The case for script-based collaboration January 27^th 2015 - 11:59 AM

In a modern production workflow, online tools enable different people to participate from different locations. Media files and production information, often separately stored and managed at different locations, need to be exchanged. Due to a lack of standards, producers rely on Facebook or exchanging documents via email. As a result,

EVS Dominates Live Action Servers at the Super Bowl January 20^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

More than 90 percent of the world’s TV mobile trucks use EVS technology for recording live action, quick replays and high-speed super motion camera coverage. This is true for the upcoming Super Bowl as well.

Avid Everywhere to Get a Big Workout from NBC at the Super Bowl January 19^th 2015 - 01:23 PM

At the last Olympics, NBC Sports began experimenting with Avid’s MediaCentral Platform. The concept allowed the network’s personnel to collaborate on projects without having to be on site.

Media Security? What Security? January 16^th 2015 - 12:48 PM

Media security is top of the list for broadcast executives. And the recent Sony Pictures hack illustrates that everyone is a potential target. John Watkinson looks at why cyber-attacks have become common, and what broadcasters, Hollywood and TV show makers can do to try and protect their investments.

The Evolving MAM system January 15^th 2015 - 04:50 PM

OTT revenues are set to rocket to $42 billion by 2020, creating opportunities and threats in equal measure for media owners. As consumers are awash with great content on exciting new platforms, behind the scenes the logistics elements of the TV supply chain are creaking and starting to show their age: The

A Producer’s Guide to Storage – part 2 January 14^th 2015 - 01:55 PM

Part 2 of the Digital Production Partnership’s guidelines for independent producers looking to refresh or create a file-based asset management policy examines where content should be kept and advice for organising a digital file.

A Producer’s Guide to Storage - part 1 January 14^th 2015 - 01:45 PM

As production company’s deliver more and more of their content to UK broadcasters as files, it is asking a great many questions about their company wide asset management policy. The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is supporting indies with guidance on how to store master files and valuable rushes in

Telestream is growing January 10^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

GenStar Capital’s purchase of Telestream means further expansion for the familiar broadcast company.