60% of industry to employ new hybrid workflows

Haivision’s third annual Broadcast IP Transformation Report has found that 60% of the industry is set to implement new hybrid workflows.

23% are further decentralising their workflows, with only 15% anticipating a return to a fully on-premise protocol. 66% of organisations already have over a quarter of their employees working from home, and 59% are using virtual desktop solutions to facilitate remote operation of broadcasting tools.

The most popular workflow to be operated remotely is live production at 65%, with editing and graphics in second and third at 48% and 43% respectively. Just 24% of replay workflows are being completed remotely.

The report, which can be found in full here, asked over 650 broadcast and media professionals worldwide about their thoughts on the future of the industry.

In addition to the workflow findings, the report found that 5G is the new technology that is expected to have the biggest impact on the industry with 68% believing so, comfortably ahead of second placed AI/machine learning at 46% and third placed 4K/UHD on 44%. 

This ties in with how the industry is delivering its live video contributions. 79% are using the internet, with 54% using fibre, with cellular, satellite, and cloud service all in the 30s. The biggest challenges for broadcast, with respondents asked to name three, are reducing latency (36%), transitioning to IP (32%) - 65% have already migrated at least part of their operations, and budget constraints (27%). The skills shortage also appeared in fourth place with 25%.

Finally, SRT became the most used transport protocol, just pipping RTMP with 63% to 60% usage.

Markus Schioler, vice president of marketing at Haivision, said of the results: “The last two years have brought rapid and lasting changes to the way television broadcasters contribute, produce, distribute, and deliver content.

“This year’s survey results give us a clearer understanding of how broadcasters are adapting to their new hybrid reality, whether it’s how and where they work or what technologies they use. The key to their success will rely on how flexible and agile they can make their broadcast workflows.”