Chinese online video service, iQiyi, has chosen an end-to-end Grass Valley workflow to underpin its outside broadcasting (OB) van upgrade and drive 4K UHD content creation for its audiences.
California based TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video technology, has introduced a 24/7 channel package presented as free of infrastructure.
Kenya’s Classic 105 streaming radio station, a part of the Radio Africa Group, has embraced Lawo touch-based Virtual Radio technology with a state-of-the-art crystalCLEAR mixing setup.
Sky directors of technology and content processing assess the challenges and benefits of evolving media supply chains from traditional on-premise to the cloud.
Tolka, a provider of cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP media related applications, has added a conditional access system called TCAS for Widevine to its portfolio.
As manufacturers develop new devices for TV production networks, they must also write specific code that allows that tool to be recognized and controlled over an IP network. While most companies follow common open source API specifications in their software controllers, they sometimes deviate from each other, causing major interoperability issues for network designers and system integrators of such networks.
Bridge Technologies has announced its intention to demonstrate the new HDR capabilities of its award winning VB440 at IBC 2021. These new functionalities will allow production professionals to monitor and visualize both HDR and SDR production outputs from anywhere in the world using only an HTML5 browser, thus eliminating the need for specialist HDR-enabled monitors and equipment.
The media industry is in the midst of a wholesale move toward streaming, first in the entertainment sector and now in sports. Over the next 10 years, more than 50% of audiovisual revenue will come from over-the-top (OTT) services. According to Strategy Analytics, OTT revenues will surpass pay TV for the first time in 2024. Much of the momentum over the next decade will come from live, and in particular sports, with rights holders expanding on current DTC experimentation by placing more of their properties online and by traditional pay-TV like Sky and Comcast substituting satellite and cable with leaner fitter faster IP delivery.
