Cable and Connectors Evolve

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 03.02.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently." ~ Bill Watterson On this Day: In 1945, Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Cable and Connectors Evolve Cameras, servers, switchers, special effects and graphics machines tend to get all the attention. The gear used to connect those devices together—cables, wires and connectors—seem like they're just the same-old, same-old. But a closer look at this glue that holds a facility together shows that there are changes going on there as well. Lighting Technology Joins the Digital Age While high-profile advancements in cameras, image capture and fancy displays have been stealing the show, motion picture lighting has been left sitting backstage. Yet, lighting technology has been undergoing a steady transformation that may change broadcast and motion picture production more than anything. Amazon's Agenda Fits Streaming Expectations From Researchers ~ by Gary Arlen Woody Allen. Philip K. Dick. Ridley Scott. The New Yorker. Starting with that "A" list of creators and content, Amazon is pushing aggressively into original video programming and theatrical movies. The high-profile juggernaut is bringing added credibility to the streaming video marketplace… NewBay Media's Best of Show Awards Returns for 2015 NAB Show NewBay Media is bringing back the Best of Show Awards for the second consecutive year. The awards will recognize outstanding technologies exhibited at the 2015 NAB Show in April. Winners will be selected by a panel of editors and expert contributors for NewBay Media publications, including TV Technology, Digital Video, Video Edge, Radio, Radio World, ProSound News and Sound & Video Contractor. News & Technology BUSINESS: Bitcentral Acquires Fisson Software INT'L: South Africa's Sentech Opts for Net Insight Technology PRODUCTION: Broadcast Pix Integrates Rundown Creator, Rapid CG Software TOWERS: National Wireless Safety Alliance Established eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup Brain-controlled drone shown off by Tekever in Lisbon (BBC News) Record 5G Speeds Achieved (Advanced Television) 4K TV's Biggest Content Problem: No Live Broadcasts Anytime Soon (Wired) Sony May Have a Hard Time Making its Mark With Augmented Reality Glasses (IEEE Spectrum) The Most Useful YouTube Resources for Budding Video Producers (Lifehacker) TV Technology White Papers "High Speed Bridge to Cloud Storage" is a new ebook from Signiant that introduces Signiant Flight (previously known as SkyDrop), a SaaS solution for accelerated transfer of content to and from cloud storage. "Using Cloud Playout to Simplify Your Disaster Recovery Plans" from Imagine Communications describes how using its Cloud Disaster Recovery system can provide private or public cloud-based disaster recovery for broadcast and video playout operations. "Controlling and Monitoring Studio Displays" from Orad describes the implementation of the Orad TD Control studio display in The Weather Channel's new Atlanta studio. "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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