Remote production of live events may be the answer in this state of the industry right now. In this model, most of the costly production equipment and staff remain at home or in the studio. This model has the potential to dramatically reduce costs associated with live productions, while still allowing broadcasters to deliver more, richer live content.

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With remote production, there is no need to send large production trucks to the venue and fewer staff resources are required. Expensive and scarce resources like directors, editors and production staff can remain in the central production facility, working in their own familiar environment, while just a few camera operators and a limited technical staff actually go on-site.

The cost savings associated with remote productions can be significant - upwards of 40-80 percent savings or more, based on the economic situation we currently find ourselves in. But is total remote production technically practical at this time?

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The answer is clearly yes. With the latest technological advancements, total remote productions are now a practical, deliverable and proven option. Major broadcasters are currently using this model to deliver high quality live events that likely would not have been covered at all with traditional on-site techniques. Transporting signals over fiber and IP circuits with high security and relatively low latency is now standard. Compact remote equipment minimizes transport cost, is easy to set up and establish connections, and has redundancy built in to eliminate disruptions.