Architects of virtualized media production
Architects of virtualized media production
When Germany-based content solution provider PLAZAMEDIA decided to move to new 800m2 premises, it quickly established that IP technology was the only option to deliver the scalable and future-proof media network the company needed in its facilities. Background In its drive to constantly improve the services it offers to its […]
Virtualized software is the inevitable destination of most broadcast production processing between the camera and the end consumer display. The only questions are how quickly the different parts of this process are made soft, and what physical technology and new ‘soft’ standards are needed to enable a full interoperable end […]
For a long time, professional-grade real-time media transport, processing and monitoring functionality was provided by dedicated hardware. Recently however, products have started to appear on the market with an increasing proportion of their functionality provided by software. This brings a lot more flexibility as the same unit can be used […]
When it comes to IP LANs, a lot of the current thinking is very much locked into the idea of a like-for-like replacement, i.e. building an SDI-like network using IP technology. This however, is missing possibly the most important point about IP: the network technology is now consistent across local […]
On 21-22 June 2016, Nevion was one of a number of companies participating in the EBU Network Technology Seminar (NTS), in Geneva (Switzerland). This is yearly event is a technology update for public broadcasters, with a special focus on networks, IT infrastructure and storage. In attendance were users from the broadcast […]
The broadcast industry is understandably focusing on the infrastructure of the future, and without doubt this will be based on IP. But does that mean that baseband technology is dead? Far from it. Broadcasters have invested heavily in baseband for many years. They have studios and control rooms full of […]
For years, Serial Digital Interface (SDI) has been the common standard for transporting uncompressed video within facilities, and allowed broadcasters to connect equipment together safe in the knowledge that they would work together. When IP contribution emerged, standards were agreed for the transport of SDI signals over IP – most […]
On March 1st 2016, the LiveIP project reached a major milestone, by webcasting a live debate from the VRT’s premises in Brussels (Belgium) which was produced entirely using IP technology. This hour-long live multi-camera production was the culmination of about 9 months of work involving VRT, the EBU and a […]
When the LiveIP Project broadcast the first remote production last month, it was a landmark moment in the IP evolution. The live production of a musical concert in the Belgian capital city Brussels, using IP and open standards throughout the production chain was the world’s first proof of concept of […]
It may be the broadcast industry’s $64 thousand dollar question, however predicting when the sector will be fully entrenched in using IP for live production may be easier than we think. According to the latest research conducted by Futuresource Consulting, on behalf of Nevion, the majority of broadcasters anticipate using […]