7fivefive, a leader in media systems innovation and integration, is enabling the BBC Studios Global Media & Streaming team to scale its virtual infrastructure. As part of this collaboration, 7fivefive is delivering the remote editing backbone that supports post-production and content-based workflows. To help realise the global media company’s cloud-first vision, 7fivefive is also working in tandem with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the selected cloud provider.
Welcome to Part 3 of Building Software Defined Infrastructure. This multi-part content series from Tony Orme explores the microservices based IT technologies that are driving the next phase of transition from hardware to software based broadcast systems. This series is essential reading for those contemplating the design and deployment of microservices based software systems running in private or public cloud infrastructure.
Part 3 contains four articles which discuss how building dynamic microservices based infrastructure presents new monitoring challenges. Monitoring dynamic architecture requires an understanding of observability. Monitoring individual microservice applications demands a database architecture for logging and control. The need for a proper technical understanding of monitoring IP networks remains a fundamental requirement.
Solid State Logic continues to expand its powerful lineup of plug-ins and software for its SSL 360° platform, this time announcing its new Meter Pro plug-in whilst also updating its renowned SSL 360° software to v1.9. The new pro metering plug-in provides users with real-time, precise analysis for a variety of audio tasks, seamlessly integrating and controllable via SSL’s UF1 DAW controller. Additionally, the SSL 360° V1.9 update brings even more power and capabilities to owners of UF1, UF8, and UC1 controllers.
Here we look from the state of the art in microphones, to what the future may bring with the enticing theoretical potential of microphone arrays built using MEMS technology.
nxtedition, the Swedish company behind the leading integrated platform for news and program production, and TASCAM, the iconic Japanese manufacturer of professional audio equipment, have successfully integrated their respective technologies using the Ember+ control protocol. This milestone marks a new step toward greater automation, modularity, and operational control in fast-paced broadcast environments.
Welcome to Part 2 of ‘Live Sports Production’ - This multi-part series uses a round table style format to explore the technology of live sports production with some of the industry’s leading system designers. It is a fascinating insight into what is being done every day around the world.
Part 2 is an examination of the state of evolution of network infrastructure design. Here we discuss the progression from SDI to IP and why hybrid systems remain a popular approach. As production infrastructure, processing resources and the underlying networks required become ever more complex, powerful tools are required to plan, deploy and monitor so we discuss the need for Broadcast Controllers and Orchestration systems. We also discuss backhaul and the technology and services required to get content reliably and securely from venue to studio.
During the Belgium Cup Final, Sony, NEP Europe and Citymesh set up the first 5G broadcast test in the country, providing media group DPG Media an in-depth proof of concept on network-based workflows.
Here we begin to build on the foundations of the incredibly well received ‘Broadcast Standards – The Book’ with the next phase of our exploration of standards used in broadcast.
As we proceed, we will focus on a number of key topic areas; the growth of new ‘cloud’ (private & public) based infrastructures, the convergence of OTA broadcast with streaming services & multi-format broadband delivery, emerging new immersive formats, and initial ISO/MPEG work on AI. But first we pause to take a look at each of the different relevant organizations that create standards, assess what they provide and summarize some of their ongoing work.
