Open source software has undoubtedly made a massive impact on broadcasting workflows. But should we be concerned about the use of open source when considering security?

Moving to IP is providing us with new opportunities as the essence media no longer has to be tied to the underlying transport stream. As more broadcasters are taking advantage of HDR, should we be looking to floating point video samples to better represent the images?

High-end video processing software found in some of the most advanced post-production facilities is orders of magnitude more capable than their predecessors of only a decade ago. Not only can we easily fix luma and chroma levels, and their associated lighting anomalies, but we can even reframe shots and remove camera shake. So, what does this mean for shooting high quality video and why should we bother?

Every broadcast engineer throughout the world has their own anecdotes of how they saved the day and found a last-minute innovative solution to make the show go on. But as we move to a COTS and IP world, how will our passion for innovation be affected by the need to be secure?

IP is arguably the most disruptive change to broadcast television infrastructure design ever, mainly because we’re moving from synchronous distribution and transmission to asynchronous networks. And this has some serious repercussions for broadcast technologists.

Lockdown has empowered broadcasters to deliver creative working practices that we would have otherwise never considered. But how does control latency influence our decisions for work from home?

Maintaining tight timing constraints has always been at the core of broadcast television. But as we continue to migrate broadcast facilities to IP infrastructures, can we make better use of PTP to improve system management and signal processing while keeping latency low?

GPU software processing is not only improving time to market for vendors but is also advancing the quality of video and audio processing.

The proliferation of software within broadcast environments is having a major influence in television. Innovative and new features are being delivered with breath taking speed enabling program makers to reach ever higher levels of creativity. But in this new agile software world, what is a standard?

As life is once again starting to show some semblance of normality, how has the recent broadcast innovation impacted workflows? And how will this affect us in the coming months and years?