Welcome to the 2022 NAB 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 2022 BEIT Conference Committee roster is available here.
The content available in the 2022 BEIT Conference Proceedings is covered under copyright provisions listed here.
2022 Proceedings Topics
- 5G Opportunities for Broadcast
- AM and FM HD Radio
- Artificial Intelligence Applications for Broadcast
- ATSC 3.0 / Next Gen TV Applications
- ATSC 3.0 / Next Gen TV Datacasting
- Broadcast Workflows
- Cybersecurity in Broadcast Facilities
- IP-based Video Facilities
- New Radio Transmission Technologies
- OTT 1: Emerging Developments
- OTT 2: Open Caching and the Network Edge
- OTT 3: Business Considerations
- Remote and Work-from-Home Operations
- Ultra HD Video and UHDTV Broadcasting
- Using Drones and Other Technologies for Broadcast Engineering
Previous Proceedings
Changing the Landscape of FM Broadcast Antenna Technology - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, New Radio Transmission Technologies(Winner, 2022 BEIT Conference Proceedings Best Paper Award)
New technology for Broadband Radio Antennas
John L. Schadler | Dielectric LLC | Raymond, Maine, United States
CLEAR AI for Segmentation - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, Artificial Intelligence Applications for BroadcastCLEAR Vision Cloud’s Segmentation helps eliminate playout errors drastically and increases monetization by auto-generating frame-accurate segmentation metadata with close to 100% accuracy.
Harish Bharadwaj | Prime Focus Technologies | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Exploring the Effects of Directional Antenna Pattern Bandwidth on MA3 Transmissions - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, AM and FM HD RadioThis paper examines the real-world impacts of an AM directional antenna pattern (specifically, WWFD’s nighttime pattern) on the quality of its MA3 transmissions.
David Kolesar | Hubbard Radio | Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mike Raide | Xperi Corporation | Columbia, Maryland, United States
Green, AI-Based Video Compression - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, Artificial Intelligence Applications for BroadcastPaper on how AI can reduce the carbon footprint of live ATSC 3.0 broadcasts and OTT streaming with encoding schemes on top of deployed codecs, while maintaining interoperability with consumer products
Xavier Ducloux | Harmonic Inc | San Jose, California, United States
Jean-Louis Diascorn | Harmonic Inc | San Jose, California, United States
Thierry Fautier | Harmonic Inc | San Jose, California, United States
Ground Assault: Obsoleting of Facility Protections - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, Using Drones and Other Technologies for Broadcast EngineeringGrounding system enhancements have been rare while broadcast system enhancements have been plentiful. Grounding has simply not kept up putting facilities at risk of increased expenses and down time.
Tom LaBarge | GroundLinx Technologies, LLC | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
Nancy Swartz | GroundLinx Technologies, LLC | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
John H. Belk | GroundLinx Technologies, LLC | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
HDR Challenges and Solutions - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, Ultra HD Video and UHDTV BroadcastingHDR lures, yet challenges, content producers. Content sources and display targets vary widely in luminance capability. Tone mapping solutions offer different degrees of ease and quality.
Bill Redmann | InterDigital | Wilmington, Delaware, United States
David Touze | InterDigital | Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Frederic Plissonneau | InterDigital | Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Alan Stein | InterDigital | Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Guy Ducos | Philips IP&S | Eindhoven, Netherlands
How 5G Technology Simplified Live Remote Broadcasts During the Pandemic - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, Remote and Work-from-Home OperationsLearn how Broadcasters and producers overcame the restrictions of the pandemic using 5G and REMI technology.
Jim Jachetta | VidOvation Corporation | Anaheim, California, United States
How to Capitalize on NextGen Targeted Advertising Opportunities With AI and Analytics - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, OTT 3: Business ConsiderationsThis session will explore how service providers can increase revenue by deploying targeted advertising within freemium, premium & catch-up content, as well as in the UI, leveraging AI & analytics.
Dror Mangel | Viaccess-Orca | France
Guillaume Lossois | Viaccess-Orca | France
Hybrid Video on Demand - An Intersection of Technology, Media & Economics - $15
Date: April 23, 2022Topics: 2022 BEITC Proceedings, OTT 3: Business ConsiderationsThis presentation describes a means to reduce the wasteful infrastructure costs of Video on Demand, while improving the operational immediacy that customers require.
Ted Staros | imediat | Carlsbad, California, United States