There are a number of trends in the broadcast environment relating to the evolution of the codecs for compression and managing the workflow to support more channels and devices. At the high end, the publicity about 4K promises to require considerable new bandwidth for broadcasters, prompting the need for better compression tools. There are also…

The evolution toward more advanced video compression codecs is creating new opportunities and challenges for content providers. The transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 has helped to shrink the bandwidth required for SD and HD programming, but the transition requires new capital expenditures and business challenges. A new standard is being developed for High Efficiency Video…