Redefining Broadcast Transmission Systems: A Software-Based Approach

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 117, No. 1, pp. 30–35
Abstract: With the continued advances of information technology into content management and production workflows, broadcast facilities are becoming largely information technology (IT)-centric operations, leveraging proven enterprise-class server and network technologies. A major exception to this trend, however, is the broadcast transmission process (master control and playout), which remains heavily dependent on specialized broadcast hardware. In this process, transmission of a moderately complex television channel can involve a dozen or more specialized hardware components linked by an automation system. In many cases, the costs associated with this traditional approach to broadcast transmission can be prohibitive for internet protocol television (IPTV) and other new operators intending to set up and manage their own playout facilities. Furthermore, to compete head-on with mainstream broadcast channels, new service providers need to match the quality standard and aesthetics that an increasingly discerning audience has come to expect. The ability to move the transmission process to an IT platform opens the door to an entirely new business model for broadcasters. With a fully-featured broadcast transmission chain provided by a software solution operating on industry-standard IT servers rather than specialized broadcast hardware, it is now possible to build and operate a broadcast transmission center as an extension of an IT-centric enterprise.
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
DOI: 10.5594/J16018
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J16018
Author(s): Ian FletcherOmniBus Systems
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Ian Fletcher is chief technology officer at OmniBus Systems, where he oversees the development of a number of generations of automation technology, including OmniBus' innovative modular G3 software architecture and the groundbreaking iTX. This latest addition to the company's product range is a next-generation, software-based production and transmission solution for SD & HD playout that is revolutionizing the broadcast industry. Fletcher retains a key strategic role within the company as a key board member and is frequently asked to speak and write articles on the future of broadcast technology.
John WadleOmniBus Systems
bio
John Wadle began his professional career in software development and database design with a technology research company, BBN in Cambridge, MA. In 1975, he founded Federal Systems Associates in Washington, D.C., specializing in development of distributed database systems for U.S. government agencies. In 1989, Wadle founded ICA Systems Group as one of the pioneers in broadcast automation systems. With the acquisition of ICA by Columbine JDS in 1995, he served as VP of software engineering. Following the merger that formed Encoda Systems, he was named VP of product management at Encoda. In 2003, Wadle joined OmniBus Systems as VP of technology. He also serves as product manager for OmniBus' OPUS Content Management solutions. Wadle holds a BA in mathematics from Northeastern University in Boston. He is a member of SMPTE and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Copyright: © 2008 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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