With much of the media and entertainment industry now placing sustainability front and center, remote production is growing in importance to help deliver on environmental objectives. With teams now able to manage studios from thousands of miles away, the benefits of the model are becoming more apparent all the time. Instead of flying operators to every location, for instance, remote infrastructure and processes allow productions to reduce travel, accommodation and equipment transport requirements, cutting emissions and streamlining logistics in the process.
Calrec – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Covid taught the broadcast industry many things, and the requirement to quickly adapt to new ways of working is perhaps its lasting legacy. As broadcasters scrambled to get content on air, it was a stark reminder that companies need to ensure their business, supply chains and technologies are agile and flexible enough to be able to withstand different kinds of widescale disruption.
Since then, companies across the industry have come to value the importance of collaboration as a key business driver. As Henry Ford famously said, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success”. He should know, he forever revolutionized the transport industry and his legacy of affordability and reliability is still standing strong.
Pixel Power – Automation and Content – how can they coexist?
One of my favorite things to say about our media production world is that I’ve never worked in an industry that is so obsessed with the next generation of technology but is so slow to actually adopt it. Perhaps this conservative tendency is a side-effect of working with content that we see as culturally significant or valuable, or maybe it’s just the recurring 3am nightmare of the screen going black during primetime. But when industry commentators keep lauding the next new shiny thing as a game-changer, customers watch on with their hands on their hips waiting for one of their number to go first, make all the mistakes, and iron out all of the wrinkles.
A Brief Discussion on JPEG-XS Light Compression Remote Production
Remote production has become an important technological development direction in the broadcasting industry in recent years. JPEG-XS technology can be regarded as a very representative light compression technology. In the recent years of remote production trials, JPEG-XS light compression technology has been tried in intranet, leased line and SD-WAN public network environments. In this article, the feasibility of combining JPEG-XS light compression technology with SD-WAN public network technology is demonstrated using the example of a live broadcast report on the 2024 General News Channel’s “New Archaeological Discoveries at Wuwangdun”.
Appear – How to be an immersive and green broadcaster
Delivering immersive live events, whether it’s the thrill of the Olympics’ 100-meter sprint or the suspense of an awards ceremony, while simultaneously meeting sustainability goals, is no easy feat. Broadcasters are rising to this challenge by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative production methods. Today’s audiences expect nothing less than best-in-class coverage, and the recent summer of sports presented broadcasters with the dual challenge of delivering high-quality live content, while adhering to stringent sustainability standards.
Imagine Communications – The long road to Paris: the rise of remote production in broadcasts of the Games
With Paris 2024 just around the corner, I can’t help looking back on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, where I had the privilege of working with one of Imagine Communications’ broadcast customers. In all the excitement, one thing that struck me the most was the sheer size and complexity of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC). Broadcasters from all around the world had packed the space with a massive amount of equipment — including multiple control rooms and dozens of full editing suites — and thousands of people were working tirelessly to produce their programs. It was a spectacle on par with the games themselves.
QD Broadcast Technology – Cloud and AI’s impact on Sports Broadcast
In recent years, with the rapid development of AI and cloud technology, my company and I have faced the impact of new technologies on the sports broadcasting industry, tried to apply cloud and AI to our business, and achieved good results. I will now share our practical experience in utilizing AI and cloud tech to enhance production efficiency and operational capabilities.
Octopus Newsroom – Building tomorrow’s newsroom
“The new reality of content creation centers on three C’s: Connection, Collaboration and Communication. All done remotely. Octopus Newsroom is the best solution for that reality.”
Net Insight – How IP turns the page on sports video production and distribution
The landscape of sports streaming is evolving rapidly. Recent studies show that a staggering 71% of US sports enthusiasts now opt for live viewing, underscoring a significant opportunity for the media industry and rights holders alike. As viewers expand their preferences across platforms like OTT, digital channels, and FAST, the media industry must move forward to cloud-driven production and distribution processes to serve the burgeoning demand for real-time sports content.
Appear – Protecting our fragile planet: the media & broadcast industry’s journey towards a greener horizon
In an era of unprecedented technological advancement, the media and broadcast industry plays a significant role in shaping how we perceive the world. However, this sector, like many others, faces a pressing challenge: the threat to our planet’s delicate ecological balance. As concerns about environmental sustainability escalate, our industry needs to take bold steps to minimize its own impact on the environment and pave the way for a greener future.