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Author Topic: TV news - live remote question Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2013 05:21 PM                        I have wondered about this for a while: how do TV stations do live news shots from moving vehicles, inside trains, and the like? These are the sorts of shots that would never be possible with a conventional microwave or satellite relay. This seems to be a fairly recent development (although I don't watch much TV, so maybe it has been around for a few years). There must be someone here who works or has worked at a TV station and knows how this works....  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-17-2013 05:53 PM                     It's all on multi-link 3G or 4G networks. There are a number of manufacturers now working with the technology, using specialized antennas and TX/RX units that are less fade-sensitive. You can link 10-15 4G LTE feeds together and get a great H.264 signal, as well as IFB and camera tally signals back and forth from the control room to the remote site. It's really catching on, traditional KU satellite uplinks are starting to be left in the dust for localized, in-town news remotes.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-18-2013 07:25 AM                        Wow. Technology is pretty cool sometimes.  |  IP: Logged

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