Portland Trail Blazers Dramatically Expand Live Television Production Capability November 15^th 2014 - 03:27 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers — already one of the most progressive NBA basketball franchises in effectively using video — has expanded its live production capacity to 30 channels.

Film preservation for 500 years on film November 10^th 2014 - 11:37 AM

Stone, papyrus, paper.. the history of recorded information suggests that a physical medium has the best chance of long term survival. It’s a problem that Hollywood studios continues to grapple with by retaining archival film prints of movies in the knowledge that, contrary to digital, optical or cloud-based formats,…

Using KPI for Media Workflows November 3^rd 2014 - 07:09 PM

Determining the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) required in order to measure media workflows is no different than for other workflows. Attempting to set standards and measure these without a thorough understanding of the process will result in incorrect results regardless of whether your workflow is for a doctor’s office o…

Workflows in the Cloud: A Heavenly Solution for Broadcasters’ CAPEX and Video Processing Goals November 1^st 2014 - 04:35 PM

While cloud computing isn’t new, only recently has it begun to play a critical role in the video workflow process as broadcasters seek new ways to reduce the costs of their video processing and quality control (QC) needs. The immediately available processing infrastructure of the cloud is naturally appealing t…

Ericsson’s Media Vision 2020 October 22^nd 2014 - 08:48 AM

Ericsson recently released its vision for media in 2020, painting a picture of how the current trends, potential influences and likely scenarios may play out. While, each region and specific countries have unique factors that define their progress towards this 2020 vision, many common aspects exist within the industry and consumer behaviours.

The Vanishing Broadcast Infrastructure October 20^th 2014 - 10:30 AM

As broadcasters moved from analog to digital, new doors opened to automating processes—and important to the front office—the possibility of lowering staff costs. Above, Ross Overdrive can enable live production and playout to be managed with a minimal staff.

Front Porch Digital looks to metadata and fresh markets October 7^th 2014 - 05:34 PM

In a perhaps not entirely coincidental business move, the swoop by Oracle for Front Porch Digital (FPD) announced a month ago, reunites core FPD technology with the company that originated it 16 years ago. FPD’s flagship storage management product DivArchive was initially developed within StorageTek in 1998, a company subsequently acquired…

Disaster recovery strategies October 7^th 2014 - 12:02 PM

We’ve all heard the phrase Disaster Recovery (DR), but what does it actually mean for broadcasters and content owners, and what constitutes a disaster? DR is a broad term that encompasses a range of scenarios, from catastrophic disaster (for instance, the complete destruction of a whole facility), to operational d…

The Integrated Network September 3^rd 2014 - 10:05 AM

Integrating optical and copper transport of A/V and IP signals. Optical transport has been a mainstay in the broadcast and production industry for decades. The introduction of optical transport made a huge difference sending content over long distances. It solved the challenge of moving content within boundaries of cities,…

Simplifying Fiber Transport in Mobile Production with Multidyne September 2^nd 2014 - 08:10 PM

Those of us working on the technical side of broadcast and production like to have options. Certainly when it comes to equipment choices, we’re lucky to have an array of vendors to choose from for all but the most specialized products. However, when it comes to connectivity – an ever-present req…