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On Demand Webinar: Project On Ramp: Migrating Discovery’s Media Supply Chain to the Cloud

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones


Over the last few years, the emergence of new technology and the sheer volumes of new programming content to be processed and delivered had presented many challenges for Discovery Communications. To address these, Discovery decided to re-evaluate and re-design their media supply chain, choosing a cloud-based model, enabled by companies such as Amazon Web Services and SDVI. This webinar presents how Discovery designed and deployed their virtualized media supply chain, with insights into the challenges they faced, how they selected their partners, and the significant cost and operations benefits that they are now achieving.

With Speakers Josh Derby, Vice President, Technology and Development & Strategy, Discovery Communications
Bhavik Vyas, Global Alliances & Segment Leader – Media and Entertainment, AWS
Brian Pelletier, Products & Solutions, SDVI

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Webinar: How to stream media from the edge without expensive satellite infastructure and dedicated fibre

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones


Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 8 am PT

In this webinar, learn how T-21 hardware devices, equipped with Aspera’s industry-leading high-speed transport, enable broadcasters and production companies to securely encode, decode, transcode, and then stream glitch-free broadcast-quality media from the edge, over commodity internet connections.

Featuring Kevin Ancelin, Founder and CEO of T-21 Technologies
Mike Flathers, CTO, Aspera, an IBM Company

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Video: SMPTE Timed Text

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones

As much as video and audio are an essential part of watching a video, increasingly so is Timed Text (AKA Subtitles or Closed Captions). Legally required in some countries, its practical use beyond the hard of hearing is increasingly acknowledged. Whether for a sound-less TV in a reception or to help your follow the programme over the noise, Timed Text is here to stay online and in traditional broadcast. With the FCC declaring SMPTE-TT a ‘Safe Harbor’ format[1][2] it has become a default format for subtitles interchange in the professional world.

In this webinar:
Why did we need a language for Timed Text?
An overview of TTML (Timed Text Markup Language from the WC3)
Examples of TTML
How SMPTE-TT extends TTML
How SMPTE-TT ends up as Closed Captions/CEA-608

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[1] https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-12-9A1.txt
[2] FCC § 79.103 (c)

Webinar: Cloud Vs. On-Prem Video Processing and Delivery

Posted on by Russell Trafford-Jones

Webinar: Jan 25th 2018, 11am PT/2pm ET/19:00 GMT

The cloud has transformed video processing and delivery, and it’s more robust, efficient, and flexible than ever. But on-premise solutions still have their place, as do hybrid solutions that offer the best of both worlds. Join this webinar for an insightful discussion and debate about the pros and cons of all three approaches.

Topics discussed will include the following:
• Capacity planning in the cloud vs. on-prem
• How the “cloud” relates to the physical infrastructure, and whether it matters
• Ability to move quickly with cloud deployments vs. long-term costs
• Specific functions that always benefit from being distributed or on-prem
• Considerations for high availability and disaster recovery
• Protecting against piracy
• Cloud vs. on-prem vs. hybrid—when and why each approach is called for

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, VP / Editor, Streaming Media
PRESENTERS
Martin Smole, Encoding Product Manager, Bitmovin
James Kirby, Senior Director Solutions Architecture, Edgeware
Mike Nash, Director of Product Management, Signiant

REGISTER NOW to attend the webinar “Cloud vs. On-Prem Video Processing and Delivery.”