2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson <gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk> > This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal > network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. > The centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big data centre > and route all the analogue through. >
"route all the analogue through" - I seem to remember spending a happy few years in the 1990s ripping out everything analogue and replacing them with fibre optic systems. Perhaps you are referring to "uncompressed digital video" (or "broadcast quality"), not analogue? > That's great when you want to make an enterprise level change to reflect > latest blah codec being released, but becomes bandwidth-challenging if you > need to double-up and have clean feeds for everything (cheaper to let the > DOGs in, particularly if people don't notice they're there). > > The devolved view is that you stash your encoders as close to your > broadcast sources as possible. DOGs are a powerful argument in favour of the > devolved approach because devolution favours the ability of the online > broadcaster to provide streams that are unique and distinctive (rights > permitting). > > The halcyon solution of course, is that broadcast sources become the point > of digitisation. > > Gavin > > > On 14/01/2009 12:17, "Brian Butterworth" <briant...@freeview.tv> wrote: > > I guess it would cost the viewers about £1 each to get BBC CI a new > plasma... > > On 14 Jan 2009, 11:39 AM, <r...@upyourego.com> wrote: > > If you ever find yourself watching BBC Channel Island news at 6.30pm or > 10.25 (I think Sky 988) you'll see the old BBC Spotlight Channel Islands > logo burned pretty deep into the studio plasma screen behind the presenter. > > Not sure what I think about DOGs though - never really notice them to be > honest. > > > *On Wed 14/01/09 11:18 AM , "Richard Lockwood" > richard.lockw...@gmail.com*sent: > > > > That's a pretty extreme form of tattooing - where'd you get it done? > > > Cheers, > > Rich. > > >... > > > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
