Turn on the TV and flip through the channels. It won’t take long till you come upon a live program or segment being shot far away from the studio. Whether it’s an awards show, a sporting event, concert or even a news story, live remote video production has long been a staple of television. The […]
COVID-19 brought into sharp focus the manner in which anyone who uses video to communicate works. Many common practices were jettisoned and replaced with new tools and techniques that help producers comply with social distancing mandates and lockdowns. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the production of news interview segments with multiple guests. Rather […]
Facebook Live, the social media site’s video distribution platform, has been used daily by millions to stream video to viewers since its launch in 2016. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the video streaming platform has played a particularly important role for houses of worship. Government-ordered lockdowns and social distancing mandates have […]
After 10 months of COVID-19, it might be hard to remember that there was a time when live events like trade shows, conferences and large social gatherings were commonplace and that AV presentations often played a big part in making them memorable. However, that certainly was the case and may be again sooner than expected […]
Choosing to live stream church services is easy. What’s more difficult is understanding the myriad options and approaches that must be considered to make live streaming church a reality—at least that was the case until recently. However, video production tools that leverage the public cloud, such as AWS from Amazon, to produce, format and stream […]
All of the ongoing promotion and hype surrounding 5G builds it up as the next big thing—and it is in many respects. But to understand how it will impact television broadcasting requires a bit of dissection to determine what exactly is 5G, how it differs from what came before, what shape it will take and […]
Many faith-based groups, including churches, synagogues and mosques, have struggled since March with how to minister to the spiritual needs of their members during a pandemic that’s prompted government officials to restrict gatherings and mandate social distancing. To comply with these strictures, many have begun or are considering live video streaming services as an alternative […]
Whether it’s production of a game, a red-carpet soiree, entertainment or news, if your plan is to live stream the event, cloud-based production is fast becoming the go-to solution. With virtual equivalents of all of the production tools associated with traditional workflows now available in the cloud, it’s never been easier nor more advantageous to […]
If you are looking to hire a professional videographer for your wedding, or if you’re a production company looking to add weddings as part of your services, then read on. Live streaming your wedding – the new norm? Filming your wedding is nothing new, whether it’s been shaky camcorder footage from some of the guests, […]
The sad history of video archives—whether at a TV station, network, production center, post-production house or even non-broadcast corporate or government institutions—is the desire to find the right content has always outstripped the ability to do so. Whether it was a TV station with ¾-inch U-matic or ½-inch Betacam cassettes on shelf after shelf of […]
The promotion of 5G wireless service is everywhere. It’s impossible to watch TV for any period of time and not see an ad. Ditto for other traditional and digital media aswell. While there’s a good deal of hype around 5G (do I really care if I can download an HD movie in a couple of […]
Local TV stations, national networks and sports and entertainment producers are no stranger to broadcasting from remote locations. Whether it’s a live shot from a reporter outside city hall, a foreign correspondent reporting from the site of civil unrest, a custom-built IRL backpack streaming from a remote location, or a sports producer contributing live game […]