Once, the only way of watching TV and videos was to tune in the television and turn on the VCR. Now we can choose from video over broadband (IPTV), “over the top” Internet TV, digital terrestrial broadcasting and mobile TV services.

The increase in delivery methods and channels has resulted in an increasing number of companies from different sectors being involved in content production and transmission. 

Accessing cost-effective training for engineers responsible for the technical infrastructure in media production, post-production, transmission and broadcast environments has just become much easier with the release of two online courses from PTT:

MEE: “Video principles for engineers” is designed for all engineers who work with digital video equipment. This new comprehensive course begins with the basics and progresses through the technical aspects of video formats, compression, interfacing, storage and transmission.

MEF: “Video over IP” describes the technical infrastructure and protocols necessary to provide video services over Internet Protocol networks (IPTV). This updated course now includes a description of how an IPTV service can be provided over a next generation network.