Nov 04 2026 |
Broadcast Engineering
Virtualized Infrastructure vs. Purpose-Built Hardware: Which Is Right for Broadcast Operations?
Broadcast organizations are rethinking how they build and manage production infrastructure.
Broadcast organizations are rethinking how they build and manage production infrastructure.
The physical footprint of live production has changed dramatically.
At this year’s SMPTE Bits by the Bay, Tawfiq Rahman, BMG’s Vice President of System Design & Engineering, presented “Built to Evolve: Navigating the Shift to Software-Defined, AI-Augmented Broadcast.” The presentation looked at where broadcast infrastructure has been over the last 20 years, and where it is likely headed over the next decade: IP, cloud, orchestration, AI-supported operations, and more flexible system design.