New type of workflow requires the support of a high quality real-time network to avoid quality degradation of the live feed and to enable the production crew to remotely control the arena equipment, such as: cameras, sound and speaker equipment from the centralized control room.
Live event productions have high quality demands for live broadcast, which requires the ability for uncompressed video links during the production life cycle. Remote workflows and centralized production reduce production costs and increase efficiencies which makes it possible to cover and produce a larger number of live events.
The potential savings are huge based on that you will be able to centralize production to main facilities. This means that only the arena equipment needs to be sent to the venue, which eliminates the need to send an OB bus, and its associated crew, with an uplink to the event site, resulting in cost savings. All in all, this will reduce cost and increase efficiency in editing and production. The fiber network is a real alternative to satellite where gaining access to capacity can be a challenge.
Net Insight's award-winning Nimbra MSR platform, working as the technical foundation of the Net Insight customer TeliaSonera International Carrier's global broadcast fiber network, was showcased in a remote workflow demonstration at IBC 2011.
TeliaSonera International Carrier delivered four uncompressed HD feeds on TeliaSonera International Carrier's MediaConnect platform from The Royal Tennis Club in Stockholm, to a production team at IBC in Amsterdam, 1500km away. Net Insight's booth was connected to TeliaSonera International Carrier's booth with the final picture displayed on TV screens.
Twentyfourseven is using TeliaSonera International Carrier premier network to deliver content using their new Distant Outside Broadcast (DOB) work flow, particularly live events such as sports and music performances, in a really efficient and cost effective manner.
The demo was awarded TVBEurope - Editors' Awards Best of IBC2011.
Other similar applications
Digital Cinema
Digital cinema is another example of using this type of technology. Last fall Net Insight Live was part in delivering the world’s first live 3D opera delivering uncompressed media content, to The People’s Bio Victor Film House. Net Insight ensured 100 per cent quality of transport with zero packet loss and jitter, for the live broadcast production of FolkOperan’s Faust. Providing live 3D broadcast productions from one location to another using the a high quality fibre network transportation of content using new remote workflow production techniques are gaining traction in the world of broadcast.
Post Production - Virtual production office
Another type of application is “virtual production office” making a WAN becoming a LAN and facilitating sharing of resources and content. One example is VCC GmbH Agency for Postproduction (VCC), one of Europe's largest post production companies, is using Net Insight's equipment for remote workflow production. The company installed Net Insight's Nimbra platform to reduce both time and travel costs when producing TV spots, commercials and other video material for its customers. VCC sends uncompressed material from its headquarters in Hamburg, to its subsidiaries in Babelsberg, Berlin, Dusseldorf Frankfurt and Leipzig. Key customer executives can then watch, discuss and edit the same material in real time while working in different locations. Before, the VCC team and its customers would travel to the main production offices in Hamburg to review and edit the post-production video.