EBU launches group to create shared live production tools

Chaired by Dennis Buhr, the group will reportedly be a community for EBU members to discuss, jointly build, and own shared live production capabilities based on open-source software and open standards.

The EBU described the aim of the group as follows: “To build the difficult, common parts once: the interfaces, integration layers, and management tools that every broadcaster needs but none benefits from building alone.”

It said each member would maintain control of its own editorial decisions, on-screen look, and rights.

The EBU explained that “shared” means shared work and shared foundations, not a fixed hosting model. Depending on what the collaboration shows, the components may be used in an EBU-hosted environment, a federation of interoperable member-hosted environments, or a hybrid with a few central services.

The work builds on the dynamic media facility (DMF) approach, using the Media eXchange Layer (MXL) to connect real-time components and the time-addressable media store (TAMS) for recording, replay, and editing. This is intended to keep the work portable and vendor-neutral.

The group is the live production strand of the EBU’s European Cloud Ecosystem for Public Service Media.

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