There is a disturbing and growing consensus among viewers that many movies and TV shows today are under illuminated or simply too dark. As DOPs, we surely share some of the blame, but there is plenty of blame to go around.
Central storage systems for OTT are unique in the world of media storage. They combine a set of requirements which no other media use case must handle.
As a child I came under two powerful influences. The first of these was electricity. My father was the chief electrician at a chemical works and he would bring home any broken or redundant electrical parts for me to tinker with, dismantle and occasionally repair.
Cloud based workflows are here to stay. So, there are no longer any technical or production-based reasons not to take full advantage of the opportunities this can bring to broadcasters.
This is the first of a series of 14 articles that re-visit the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.
Content Origination is in the midst of significant transformation, like all parts of the OTT video ecosystem. As OTT grows and new efficiencies are pursued, Origination must play its part as a fundamental element of the delivery chain. But Origination is not just about smooth and efficient content delivery. It’s…
This is the first in a series of articles examining the technology underlying video streaming as that becomes the dominant transmission medium for TV. This first article dissects the internet itself and examines the impact of streaming on it, setting the scene for a more in depth look at specific…
The Metaverse may seem a long way off but the technology underpinning its rapid deployment is here today and has the potential to empower broadcasters to improve the immersive viewing experience.
Messaging is an incredibly important concept in microservices and forms the backbone of their communication. But keeping systems coherent and resilient requires an understanding of how microservices communicate and why.