Improving OTT’s Sustainability With More JIT Capabilities December 28^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In order to be sustainable OTT services must be energy-efficient. As with other production processes, just in time (JIT) principles need to be maximised to find new and fundamental efficiencies for OTT content delivery.

As Bandwidth Demands Grow, Streaming Industry Looks To VVC December 27^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

The most recent Annual Video Developer Report released by Bitmovin, a provider of cloud computing and streaming technology for media distribution, finds that for the first time ever usage of the H.264 codec has dropped, from 92% to 83% (of a pool of 538 users in 65 countries). Low Latency, at 41%, was deemed the…

2021 Review – Production And Workflows December 24^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

An obvious place to look is how COVID-19 has reshaped the workflows of productions across the industry. Remote working and geographically dispersed teams linked online and via cloud are now embedded.

Timing: Part 10 - The Influence Of Relativity December 23^rd 2021 - 09:00 AM

To see why perfect synchronization can never be achieved, we have to look at relativity, which is the physics of co-ordinate systems.

CDN Innovation And 5G Combine With Covid To Drive OTT Boom December 22^nd 2021 - 09:00 AM

The last year has witnessed unprecedented growth in OTT across the whole video chain from production through contribution to distribution, driven not just by the Covid-19 pandemic but also intersection of key technological and societal developments.

HDR: Part 42 - Creative Technology - Surviving Evolution December 20^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

2021 saw the end of a British lighting institution with the demise of Photon Beard. The company has existed since the founding of R. R. Beard Limited, founded in 1882 by a man who reveled in the fantastic name of Robert Royou Beard.

Formula 1 Season Supported By IP Distributed Network And Elbow Grease December 17^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

In the action-packed and frenetic world of motorsports operations, crew communications at the track can be as important to success as the actual performance of the car itself. Monitoring telemetry from the cars and managing and distributing hundreds of audio channels has also become vital. It’s hard work configuring t…

The Sponsors Perspective: The Future Of Broadcasting Is Hybrid December 15^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

For broadcasters to be profitable and stay ahead of the curve in this competitive market, they need to develop hybrid strategies with secure technology to accommodate remote workers without losing productivity. This was a direction the industry had been heading towards for some time, but the pandemic forced the industry’s…

Live OB TV: It’s A Magic Show - Part 2 December 13^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

Planning for any kind of live TV broadcasting starts with a ‘what-if?’ list. What if the power source fails? What if a key production person gets sick or hurt? What if broadband internet access becomes unstable? What are the chances for each ‘what-if?’ and what back-up alternatives fit the budget? The…

HDR: Part 41 - Creative Technology - LED Tech Update December 10^th 2021 - 09:00 AM

A technology might seem to be near maturity when design approaches that were once theoretical, and impractical to build, become easier to make and start to hit the market. LED lighting isn’t necessarily easy to build in 2021, which is why it’s still not as affordable as we’d…