Master Class: Preparing your move to Live-IP TV production


Who it's for

  • Planning engineers, system designers and architects
  • Project managers and engineers involved in developing their broadcaster's systems
  • Professionals with either an IT or broadcast technology background

What you’ll learn

  • Rationale behind the move to a live-IP infrastructure for TV production and assessing the pros-and-cons of live-IP compared to traditional infrastructures
  • State of play regarding products available, existing standards and standardization efforts currently under way
  • Keys to understanding likely technology developments
  • Challenges and possible strategies for a transition to live-IP facilities, including future training needs
  • Update on EBU Members’ live-IP studio pilot projects and proof of concept (PoC)

Content outline

The programme includes several case studies, group exercises, and presentations on:

  • Proof-of-concept projects by EBU Members
  • Comparison of traditional broadcast technology and live-IP infrastructures
  • Rationale behind the move to a live-IP infrastructure
  • Vision and reference architecture for the live-IP world
  • Current standards, products and market trends
  • Virtualization, clouds and software defined networks (SDN)
  • How to manage the transition to live-IP production

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