The top technology and engineering executives at the four English-language network owned-and-operated TV station groups recently sat down with B&C contributing editor George Winslow to discuss their technology priorities. Here are some of the highlights. Repurposing content for multiple platforms and finding ways to make their operations more efficient remains top of mind with ABC's engineers, says Dave Converse, VP of engineering at the ABC Owned Television Stations. As part of those efforts, ABC has centralized its ingest operations, expanded its file-based workflows and deployed tools to streamline the delivery of video back from the field. Much of the group's capital budget, however, is devoted to replacing and upgrading existing equipment, Converse says.
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