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The right MAM solution

by Michael Shore Issue 91 - July 2014 The best way to determine what features you need in a media asset management system (MAM) is to start at the end. So, when trying to decide what goes IN to your asset management system, you need to first establish what it is that you are trying to get OUT. Several factors need to be considered, including: the p...

Submitted by Michael Shore

Published 01 August 2014

Centralised Video Solutions for 3M campus

by Neil Hutchins Issue 91 - July 2014 3Ms sprawling headquarters in Minnesotas Twin Cities hosts the companys central engineering, sales and marketing activity. As such, there is a lot of video moving in a lot of different directions: at any point during the day at least one of the campuss 18, fibre-connected venues is in use, whether for a new pro...

Submitted by Neil Hutchins#

Published 01 August 2014

At the forefront of digital asset management and publishi...

by Ian Mottashed Issue 91 - July 2014 Endemol is the largest independent television and digital production company in the world. Within 30 countries it has a global network of around 90 companies which produce over 350 multi genre series a year. Across the 90 companies there are currently around 29,000 hours of content being distributed. The produc...

Submitted by Ian Mottashed

Published 01 August 2014

Back to Basics with Media Transformation

by Craig Newbury Issue 90 - June 2014 With their shift toward use of file-based digital audio and video, rather than tape- or film-based media, broadcasters and other media companies have moved into a world that demands some familiarity with the concept of media compression. Because the video and audio captured by cameras and microphones often resu...

Submitted by Craig Newbury

Published 01 July 2014

Proprietary vs. off the shelf hardware for OTT video deli...

by Nivedita Nouval Issue 90 - June 2014 What are the main equipment at stake in an OTT video delivery system?An OTT video delivery system consists of an array of video servers that are able to store and stream content according to different formats defined by standards (e.g., HLS, HSS, HDS, and MPEG-DASH). Traditionally, there is an origin server,...

Submitted by Nivedita Nouval

Published 01 July 2014

The Importance of Storage

by Nino Leitner Issue 90 - June 2014 When I was a student in film school, I never put much thought into storage solutions for my film work. This was quite haphazard and looking back on it now, quite a foolish approach to work I cherished. Of course, my story has a nasty sting in its tail - one day I lost a years worth of university work, which I ne...

Submitted by Nino Leitner

Published 01 July 2014

Disaster Recovery the broadcast emergancy service

by Lee Sheppard & Paul Moran Issue 90 - June 2014 Weve all heard the phrase Disaster Recovery (DR), but what does it actually mean for broadcasters and content owners, and what constitutes a disaster?DR is a broad term that encompasses a range of scenarios, from catastrophic disaster (for instance, the complete destruction of a whole facility), to...

Submitted by Lee Sheppard

Published 01 July 2014

The Evolution of TV to the Bus Train and Park Bench

by John Mills Issue 90 - June 2014 A Digital RevolutionSince the not-quite-fully-electric late nineteenth century, Television has been evolving. The first major, modern change to the way people experienced TV was when technology enabled them to decide when they were going to watch the programmes they wanted to watch. VHS recorders and then DVD play...

Submitted by John Mills

Published 01 July 2014

Simplifying On Site Workflows

by Greg LaPorte Issue 90 - June 2014 On and off-set high-end post-production demands a new level in processing capability, storage speed, and general computing horsepower to handle the ever increasing standards for digital workflow. Utilizing PCI Express® (PCIe) performance and 20Gbps of throughput, Thunderbolt 2 technology offers the fastest way t...

Submitted by Greg Laporte

Published 01 July 2014

Ask the Experts

by Matthew Rehrer Issue 90 - June 2014 What trends are you seeing with respect to investment in archiving solutions?Investment in archiving solutions has been shaped by several major trends, all fundamentally driven by the desire to store and manage media content in such a way that it can better support effective and/or profitable use of those asse...

Submitted by Matthew Rehrer

Published 01 July 2014

Head in the cloud

by Dick Hobbs Issue 89 - May 2014 Ive just had a look back through the archives, and I am pretty certain that this was my 25th NAB: a couple in the eighties and every year since 1992. In many peoples eyes this makes me just a beginner, I know. In the past I have spent the week on a stand, trying to sell something. My first ever NAB in Dallas, Texas...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs.

Published 01 June 2014

Local TV cuts the mustard

by Neil Hutchins Issue 89 - May 2014 Monday 24th March was a notable date in the roll-out of Local TV across the UK, as it saw the successful launch of the second of the new channels. Mustard TV, based in Norwich and named in recognition of an historic connection with the local Colman family, followed Estuary TV as a new broadcaster on Freeview Cha...

Submitted by Neil Hutchins#

Published 01 June 2014

Unique additions to 4-wire/ talkback Controller

Issue 89 - May 2014In the communications world there are many ways to get audio from point A to point B and for each different application that’s arisen, suitably niche products have been developed. At Sonifex we’re a company that specialises in developing niche products for niche applications, as evidenced by the growing Redbox range, mainly devel...

Submitted by KitPlus

Published 01 June 2014

Centralised tapeless workflow at BT sport studios

by Steve Montgomery Issue 88 - April 2014 Part of the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London has been transformed into the new home of BT Sport with state-of-the-art production and broadcasting systems for BTs new television broadcast operations. BT sport is a broadcasting station with 24-7 operational c...

Submitted by steve montgomery

Published 01 May 2014

From the edge of nowhere to the centre of everywhere

by Joe Fulford Issue 88 - April 2014 Getting your images back to a studio for broadcast can be done in many ways. Getting the tapes or cards back to the studio will take however long it takes a dispatch rider to get there, and sometimes its just not possible to get a motorcycle out to your location. You can transfer the files via FTP from another l...

Submitted by Joe Fulford

Published 01 May 2014