Webinar: Time synchronisation for broadcasting, media and entertainment
Author: Richard Hoptroff, Founder and CTO, Hoptroff
It was in the mid-fifties that Louis Essen and Jack Parry developed the first caesium atomic clock at the National Physical Laboratory so enabling the universal synchronised calibration of time.
Today, verifiable precision timing across the globe is essential in the broadcasters and media industry. The launch of the ST2110 standards suite in 2018 by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) signals the transition from the serial digital interface (SDI) to internet protocol (IP) with time synchronisation being at the core of this standard.
Watch Richard Hoptroff, CTO of Hoptroff, and experts from broadcast provider backgrounds discussing effective time synchronisation throughout the story of television and moving image to a fully IP-enabled environment.
Speakers
Bruce Devlin: Bruce sees the TV, cinema, and media industries moving into a cloudy, IT future with the need to retain the best traditional methods while embracing the best of the IT world. He has a proven track record in developing and delivering cutting-edge technology at the BBC, Thomson, Snell & Wilcox, AmberFin, Dalet, and SMPTE.
Richard Hoptroff: Richard has long had an interest in time and founded Hoptroff in 2010 with the original intention of supplying smart mechanical watch movements. In 2015, the company repositioned itself by building a proprietary network of timing hubs, incorporating Grand Master atomic clocks, in London, New York, and Tokyo. The purpose of this has been to be able to provide Traceable Time as a Service (TTaaS). Having established a strong presence in the fintech sector the company is now developing an offering for the ST2110 world, a standard that enables the transit of media over managed IP networks.
Gerard Phillips: Gerard Phillips is a Systems Engineer at Arista Networks and an experienced Broadcast Technologist with over 22 years of experience driving innovation, latterly at Snell Advanced Media. With a focus on media and entertainment, Gerard’s goal is to help bridge the knowledge gap that exists between the Broadcast and IP industries as we make the transition from SDI to IP for live production ad playout.
Time synchronisation for broadcasting, media and entertainment webinar
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