Latest articles by David Austerberry
GlobeCast opens third playout center
The Singapore facility will provide transmission facilities to the Asia-Pacific region
Mobile TV
Interest is growing in mobile television services. However, for many countries there is no spare UHF spectrum to start transmissions. Although analog
Workflow management
Walking around an industry trade show, the word has become ubiquitous. Is it just a fad with the marketing folks, or is there something to it? Workflow
BroadcastAsia2005: HD and mobile broadcasting take the spotlight
As an attendee, the show provided the opportunity to visit all the major vendors without the marathon walks
Digital asset management: Workgroup or enterprise?
Enterprise-wide DAM provides the means to exploit content as assets
Field acquisition
Much has changed in the processes of acquisition, as file-based cameras replace shooting to film and videotape. Files can be stored on any number of media
NBC uses workflow orchestration for online Games coverage
Sony Media Backbone provides orchestration engine to power NBC Highlights Factory, delivering multiple formats across multiple platforms.
End of the line for the BNC?
The EBU Network Technology Seminar looked at the rise of IP networking.
Simplifying lens-to-post workflow
Post and Acquisition move closer with new workflow developments, facilitated by new generation laptops and Thunderbolt connectivity.
London readies for analog switchoff
High-power digital MUXs to replace low-power digital service and old analog services at Arqiva’s Crystal Palace transmitter site.
Tape to files more than a change of storage medium
Expect to see many more deployments of SOA in 2012 to orchestrate file-based workflows.
Channel in a box or discrete components?
Pebble Beach’s Tom Gittins airs some of the issues
Losing VTRs
One small revolution in studio production has been the replacement of videotape with the video server. The first generation of video servers supported
Audio-visual archives
The demise of videotape presents a challenge for broadcasters. It is no longer possible to send program videotape to the archive a climate controlled
Workflow automation
The concept of broadcast automation was first developed for the control of robotic cart machines. Such machines as the Sony Betacart and LMS, Panasonic
PlayBox launches broadcast systems group
The division will complement systems integrators in the planning and integration of the PlayBox product range.
Workflow management keeps pace with globalization
New workflow middleware is helping to change the media business in a truly collaborative environment.
