Michael Silbergleid
Recent Posts by Michael Silbergleid
Origins of the Sportscast by Mark Schubin (History of Media Series)
When he was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1976, former pitcher and manager Bob Lemon told the Cooperstown crowd that he was introduced to the sport and his future team soon after his birth, when his mother took him to see the World Series. But the games were being played in Brooklyn and […] More
Origins of the Newscast by Mark Schubin (History of Media Series)
We live in a world of the 24-hour news cycle. Would you believe the idea was published in 1846? A war correspondent is injured on the job in the Middle East and becomes the video news story; that was published in 1882, complete with press markings on the vehicle, product placement on the news set, […] More
Cloud Audio Forum: Chasing In-Cloud Production Virtualization, June 16
June 16, 2021 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT In the last decade, cloud-based media services have made possible the explosive growth of a multi-billion dollar direct-to-consumer TV industry. Traditional broadcasters also leverage global networking and cloud-services providers for a range of connectivity, master control, encoding, media asset management, and distribution tasks. Finally, recent months have […] More
HPA 2021 Technology Year in Review by Mark Schubin
Mark Schubin’s annual Technology Year in Review, from the HPA Tech Retreat 2021. This is a re-recording of the original presentation. Oops! At slide 57 (about 12:14 in), I said “petabyte,” and it should have been “petabit.” TRT: 15:14 More
Opera and Technology: Pre- and Post-Pandemic (part of the Fandom of the Opera series) by Mark Schubin
A re-recording of the presentation given to the SMPTE New England section on April 21, 2021. TRT: 1:04:16 More
Remote Production Virtualization Forum: Decentralizing Audio Contribution, May 19
May 19th, 2021 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET As we continue to deconstruct and adapt live production workflows, content creators are increasingly decoupling signal acquisition, digital processing, and mix control functions; rearranging these to suit evolving requirements. We will discuss some of the use cases for console remote control surfaces, centralized mix cores, production hubs, […] More
Production and Distribution Forum: Exploring New Paradigms, April 14
April 14th, 2021, 1:00PM – 3:00PM ET Recently, live television production and distribution seem to have cycled through a decade worth of innovation in just twelve months. Our forum will catch up on some of the impacts of this change and the unexpected benefits and unintended consequences that come with it. We will also look […] More
TV Inches Toward Audio Over IP (TVN Tech)
TVNewsCheck Tech reports that television is slowly following radio into the adoption of audio over IP technology, but the transition has been hampered by infrastructure costs, the challenge of preventing audio latency and concerns over standards and security. Read the story at https://tvnewscheck.com/tech/article/tv-inches-toward-audio-over-ip/ More
DTV Audio Group Roundtable: Production Practices for Next-Generation Audio
December 17th 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time Register at https://www.thesvgsummit.com/register/ As television distribution models continue to evolve, opportunities are opening up to enhance viewer experiences with augmented personalization and accessibility features. How can these features be supported on a practical production basis for live sports programing? Join the DTV audio group round table for a […] More