The Rise of IP Connectivity in Live Production

April 21, 2025

For years, live production has relied on physical infrastructure—OB vans, SDI cables, and on-site control rooms. But the game has changed. IP connectivity has redefined how content is produced, transmitted, and shared across platforms and borders.

What Is IP Connectivity?

Internet Protocol (IP) allows media signals—video, audio, data—to flow like network traffic. Standards like SMPTE ST 2110 let broadcasters route these signals over standard networks, unlocking flexibility, scalability, and remote control capabilities.

Live production over IP means you don’t need to be in the same city—or even country—as your cameras or crew. Signals can be transmitted over fiber, 5G, or bonded internet and accessed globally in real-time.

How Industry Leaders Are Adopting It

NEP is building all-IP OB trucks and remote production hubs. Their “Connected Production” model lets teams control events from thousands of miles away.

EVS enables replay systems to plug directly into IP workflows, offering seamless switching, editing, and slow-motion in distributed setups.

LiveU brings mobility into the mix with cellular bonding tech. A single backpack unit can stream 4 synced HD feeds from anywhere—replacing satellites and fixed links.

How TMP Leads the Shift in Qatar

TMP is pioneering this transformation regionally.

  • Our remote production model lets us control events across Qatar from centralized studios in Lusail.
  • Through our exclusive partnership with TVU Networks, we deploy cutting-edge IP backpacks and encoders.
  • We’ve supported over 250 remote IP units during FIFA World Cup 2022—letting global broadcasters operate as if they were in Doha.
Why It Matters
  • Scale Easily: Add new sources or destinations over software, not hardware.
  • Go Live Anywhere: From city centers to remote deserts—if there’s signal, there’s a broadcast.
  • Faster Delivery: Real-time streaming across broadcast, digital, and social.

TMP’s infrastructure is future-proof—built to handle UHD, multi-platform distribution, and creator-led formats. We don’t just deliver content. We design workflows that define the next era of live media.

TMP is building a new blueprint for production in Qatar—one where agility, innovation, and global connectivity come standard.

Stay tuned for more insights from our team at the front lines of media transformation.

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