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One of the justifications I often hear for vendors attending tradeshows is that they give their R&D department a target to deliver to. If this is true, and now that NAB and IBC will be in adjacent months in 2021, are we really expecting vendors to only deliver new products and features once a year?
As more products are moving to software, do we really need to be providing technology demonstrations at tradeshows? Especially as most software products can be demonstrated from the comfort of our desks and hardware can be demonstrated using virtual remote presentations.
With more cancellations than any of us care to think about, do we now have a definitive answer on whether trade shows should go ahead or not? Have virtualized events really taken over and are they the future?
5G is starting to make some real noise in the broadcast industry but delivering the promised gains is more than just about RF bandwidth.
For me, this year’s IBC was the most optimistic show I’ve been to for some time. I wouldn’t go as far as saying the corridors were awash with cash, but I certainly detected an air of confidence I hadn’t experienced for many years.
As more broadcasters move to IP the thorny issue of video compression is once again raising its head. But could the implementation of compression be a positive change?
As IP becomes a way of life and COTS is no longer a buzz word but instead a reality, the subject of security is raising its head once again, if it ever went away. But where do we start when we need to make systems secure?
Real-time live sporting events stretch broadcast technical systems to their limits. Our constant fight with latency further amplifies our challenges along with increased bandwidth and maintaining accurate timing. As well as these usual culprits, the unexpected implications of social media are heavily influencing how we address latency.
I would be the first to support the assertion that SDI is incredibly secure. However, my view only extends to true SDI infrastructures, similar to those I worked on before IP became the ubiquitous communications medium of choice for monitoring and control.
Move over video. When it comes to the medium of choice for powerful storytelling, audio has always been a competitor. In its golden age, audio — or radio as it was called then — was known as the theatre of the imagination. Today, it has different names, but audio storytelling is back.