Sky Germany’s (Sky Deutschland) new broadcasting and production centre Sky Sport HQ in Unterföhring near Munich is considered one of the most modern sports broadcasting centres in Europe. Here the station produces numerous live sports broadcasts. Thanks to a sophisticated concept and state-of-the-art technology, Sky Sport HQ has quickly become Sky Germany’s flagship TV broadcasting …
Admittedly, the term »interoperability« sounds rather cumbersome. And yet it still plays an important role in connection with our devices and applications, which means that different systems can be operated in a way that is anything but cumbersome. But what exactly does interoperability mean? And how do we implement it at G&D? These are the …
The conurbation between German cities Duisburg, Dortmund and Muenster is one of Europe’s most densely populated areas. Without thinking much about it, five million people in this area use water every day and rely on a well-functioning wastewater disposal system. For more than 100 years, two German water management associations called Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband (EGLV) …
At this year’s IBC in Amsterdam we will again present some of our new product highlights. Two of these highlights will be the GPIO function and the GPIO-Changer-PS/2. But what does GPIO actually mean and how does the broadcast industry benefit from our new developments? What does GPIO mean? GPIO stands for „general purpose input/output“ …
The year 2016 is already well underway and, for G&D, it holds exciting projects, many exhibitions, new devices and functions as well as a move into a new building. And despite the fact that we’re always oriented towards the future, it’s worth to take a brief look back to 2015 – a year in which …
KVM matrix systems make IT infrastructures highly flexible by allowing distributed access to a great number of computers. To expand the limits of this infrastructure even further, G&D have developed the matrix grid to link systems even more directly. Not only does the matrix grid facilitate the operation of large installations, it allows the bidirectional …
Especially in large installations, it is often necessary to have access to several computers at the same time. Ideally, you want to display the images of the individual computers on separate monitors. But how do you access all of these computers without having to connect separate keyboards and mouse devices to each computer? That’s where …
These days, electronic devices are often already outdated a couple of weeks after you bought them. Within weeks, today’s top-notch device might be replaced be a new, more efficient variant. This trend also applies to KVM devices. Therefore, alternating signal standards can cause high costs especially when it comes to large KVM installations. In such situations, …
For centuries, mariners have relied on paper maps to navigate the world’s oceans and waterways-and often reach their destinations. But even before Christopher Columbus found America in search of India, we knew that the rule-of-thumb navigation of the late Middle Ages wasn’t very accurate. That’s why sophisticated technology is now taking over the task of …
With the rapid advancement of TVs or cameras, high resolutions play an ever greater role. Especially when it comes to movies with impressive landscapes, not only movie fans want to be able to perceive even the smallest details in the best possible quality. The new standard, Ultra HD, combines all of these requirements and is …