist.
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Industry Trends
Grass Valley and SAM: The challenges and benefits of consolidation
Belden’s decision to buy SAM and combine it with Grass Valley continues a long history of acquisitions for both companies, but what are the challenges in merging the firms and what does the deal mean for the wider industry?
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Industry Trends
Keeping on top of streaming assets
The use of the internet to deliver live content and VOD is growing as fast as new platforms arise to view it on, but there are challenges facing broadcasters and content owners wishing to get onboard.
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Whitepaper
Whitepaper: Digital Rights Management - State of the Web 2017
This ”State of the Web” whitepaper from Bitmovin explores Digital Rights Management systems and supported devices in 2017.
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Industry Trends
Playout priorities: the vendors’ view
The many and varied requirements of broadcasters have created demand for flexible solutions from the providers of playout systems.
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Video
How to develop a video infrastructure for the Web
Stefan Lederer, CEO, bitmovin, offers an overview of the video infrastructure for the web and advises on how to set up and deploy cutting-edge OTT services for all platforms and all use cases in the cloud.
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Technical Papers
Ready for 8K UHDTV broadcasting in Japan
8K Super Hi-Vision (UHDTV) is a broadcasting medium featuring 16 times the number of pixels as Hi-Vision (HDTV) and 22.2 multichannel sound to provide a highly realistic “you are there” sensation.
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Technical Papers
Improving user experience when HTTP adaptive streaming clients compete for bandwidth
The increasing number of connected displays is driving the current explosion of Internet video traffic.
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Technical Papers
Celebrating the launch of 8K/4K UHDTV satellite broadcasting and progress on full-featured 8K UHDTV in Japan
NHK has been engaged in the development and standardisation of the 8K “Super Hi- Vision” (SHV) system since 1995. Super Hi-Vision is a state-of-the-art television (TV) broadcasting system that provides ultra-realistic viewing experiences to viewers, creating the sensation that they are in the actual scene.