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Most of today’s devices can instantly play video, even as it downloads from a Web server. However, managers often overlook the value of streaming video content. They could be missing valuable opportunities if they fail to understand how video streaming could fit into their organization.
Over the next two months, Gary Olson, president of the GHO Group, will provide a multi-part overview of the changing technology used in broadcast and production facilities. His thoughts will provide valuable insight into the types of decisions and solution selection you will soon need to make.
Broadcasters had almost 75 years of exclusivity in program delivery. That is now being challenged by new and inexpensive streaming technology.
Content Monetization is at the heart of the broadcast business. We all know and understand this – but what are the real-life success factors especially in the non-linear environment?
Contribution – backhaul in the U.S. – has always been a challenge for broadcasters. In the early days most of the engineering effort in a remote broadcast went toward creating the wireless links back to the studio.
Amid all the OTT hype IPTV will increase its share of the global pay TV market according to various forecasts, with the latest from Transparency Market Research predicting a trebling in worldwide revenues generated by the sector between now and 2020. The firm’s latest forecast ‘IPTV Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020’ predicts revenues will reach $79.38 billion by 2020 compared with $24.94 billion in 2013, growing at a solid compound annual rate of 18.1%.
We are creating and saving more data than ever, but we are no longer limited as to where we store that data. Centralized home servers, remote storage facilities, and, of course, “the cloud” in all its incarnations have changed the way we think about saving data, what we save, and for how long. Ultimately, these storage options also have changed how we use or consume that data. Creating and acquiring massive amounts of content has become easier than ever. A terabyte of data once was barely manageable, and now a single petabtye seems common.
What broadcast engineer, video or audio technician or camera person hasn’t wanted to work the Super Bowl? Being part of the broadcast team for the most high-profile event in U.S. television is considered by many to be a career-crowning achievement. For those who do work the Super Bowl, it may be just another weekend football game—albeit one with an intensity that is off the chart!
