University of Television

What does this photobomb mean?

It means Croatia today.

In one hour, we start a client demo and masterclass with riedelcommunications riedel_northamerica.

New people. New conversations. New broadcast energy.

And yes, work should be serious.

But it should also be fun.

Let’s have some fun today.

What Children’s Day Means to Me

For me, Children’s Day is not only once a year.

It is a way of living.

Curiosity.
Excitement.
Risk.
Ideas at 1:00 AM.
The joy of travelling.
The hunger to learn.
The love for technology.
And that childlike energy that keeps asking:

“What if we build something bigger?”

The difference is simple.

A child dreams.

An adult with that same fire opens the laptop, connects the systems, builds the courses, writes the manuals, creates the apps, and says:

“OK. Let’s make it happen.”

That is my version of Children’s Day.

To my children, I want to show that dreams are not fairy tales.

Dreams are built.
Step by step.
Country by country.
Lesson by lesson.
Broadcast by broadcast.

And to the child still living inside me:

Please don’t stop.

Because this is the energy that creates things others never even start.

Happy Children’s Day to all children.
And to every adult who still carries a dream inside.

Hit play. Become unstoppable.
Watch. Learn. Broadcast.

Traditional elevator photo from my apartment block in Warsaw.

What does it mean?

It means one thing.

I’m flying out.

Today I’m starting my trip to Croatia, one of three countries I’m visiting this week.

First Croatia.

Then the United Kingdom.

Then Hungary.

One week.
Three European countries.
Three different broadcast roles.

Tomorrow I start in Croatia as a product specialist and trainer, representing the University of Television, delivering a global masterclass for Riedel and our partner.

A few days later, I switch roles and travel to Manchester in the United Kingdom to work as an Assistant Video Director for the biggest speedway event in the world: Speedway Grand Prix.

Then Hungary, athletics, and back into replay mode as an EVS operator.

Trainer.
Product specialist.
Assistant Video Director.
Replay operator.

Different countries. Different pressure. Different jobs.

But the same rule every time:

If you speak many languages of TV broadcast, you create more job opportunities.

And yes, you also create more money.

It is as simple as that.

More systems.
More skills.
More confidence.
More replay juice.

Have a wonderful Sunday, guys.

Now I have to catch my taxi to the airport.

Croatia 🇭🇷, I’m coming.


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The Hidden Architecture of Tennis Scoring

Today at Roland-Garros, surrounded by Grass Valley LiveTouch, replay screens, controllers, playlists, and match feeds, one thing still feels beautifully old-school.

Tennis scoring.

Game.

To someone new to tennis, it looks strange.

Why not 1, 2, 3?

One of the most popular historical theories says it comes from a clock face.

Each point moved the hand forward:

15 minutes.
30 minutes.
45 minutes.
60 minutes. Game.

Over time, 45 became 40 because it was shorter, cleaner, and easier to call across the court.

Small number.
Big history.

And then comes the real drama.

At 40-40, we do not say “draw.”

We say deuce.

From there, one player must win two points in a row.

Advantage.
Then game.

That is why tennis is so powerful for live broadcast.

Every point can change the story.
Every replay matters.
Every playlist needs to be ready.

And at Roland-Garros, if the final deciding set reaches 6-6, the match goes to a 10-point tie-break.

Medieval scoring DNA.
Modern broadcast technology.
Pure live TV pressure.

That is why I love this job.

Check the best Riedel, EVS, and Grass Valley VODs and manuals at UTV Broadcast Academy:
https://www.universityoftelevision.com/broadcast-academy

Today: Roland-Garros final, Grass Valley LiveTouch.

I told you guys already.

I love multiple replay systems.

And if you speak multiple languages of replay, you simply earn more.

More skills.
More systems.
More job opportunities.

It’s as simple as that.

So, what are your plans for Saturday?

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The dreamers of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

PS Today Poland 🇵🇱 and Grass Valley , tomorrow Croatia 🇭🇷 and RIEDEL Communications , Thursday United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and EVS Broadcast Equipment. That’s what I talk about - BE FLEXIBLE.

In the normal world, when you buy an ingest server, you get an ingest server.

You ingest.

You export files.

Maybe you send them to post-production.

Simple. Useful. But limited.

In the real perfect world, you get something much more interesting.

With Riedel RiCapture, you can ingest multiple channels, stream while ingesting, and export clips at the same time.

But here is the part I love.

You are not only getting an ingest machine.

You are also getting a VDR Panel.

What does that mean?

It means you can see your recorded feeds, control them, play them back, use them for program delay scenarios, and work with them in a much more flexible way than with a traditional ingest-only system.

Think about it.

You are recording a concert with multiple cameras.

Normally, the ingest system just records the feeds and exports them later.

That’s it.

But with RiCapture and the VDR Panel, you can use the recorded material much more actively.

You can go back.

You can move forward.

You can play content back.

You can clip.

You can export.

You can organize material.

You can prepare content for post-production, broadcast, shows, concerts, events, or sports production.

This is where ingest starts becoming something bigger.

Not just recording.

Not just exporting.

Not just “send files to the client and goodbye.”

This becomes a real production tool.

For news, you can prepare interviews and important moments quickly.

For concerts, you can work with multiple camera feeds.

For shows, you can organize and reuse key moments.

For sports, you can prepare selected clips and play them out when needed.

Is it a full replay server in the classic slow-motion sports sense?

No.

And that is important to say clearly.

But can it behave like a very powerful basic replay-style and playout tool?

Absolutely.

You can go back, go forward, mark, clip, prepare, export, and play content back.

So in short, when you buy RiCapture, you are not only buying ingest.

You are buying:

An ingest machine.

A streaming and export tool.

A clipping tool.

A playout support tool.

And, in many cases, a very useful basic replay-style production helper.

That is the beauty of this system.

Simple to start. Serious in capability.

This is RiCapture.

This is Riedel.

This is the future of broadcast.

SimplyLive is Simply Flex. Simply Amazing.

My server is 30 kilometres away, but as you can see, I already have it live on the TV display in my apartment.

And you know what?

The responsiveness is super fast.

You can basically operate a full broadcast replay setup from your apartment.

To make it even cooler, the second operator has another Riedel station 15 kilometres away from my apartment.

So right now, the Riedel setup is in three different places and is being accessed simultaneously from two different positions, 30 kilometres away from the main server.

I’ll tell you more today at 7 p.m.

Isn’t that cool?

That’s the future of broadcast, guys.

P.S. My home fibre connection is 8 gigabits per second download and 1 gigabit per second upload.

You obviously don’t need that much.

But you know what?

I love the speed.
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