The introduction of the Digital Video Recorder (DVR,) pioneered by TiVo, provided consumers the ability to record and watch shows on demand. The technology has fueled the appetite for on-demand content, with DVR services now available in 50% of U.S. TV households.
In the last article we looked at Firewalls and their place in a broadcast network. In this article we continue the theme of looking at a network from a broadcast engineers’ point of view so they can better communicate with the IT department, and look at how IT engineers use detection and prevention systems.
In the last article we looked at why we need security in a broadcast network. In this article we continue the theme of looking at a network from a broadcast engineers’ point of view so they can better communicate with the IT department, and look at how IT engineers implement network security.
The TV broadcast industry is buzzing with talk and early adaptation of various forms and formats of IP video. Moving gigabytes of video content packets across networks is where the TV industry is headed, but there are more uses for IP than moving video content across a LAN or WAN.
System integrator Danmon Systems Group has completed work for ViaSat Sport on Scandinavia’s first UHD television channel. Part of Modern Times Group, ViaSat is based at MTG’s headquarters in Stockholm. The new channel launched with coverage of the Summer Olympics, as MTG is the official Rio Olympics 2016 broadcaster for Sweden.
While international broadcasters covering this years Summer Olympic Games in Rio mostly worked in HD, 1920x1080, NBC used a fair bit of Ultra-HD equipment to cover specific events, such as the opening and closing ceremonies. The 4X HD resolution provided visual excitement to the events, even in slow motion.
Never before — in the entire history of television broadcasting — have the challenges been greater for local television stations. Groups of stations must avoid duplicating content and control costs, while operating in a multi-content, multi-platform world. How do stations approach being competitive in today’s changing broadcast environment?
KVM is more important now for broadcast-IP systems than it ever has been. As manufacturers turn to server based architectures private cloud installations have become more mainstream, requiring us to configure systems through traditional server control inputs, that is keyboard, video and mouse.
