The Broadcast Bridge

Virtualization – Part 1. 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. https://buff.ly/3WnG3oU

AI In The Content Lifecycle: Part 3 - Gen AI In Post Production. This series takes a practical, no-hype look at the role of Generative AI technology in the various steps in the broadcast content lifecycle – from pre-production through production, post, delivery and in regulation/ethics. Here we examine how Generative AI is impacting post production, bringing capabilities that were either impossible or unfeasible before, automating special effects, generating content at the post-production stage, and adding audio to video. https://buff.ly/3YhIr36

Standards: Part 14 – About High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). Here we look at the HEVC codec which is based on earlier work by MPEG on AVC and prior coding technologies. New techniques are employed to reduce the coded output size even further. https://buff.ly/4da9t1g

The Streaming Tsunami: Testing in Streaming Part 1: The Journey To Zero Bugs. As usage grows and the number of devices used in the delivery chain increases exponentially, so the need for, and complexity of, testing also grows exponentially. Here we discuss the challenges and emerging technologies and best practices. https://buff.ly/4d1YxCN

Welcome to Part 1 of ‘HDR & WCG For Broadcast’ - a nine article exploration of the science and practical applications of all aspects of High Dynamic Range and Wide Color Gamut for broadcast production. Part 1 is a trio of articles which lay out the fundamental principles of brightness & color and the implications of increasing dynamic range and colour gamut in broadcast production workflows. https://buff.ly/3ycbFWC

Designing IP Broadcast Systems: Ground To Cloud. How reducing the latency for video and audio streaming to the cloud has implications for congestion control and care must be taken to avoid congestion collapse. https://buff.ly/3xTQ8lz

The Battle To Beat OTT Content Piracy. OTT operators need heightened awareness of how to manage the threat of piracy. But OTT also offers a promise: with the right legal framework, the available technical solutions could bring video piracy to dramatically lower levels. https://buff.ly/4aAGba0

Location Sound Recording With The Experts - Part 2. We talk to five experts about the creative and professional challenges encountered every day by location sound recordists across a wide range of genres of production. https://buff.ly/45ZkEqL

Future Technologies: Timing Asynchronous Infrastructures. We continue our series considering technologies of the near future and how they might transform how we think about broadcast, with a technical discussion of why future IP infrastructures may well take a more fluid approach to timing planes. https://buff.ly/4bKMbxc

Broadcast-Grade Streaming - An Evolving, Audience-Centric Definition. Our partner MainStreaming discuss how it’s only a question of time before the majority of TV audiences served, and therefore TV revenues earned, will be on streaming platforms. In the transition there are significant risks to brand and revenue for broadcasters. A significant contributor is the “internet’s weather”. https://buff.ly/3Sfg55V