The concept of remote production – moving raw content generated at a site event back to the main facility for production and management – has been rapidly gaining popularity in the broadcast world.
Driven in no small part by the COVID-19 pandemic, over-the-top (OTT) streaming has exploded over the last few years. In the United States, about 53% of households currently have three or more subscription video on-demand (SVOD) services, and 27% have five or more. And the demand for premium content anytime, anywhere, and on any screen only continues to grow.
There can be no doubt that the humble ‘throw down’ brick as our American friends would call them, (although we don’t recommend throwing equipment around) has played a vital role in broadcast systems for many years. Originally conceived as economical and convenient ‘glue’ to add some basic stand-alone functionality and fiber or format conversion to the periphery of a larger system, the capabilities of the now ubiquitous yellobrik continues to grow. This is the story of yellobrik, enjoy.
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.
Streamlining IP based production, virtualization of audio production technology and enabling immersive experiences for mainstream viewers are key themes at IBC 2022.
Founded in 2004 as Appear TV, the company rebranded in 2021 as Appear to better reflect its expanding product portfolio and the non-broadcast customers (like telcos, head-end operators and the hospitality sector) it is now supporting. Based in Oslo, Appear launched a new U.S. division in April 2022, with sales/technical support offices in Palo Alto, Calif., Denver and the East Coast. They also maintain a sales, support and operations office in Southampton, UK.
The scope and scale of broadcast monitoring and compliance (M&C) has increased greatly in the three years since the last physical IBC show in 2019, with vendors now showing off capabilities designed to compete on an expanded front beyond the basic operational and legal functions required.
The idea of “content everywhere” is of course well established. Consumers like the idea that they can consume media – including video – on whichever device is to hand. Mobiles and tablets are seen as primary viewing devices today. More than 80% of internet traffic is video.
