IP technology

Panelist discussed a range of cutting-edge newsgathering technology, including file-based systems and archiving. An overarching theme was the transformative effect of IP newsgathering, primarily cellular bonded mobile backpack units, have had on TV news.

It has become apparent that IP technology — whether as an acquisition and transport method or a supplemental distribution path — has become an essential component of many live productions. While currently not an outright replacement for traditional baseband video contribution, production and distribution gear, IP is reshaping how live video is acquired and transported, switched and routed and ultimately distributed and consumed.