Encompass Digital Media is leading transformation of the BBC World Service’s global distribution from satellite to IP-based delivery. The initiative, which Encompass are delivering in partnership with Zixi, offers unparalleled flexibility, scalability and cost-effectiveness. The first major milestone was reached at the end of March, and delivered the full transition to IP distribution for BBC World Service partners across Europe. There now follows a rolling programme of transformations across the Americas, Pacific, Africa, and Asia.
File based monitoring tools sit at the heart of broadcast workflow. As production requirements evolve to embrace remote production and multi-site teams, such systems must also evolve to meet the new challenges.
Tests have confirmed that content steering will boost performance and resilience of multi-CDN delivery networks. Following standardization by the DASH Industry Forum and then ETSI, it is becoming integral to streaming infrastructures, working autonomously and upgraded transparently in the field.
M-S techniques provide useful sound-field positioning and a convenient way to check mono compatibility. We explain the hard science behind this often misunderstood technique.
Net Insight is taking a major step forward in enhancing its internet media transport solutions by partnering with NETINT Technologies to integrate their cutting-edge ASIC Smart VPU™ video processing chip with AI into the next release of Nimbra Edge. This integration marks a strategic expansion of Net Insight’s capabilities, moving beyond transport to include advanced video processing and transcoding features directly within its platform.
Being faced with an IP and file-based broadcast environment can be daunting if you are not already an experienced Information Technology systems administrator. This series of articles will help you acquire the skills one-by-one to monitor and diagnose problems from the UNIX command line. Then you can build more sophisticated tools of your own to manage and automate your systems.
As we continue our dive into the new frontier of Interactive Rights we explore the first steps taken by an early adopter. Monumental Sports Network in Washington are far from implementing a complete portfolio of interactive enhancements to their broadcasts but their first steps have already added enhanced viewer experiences and improved revenue.
If we take cloud infrastructures to their extreme, that is, their physical locality is unknown to us, then monitoring them becomes a whole new ball game, especially as dispersed teams use them for production.
