By Graham Sharp, VP Sales & Marketing
Throughout 2026, we've had the opportunity to connect with broadcasters, network operators, media service providers and other industry leaders at major industry events around the world.
As we bring together the insights from these discussions, several common questions continue to come up, covering everything from the use of AI and cloud playout reliability to HDR workflows, emerging media standards and data sovereignty.
With 2027 approaching, we thought it would be a good time to share some of the most frequently asked questions we've heard throughout the year and how we're addressing them at BCNEXXT.
We say we use IA – Intelligent automation. Rather than calling on external AI engines as a separate feature or standalone application and spending hundreds of hours training generic models, Vipe has built-in Intelligent Automation which has been trained by the hundreds of years of collective automation experience of the BCNEXXT team.
Our IA helps broadcasters make better decisions, automate repetitive tasks, understand their media assets and operate increasingly complex workflows with greater efficiency, while retaining the reliability, control and predictability that broadcasters demand.
IA does not replace the broadcast operator - it enhances the operator’s ability to manage increasingly complex environments and increases their efficiency, enabling them to operate more channels, more formats, more complexity with less stress and more reliability.
Read more: Everyone’s Talking About AI. But What They Really Need is IA.
Some Broadcasters are still concerned that the cloud may still not be reliable enough to support live on-air operations.
This concern has been dispelled by numerous major Broadcasters and Networks who have been broadcasting from the cloud for several years and enjoyed close to 100% reliability, in their words:
N. American premium cable network:
‘We have been playing off Vipe for 2 years without a single on-air incident, it’s the most reliable kit we have used!’
Southern European service provider:
‘No on-air incidents in almost 10 years’
Pan-European satellite operator:
We have experienced no on-air incidents, so 100% reliability over the last 4 years’
Vipe and the cloud are certainly reliable and ready for Broadcast Playout operations.
With a correctly architected and properly operated and maintained system, we regularly achieve greater than 6 x 9’s reliability, typically much more than traditional server-based systems.
Yes, Vipe supports the Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) version of HDR, which was developed by the BBC and NHK and is the primary format used for cable, satellite and live TV broadcasts where scene-by-scene adjustment is impractical. Most HDR TV brands and streaming services have begun using it.
HLG prioritizes compatibility and ease of implementation for broadcast applications and doesn’t use metadata, instead, it uses a combination of the standard gamma curve for SDR content and a logarithmic curve for HDR content, making it backward compatible with SDR displays. It supports 10-bit color depth (over 1 billion colors) offering a much wider color gamut and improved color representation covering 75.8% of the visible color spectrum, more than twice the current range for HD, allowing for more vibrant and lifelike colors.
Vipe’s implementation supports the common workflows required to enable both SDR and HDR versions to be produced and distributed simultaneously along with the conversion between SDR and HDR which is crucial for integrating traditional content.
Read more: HDR Is a Workflow Decision
The Time Addressable Media Store was developed by BBC R&D and stores media, typically on object storage, so that it can be retrieved directly by a time position or timestamp rather than only by file name or sequential position. Accessing content immediately accelerates workflows and when hosted in the cloud, scales up and down with the business requirement, which is particularly useful for live environments where the workloads fluctuate wildly.
TAMS supports BCNEXXT’s principles of openness, agility, scalability and performance and by utilizing TAMS, BCNEXXT expects to rapidly develop new functionality such as a comprehensive ‘lines’ recording and subsequent content management functionality for Vipe, becoming a major enabler for BCNEXXT’s ‘record once and use many times’ philosophy.
It is at the core of our design principles to make our software logical and easy to operate, but don’t take our word for it.
Greg has worked as a transmission controller for 37 years, and has launched numerous channels globally throughout his career, including Sky TV in London, Al Jazeera English in Doha, Orbit TV in Rome, Cable TV in Hong Kong, TG4 in Galway and Foxtel in Sydney. He said:
“Never have I seen such a quick and successful installation which provides me with such a feeling of confidence in the output. I am simply astonished, I am seriously blown away, you should get some sort of broadcast award for this, it’s brilliant!”
We normally get operators trained and confidently using the product within a couple of half-day training sessions. We work on a train-the-trainer principle, so we quickly make our clients self-sufficient, with our support in the background, obviously.
The EU has become increasingly dependent on U.S. and Chinese providers for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, prompting concerns around sovereignty and the storage and movement of content within cloud infrastructures.
Fears that foreign legislation, such as the U.S. CLOUD Act, could allow non-European governments to access sensitive data have accelerated initiatives to build European-owned infrastructure and led the European Commission to establish its Cloud Sovereignty Framework. The framework evaluates providers across three foundational objectives:
Legal & Jurisdictional Sovereignty – Data must be insulated from foreign legal claims, ensuring local courts maintain ultimate jurisdiction.
Operational Control – Systems must be independently operated, with administrative and support access remaining within the intended ecosystem.
Data & AI Sovereignty – Organizations must retain control over their data assets, preventing unauthorized use and reducing dependency on external providers.
The message is clear: cloud strategies should be designed with sovereignty in mind from the outset.
Cloud technologies can absolutely deliver next-generation operating models while still supporting sovereignty requirements. In response, we are seeing the growth of regional cloud providers, sovereign infrastructure initiatives, and a new generation of technology vendors focused on preserving choice and control.
At BCNEXXT, we believe cloud adoption should increase flexibility, not reduce it.
That philosophy has shaped the design of Vipe. The platform runs directly on Unix, avoids dependence on proprietary cloud services, and remains portable across public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments. Combined with Vipe's distributed IP architecture, customers can maintain greater control over where content is stored and processed, whether at a country or regional level.
As sovereignty becomes a more important consideration for media organizations, the ability to retain operational independence, maintain control of data, and avoid unnecessary lock-in will become increasingly valuable.
The future of cloud is not simply about scale. It is about ensuring that organizations retain the freedom to choose how and where they operate.
Read more: Data Sovereignty and the Cloud
Contact us to learn more about Vipe: info@bcnexxt.com
By Graham Sharp, VP Sales & Marketing
Throughout 2026, we've had the opportunity to connect with broadcasters, network operators, media service providers and other industry leaders at major industry events around the world.
As we bring together the insights from these discussions, several common questions continue to come up, covering everything from the use of AI and cloud playout reliability to HDR workflows, emerging media standards and data sovereignty.
With 2027 approaching, we thought it would be a good time to share some of the most frequently asked questions we've heard throughout the year and how we're addressing them at BCNEXXT.
We say we use IA – Intelligent automation. Rather than calling on external AI engines as a separate feature or standalone application and spending hundreds of hours training generic models, Vipe has built-in Intelligent Automation which has been trained by the hundreds of years of collective automation experience of the BCNEXXT team.
Our IA helps broadcasters make better decisions, automate repetitive tasks, understand their media assets and operate increasingly complex workflows with greater efficiency, while retaining the reliability, control and predictability that broadcasters demand.
IA does not replace the broadcast operator - it enhances the operator’s ability to manage increasingly complex environments and increases their efficiency, enabling them to operate more channels, more formats, more complexity with less stress and more reliability.
Read more: Everyone’s Talking About AI. But What They Really Need is IA.
Some Broadcasters are still concerned that the cloud may still not be reliable enough to support live on-air operations.
This concern has been dispelled by numerous major Broadcasters and Networks who have been broadcasting from the cloud for several years and enjoyed close to 100% reliability, in their words:
N. American premium cable network:
‘We have been playing off Vipe for 2 years without a single on-air incident, it’s the most reliable kit we have used!’
Southern European service provider:
‘No on-air incidents in almost 10 years’
Pan-European satellite operator:
We have experienced no on-air incidents, so 100% reliability over the last 4 years’
Vipe and the cloud are certainly reliable and ready for Broadcast Playout operations.
With a correctly architected and properly operated and maintained system, we regularly achieve greater than 6 x 9’s reliability, typically much more than traditional server-based systems.
Yes, Vipe supports the Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) version of HDR, which was developed by the BBC and NHK and is the primary format used for cable, satellite and live TV broadcasts where scene-by-scene adjustment is impractical. Most HDR TV brands and streaming services have begun using it.
HLG prioritizes compatibility and ease of implementation for broadcast applications and doesn’t use metadata, instead, it uses a combination of the standard gamma curve for SDR content and a logarithmic curve for HDR content, making it backward compatible with SDR displays. It supports 10-bit color depth (over 1 billion colors) offering a much wider color gamut and improved color representation covering 75.8% of the visible color spectrum, more than twice the current range for HD, allowing for more vibrant and lifelike colors.
Vipe’s implementation supports the common workflows required to enable both SDR and HDR versions to be produced and distributed simultaneously along with the conversion between SDR and HDR which is crucial for integrating traditional content.
Read more: HDR Is a Workflow Decision
The Time Addressable Media Store was developed by BBC R&D and stores media, typically on object storage, so that it can be retrieved directly by a time position or timestamp rather than only by file name or sequential position. Accessing content immediately accelerates workflows and when hosted in the cloud, scales up and down with the business requirement, which is particularly useful for live environments where the workloads fluctuate wildly.
TAMS supports BCNEXXT’s principles of openness, agility, scalability and performance and by utilizing TAMS, BCNEXXT expects to rapidly develop new functionality such as a comprehensive ‘lines’ recording and subsequent content management functionality for Vipe, becoming a major enabler for BCNEXXT’s ‘record once and use many times’ philosophy.
It is at the core of our design principles to make our software logical and easy to operate, but don’t take our word for it.
Greg has worked as a transmission controller for 37 years, and has launched numerous channels globally throughout his career, including Sky TV in London, Al Jazeera English in Doha, Orbit TV in Rome, Cable TV in Hong Kong, TG4 in Galway and Foxtel in Sydney. He said:
“Never have I seen such a quick and successful installation which provides me with such a feeling of confidence in the output. I am simply astonished, I am seriously blown away, you should get some sort of broadcast award for this, it’s brilliant!”
We normally get operators trained and confidently using the product within a couple of half-day training sessions. We work on a train-the-trainer principle, so we quickly make our clients self-sufficient, with our support in the background, obviously.
The EU has become increasingly dependent on U.S. and Chinese providers for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, prompting concerns around sovereignty and the storage and movement of content within cloud infrastructures.
Fears that foreign legislation, such as the U.S. CLOUD Act, could allow non-European governments to access sensitive data have accelerated initiatives to build European-owned infrastructure and led the European Commission to establish its Cloud Sovereignty Framework. The framework evaluates providers across three foundational objectives:
Legal & Jurisdictional Sovereignty – Data must be insulated from foreign legal claims, ensuring local courts maintain ultimate jurisdiction.
Operational Control – Systems must be independently operated, with administrative and support access remaining within the intended ecosystem.
Data & AI Sovereignty – Organizations must retain control over their data assets, preventing unauthorized use and reducing dependency on external providers.
The message is clear: cloud strategies should be designed with sovereignty in mind from the outset.
Cloud technologies can absolutely deliver next-generation operating models while still supporting sovereignty requirements. In response, we are seeing the growth of regional cloud providers, sovereign infrastructure initiatives, and a new generation of technology vendors focused on preserving choice and control.
At BCNEXXT, we believe cloud adoption should increase flexibility, not reduce it.
That philosophy has shaped the design of Vipe. The platform runs directly on Unix, avoids dependence on proprietary cloud services, and remains portable across public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments. Combined with Vipe's distributed IP architecture, customers can maintain greater control over where content is stored and processed, whether at a country or regional level.
As sovereignty becomes a more important consideration for media organizations, the ability to retain operational independence, maintain control of data, and avoid unnecessary lock-in will become increasingly valuable.
The future of cloud is not simply about scale. It is about ensuring that organizations retain the freedom to choose how and where they operate.
Read more: Data Sovereignty and the Cloud
Contact us to learn more about Vipe: info@bcnexxt.com
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