The compression of high-quality video has traditionally been a compute-intensive operation requiring dedicated hardware. But the steady progression in computational power of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment has enabled the gradual transition of some video processing operations to software-based environments. A software-based approach can offer significant flexibility and agility improvements over purpose-built hardware, but at a potential cost to video quality or density.
The cloud is one of the hot topics in the world of broadcast and media at the moment. Every vendor, it seems, is keen to offer a cloud solution, even if some are not always clear what it means, and where the benefits lie.
Broadcast television is undergoing a tectonic revolution from artisanal service provider to industrial scale producer. As the industry moves to its mature phase business owners require a highly efficient production line approach that is scalable, agile and cost predictable, allowing creative production teams to deliver better programming and viewer experiences.
IP is the enabling technology for this revolution, not the reason for it.
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.
