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Live Streaming the Next Wave

by Steve Sechrist

One of the more compelling applications to come from the (now defunct? – No, we reported on this a couple of weeks ago -it’s said to be too important to scratch – Man Ed.) …

Tags:Broadcast| Content Creation| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 15

V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements

by Tom Allen

A UK company called V-Nova claims to have developed a new compression technology offering between two- and three-times bitrate savings in video streaming, compared to codecs such as H.264, HEVC and JPEG2000. ‘Perseus’ has …

Sony Names New Head of AV Marketing

by Helen Vince

Sony Professional Europe has appointed Michael Harrit as its new head of marketing for AV & Media Solutions. Harrit takes over the position from Oliver Bovis who will be moving to a new role …

NAB Files Petition to Correct Television White Space Database Design Flaws

by Vanessa Browning

The National Association of Broadcasters filed a petition today with the Federal Communications Commission requesting a rulemaking to correct serious design flaws in the television white spaces (TVWS) database system. NAB also filed an …

Tags:Broadcast| Spectrum Allocation

Exhibitors Eager for Anga Com

by Tom Allen

It is three months before Anga Com takes place in Cologne, but 400 exhibitors from 30 countries have already signed up to be at the event. The show will run from 9th – 11th …

Less than Half US HDTVs Showing HD

by Bob Raikes

In a panel discussion at the recent HPA Tech Retreat, reported by “TV Technology”, Bob Seidel of CBS quoted data from Nielsen that reported that although 86% of US homes have an HD set, …

Tags:Broadcast| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13

MPEG Updates HEVC Patent License

by Tom Allen

The coverage of MPEG’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated, to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard. As a result, the profiles now include Main, Main 10; Main Still Picture; Multiview; …

SymbolShifters Promises Easier TV/Digital Connections

by Tom Allen

SymbolShifters was claiming a new method of connecting traditional TV broadcasts to digital devices, and was seeking partners to commercialise the technology. Briefly, SymbolShifters’ method embeds a scannable code – which can be invisible …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

New Method of Bringing Connectivity to Traditional TV to be Demonstrated at NAB

by Vanessa Browning

SymbolShifters® will be at NAB with a demonstration of a patented technology for connecting traditional television broadcast to the digital universe of computers, tablets and smartphones, and is seeking a partner to commercialize this …

Tags:Broadcast| NAB 2015

Another Broadcaster Begins -T2 Testing

by Tom Allen

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, is to begin trialing DVB-T2 in August. The tests will offer HD content in the Bonn/Cologne region.

Tags:Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Valve Streams Games Cheaply, Provides Console Release Date

by Tom Allen

Valve has finally provided a date for the release of its Steam Machine consoles. Units will begin to be released from November this year. At the same time the company showed off the Steam …

bTV Replaces Mercury Lamp Cubes With Mitsubishi’s LED Models

by Tom Allen

Mitsubishi’s LED projection cubes have replaced six mercury lamp-based cubes in Bulgarian Television’s (bTV) news studio. Rear-lit DLP cubes have been used on the This Morning set since 2006; the new LED models will …