The Future Of Live Production Is Moving To The Cloud July 1^st 2021 - 09:00 AM

With mature, cloud-based services now prevalent across the industry, helping to process and distribute content faster and more accurately than ever before, the long sought-after promise of producing content in the cloud—reducing cost and physical barriers—prompted broadcasters and production companies to experiment with new ways to make it a c

The World Of OTT (Quality Assurance Pt2) - Monitoring From The Network Side June 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

Part 1 of this series described how network-side QoE (Quality of Experience) measurement is fundamental to proactively assuring the quality of OTT services. At its core, the network-side can be an early warning system for QoS, which in turn correlates to actual QoE performance. This article considers the two types of

Red Bee Connects Síminn To Channel Store June 11^th 2021 - 10:30 AM

Red Bee Media has connected Síminn to its Channel Store and is now delivering channel aggregation services to the Icelandic telecommunications company.

The World Of OTT (Quality Assurance Pt1) - Assuring QoE From The Network Side June 3^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The features we love about OTT services – such as combined linear and on-demand content, multi-device viewing mobility, tailored viewing experiences, and in some cases better resolutions – are driving the general rapid uptake of OTT services.

The World Of OTT (Content Pt4) - Personalizing Content For Maximum Impact May 12^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

A core promise of OTT is greater customer satisfaction through a more personalised viewing experience. Instead of linear channels with scheduled content that we may or may not be interested in, OTT enables us to combine tailored VOD and Live content into a single viewing window. This specific personalised viewing

The World Of OTT (Business Pt2) - Telco Access Networks (& The Growth Of OTT) April 27^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Telco fixed access networks are “the last mile” to homes and commercial buildings. They play a key role in the delivery of OTT Video, and are undergoing big changes to support its growth. Telco fixed access networks were originally built in the 19th century to deliver telegraph services, evolving during the

Improving Negative ARQ Protocols For Internet Delivery April 14^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In this article, George Kroon, research broadcast engineer, takes a look at how Negative ARQ protocols similar to those used for internet streaming and contribution can be improved specifically for broadcast television.

The World Of OTT (Content Pt3) - Optimizing Encoding & Contribution For Live OTT April 6^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

OTT has dramatically expanded the range of delivery outlets for content and continues to do so. This has had a direct effect on content production, enabling almost any organization or person to create and distribute live content, which has increased the volume of content being created. Whether this content is

Mediapro’s MAM Strategy Is Spanning The Globe March 29^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

As company mergers, acquisitions and extensive rights management agreements have become part of the new media landscape, it has created large multi-national conglomerates that span the globe. This in turn has revealed the need for IT networking technology and complex software orchestration that tie all of the disparate locations together

The World Of OTT (Infrastructure Pt6) - Internet Exchanges & The Growth Of OTT March 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

Demand for bandwidth is growing at a remarkable rate. The demand is so high that Equinix’s Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Volume 4 forecasts a 45% CAGR specifically for interconnection bandwidth from 2019-2023. This will bring global interconnection bandwidth, used specifically by businesses that need to guarantee throughput capacity, from 5,000 Tbps in 2020 t