NextGen TV is the next logical step for broadcasters, and nothing about it prevents them from taking advantage of all of the platforms already associated with FAST channel distribution and OTT streaming. In fact, NextGen TV is both OTA and OTT at the same time, which opens up a number of interesting possibilities for broadcasters that are too numerous to explore in this limited space....
over time consumers will replace their existing DTV sets with NextGen TV sets, and the long march has begun. Numbers from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) reveal that overall 2021 sales of NextGen TVs more than tripled the 2020 forecast with shipment of 3 million units. This year, CTA predicts sales of 4.5 million units, and based on sales projections the association expects nearly one-third of U.S. homes to own a NextGen TV by 2024. The plan is that at some point during consumer adoption of NextGen TVs, local TV stations will shut off....
Rather than CapEx-intensive technology acquisition, a production alternative in the cloud is based on a pay-as-you-go model that makes it simple to spin up production resources as needed and spin them down when not. #TVU Networks early on recognized the cloud’s transformational potential and the ability of SaaS-based solutions to power a revolution in television production. ...
Without question, microservices remain under the hood, not readily apparent to the producers who use these products. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t having a dramatic effect on how producers work and meet the needs of their clients. Going forward, they are sure to play an increasingly important role in these tools, helping producers to keep pace with the fast-evolving production market they must serve....
The greatest promise of Remote Integration Model (REMI) production is also its greatest challenge: how to leverage centralized production control hundreds or thousands of miles removed from a venue to reduce production staff needed on site without sacrificing quality or compromising control....
In the future newsrooms will one day be able to “Uber It” to enhance their breaking news coverage....
Being personal and hyperlocal is the new broadcast standard, it will help newsrooms differentiate their news in a sea of competitors...
Thanks to TVU MediaMind AI broadcasters and media producers will be able to offer viewers personalized video footage of sports games....
Something of major importance is happening in the television industry thanks to IP video transport, the line between content acquisition and distribution is beginning to blur....
With just about two weeks to go (as of this writing) before Election Day, the need has never been greater for TV news operations to take advantage of the latest technology to assist them in reporting on what voters need to know....
Remote television production is in the midst of an evolution that will fundamentally change the way sports, entertainment and other live televised spectacles, such as parades, are produced....
Gone is the need to scrub back and forth through video to get to the precise in and out points of desired video clips. With the assistance of the speech-to-text algorithm available as part of our TVU MediaMind AI engine, it is now possible to jump instantly and precisely to the desired clips that correspond to the quotes from the video transcript....