The Indian satellite communications industry is in a disruptive phase. Companies are placing satellites into orbit at an unprecedented frequency to build mega-constellations of communications satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). In...
The media and entertainment and broadcasting industries have their fingers crossed with the new appointments at the helm. The content part of the media industry falls...
With 5G on the way, Indian telecom companies are demanding spectrum in the mmWave bands, which is also sought by satellite companies. This conundrum has drawn...
Media companies are aggregating content via M&A to create more formidable competitors in fast-growing direct-to-consumer streaming services, while telecommunication companies are investing heavily to strengthen wireless...
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in squeezing into twelve months what in pre-pandemic times would have been years of transformational change in the live production space....
By any measure, 2020 was a hectic year for video codecs or the compression technologies that drive streaming video. This year saw the launch of two...
The global media and entertainment industry has experienced one of the most dramatic shifts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures. Ad...
Since their inception, satellite communications (satcoms) have found a plethora of applications, including media broadcasting, backhauling, news gathering etc. Nowadays, following the evolution of internet-based applications,...
From esports adaptations to live streams left and right, the sports industry has already shown its prowess when it comes to content creativity. Now, as the...
Satellite is too often overlooked in the broadcast world. It is a huge asset to any broadcaster’s portfolio and has an enormously bright future in the...
The coronavirus pandemic has forced broadcasters to rethink their approach to producing and delivering content in many ways, the post-COVID world is ready. The future has...
As the pandemic has thrust IP-based communications into the spotlight, the technology has improved, and systems are now packed with features that did not earlier exist....
Expensive, inflexible, bulky, and disparate hardware systems, with the adoption of IP, are finally making way for a more flexible, dynamic future. The continuous evolution of...
India is a lucrative market for OTT platforms. The digital and smartphone revolutions have played their roles in giving a huge boost to this segment in...
Satellite is constantly developing and evolving, as we sit on the cusp of the 5G era, making it the perfect solution to provide streaming services, and...
If there is any positive for the broadcast industry amid a worldwide crisis, it is this: COVID-19 has created an opportunity to stress-test distributed and virtualized...
The pandemic’s effect on newsrooms is already underway. It is accelerating the newsroom of the future. Technology is being used at the fingertips, and it is...
Given each codec has different properties and that every broadcaster or pay-TV operator has different infrastructure and legacy systems, it is unlikely there will be any...
If sports stadiums are forced to close their doors for a considerable time, they could weaken their allure to broadcasters. Would the sporting events be as...
What does the year ahead hold for the broadcast industry? From the continued pivot toward OTT, the impact of 8K, and the ongoing fight against piracy,...
