How To Achieve Broadcast-Grade Latency For Live Video Streaming - Part 3 September 9^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

As parts 1 and 2 of this article highlighted, there are very practical steps available today for Streamers to reach broadcast-grade latency. Low latency protocols from HLS and DASH that implement CMAF Low Latency Chunking are the main proponents of 5-8 seconds of latency from encoder input to player output. But the

Network Technologies At IBC 2022 - System Configuration & Control Key Themes September 2^nd 2022 - 09:30 AM

Will any new digital solutions on display at IBC 2022 not have an IP address?

Media Supply Chain At IBC 2022 - Rising Advertising VoD And Virtualized Cloud Production Key Themes September 1^st 2022 - 09:30 AM

Streaming dominates media supply chains far more than it did even at the time of the last IBC with a physical presence in 2019.

Playout & Delivery At IBC 2022 - Cloud-Native & Workflow Efficiencies Key Themes August 29^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

One of the key trends at IBC 2022 is virtualization and moving to cloud-native infrastructures. Manufacturers and users want to improve workflow efficiencies with whole cloud ecosystems and data.

Technological Innovations In Live Video Over IP August 22^nd 2022 - 09:15 AM

Producing and distributing live video events has evolved. A move to increased live event production and new audience experiences that had already been underway was greatly accelerated with the pandemic.

How To Achieve Broadcast-Grade Latency For Live Video Streaming - Part 2 August 19^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Streaming is a pull system which creates some challenges for latency management due to the nature of the networks that streaming traverses. But this exact pull system is also the reason why there is an opportunity to exceed today’s “broadcast-grade” latency standards and perhaps set a new bar that we co

How Open Caching Aims To Support Broadcast Grade Streaming - Part 2 July 22^nd 2022 - 09:00 AM

Open Caching is still relatively young. In fact, it is about 10 years younger than the first major introductions of D2C Broadcaster services like BBC iPlayer.

UK Competition For Frequencies Squeezes Out Free To Air Channels July 15^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The UK’s sole DVB-T service is called Freeview, and it’s by far the most commonly used and widely recognised way to watch television in the country. Upcoming changes to Freeview, though, will affect the availability of certain BBC channels – and highlight future challenges which face anyone who uses radio