How Astera lights have helped Robert DeChellis to become master of the rig
Astera: “A Titan in the LED and Film world” article covered by PLSN magazine With his remarkable technological expertise and affable, personable manner, it’s no wonder that Robert DeChellis has swiftly progressed through the ranks to become the go-to lighting engineer for some
Why national context still matters in the globalized world of IP
We’re not quite One World yet Whilst general talk about the rise of IP and OTT can make it seem like the global broadcast market is already fully mature in terms of internet-based services, there is still some ground to be
Proactive Network Troubleshooting
Why is there nothing scarier than an unidentified beep in the night? It's night, and you wake up to a low beeping sound. It occurs only once every minute or so, but in the middle of the night, it's incessant
ATSC 3.0 and the Future of Digital Broadcasting
Déjà vu: Are we back to Betamax? Predicting the rate and direction of technology adoption often seems to be as much of an art (indeed, perhaps a dark art) as it is a science. It was nearly half a century ago (!) that
How to Treat Hiccups in IP-based Broadcast
How to Treat Hiccups in IP-based Broadcast Blog What’s a hiccup? We’ve all had them. Amusing at first, they quickly move to a significant source of frustration: not only for the hiccuper, but for those around them. Whilst the classic ‘hick’ sound seems
The Norwegian Broadband and Broadcast landscape
The Norwegian Broadband and Broadcast landscape Technology Article Television is dead, long live television ‘The King is dead, long live the King’ is a phrase that is often misunderstood. First uttered in 1422 (in French) after the ascension of Charles VII after the
What business and/or technical challenges is JPEG XS designed to solve?
What business and/or technical challenges is JPEG XS designed to solve? The technical challenge for JPEG XS is one that constitutes an age-old and ongoing challenge for the industry as a whole; how to transport super-high-quality data from venue to venue
Going beyond interoperability
Going beyond interoperability: stepping into a world of integration The rise of the internet has brought with it some important things, perhaps the most notable is ‘convenience’. Despite the fact that it is vast and sprawling, the internet allows us
Proactivity versus reactivity and the biases that guide our decision making
Proactivity versus reactivity and the biases that guide our decision making How do you face failure when you’ve never failed before? Humans have a range of interesting and quite peculiar cognitive biases. Whilst economic theory and business practices are often based on
How to market the unremarkably remarkable?
How to market the unremarkably remarkable? Benefits and complexities of adopting a ‘continuous improvement’ mindset in a market that thrives on big announcements Evolution or revolution? Change and progress can be found in two particular forms. The first of these is revolutionary. We’ve