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Where does a media trust boundary belong?

What changed when media moved to IP? An SDI or ASI handoff was a coaxial cable carrying one signal in one direction. Nothing else…

Ivan Geraghty
Blog

Removing SRT’s barriers to broadcast scale

Key takeaways SRT already works; the real question now is whether it can scale to hundreds of services, UHD contribution, and mission-critical workflows without…

Jonathan White
Blog

IBC 2026 in review: what we launched, what we saw, and the case for hybrid

Key takeaways IBC2026’s “hardware or software” debate is the wrong framing — Appear brought a full cycle of launches across X, VX, Hub, and…

Oliver Abadeer
Blog

Field Notes: Testing the Appear X5 Over Bonded 5G and Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) Satellite

Key takeaways Two field proof-of-concept sessions tested the Appear X5 and X20 over bonded 5G and LEO satellite, including adverse weather. Six simultaneous low-latency…

Ivan Geraghty
Blog

REMI Production vs Outside Broadcast: Why Hybrid Wins

Key takeaways The choice isn’t REMI versus outside broadcast — it’s an operating model that places people, processing, and risk where each production needs…

Oliver Abadeer
News

Appear X5 to enable flyaway contribution for DP World Tour golf events

Compact, power-efficient X Platform performance brings broadcast-grade reliability and ultra-low latency to space-constrained remote production (REMI) workflows Oslo, Norway — 8 September 2026 —…

Matt Williams-Neale
Hybrid broadcast

05.11.2026

Hybrid Broadcast Demands Stronger Partnerships

Hybrid broadcast now spans IP, hardware, software, and cloud — which is why...

NSC IP Migration

27.10.2026

TV Globo affiliate NSC TV selects Appear to power satellite-to-IP migration in Brazil

X5 and X20 platforms connect six locations across Santa Catarina, enabling...

DMF Supporter

22.10.2026

Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) Explained: Myths vs Reality

Key takeaways “Dynamic Media Facility” (DMF) and “MXL”...

IP Media Trust Boundaries

15.10.2026

Where does a media trust boundary belong?

What changed when media moved to IP? An SDI or ASI handoff was a coaxial cable...

SRT X Platform

08.10.2026

Removing SRT’s barriers to broadcast scale

Key takeaways SRT already works; the real question now is whether it can scale...

IBC 2026 in review

28.09.2026

IBC 2026 in review: what we launched, what we saw, and the case for hybrid

Key takeaways IBC2026’s “hardware or software” debate is the...

X5 Bonded 5G LEO

24.09.2026

Field Notes: Testing the Appear X5 Over Bonded 5G and Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) Satellite

Key takeaways Two field proof-of-concept sessions tested the Appear X5 and X20...

17.09.2026

REMI Production vs Outside Broadcast: Why Hybrid Wins

Key takeaways The choice isn’t REMI versus outside broadcast —...

cingularity DP World Tour

08.09.2026

Appear X5 to enable flyaway contribution for DP World Tour golf events

Compact, power-efficient X Platform performance brings broadcast-grade...