Latest articles by David Austerberry
New technology helps directors meet the demands of sports
While TV audiences may be migrating to online and mobile entertainment, one area where television excels is the live event, specifically sports. One of
2010 FIFA World Cup
Every four years, football teams from 32 nations compete for the Fration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. This major sporting
Camera Developments
Television cameras have added new features over the years at an orderly pace. Once CCD and CMOS sensors replaced tubes in video cameras, the developments
BroadcastAsia2010
The BroadcastAsia2010 exhibition and conference takes place 15-18 June in Singapore. As broadcasters start to look at investing again, the conversion
DVB Project to show emergency warning system
The consortium will demonstrate a system for DVB-T at BroadcastAsia2010.
Portuguese soccer club builds TV channel with VSN
Benfica TV has commissioned a complete HD system consisting of news production, master control and digital archive.
IBC2010 to feature 3-D innovations
Several vendors and playout facilities will show 3-D master control products and services at IBC2010.
The challenges of social media
How is data mining becoming as important a process as video keying in the new world of multi-device delivery?
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.
London readies for analog switchoff
High-power digital MUXs to replace low-power digital service and old analog services at Arqiva’s Crystal Palace transmitter site.
Pacific Television Center Los Angeles upgrades master control room and studios
Improvements at New York and London branches support global renovation plan to add HD capability.
UK Broadcasters standardize file delivery specification
Digital Production Partnership works with AMWA to develop soon-to-be released AS-11 – MXF for Contribution.
Playout automation
Master control is where the business systems meet the video and audio content, so it could be considered a focal point for a TV station's revenue. The
Advances in TV graphics
Recent developments in television graphics platforms have transformed the that can be created for a program. This is especially true for sports, news
Turner installs eight Miranda NV5100MC master control switchers at training facility
The broadcaster has upgraded master control training at its Atlanta campus.
Ericsson becomes broadcast service provider
TV4 Sweden has outsourced playout services to the managed service provider.
