#broadcast-technology
6 episodes
#3568: Inside the Live News Punditry Machine
How booking producers, color-coded pundit databases, and real-time ratings data drive marathon news coverage.
#2768: How Eurovision Built Europe's Broadcast Backbone
Eurovision wasn't born as a song contest. It was a television network first—and that infrastructure shaped everything.
#1898: The Vinyl of Video: Why Laserdisc Refuses to Die
It spun at 1800 RPM, stored movies analog, and cost a fortune—yet Laserdisc’s legacy endures.
#1551: From Pixels to Projection: The Tech Behind the Big Screen
Forget film reels. Modern movies are 600GB encrypted "shipping containers" delivered by satellite. Discover the tech behind the big screen.
#1236: Why Life-Saving Alerts Still Use XML
From earthquake warnings to missile alerts, discover the high-stakes engineering that powers the world’s most reliable notification systems.
#746: Why Antennas Still Matter in a Streaming World
Explore the hidden tech of television, from DVB-T2 signals to IPTV latency, and why the traditional broadcast isn't dead just yet.