Why are more and more broadcasters embracing IP and
cloud and what is the most important codec for the future of broadcast video? The
answers can be found in Haivision’s second annual Broadcast IP Transformation Report.
Key highlights from the survey
include:
- COVID-19 has accelerated IP adoption: The pandemic has significantly
impacted how broadcasters are operating. While the transition towards IP was
already in progress, 71% of those polled stated that COVID-19 has accelerated
the adoption process within their organisations.
- Remote production is on the rise: When covering live events,
broadcasters are increasingly turning to remote production. Nearly four in 10
of those surveyed (39%) are employing remote production or remote integration
model (REMI) workflows.
Almost half of those surveyed (46%) also indicated that
REMI/at-home technology is one of the most important trends for their organisation
in the future.
- Enabling remote collaboration is a key challenge: When asked about
their biggest challenges, 42% of broadcast professionals cited transitioning to
IP, closely followed by enabling remote collaboration at 41%.
- SRT, the Secure Reliable Transport open source protocol originally
designed by Haivision to optimise streaming performance across unpredictable
networks like the internet, is now being employed by 53% of broadcasters.
- HEVC adoption is fuelled by 4K
over IP and cloud. With over 50% of respondents already using the HEVC video
compression standard and more broadcasters are planning to do so this year,
HEVC is clearly becoming the most important codec for the future of broadcast
video, said Haivision. This is largely due to the growing importance of 4K UHD
video contribution over IP and the cloud.
“2020 brought about
considerable changes to the broadcast landscape, forcing broadcasters to be
more creative and innovative than ever,” said Peter Maag, Chief Commercial
Officer & EVP Strategic Partnerships, Haivision.
“These survey results have
provided us with interesting datapoints into how broadcasters are migrating
their workflows to incorporate modern technologies including 4K and HEVC, IP
networking, and cloud services.”
Haivision, a global provider of mission-critical,
real-time video streaming and networking solutions, surveyed its broadcast
customers and prospects to gain clearer insights into what challenges they
face, the technologies they are currently using, and their thoughts on the next
technologies that will impact the industry.
More than 500 broadcast and video streaming
professionals worldwide participated in the survey, representing organisations
from national television networks to OTT and broadcast services as well as
production studios. The full report can
be found online at: https://www.haivision.com/resources/white-paper/broadcast-ip-transformation-report/