Next to the GUI, the most necessary transmitter maintenance tools today are a screwdriver and wrench to swap modules. There’s not much to fix with a soldering iron.
Throughout this series of articles, we’ve been investigating the detail of how OTT internet delivery works. In this article, we dig deeper into the operational systems, and investigate the additional benefits and necessity of monitoring.
With the use of online video exploding, the need for compression to maximize bandwidth use has never been greater. Getting so much content down a limited pipe can be a challenge if not handled correctly. The decision now for content distributors and OTT service providers is which codec to support. There’s H.264, HEVC, AV1 and VP9 all competing for the space.
Regardless of market size, all it takes is one motivated crackpot to turn the fun of broadcasting into instant tragedy. It’s the needle in the haystack that can hurt you.
Saving dollars is one of the reasons broadcasters are moving to IP. Network speeds have now reached a level where real-time video and audio distribution is a realistic option.
Taking this technology to another level, Rohde and Schwarz demonstrate in this eBook how to reduce costs even further and provide contribution and distribution over the internet.
The adoption of IP technology across the whole broadcast workflow is now well underway. IP has already been used for many years for the purposes of broadcast contribution over wide area networks (WANs). The technology is now also beginning to be used in local area network (LAN) environments for transporting broadcast signals within studio and campus facilities.
The Ultra HD Forum has declared HDR (High Dynamic Range) ready for full commercial deployment after successful trials at recent marquee sporting events including the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the earlier French Open tennis championships at Roland Garros, Paris. This also marks a milestone for the Forum in establishing its Phase A guidelines as fit and ready for full time primary services rather than just temporary trials, setting the stage for starting roll out of the next Phase B.
Audiences are moving away from the traditional method of watching TV - the Saturday morning cartoon ritual is no longer a reality for most young people. Instead they’re consuming content anywhere, anytime and on any screen. This sea change in the way audiences consume video means the industry must also make sweeping changes in the way audiences are measured. Parrot Analytics says it has flipped the script on measurement - instead of tracking only views for a show, it operates on a principle called global audience demand for content.
