This is the second of a multi-part series exploring the science and practical applications of RF technology in broadcast.
One of the biggest challenges facing D2C streamers is the plethora of devices used for streaming content. These devices have an impact on content production, content delivery, content monetization, and customer management.
In Part 1 of this series we looked at how availability zones improve reliability and business continuity, in this part we look at improving systems further using chaos engineering and SLAs.
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Hitomi Broadcast has supplied a full set of its synchronisation tools to MMC Studios in Cologne. The Hitomi kit is a critical part of the delivery of some of Germany’s most popular live television programmes.
Although we’re freer to use the camera and lens combination of our choice than we would be with traditional VFX techniques such as greenscreen, we discuss the changes that do need to happen around the camera, what information we generate, and how that informs the pictures rendered on the screen.
The rise and rise of video streaming has increased pressure on both fixed and mobile networks, driving developments and innovations in technologies for scalability. These include multicast delivery for live streaming, and more sophisticated load balancing for all forms of online content.
In parallel to its role entertaining the audience via the programme output, audio is the central nervous system of all broadcast infrastructure, ensuring everybody can hear what is happening and communicate with each other - without it everything rapidly breaks down.
Zixi Edge Compute (ZEC) brings high performance connectivity to the network edge, unlocking the full benefits of the SDVP. Designed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of live video distribution and supporting diverse delivery workflows with higher performance and greater uptime. ZEC is an edge video streaming system that is installed on-premises as a Zixi endpoint, replacing legacy Zixi Feeder and Zixi Receiver software.
