360 Seconds. Broadcast News & Commentary is a weekly program on Youtube about the latest equipment for broadcasting and film. Explained by experts – practitioners directly working in the field of cinema and television.
Hosts: Philip Grossman, host and co-producer at Visionaries, and Ezequiel “Pax” Moore. Production – TKT1957 LLC. Aired July 29, 2024.
Witbe: Automated Testing and Monitoring Technology
Pax: Wow. So now, on to some Witbe news. Witbe will be presenting its automated testing and proactive monitoring technology, the Mobile Automation system, at IBC2024. Philip, what are your thoughts on this?
Philip: In my industry, my friends and I always joke that the first thing that gets pulled out of a requirements document or a project is usually testing because of the cost, or it gets scaled back. But it’s really one of the most important things you can do. As we move more and more to OTT (over-the-top) or linear broadcasting to the edge to different devices, keeping track of the quality of that stream—whether it meets closed captioning requirements or has the necessary advertising—becomes more and more difficult, especially when you’re attempting to add insertion at the edge.
This technology seems to be implemented within data centers around the world with partners around the world. It provides a much more holistic view of what’s going on. They’re not the only ones doing this; there are two or three other companies, but it’s great to see another company entering the market to provide this level of quality assurance all the way to the edge customer. It’s very easy to say that what comes down off the satellite is great, but now I’m sending it out to thousands or tens of thousands of users on different types of devices. This technology helps the broadcaster understand what issues they may be having with specific tests and where they’re happening. All in all, I think it’s a great technology, and I’m interested to see more vendors get into this market space.
Pax: Awesome. Until next time, see you guys again for another installment of TKT1957 360 Seconds. A huge thanks to the team. Don’t forget to leave a like and subscribe to the program.
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