Quote of the Day: "It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew." ~ Henry Rollins
On this Day: In 1950, the first transmission of a TV show from continental Europe was shown on BBC.
The New 'Hybrid' ENG For the past half-dozen years, bonded cellular technology—the backpack liveshot systems using the cellphone systems for transmission—have garnered most of the attention of the TV news crowd. But in the background, more traditional microwave and satellite liveshot equipment and the trucks that house it have continued to thrive.
IBC2014: Second Screen Seachange? There's a whole new show within a show at IBC dedicated to the second screen in The IBC Connected World. And arguably matters become even more interesting once you take a detour to the area outside Hall 8 and the Future Zone.
from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure.
"Analyzing 4K Video Quality," from Video Clarity, examines how, as new 4K systems and products reach the market, the importance of video quality testing and evaluation will grow.
"Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.