Latest articles by Wes Simpson
Uncompressed Wireless HD
New technologies are emerging that have the bandwidth capacity to handle these jumbo-size bit streams
The Question: To FEC or Not to FEC?
In many broadcast television applications today, forward error correction allows recovery from errors that occur during transmission.
IEEE 1588: Profiles in Time
As previously covered in this column, IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is an essential part of a modern all-IP media production system.
The Coming Demise Of the PVR?
As new services gain acceptance, the need for PVRs may slowly start to diminish for many consumers.
Bell Breaks Fiber Optic Speed Record
Test involved capacity for more than 10,000 simultaneous uncompressed HD streams
Why Wi-Fi Is Bad For Video
Works well for pre-recorded video files, but can create significant performance bottlenecks for live streaming video.
IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol
Every broadcaster knows how important precise timing is for coordinating the actions of video cameras, servers, routers, displays, compression systems and wide range of other equipment.
Fiber Options for 4K
With the rapid growth of Ethernet connectivity and applications within modern broadcast and studio facilities, it is inevitable that networks will need connection speeds beyond 10 Gbps.
Media Control and Internet Transport Highlight May VSF Meeting Series
Meetings included live technology demonstrations
What Is Software-Defined Networking?
Software-defined networking is a hot topic in data networking today.
Google Seeks to Expand VP9 Support
The latest iteration of Google’s video codec for Internet streaming applications is called VP9, and it is starting to gain traction in the turbulent market for video codecs.
Prioritizing Packets With DiffServ
As broadcasters increasingly move toward IP-based systems within their facilities and for wide area network connections, the ability to prioritize some packets over others is becoming more desirable.
Challenges Remain for Live IP Production
IP technology is already driving major improvements in live video production.
Using IPTV Inside the Facility
Small IPTV systems using today's technology can be installed with a reasonable up-front cost, and deployed over existing IP networks
Telestream Acquired by Equity Investor
Thoma Bravo is a private equity investment firm specializing in the software and service sectors.
The Role of Full-Reference Monitoring
In a perfect world, systems that are used to deliver video content to viewers could simply be installed once and left to run continuously without human intervention.
