Operators are increasingly challenged by the multiple DRM systems required to serve the wide variety of devices popular with consumers, including proprietary devices like Microsoft’s Xbox that only support one DRM type. This leads to integrating, maintaining and operating several DRM systems. Cloud DRM allows an operator to outsource the operational complexity of dealing with such on-site DRM systems. Another cloud DRM operator benefit is the addition of elasticity that a cloud solution can offer when there is a peak in consumer demand.
This could be the year streaming video overtakes traditional linear TV viewing for the first time, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. Video consumption is increasingly being driven by the popular social media sites, especially Twitter and Facebook through recommendation, and is also accounting for a growing proportion of online content such as news and adverts.
In any endeavor there are three types of decision making; operational, tactical and strategic. Dashboards are one effective method of presenting that information.
Most of today’s devices can instantly play video, even as it downloads from a Web server. However, managers often overlook the value of streaming video content. They could be missing valuable opportunities if they fail to understand how video streaming could fit into their organization.
Over the next two months, Gary Olson, president of the GHO Group, will provide a multi-part overview of the changing technology used in broadcast and production facilities. His thoughts will provide valuable insight into the types of decisions and solution selection you will soon need to make.
Broadcasters had almost 75 years of exclusivity in program delivery. That is now being challenged by new and inexpensive streaming technology.
With the Consumer Electronics industry hell-bent on making Ultra High-Definition (UHD) television sets and other related products the next best thing, the video production and distribution community is looking to help with content—now that we all know what “UHD TV” actually means.
Contribution – backhaul in the U.S. – has always been a challenge for broadcasters. In the early days most of the engineering effort in a remote broadcast went toward creating the wireless links back to the studio.
