Latest articles by DAVID AUSTERBERRY , EDITOR
HD: A branding vehicle
Convergence can mean many things. In television, we usually think of convergence as broadcast, IT and telecoms coming together at the technology layer.
Should content be locked away?
What happens when you buy content, but it is locked away as a file rather than recorded on a medium that is stored on a shelf? Now that television programming
We can fix it in post
The editor says that it's up to engineers to help disseminate the message that the standards of technical quality must be kept up
Greetings from your new editor
We are starting this new year with a new editor for the world edition of Broadcast Engineering magazine. Let me take this opportunity to introduce myself.
Universal standards remain a dream
On a regular basis, I get into discussions about converting video frame rates. For historic reasons, TV frame rates are linked to power frequency. Operating
IBC conference or exhibition? Why do you go?
If you are visiting IBC this year, you could well be in Amsterdam reading this. So why did you take a week out of your busy schedule to attend the show?
Subscribe to the future
Although the advertising industry will receive a boost from the Olympics, 2008 is not looking to be a good year. In fact, many predict 2009 will be much
Freedom to view
In the 21st century, how will the public react to new controls over what, when and where we can watch content
Technology is democratising news gathering
Television news organizations are always looking for unusual, exclusive or sensational pictures in the drive for ratings, and citizens' news is a new slant
Multiple screen sizes may create multiple headaches
Workflow automation and DAM will become essential tools in providing cost-effective re-versioning of content for tomorrow's delivery channels
BroadcastAsia reflects a time of change
During June, many in the broadcast sector will be heading to Singapore for BroadcastAsia. One cannot but notice that CommunicAsia, running in parallel
OTT drives broadband improvements
The quantity of video being delivered through broadband connections, rather than cable, satellite or OTA, is mushrooming as more television sets gain
Myriad formats over IP
As we all prepare for the trip to Las Vegas, I'm betting that many of you will have the phrase we live in interesting times ringing in your ears. The
CRTs, LCDs and OLED
It doesn't seem that long ago I was writing about the end of the CRT and all the shortcomings of the LCD display for grade one monitoring. I used to work
Linear TV soldiers on
Editor David Austerberry challenges reports that TV will go the way of the music industry, noting that many viewers are still happy to get the lean-back experience linear TV provides.
Where is the metadata?
The old systems for delivering SD commercials need an injection of modern data management to meet demands for lower error rates and greater efficiency.
To show or not to show
The editor discusses why both attendees and exhibitors should question the reasons for going to a trade show
Soccer kicks off HD in Europe
The start of HD transmissions across Europe has created a renewed interest in upgrading old plans
Who controls the gatekeeper?
Who should be in control of the channels we watch? The government or corporations? The author says it depends on a lot of things
Whose spectrum is it anyway?
The TV industry has to understand that it doesn’t own its own spectrum
Bread and circuses
As I prepare for a week in the neon desert visiting NAB, I ponder the phrase often heard from production folks: It's only television.
Display options
The video engineer may be wedded to the waveform monitor and vectorscope, but the ultimate arbiter of quality is to view a picture monitor. Picture monitors
