HEVC and the Future of 4K Distribution

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 01.06.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein On this Day: In 1987, Motor Trend named the Ford Thunderbird Car of the Year, the first automobile to be a two-time winner after having won the title 29 years earlier. HEVC and the Future of 4K Distribution With ultra-high definition TV rolling out this year, viewers will see a sharper picture with better color depth, but delivering 4K to the viewer will require deploying the HEVC compression standard. Akamai Reports on the State of the Internet As broadcasters advance farther into the connected digital environment, they become more dependent on fast, reliable Internet and mobile connections. Ironically, these are links in the chain over which they have little control. Aaron LaBerge Succeeds Chuck Pagano at ESPN Aaron LaBerge has been named ESPN's executive vice president and chief technology officer, just the second CTO in the company's 35-year history. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' TV Technology takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services. News & Technology 4KTV: The Switch, Net Insight, Demonstrates 4KTV Production Transport FCC: Commission Launches Consumer Help Center OBJECTIFIED: DTS Reveals New Immersive Audio Technology eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup CES 2015: Drones, Wearables and Proximity Technology (Radio World) CES 2015: Dish's Sling TV Streaming Service to Cost $20 a Month (B&C) T-Mobile Assembles LTE-Unlicensed Team (Light Reading) Most Viewers in Cable TV History Watched ESPN's New College Football Playoffs (The Washington Post) Colorado AG Reaches $2 Million Settlement With Dish Over Price Hikes (Denver Business Journal) TV Technology White Papers "Video Quality Testing for the IP and Internet Domains" from Video Clarity examines a new methodology for measuring video quality in the IP domain. "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. "Delivering Online Video to the Broadcast Quality Generation" from Limelight Networks explores the broadcast-quality generation and how their expectations impact the way you need to deliver video. "Today's Reality for Moving Large Content Files" from Signiant examines the major trends driving the need for large and fast file transfer, ad hoc delivery methods and the benefits of SaaS. "To Simplify Video Delivery, Integrate the Workflow" from Limelight Networks addressed how to instantaneously deliver high-quality video worldwide to every screen. "Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands." "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," 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. "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.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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