The big OTT operators must embrace live sports if they are to fulfil their ambitions of becoming dominant global pay TV players and seize the mantle from existing national or regional pay TV operators as well as dedicated sports broadcasters. The next stage for the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Hulu must be the acquisition of major sporting rights, according to a study just published by UK based Juniper Research. However these operators do need to find a business model capable of recouping the massive outlay that will be required to seize major sporting rights on a possibly global basis, said Juniper’s research director Windsor Holden.
US encoding vendor Zixi has been selected by iStreamPlanet for IP contribution to the latter’s Aventus live video encoding and multiscreen packaging service. iStreamPlanet is using Zixi’s live video transport software to provide ingest over unmanaged Internet connections, offering an IP-based alternative to traditional backhaul methods like satellite and fiber. iStreamPlanet will be enabling Zixi contribution over IP to Aventus from Q2 of 2015.
At NAB 2015, it is a given that many companies will dazzle attendees with stories of how 4K television is virtually here. For those susceptible to such celebratory hype, it might be good to think about the issue for a bit and be armed with some intelligent questions to ask manufacturers who are promoting it.
With the ever-expanding appetite for video, satellite and Telcos providing OTT services are finding it difficult to predict just how much bandwidth may be required to deliver content. There is a solution.
Multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) is a communication channel defined in the fourth-generation cellular networking standard called Long Term Evolution (LTE). As ATSC 3.0 standards continue to evolve, are they already too late?
Research shows that the top four viewers’ complaints concern: macroblocking, blackout, freeze, and audio silence. To retain those customers, engineers need a better method of monitoring digital signals. This Tektronix tutorial will show you how.
Satellite television is here to stay and OTT will be an additional “side plate” which complements and expands viewers’ choices.
Nevion explains how remote production, using digital connectivity over fiber or IP, is a revolution in live event workflow.
