By Matthew Driscoll, Director of Product Management, Telestream iQ 

The business of delivering TV programming is shifting to an unprecedented level of reliance on internet streaming services that consumers can access as replacements to traditional pay-TV services. In this article, we will take a look at this evolution and common challenges OTT streaming service providers are facing when delivering premium video quality to their subscribers. We will briefly introduce a video quality management approach that enables service providers to overcome obstacles in their streaming workflow and keep pace with technology shifts and customer demands. 

Introduction 

What Is Vantage? 

The Vantage media processing platform is based on a flexible service-oriented architecture, Vantage is made up of discrete services and connectors that combine to create powerful automated workflows – all under unified system control. Vantage services provide transcoding, media capture, metadata processing, media analysis, and content assembly. Vantage connectors enable seamless, API-level integration with third-party systems. 

ContentAgent is a software-based application that can automate common tasks such as camera card ingest into editorial and creating deliverables such as broadcast, international masters, and viewing copies. It integrates with a number of third-party tools to orchestrate WAN acceleration, file-based quality control management, motion-compensated frame rate conversion, social media uploading, and more.

Importance of Video Quality Monitoring in OTT Streaming Services

By Ali Hodjat, Director of Product Marketing, Telestream iQ

Did you know that nearly 2 billion people use Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming services? These streaming services must meet the demands of consumers across any device, anytime, anywhere, and with the highest quality. Consumers do not care how content gets delivered to them, but they do expect a certain level of quality and performance, or they will quickly move on to other streaming services. A survey found that 86% of the viewers say it is extremely important to receive a TV-like quality of experience when watching OTT streaming services.

Recently many churches have chosen to reach members remotely through live streaming. This means we need to figure out the most economical and budget-friendly ways to stream church services without breaking the bank and maybe with a lean or nonexistent technical staff. How can you create a high-quality viewing experience for your remote members? Read on to find out.

Introduction

Companies are ingesting more and more media into Non-linear Editing (NLE) systems like Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Creative and editing talent can spend valuable time manually ingesting and creating viewing copies; automating the ingest process saves time and money. 

The Challenge:

Many companies are facing the challenge of managing a rapidly growing library of files and metadata that are valuable to the business. Therefore, it is important to protect these media assets and ensure long-term retrieval and secure files from unauthorized access, hack, or ransomware. 

In our busy world of editing and post-production, we need to ensure that any final deliverable conforms to the different broadcast regulations that exist around the world. You may already be aware of these if you are currently producing file-based deliverables and are utilizing quality control software.