insight :: the evolution of broadcast media
Today is a good day because it feels like progress is being made, finally!
I needed to spend some time rationalizing and mapping out how I would best run all our services remotely, simultaneously routing HD/SD video feeds for satellite up-link and split the signal into at least one media encoder for streaming (I am building a custom encoder in-house for reasons mentioned in previous post of “frustration”).
I was not going to write about it, but now I just can’t help myself… the little devil on my shoulder has won!
When I was making the rounds at SatCon/HDCon 2008, I was making a concerted effort to keep an open mind, to be thoughtful and understanding when new sales rep’s felt the need to explain to me how streaming media works…
I felt profoundly antagonized by these young guns – is it because I am a female?
Another scheduled on-site has been canceled because the latest Engineer assigned to us is “out of the office” until tomorrow – another spike in the proverbial road paved with missing work orders, P.O.’s, wiring diagrams and other such documents that get stuck in the pipeline.
UPDATE: Verizon showed up today and we have a PROMISE TO MAKE GOOD 10/22/2008