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NEP announces 2110-based Andrews Hubs, the most advanced broadcast facility of their kind
NEP has been working with IP for several years, mainly for file-based workflows and audio. From a personal perspective I’ve always believed that IT and broadcast would come together at a point in time; however, several things aligned for the Andrews Hubs project and...
Our new mobile IP system can relatively easily be split into sub-systems for smaller events.
Whenever we upgrade or replace our infrastructure we always aim to strike the right balance between what the new technology will allow our clients to do vis-a-vis what they actually need it to do. While technology moves faster in broadcasting than in many other...
NEP unveils first ST 2110 IP-based production truck in North America for ESPN
Every NEP launch pushes the technological envelope. The debut of EN3 for ESPN on March 30, however, was historic: it’s the first truck in North America built around a SMPTE ST 2110 IP routing core. After a long standardization process, SMPTE officially published the first standards within ST 2110 Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks in December, and EN3 is the first mobile unit to be designed and integrated specifically around the new standards suite.
read more“NEP’s first single-truck unit with IP based routing easily adapts to different formats and standards, creating greater flexibility”
I would say NEP is the US outside broadcast (OB) market technology leader in IP-based systems. 1080P, HDR and 4K were topics of daily discussion at NEP several years back, so the move to IP was firmly on our radar. However, we had to time it right to create a format agnostic system that provides a robust path into the future.
read moreNAB Show Showcases Broadcasters’ Move to IP- “without a doubt, IP is destined as an eventual replacement for SDI.”
“SMPTE 2110-30 was developed specifically to make audio as compatible as possible with video. By using the widely-accepted AES67 standard as a base, this new standard allows a wide range of existing audio equipment to harmonize with the rest of the 2110 suite.”
The full title of SMPTE ST 2110-21 is “Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks — PCM Digital Audio.” This standard is closely related to, and heavily based on AES67, which is titled “AES standard for audio applications of networks — High-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability.” Although the document titles may not be totally self-explanatory, both standards are all about transmitting raw, uncompressed samples of audio signals directly within RTP/UDP datagrams using an IP network.
read moreWorld’s first Trans-Pacific remote production over IP broadcast
The successful trial was conducted over four days this week between NEP’s centralised, IP (internet protocol) and multi-format production facility at the Sydney Andrews Hub and Telstra’s Los Angeles datacentre – more than 7500 miles (12,000+ km) apart – using ultra-low-latency compression technology and Telstra’s Distributed Production Network (DPN).
read moreWorld’s first transatlantic SMPTE 2110 IP live transmission yields no discernible operational latency
Sony and CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced the successful completion of a test to determine the operational latency of a long-distance Remote Integration (REMI) connection between New York and London. Broadcasters today are challenged to meet an ever-growing demand for video content at the lowest cost possible. However, remote production workflows, which reduce costs, can often result in operational latency when content travels internationally. As part of this test, the companies simulated a live broadcast for a global news organization, resulting in the world’s first transatlantic SMPTE 2110 IP live transmission. The simulation yielded no discernable operational latency on the video sources.
read more2018 NAB Show’s IP Showcase To Map Path To IP- More than 50 manufacturers set to demonstrate IP’s benefits
IP has been a part of the NAB Show for the last few years, but with the approval and publishing of the first documents of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards the path to real-time IP signal flows is clearing and the show floor will feature an IP Showcase that will further illuminate just what is on that path.
read moreSMPTE ST 2110-21: New standard has rules to ensure high-bitrate video streams don’t overwhelm IP networks
The full title of SMPTE ST 2110-21 is “Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks: Traffic Shaping and Delivery Timing for Video.” Both of these terms refer to the same basic topic: how are the packets transmitted over the network, from the perspective of both the sender and the receiver? In other words, how should packet flows be sent into the network “pipes” so as to not cause flooding (of packets)? Answering these questions is crucial for properly provisioning network connections to support as many signals as possible without causing packet congestion, which could lead to packet loss.
read moreSMPTE ST 2110-20: New standard frees up valuable bandwidth
The full title of SMPTE ST 2110-20 is “Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks: Uncompressed Active Video,” and that is a good indication of what is contained in the standard. Specifically, uncompressed video images are transported (just like SDI), but only the data that make up the “active” portion of each video frame. In other words, just the image samples (also called pixels) that comprise the pictures to be delivered to viewers are transported within the new IP video format.
read moreSMPTE Launches Virtual Course on SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks
SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced that in March 2018, the Society will offer "Understanding SMPTE ST 2110: Live Production of Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks," an educational program focused on SMPTE ST 2110. Led by SMPTE Fellow Thomas Bause Mason, this SMPTE Virtual Classroom course will provide attendees with the knowledge they need to help their companies make the most of SMPTE ST 2110, a critical enabler of fully internet protocol (IP)-based operations.
read moreSMPTE Publishes ST 2110 Standards For Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks
SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the publication of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks.
read moreBBC Wales starts construction on a new 2110/NMOS enabled state-of-the-art broadcast center
dB Broadcast is working on a new world-class broadcast facility for BBC Wales.
This project will provide the TV and media facilities at a new state-of-the-art broadcast centre. This is a landmark project as it will be the first BBC facility to use Internet Protocol (IP) technology across both its production and broadcast operations.
read moreAdeas and Nextera Press Release
Adeas and Nextera collaborate on SMPTE 2110 + 2059 Complete Solution October 31, 2017 - El Dorado Hills, CA and Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Nextera Video, Inc. and Adeas B.V. are pleased to announce they have partnered up to provide a complete SMPTE 2110 solution...
CSS Group and CCTV build China’s first SMPTE 2110 based IP system for the 23rd Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea
UHD (ultra-high definition) technology has gained increasing popularity with the development of broadcast & TV industry in recent years. From front-end production systems to TV terminals, the UHD technology has gradually shifted from early tentative ideas to mature industrial applications. The early UHD scheduling systems used to adopt four cables and one UHD channel for transmission, which imposed severe restrictions on the system in terms of construction, operability, and system performance. After official publication of SMPTE2110 standard and in view of the rapid evolution of high-bandwidth network devices (25G/40G/100G…), IP-based UHD signal scheduling and processing systems will be the natural technical trends for TV media industry.
read moreWhat SMPTE-2110 Means For Broadcasters
At last month’s IBC Show, SMPTE announced that three of the main documents in the new series of IP video standards (SMPTE ST 2110) have been finalized. Years of work have led up to this point, which should prove to be a pivotal moment in the ongoing migration of media networks to use IP networking technology. Once this new standard is fully released and implemented over the next few months, manufacturers will be able to supply devices that can seamlessly interconnect uncompressed video, audio and other important metadata between devices that support every conceivable video processing function.
read moreSMPTE 2017 Press Release
Nextera's OEM Video over IP Solutions October 13, 2017 - El Dorado Hills, CA - Nextera Video is excited to offer their new line of OEM Video over IP boards, boxes, and control software. These products will enable OEM customers to provide differentiated solutions with...
IBC 2017 Invitation
July 20, 2017 - El Dorado Hills, CA - Stop by! Nextera will be participating in the IP Showcase at IBC2017, September 15th - 19th, 2017 at RAI Amsterdam. If you would like to schedule a one on one meeting to learn more about Studio Video over IP or Nextera's...
What SMPTE 2110 is exactly and why it matters for IP production
There has been a huge amount of activity in the area of IP standards in recent months, with the AIMS-championed SMPTE 2110 suddenly emerging very much as the front runner.
There may be a breakout of peace in Las Vegas this week as the industry talks about openness, harmonisation and compatibility. That’s in sharp contrast to the mood music this time last year and even at IBC 2016 where vendors were divided into different camps in a battle to control the very fabric of future production: IP. End users couldn’t or wouldn’t distinguish between AIMS, Sony, ASPEN or NewTek since they just wanted the industry to settle on one method of working and simply get on with it.
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