Latest articles by David Austerberry
DCI adopts ScheduALL ERMa for enterprise collaboration
Diversified Communications is using ScheduALL to manage its Capitol Hill facilities.
RTR purchases Enterprise sQ server-based production system
One of Russia's leading broadcasters has chosen Quantel for next-generation operations.
KSL-TV expands automation, archive for newly acquired station
NVerzion is providing KSL with steadfast automated support, ease-of-use and high-capacity nearline storage for five channels.
Two Asian satellite broadcasters adopt ForeTV
The installation at Astro in Malaysia now covers 144 channels, and Xin Ya in Singapore is outsourcing its requirements to MSA Focus in an SaaS solution.
Scaling beyond SAN
Much of the evolution of file storage in the broadcast environment has taken place on an ad-hoc basis. The island of production graphics, news and editing
IBC2009 has strong showing from automation vendors
With mixed views about the market, most vendors expressed general optimism.
HD and the pursuit of picture quality
In the UK, there has been much talk in the last week of HD bit rates. During a consumer feedback program, the BBC's head of HD answered a complaint that
Ericsson becomes broadcast service provider
TV4 Sweden has outsourced playout services to the managed service provider.
Studio production recording
The mainstay of television programming is the studio production game shows, magazine shows and talent shows all based on a multicamera shoot, with a live
Centralcasting revisited
As fiber costs fall and greater capacities and more routers become available, it’s time to take a fresh look at centralcasting.
EVS opens new office, launches Blueline brand
Blueline systems for live sports are differentiated from new Silverline products for studio production, which includes the recently launched XS server and Insio
Avid releases ISIS 2.0, supports 384TB storage
The latest version leverages 1TB drives and 10GigE connectivity to increase speed and capacity of the storage array
Portable HD storage
Video acquisition is fast becoming tapeless, as camcorder manufacturers move toward alternative media formats. The optical disk, solid-state drive and
Ingest for deep archives
AmberFin CTO Bruce Devlin describes the importance of encoding and QC for the rescue of decaying asset libraries
NAB2009 visitor saw real applications of SOA
Is a service-oriented architecture a real option for broadcasters or just a passing fad
Technicolor highlights broadcast services at NAB
The company will showcase ITV playout, a complex playout system with 25 regional feeds, and NPO catch-up TV service, which provides VOD services 10 minutes after airing
Brazil’s EPTV upgrades playout center with Grass Valley
The TV Globo affiliate EPTV Ribeirão Preto has updated to HD
Technicolor facilitates new era in ITV broadcasting operations
The UK broadcaster has completed the outsourcing of playout services for multiple channels with regional segmentation
STN Slovenia opens 100-channel teleport
The service provider offers playout automation, turnaround and occasional-use circuits for DTH and distribution across Eastern Europe and the Middle East
Marquis parks files for Avid, FCP
The new Medway application eases file archiving and exchange for Apple Final Cut and Avid NLEs
Video Technics, Comprompter introduce NewsFlow Complete
The joint solution provides for a complete file-based news production from script to air for small to midmarket stations
Digital: The Journey Forward at BroadcastAsia2007
With Singapore being a global media center hosting offices of Ascent Media, CNBC, HBO and Technicolor the city-state is a good place to hold a show for
