Welcome to the NAB’s 2021 Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference Proceedings. The papers offered here have been presented at the annual BEIT Conference at NAB Show, the world’s largest trade show for the media content creation and distribution industry.
The BEIT Conference program is established each year by the NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference Committee, a rotating group of senior technologists from NAB member organizations, along with representatives from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE). The 2021 BEIT Conference Committee roster is available here.
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Cyber Hygiene - Protecting Content in a Work-From-Home Environment - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Mitigating Facility Risks - Cyber & Physical2020 created new challenges in media production. @Home is now Work from Home AND Cyber Security (technology) and Cyber Hygiene (Best Practices) in an IP world are critical and have new meaning.
Gary Olson | GHO Group LLC | New York, New York, United States
Distributing and Synchronizing Signals Between the Worlds of SDI and IP - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, SMPTE ST2110 / IP-based FacilitiesThis paper explores a way to distribute and synchronize signals moving between the worlds of SDI and IP using a single piece of hardware: MediorNet MuoN.
Renaud Lavoie | Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG | Wuppertal, Germany
Sithideth Viengkhou | Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG | Wuppertal, Germany
Sebastien Berthiaume | Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG | Wuppertal, Germany
Daniel Tremblay | Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG | Wuppertal, Germany
From Start Up to Digital Distribution Powerhouse: Case Study on Migo’s Content Management and Delivery for Emerging Markets - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, OTT Television TechnologiesThis paper explores the content strategy and technology behind Migo’s disruptive OTT service designed for emerging markets.
Bea Alonso | Dalet | Barcelona, Spain
Getting Streams Cloud-Ready and CDN Compatible: Politics and Protocols - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Radio TechnologiesWhat you need to know about streaming today and best practices for preparing streams for your CDN.
Rick Bidlack | Wheatstone Corporation | New Bern, North Carolina, United States
Handling Event-Based Frame Rate Conversion in OTT Streaming Services - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, AI and Cloud Technologies for BroadcastingThis paper explains how a fully on-demand cloud-based, live, real-time frame rate conversion service was created and evaluated by a major streaming service.
Paola Hobson | InSync Technology Ltd | Petersfield, Hants, United Kingdom
Valentijn Siebrands | M2A Media | London, United Kingdom
Haptic Perception System Synchronized with Live Broadcasts - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, TV EnhancementsWe developed a haptic-perception system that supplies haptic stimuli, which are sychronized with live broadcasts during public viewing sporting events.
Masaki Takahashi | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | Tokyo, Japan
Taichi Ishiwatari | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | Tokyo, Japan
Makiko Azuma | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Handa | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | Tokyo, Japan
Masanori Sano | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | Tokyo, Japan