Latest articles by David Austerberry
Centralcasting revisited
As fiber costs fall and greater capacities and more routers become available, it’s time to take a fresh look at centralcasting.
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
Broadcast archives
With the inception of file-based productions, a broadcaster's archive has become more of an issue than ever. When programs were supplied on videotape,
Channel in a box or discrete components?
Pebble Beach’s Tom Gittins airs some of the issues
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,
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
IABM annual conference shows optimism
Manufacturers are learning to adapt to uncertain trading conditions.
Video storage developments
The media and entertainment sector is facing a big challenge. The very storage media that have been relied on for decades are reaching end of life film
Tape to files more than a change of storage medium
Expect to see many more deployments of SOA in 2012 to orchestrate file-based workflows.
Croation newspaper group airs 24-hour news with Oasys
Broadcaster designs innovative automated workflow to support round-the-clock operations.
Losing VTRs
One small revolution in studio production has been the replacement of videotape with the video server. The first generation of video servers supported
Audio-visual archives
The demise of videotape presents a challenge for broadcasters. It is no longer possible to send program videotape to the archive a climate controlled
UK Broadcasters standardize file delivery specification
Digital Production Partnership works with AMWA to develop soon-to-be released AS-11 – MXF for Contribution.
IT in television production
As IP connectivity becomes ubiquitous, broadcasters need to better understand the technology and the benefits it brings
Digital asset management: Workgroup or enterprise?
Enterprise-wide DAM provides the means to exploit content as assets
Solid-state and optical storage
Videotape has been the mainstay of television recording since the days of Ampex. In the last few years, we have seen other data storage media becoming
Ole Miss chooses Broadcast Pix Slate integrated production system
The University of Mississippi is using a Slate 2M/E switcher to provide polished coverage of home sports events with just three full-time staffers
Marquis to release new file transfer capabilities for Medway
Demonstrations at the NAB Show will show new drag-and-drop integration between Avid and Apple editing systems
ScheduALL bucks trends with revenue growth
Broadcasters and post-production houses are looking to maximize their use of resources
CBS Entertainment news migrates to HD production, playout with Grass Valley K2 HD servers
Hybrid linear and nonlinear editing gets shows to air fast and in multiple versions
Pharos partners with SGL for HBO Asia
The system update provides easy expansion and support for new HD channels at HBO’s Singapore facility.
Ramar Communications integrates eight channels of master control
The broadcaster has installed a multichannel system to support seven TV stations in the southwest United States.
