Articles by John Maxwell Hobbs

Dolby AC-4 vs MPEG-H 3D Audio: Next-Generation Audio Codecs

While the two frontrunners in the NGA codec stakes are similar in many ways, a comparison of their background and frame of reference gives some interesting insights, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.

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The evolution of 8K, also known as UHDTV-2

8K TV: The current state of play

2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the first significant public demonstration of 8K television when NHK and the BBC co-operated to present the London Olympic Games on 15-meter-wide screens in London, Glasgow, and Bradford, writes John Maxwell Hobbs.

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The RTÉ studios incorporate both traditional baseband and IP infrastructure

In-depth: Behind the Scenes at RTÉ Visual Radio Studios

Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ has recently built out a range of new studio facilities. John Maxwell Hobbs gets the grand tour, and investigates some of the thinking driving visual studio design.

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