Recent 123 Older WHP 368 White Paper WHP 368: 5G RuralFirst: Broadcast Radio Use Case Completion Reports Andrew Murphy, Raj Khokhar, Simon Chirgwin Results of BBC R&D's 5G Broadcast Radio trial (part of 5G RuralFirst project) White paper published Dec 2019 WHP 360 White Paper WHP 360: 5G for Broadcasters – New Opportunities for Distribution and Content Andrew Murphy, Bruce Weir, Mark Waddell, Raj Khokhar An overview of BBC R&D's work for the 5G SmartTourism and 5G RuralFirst projects White paper published Dec 2019 WHP 349 White Paper WHP 349: The Performance of FM Portable Radios Ranulph Poole Examining performance figures adopted by standard EN303 345 for FM broadcast receivers White paper published Nov 2019 Faster Video Compression Using Machine Learning We have been testing decision tree algorithms to see if they can make video compression faster and more efficient. Blog post on 29 Oct 2019 AI & Auto Colourisation - Black & White to Colour with Machine Learning A new way of performing a traditionally laborious and ambiguous task - making images and videos more colourful and realistic. Blog post on 24 Sep 2019 BBC R&D at IBC 2019 - Daily Updates The latest from our stand at this year's conference Blog post on 9 Sep 2019 A New View of the Weather: Forecaster5G, our Object-Based Weather Report Our object-based weather forecast is now a web app, taking advantage of new 5G technology to deliver the experience on a large scale. Blog post on 9 Sep 2019 BBC R&D at IBC 2019 Find out more about what we're showing at the annual media technology show. Blog post on 8 Sep 2019 WHP344 White Paper WHP344: Qi Charging Devices and AM Interference Levels Ranulph Poole Defining acceptable limits to stray magnetic fields generated by Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) devices to prevent interference to AM reception. White paper published Sep 2019 WHP 343 White Paper WHP 343: A Soft Clipper for Audio Transmission Chains Ranulph Poole, Adam Wiewiorka Development of a soft clipper as part of an investigation into the performance of a new stereo encoder for the BBC’s FM transmitters. White paper published Aug 2019 Testing AV1 and VVC After a year of work on a codec optimised for streaming, processing time appears to be dropping significantly. Blog post on 30 May 2019 Broadcasting Over 5G - Delivering Live Radio to Orkney We're testing 5G mobile connectivity - and so we've built our own app and network to test live radio streaming on Stronsay, Orkney. Blog post on 9 Apr 2019 Capturing User Generated Content on BBC Music Day with COGNITUS Trialists across the UK filmed live performances across the UK, sending them back to the BBC via our system for capturing and enhancing mobile video. Blog post on 17 Dec 2018 Video Coding at BBC R&D: From Research to Application After HEVC compression we're involved in development of the next generation of video coding standards. Blog post on 11 Sep 2018 WHP 333 White Paper WHP 333: AM Companding: Reducing the Power Consumption of LF and MF Transmitters Ranulph Poole Exploring means for improving the efficiency of the BBC's LF and MF transmitters. White paper published Jul 2018 Recent 123 Older