VMA Broadcast Training Academy
This training package provides clear, visual and practical onboarding for broadcast engineers, covering satellite DVB, cable DVB-C, DVB-T/T2 OFDM, transport streams, MPEG timing, spectrum analysis, waveform/vector monitoring, modulation and forward error correction.
Available Training Courses
DVB-S and DVB-S2 Course
Complete satellite DVB signal-chain introduction: RF, LNB/IF, modulation, PLS, DVB-S2 framing, symbol rate, MER/BER/C/N, Viterbi, MPEG-TS packets and PSI/SI tables.
DVB-C Engineering Course
Practical cable television engineering course covering QAM constellations, 8 MHz channel planning, symbol rate, return path, ingress, DOCSIS context, service tables and field-meter diagnostics.
DVB-T OFDM Course
Practical DVB-T/T2 and OFDM field-meter course covering OFDM carriers, guard interval, echoes, SFN timing, MER/BER, constellation, impulse noise, reflection ripple, antenna strategy and QEF reception.
Advanced Digital Modulation Course
Advanced RF and satellite modulation course covering pulsed RF bandwidth, IQ representation, QPSK, pulse shaping, 8PSK, APSK, synchronization, eye diagrams, MER/EVM and spectrum interpretation.
Spectrum Analysis Course
RF spectrum analyser training covering time domain versus frequency domain, amplitude, attenuation, dB/dBW/dBm, span, zero span, RBW, VBW, trace modes, waterfall displays, heterodyne and FFT analysis, and front-end protection.
Vectorscope and Waveform
Practical video signal monitoring course covering waveform basics, RGB parade, vectorscope colour interpretation, clipping, histogram false colour, audio QC and monitoring workflow.
TS Training Course
Transport Stream training with practical TS analysis, 188-byte packets, PAT/PMT/SDT interpretation, EPG, Teletext, HbbTV signalling and TR101290 concepts.
MPEG Timing Course
Professional introduction to PCR, PTS, DTS, decoder clocks, STC recovery, lip sync, jitter, VBV buffering and real-world timing failures.
Viterbi Detailed
Focused course on convolutional encoding, trellis walking, decoder decisions, teacher-versus-decoder view and continuous sliding-window Viterbi decoding.
SDR and HackRF One Course
Software-defined radio training course covering SDR fundamentals, spectrum visualization, HackRF One workflow, signal reception, practical RF examples and safe lab-style exercises.
Video Compression and Encoding Course
Practical video compression course covering codecs, GOP structure, bitrate, CBR/VBR, latency, artifacts, encoder settings, contribution feeds and broadcast delivery workflows.
Broadcast Audio Training Course
Broadcast audio training covering level management, loudness, metering, clipping, silence detection, phase issues, embedded audio, monitoring and practical operational checks.
Broadcast IP Engineering Course
Broadcast IP engineering course covering multicast, UDP/RTP transport, addressing, VLANs, jitter, packet loss, stream monitoring, troubleshooting and IP contribution/distribution concepts.
Conditional Access Service Protection Course
Conditional access and service protection course covering scrambling, ECM/EMM signalling, service authorization, CA descriptors, smartcard concepts and operational diagnostics.
DVB-SI PSI Deep Dive Course
Deep-dive course on DVB PSI/SI tables covering PAT, PMT, SDT, NIT, EIT, TDT/TOT, descriptors, service discovery, table repetition and analyser-based diagnostics.
Internal and Customer-Branded Versions
Internal company use
These courses can be purchased for internal training use by broadcast operators, integrators, engineering teams and technical departments that need a structured onboarding path for new engineers.
Customized customer logos
Customer-branded versions are available with customized logos, adapted wording, company-specific examples and optional internal procedures or product references.