Gigabit broadband growth is set to confound most predictions and increase almost 10-fold in penetration to reach over 31% of households on average globally over the next five years, compared with 3% to 4% today.
LiveU’s 2018 ‘State of Live’ report says HEVC now represents 25% of worldwide traffic. In addition to growing HEVC adoption, data also indicates a 55% increase in live transmission hours and emergence of 4K resolution in live broadcasting.
The next move on in mobile communications and broadband connectivity, 5G, is also being held up as potentially a new contribution and distribution technology for broadcasting. BT Sport and mobile operator EE demonstrated the broadcast possibilities for the fifth generation of telecom technology during November with tests of remote production applications.
Traditionally, most video content teams operated within a well-defined and narrow scope. Also, the tools, data and processes used were siloed within their organizations. But such a solution is no longer sufficient to manage today’s multichannel distribution workflows.
Reduction in ad load combined with addressable advertising can boost viewer engagement significantly in the OTT arena.
The video infrastructure business looks very different after a year of unprecedented upheaval that has seen three previous heavyweights effectively quit the business and a fourth acquired by a major telco equipment maker. Although the four deals have different dynamics, they are all underscored by the disruption of OTT and migration to cloud based IP services, coupled with the relentless rise of mobile video consumption.
From production to newsgathering and on to international distribution, the media industry relies more on the ability to quickly and easily transfer large files over long distances. Original methods for doing this, like FTP, are unsuited for today’s large file sizes and complex workflows - what is needed is an efficient and secure way to transfer large files in a timely manner. This White Paper from Signiant is a guide to the selection of large file transfer software.
Today’s broadcast engineers face a unique challenge, one that is likely unfamiliar to these professionals. The challenge is to design, build and operate IP-centric solutions for video and audio content.
