DAVID AUSTERBERRY , EDITOR
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Production quality standards are loosening
By DAVID AUSTERBERRY , EDITOR published
Television viewers have more ways to view content than ever. It seems to me that the volume of content available is increasing at a much higher rate than
Audio versus video: Why video always wins
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The editor explores why video is treated better than audio
Feast your eyeballs
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Viewers can now see their favorite shows off-the-air, downloaded to a portable player or as pay-per-view from cable or IPTV. They can download to a PC,
Over the rainbow, there's interference
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You may have read recently about the debate in the United States regarding white space in the RF spectrum. Although the debate is based on the recent
Analog dj vu
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I was at an industry reception to promote a new advanced technology product when I fell into a conversation about a company that sells analog distribution
A slow start for HD
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HDTV in Europe is suffering a long gestation period. Compared with the United States, mainstream programming is barely off the starting blocks. The World
Embrace change or be left behind
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I have been following the recent analog switchoff in a small region of the UK. The analog shutoff is protracted as region-by-region digital transmitter
The future is all around you
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September is IBC time. It was not long ago that the show title changed from the International Broadcasting Convention to just plain IBC in order to reflect
Promo squeezes credits
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I watched a television program the other night and liked the editing style. I was curious who did the work. At the end of the program, I waited for the
EU lines up for mobile TV standards war
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The old standards issue has risen again. Should legislators set technical standards or leave it to the market to decide? This month, the topic in the
UHDTV: A wish or a waste?
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Recently SMPTE has expressed interest in Japanese broadcaster NHK's project to develop an ultra high-definition television system (UHDTV). Much as HDTV
HD: A branding vehicle
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Convergence can mean many things. In television, we usually think of convergence as broadcast, IT and telecoms coming together at the technology layer.
Should content be locked away?
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What happens when you buy content, but it is locked away as a file rather than recorded on a medium that is stored on a shelf? Now that television programming
We can fix it in post
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The editor says that it's up to engineers to help disseminate the message that the standards of technical quality must be kept up
Greetings from your new editor
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We are starting this new year with a new editor for the world edition of Broadcast Engineering magazine. Let me take this opportunity to introduce myself.
Universal standards remain a dream
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On a regular basis, I get into discussions about converting video frame rates. For historic reasons, TV frame rates are linked to power frequency. Operating
IBC conference or exhibition? Why do you go?
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If you are visiting IBC this year, you could well be in Amsterdam reading this. So why did you take a week out of your busy schedule to attend the show?
Subscribe to the future
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Although the advertising industry will receive a boost from the Olympics, 2008 is not looking to be a good year. In fact, many predict 2009 will be much
Freedom to view
By DAVID AUSTERBERRY , EDITOR published
In the 21st century, how will the public react to new controls over what, when and where we can watch content
Technology is democratising news gathering
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Television news organizations are always looking for unusual, exclusive or sensational pictures in the drive for ratings, and citizens' news is a new slant
Multiple screen sizes may create multiple headaches
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Workflow automation and DAM will become essential tools in providing cost-effective re-versioning of content for tomorrow's delivery channels