Started in the summer of 2015, the VRT-EBU LiveIP studio is the world’s first proof of concept of a complete live production that relies exclusively on IP. One year later, in the summer of 2016, VRT successfully started using this solution to broadcast daily, live programming for its children’s channel: Ketnet.

During IBC2016, IBCTV is using the LiveIP studio to produce parts of their daily LIVE ON-AIR IBC news pro-gram.

Driven by the VRT Sandbox incubator program and the EBU, and powered by a long list of part-ners including Axon, Digital & Media Solutions (D&MS), Dwesam, EVS, Genelec, Grass Valley, Imag-ine Communications, Lawo, Nevion, Tektronix, Trilogy and Vizrt, the LiveIP project has developed a fully functional IP production studio. The studio is using existing open standards: SMPTE 2022-6 for video over IP, AES67/RAVENNA for audio over IP, PTP for timing and OpenFlow for Software De-fined Networking (SDN). This venture demonstrates a high level of interoperability and leverag-

es the unique benefits of IP to create efficiencies, such as remote production and automation. The LiveIP studio setup at IBC2016 is split over three sites connected by fiber to demonstrate the flexibility provided by IP technology:

• the studio floor where the program is being made and the control room where the production staff are based will be on booth 8D20A in Hall 8• the data center holding much of the network equipment will be hosted on EVS’s booth 8B90 in Hall 8• the IBC TV control room in Hall 13 will have the capability to control the LiveIP studio remotely.

The set-up will be on display for visitors at all times, and available for testing when not in use by IBC TV or The VRT Sandbox Daily Show.

VRT - EBU

LIVEIPa project by VRT Sandbox

10.A21 8B90

4A10 8B50

8D20A 1D118D61

10D12

8D20A

1B71 10D41 7A20

FIRST ALL-IP Live TV Studio

8D20A 10F20

Supported by:

Nevion VikinX eMerge - High Bitrate Realtime Network (SDN controlled)

Nevion VikinX eMerge - Management Network

STUDIO FLOORHall 8 - D20A

CONTROL ROOM - LiveIPHall 8 - D20A

DATA CENTERHall 8 - B90

Nevion VideoIPath - SDN Media Service Management

Control ROOM - IBCTVHall 13 - A05

SDI to distribution

Genelec 8430IP Studio Monitors

Lawo VSM PanelRouting Control

Grass Valley LDX86IP Camera

Grass Valley XCUIP Camera Base Station

Grass Valley K2IP Video Server

Nevion VS902IP/SDI Gateway

Nevion Flashlink SPG-PTPPTP to Black Burst

Lawo VSM PanelRouting Control

Lawo VSM PanelRouting Control

Imagine ABR EncodingABR Streamer

Axon SynViewMultiviewer

Lawo V__Link4Video over IP Stagebox

Imagine EPICIP Multiviewer

Nevion VS902IP/SDI Gateway

Nevion Flashlink AES-IP-MuxIP AES67 Gateway

Vizrt Viz EngineIP Graphics Engine

EVS XT3 & XiPIP Video Server

Tektronix PrismIP Wave Form Monitor

Nevion VS902IP/SDI Gateway

Trilogy GeminiIntercom Panel

Lawo DallisIP Audio Stagebox

Grass Valley K-FrameIP Video Mixer

Grass Valley KarreraVideo Mixer Panel

Grass Valley OCP400Camera Control Panel

EVS LSMVideo Server Panel

Grass Valley DynoVideo Server Panel

Nevion VS902IP/SDI Gateway

Trilogy GeminiIntercom Panel

Tektronix SPG8000APTP Timing Reference

Lawo Nova73 HDIP Audio Router

Trilogy GeminiIntercom Matrix

Lawo V__Link4IP (De)Embedder

Nevion Flashlink SPG-PTPPTP to Black Burst

Lawo DallisIP Audio Stagebox

Trilogy GeminiIntercom Panel

Lawo mc256Audio Console

Genelec 8430IP Studio Monitors

Trilogy GeminiIntercom Panel

Lawo VSM PanelRouting Control

Lawo VSM PanelRouting Control

Nevion Flashlink AES-IP-MuxIP AES67 Gateway

VRT - EBU

LIVEIPa project by VRT Sandbox

SDN Controller

Automation

Video

Synchronisation

Audio

Intercom

SDN Controlled High Bitrate Network

Management VLAN

Audio VLAN

SDI interconnect

VRT-EBU LiveIP - IBCTV - 2016