At the most recent DPP Leader’s Briefing in November last year, we noted that broadcasters and streaming platforms are often managing relationships with more than 500 content producers. On the flipside, content producers can be supplying media to over 500 broadcasters and platforms. Add in the need for accurate metadata, subtitle files, language variants and consistent quality control standards, and it’s no wonder that things can go wrong with content delivery processes.
MediaKind – Ensuring optimal content delivery: key approaches and strategies
In today’s digital landscape, the demand for high-quality video content is ever-growing, driving the need for robust platforms that can support the development of modern video applications and streaming media services. One of the key challenges for enterprises, broadcasters, and content creators lies in effectively managing and delivering video content across various channels and devices. The first hurdle consumers encounter when wanting to view content is being able to access it. We’ve all heard or seen about big events where people haven’t been able to sign in at the time the event begins or where the video streaming quality has suffered.
GrayMeta – Video QC in the media supply chain goes beyond pass/fail
Traditionally, Quality Control (QC) processes required substantial hardware setups and dedicated physical spaces within studios or production facilities to determine if a program could be broadcast. The prevailing methods used in these suites were relatively simple measurements. An asset was measured and could be over or under specific video or audio values. If the values fell into range it was thumbs up, if the limits were exceeded then it was thumbs down.
It airs or it doesn’t.
Blue Lucy – Six strategies to unlock value
It’s a fact that our industry is littered with quietly, and not so quietly, abandoned big technology projects. Trade shows and networking events are frequently awash with talk of delays, cancellations and scope contractions for contracts that once grabbed the headlines. This begs the question: has the industry lost sight of the importance of value? And how long is too long to wait for your technology initiatives to deliver tangible value to your organization?
Witbe – Greening the streaming: how real device testing can drive sustainability in the media industry
As millions of users consume streaming video content across various platforms daily, video app providers and mobile network operators face immense pressure to manage data usage and bandwidth efficiently. This challenge presents an opportunity to make the industry more sustainable. Leveraging data analytics captured through real device testing, streaming video service providers can not only optimize data transmission but also reduce energy consumption and promote sustainable user behavior. Vodafone, Telefonica, and Meta have already communicated interesting results in this field.
Unveiling the future: dive deep into AI at IBC2024
The media and entertainment landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping every aspect of content creation, production, and delivery, streamlining workflows, adding efficiencies and delivering better experiences for viewers. At IBC2024, the all-new AI Tech Zone in Hall 14, powered by the EBU, promises to be the place to cut through the hype and discover the impact AI can have now and in the future.
Net Insight – Putting media network security at the top of the IP agenda
IP is driving a new era of innovation and efficiency within the media industry, opening up more opportunities for growth and transformation. However, despite the potential of IP’s flexibility to adapt to configuration changes and scalability, there are also inherent challenges that media companies must navigate. As the industry transitions from traditional co-axial video interfaces to open IP-based workflows, network control and network robustness are critical priorities. Media companies need to ensure that their networks and high-value content are protected against both external and internal misconfiguration and stream routing issues.
Blue Lucy – It’s time to hit refresh on the product roadmap
We’re always being asked about our roadmap for BLAM, when really what most people want to know is what features or integrations we’ve got planned. And if you think that’s the same thing, think again.
Argosy – End-to-end integrity: is best of breed best?
In 2022, the IABM identified that the larger players in the vendor community were encouraging media tech customers to move to single-brand end-to-end or ‘glass-to-glass’ solutions.
On the surface the benefits seem obvious; communication is streamlined as you only need to deal with one supplier overall, interoperability shouldn’t be an issue as the equipment and platforms are the same brand, liability is solely with them, and there are potential cost savings on project management and resources.
However, the same Media Tech Spotlight report indicated that actual end users preferred best-of-breed solutions.
Agama Technologies – Unify, simplify, and understand your data: how consolidation can streamline and empower your video services
In today’s dynamic video market, service providers have adapted and evolved their services in sync with the technology evolution in customer devices, mobility, and preferred ways to interact with entertainment content.
As a result of innovation and growth, some complexity and fragmentation have unavoidably occurred. For instance, IPTV over ABR services is run together with companion services on user-owned devices like connected TVs, phones and laptops – alongside value-added services, such as catch-up and start-over, live together with PVR, third-party AVOD, as well as targeted advertising.