SipRadius honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award

SipRadius, widely recognized for making content processing and connectivity secure and seamless, has been honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The award, for Web-Based Frame-Accurate Remote Monitoring Systems for Distributed Broadcast Production, is shared by SipRadius, NBCU, Grass Valley, CBS Sports, Disney, Game Creek, Amazon and Vindral, recognizing their contributions to the development and implementation of this technology. 

The challenge faced was not only to connect major centers and their live content in Los Angeles, New York and London but also production teams working from diverse remote locations. The goal was to give them the same access to content flows as if they were next to the server room, while reaping the benefits of low-cost, wide-availability connectivity over the public internet. 

All this had to be achieved without compromising image quality, and of course providing the highest protection against copyright infringement and piracy. Delivering this with proven technology, in an adaptable form suitable for all applications and users, called for an innovative solution. 

To meet these requirements, SipRadius used a unique combination of DRM-enabled WebRTC and the RIST transport layer, providing security, resilience and scalability. The original deployment consisted of web browsers and set-top boxes built using a Raspberry Pi processor and a VLC client running software built on the libRIST open source library, maintained by SipRadius. 

The entire system had to be secure through paths, WebRTC and RIST, and provide end-to-end DRM protection as well as pass all cybersecurity audits. This was only possible through the use of CoralOS, the highly tailored flavor of Linux developed by SipRadius specifically for media applications. 

“The fundamental concept of the project was simple: to be able to share content between creators, producers and executives, wherever they are, with the minimum latency, to achieve realtime remote production,” said Sergio Ammirata Ph.D., SipRadius founder and Chief Scientist. “We demonstrated that using open RIST transport and COTS hardware, combined with a custom OS and very carefully tuned application software, it is practical to connect users to content regardless of their geographical location. In the process, we also created a paradigm shift by having every resource available to everyone everywhere.” 

“This is not a science project: it carries hundreds of hours of content every single day, material which the broadcaster relies upon for its very existence,” Ammirata said. “Implementations like this demonstrate that IP connectivity is transformative for media creativity. We are excited and honored that this work has been recognized with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award, and we continue to innovate to open up new creative and commercial opportunities for the industry.”

The SipRadius team will receive the Emmy Award at a joint ceremony in Los Angeles on 14 October, hosted by the Television Academy and NATAS. 

For more information on SipRadius solutions, go to sipradius.com.