IBC has set out its stall as a hybrid event with content issues more prominent than ever before for the postponed 2021 event scheduled for 3-6 December.
In the beginning, there was Standard Definition, and we lived with it for a good many years. But we wanted more and better content. Then came High Definition, with six times the resolution, and an aspect ratio similar to the screen of a movie theater. It was good and we enjoyed it.
Sky directors of technology and content processing assess the challenges and benefits of evolving media supply chains from traditional on-premise to the cloud.
As manufacturers develop new devices for TV production networks, they must also write specific code that allows that tool to be recognized and controlled over an IP network. While most companies follow common open source API specifications in their software controllers, they sometimes deviate from each other, causing major interoperability issues for network designers and system integrators of such networks.
Throughout this article we will discuss how taking advantage of SDM interfaces based on the Intel Smart Display Module (SDM) platform can transform the way display and video wall design and installations are approached.
Orchestral performances may be a relative rarity on U.S. broadcast television these days, but the past 18 months has seen quite a growth in classical music streaming online. Orchestral music has long been wrapped up in certain expectations, from the seating of the musicians to the quality of the audio, but the coronavirus pandemic has chipped away at some of those expectations, and that’s a good thing, according to New York-based Jody Elff, a Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, sound artist and designer.
The media industry is in the midst of a wholesale move toward streaming, first in the entertainment sector and now in sports. Over the next 10 years, more than 50% of audiovisual revenue will come from over-the-top (OTT) services. According to Strategy Analytics, OTT revenues will surpass pay TV for the first time in 2024. Much of the momentum over the next decade will come from live, and in particular sports, with rights holders expanding on current DTC experimentation by placing more of their properties online and by traditional pay-TV like Sky and Comcast substituting satellite and cable with leaner fitter faster IP delivery.
The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) is reporting good progress on using the Networked Media Open Specification (NMOS) protocol developed by the group to precisely identify, control and manage devices on an IP network in a highly automated way.
