ERI Appoints John Lynch as Broadband Business Development Manager
Will work on developing transmission products for ATSC 3.0.
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NAB Show Product Review: Distribution
Transmission, Satellite, Cellular, Cable, Connectors & Fiber
Satellite Still a Contender for Live Sport Distribution
The case is being made that satellite will not become irrelevant in an increasingly OTT world
Verifying TV Facility Coverage
This month I’ll wrap up coverage of papers at the IEEE Broadcast Symposium as part of a discussion about measuring the coverage of existing or new facilities installed as part of the FCC channel repack.
IEEE Broadcast Symposium 2017 Part 2: Antennas
In my last column I discussed some of the papers presented at the 2017 IEEE Broadcast Symposium related to the FCC TV spectrum repack. This month I’ll look at presentations that covered broadcast TV antennas.
Estimating Coverage: Quick Analysis for Facility Mods
One of the first questions to come up as broadcasters consider their options for auxiliary, interim and final DTV facilities is “How much will this impact my coverage?”
PSSI Global Services Performs Multiple Satellite Transmission in 1.09 Seconds
Eat your heart out Usain Bolt, because PSSI Global Services has reportedly successfully transmitted a 10-path, multiplexed, HD feed via satellite from Toledo, Ohio, to Charlotte, N.C., and back in 1.09 seconds.
DPP Offers Guidance on Close to Transmission Delivery in U.K.
The time where U.K. producers will have to go with completely tapeless transmission deliverables is coming up, so the Digital Production Partnership has released a special guide for them.
NAB Show Product Review: Transmission
If there were any television transmitters on the NAB Show floor that used IOTs or other tubes, I did not see them.
NAB Show Product Preview: Transmission
High-power transmitters continue their evolution from IOT devices of 15-20 years ago to increasingly solid-state devices.
PSSI Delivered Multipath Transmission for College Football Playoffs
The College Football Playoffs National Championship game concluded in thrilling fashion back in January and viewers got to watch in part thanks to PSSI Global Services.
LiveU Portable Backpack Takes on Wakeboard Collegiate Nationals
Getting all action of the 2016 USA Wakeboard Collegiate Nationals to stream to fans all around the country was key for event organizers, so to help achieve that goal from the Orange Beach, Ala., location, the production team utilized LiveU’s portable backpack for transmission.
First TV Broadcast Antennas Go Up at One World Trade Center
Broadcasters have begun installing the first of several UHF antennas atop the spire of One World Trade Center as plans to move transmission facilities from the nearby Empire State Building—home to New York-area TV broadcasters since 9/11—get underway.
Dejero Live+ EnGo Helps Catch ‘The Runner’
In the reality series “The Runner,” it wasn’t just the games eponymously named participant who was trying to make it across the U.S. while teams try to track him down, but its daily footage as well.
Out-of-Band Interference: Myth or Reality?
In the past, I have written about out-of-band (OOB) interference between ATSC signals in different bands: the low VHF band into a high VHF channel and a high VHF band ATSC into a UHF channel.
LiveU Releases LU600 Standard for IP Bonding
LiveU has unveiled a new addition to its product slate, the LU600 portable transmission unit.
Formosa TV Gets Playout System from Imagine
Imagine Communications has announced that it is assisting Taiwanese broadcaster Formosa TV with the installation of an end-to-end playout system at the broadcaster’s new transmission control center.
Russia Used TVU Packs for Live Coverage of Olympics
During the Rio de Janeiro Olympics earlier this month, Russia’s national sports channel, Match TV, relied on TVU Networks’ video transmission technology to provide live coverage.
PSSI Ready for College Football Broadcasts
A large number of the networks that will be bringing college football to fans this season are taking a play from the same playbook, utilizing PSSI live transmission services.
Marquette Enlists TVU Tech for Live Transmission
Marquette University’s communications team is utilizing TVU Networks’ cellular video technology to share live footage from its campus to a range of media outlets across the country.
Transmitter Sites: Things to Consider for ATSC 3.0
Many stations will replace transmitters, RF systems, line and antennas as part of the channel repack after the incentive auction and it makes sense to select gear that will work for ATSC 3.0.
PSSI Global to Transmit RNC and DNC
PSSI Global is crossing the aisle, announcing that it will provide satellite transmission and digital encoding services for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in July.
TVU One Utilized for Gazeta Jazz Production
TVU Networks got into the swing of things during a recent production of “Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola – Jazz” show at the Lincoln Center.
Bluebell SDI Links Assist Telegenic’s 4K UEFA Coverage
Bluebell Opticom Ltd. scored a prime place at the table for the recent UEFA Europa League and Champions League finals, as outside broadcast company Telegenic installed multiple sets of Bluebell SDI interfaces.