The IBC Accelerator special incubator project Connect and Produce Anywhere, Phase II (CAPA II) had an early run out at the recent Formula E London ePrix. John Maxwell Hobbs reports.
With onsite involvement from the BBC, Channel 4, Vizrt, LAMA, TSL, Techex, and remote participation from Google Cloud, Norsk, Vodafone, and others, the CAPA II project team demonstrated how live coverage of a major sporting event could be covered using only software-based production tools.
Remote workflows and flexibility
Describing the CAPA II setup for the London ePrix, Ian Wagdin, Senior Technology Transfer Manager from the BBC, one of the project Champions, said: “We’ve got a Google Cloud Cluster running locally on commodity HP and AMD hardware, and that’s running a whole bunch of software. It’s part of our aims and ambitions to generally think about software-based production running on edge infrastructure rather than traditional hardware-based production,” he said. “So, although we’ve got some control surfaces which are quite specialised, all of the applications are running on software. The advantage of edge infrastructure is that...
You are not signed in
Only registered users can read the rest of this article.
Winter Wonderland: All the tech at the Milano Cortina Olympics
Between first-person-view drones, expanded real-time 360° replays, and a massive virtualised production setup, Milano Cortina 2026 is set to be a major step forward in immersive, scalable, and sustainable Olympic broadcasting.
Creator. Experience. Streaming: The new economies of broadcast AV
As brands, corporates, and creators claim their stake in the content landscape, the boundaries between broadcast and professional AV are dissolving. No longer just a convergence, the broadcast AV landscape is now shaped by new economies of creation, experience, and streaming.
AI and the media revolution: A look ahead to 2026
January has only just come to an end, but we are already looking ahead to the next IBC, which takes place as usual at the Amsterdam RAI in September. In the meantime, Content Everywhere companies are polishing their crystal balls and making predictions about what might lie ahead for the video and streaming industry during the next 12 months.
FutureTech 2026: “Align on innovation, and it accelerates”
From imaginative politics and shifting approaches to innovation to adaptable governance of technology, no topic was off the table at this year’s DTG’s FutureTech. George Jarrett reports.
Creator economy comes to enterprise: What does broadcast AV really mean today?
As video becomes a core enterprise capability, broadcast AV is being redefined. It’s less about better hardware and more about network-native, production-grade media systems that can scale, are interoperable and operate reliably inside modern IT environments.
