Video infrastructure is changing. Traditionally, broadcast infrastructure was entirely based on hardware. But as video content and service providers look to launch broadcast and OTT services faster, gain operational efficiencies and reduce OPEX and CAPEX, they are shifting to software-based and cloud workflows.

The author questions the need for two separate systems, the NRCS and automation, and whether changing working practices might lead to a more unitary approach

The Material eXchange Format (MXF) was conceived as a wrapper for media content that allows flexibility in file formats. Its adoption as a file format

The broadcast industry is reaching a milestone in the evolution of digital technology.

In the late 1990s, the now-defunct New York Times television group had begun experimenting with a new concept called centralcasting. The idea was to remotely control local equipment at group stations from a central location. The word and idea spread quickly through the industry, and many groups began investigating the pros, cons, costs and benefits of centralcasting.

Not too long ago, the words “public cloud” and “media enterprise” had almost nothing in common.

MPEG-2 has lived for two decades, H.264 is already approaching its second decade, and the early deployments of HEVC will certainly begin this year.