And Why Other Universities Are Taking Notice When Texas A&M’s Mays Business School faculty started looking like ghosts on camera, the school knew it had a problem. Under harsh fluorescent ceiling lights, professors appeared washed out, hair stood on end, and shadows fell across faces in all the wrong places. The distance learning experience was […]
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Real Numbers From Actual Deployments A single pilot room at Texas A&M became 13 distance learning studios. Gwinnett County’s initial 23 locations expanded past 40. Orange County Public Schools now runs broadcast equipment in all 197 of its schools. What made this kind of rapid scaling possible—and why does it matter for organizations evaluating studio […]
PoE Broadcast Studio: The Complete Guide to Permit-Free Installation and Data-Centric Broadcasting The introduction of Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology is revolutionizing the broadcast industry by removing the need for electrical permits, allowing for faster and more flexible studio setups. This innovation eliminates traditional barriers, enabling seamless installation of lighting and camera systems without the […]
Broadcast Lighting: Production Lights | Video Studio Lighting When working on a video production set, the lighting available in the environment does not cut it. Production lights fall into different categories, each designed to meet specific production needs and technical requirements. You need reliable, high-quality video production lights to ensure your scene is well-lit and […]
Imagine walking into your studio at 7:00 AM, coffee in hand, knowing that by 7:15, you’ll be ready to create. No frantic adjustments. No technical scrambling. Just you, your talent, and the content that matters. This isn’t a dream—it’s the reality that Q-SYS studio automation delivers every single day. Currently, your production team arrives ready […]
Picture this: The conference room buzzes with anticipation. An ESG officer steps forward to present a sustainability initiative to the finance committee—projected investment: $150,000. Projected return: “brand reputation improvement” and “alignment with corporate values.” The CFO’s expression shifts. Organizations face mounting pressure to achieve ESG goals, yet the persistent myth of the “green premium”—that sustainability […]
The studio lighting landscape is experiencing a revolutionary transformation, forcing a hard look at the true PoE studio lighting cost versus traditional setups. While legacy broadcast facilities struggle with lengthy permitting processes and expensive electrical work, innovative organizations are embracing a game-changing solution that delivers a dramatically faster ROI. This transformation starts with the elegance of […]
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The transformation from analog complexity to digital simplicity has revolutionized broadcast studios across corporate boardrooms, university lecture halls, and houses of worship. Where once stood banks of patch bays, forests of cables, and intimidating mixing consoles that required years of expertise to master, today’s automated studios operate with the elegant simplicity of a tablet interface. […]
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Step into a traditional broadcast studio, and you’ll feel the heat before your eyes adjust to the light. That warmth radiating from above represents money—your client’s money—literally evaporating into the air. A typical news studio consumes 15-20 kilowatts of power during production, with tungsten fixtures converting approximately 90% of that expensive electricity into unwanted heat. […]
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The evolution of studio lighting systems has reached an inflection point, with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology challenging decades-old AC-powered infrastructure. For systems integrators designing broadcast environments, the choice between PoE and traditional lighting now carries significant implications for installation complexity, operational flexibility, and long-term ROI. This analysis dissects both technologies through the lens of modern studio […]