Delivering Multicamera Content to Smart Devices through Cloud Platforms
Broadcasters must engage a new generation of multitasking viewers who no longer sit passively in front of their television sets but browse the Internet and interact with social media while watching TV. Rather than risk losing viewers, broadcasters can provide original premium content—including unseen camera angles and highlights—to viewers via second-screen devices. The large amount of unused content that sits on live television (TV) production servers can be used to enrich the viewing experience and maximize the value of already-available content. This paper explores technology challenges in building open and scalable platforms to deliver high-quality experiences on second-screen devices, including best practices in building near-live multicamera replay platforms on top of standard live production environments; overcoming challenges in cloud-based production and delivery to multiple screens, and integration with social networks, archives, stats, and other third-party content.
- Print ISSN
- 1545-0279
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-2492
- Published
- 2013-10
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/j18342