OTT is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of video consumption. Some people would say that it will become the dominant form of video delivery in years to come as the underlying technologies expand, develop or mature, and consumer behaviour continues to revolve around convenience, flexibility and personalization. Recent OTT launches and refreshes from major media businesses like NBC, Disney, Warner Media, CBS, RAI, BBC, ITV, SRG and RTL show how important OTT is to their future.
Here we continue the story of motion compensated compression using macroblocks.
Anywave supplies ATSC 3.0 lighthouse transmitter and ATSC 3.0 translator to bring nextgen TV to Central Pennsylvania.
Ned Soseman presents his highlights of the transmission technology that will be at the 2023 NAB Show.
The continuous growth in penetration and increased bandwidth capacity of unmanaged Internet networks has unlocked the possibilities of delivering broadcast quality live video over the Internet. The Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol is presently the media industry’s favored open standard solution for Internet video transport. However, until now, available SRT solutions have had limitations in terms of capacity, density, and flexibility, hindering the take-up of SRT in professional video environments.
For more than 20 years DekTec Digital Video BV, (DekTec) has established itself as a reliable and trusted provider of cutting-edge products that cater to a broad range of video-related requirements. Based in Hilversum, The Netherlands, the company supports a variety of video production market segments with its products and systems, including those professionals working in the Broadcast, Pro AV and military sectors.
The Streaming Tsunami is emerging as broadcasters tune in to their own streaming video strategies. Today, most broadcasters deliver less than 10% of their total viewing hours via OTT streaming services. But things are changing due to consumer preferences for streaming, broadcaster strategies to focus on streaming, and industry-level choices about spectrum allocation. As described in Part 1, the Streaming Tsunami is big. So, what will we do about it?
Here we look at reflection and refraction, which figure highly in the cameras and lighting equipment used by broadcasters, to say nothing of the real word in which images are captured.
