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Hybrid Broadcast Demands Stronger Partnerships

Hybrid broadcast now spans IP, hardware, software, and cloud — which is why partnerships, not single vendors, decide what works. Key takeaways What customers…

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

Matt Williams-NealeBlog

Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) Explained: Myths vs Reality

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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 GeraghtyBlog

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 WhiteBlog

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 AbadeerBlog

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 GeraghtyBlog

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 AbadeerNews

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

13.09.2021

Appear unveils JPEG XS, OTT and BISS support in latest X Platform update

Latest update to industry leading X Platform brings new features updates...

02.09.2021

Appear, Zeop and Lucas Telecom bring French digital television services to Reunion Island

By overhauling legacy headend equipment, Appear and Lucas Telecom have...

12.08.2021

VAR: Appear delivers video contribution links to support the most demanding application in live sports

Appear provides low latency video contribution links for the VAR system for...

Orange Slovakia solves satellite TV distribution

30.06.2021

Orange Slovakia solves satellite TV distribution packet loss and customer experience challenges

Orange Slovakia selects Appear’s X Platform to provide compression and...

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23.06.2021

Gigared selects Appear to deliver high-definition TV across Argentina

Appear provides Gigared with converged DVB-C and ISDB-T modulators, enabling...

The new Appear

21.06.2021

Meet the new Appear

We are delighted and incredibly proud to officially unveil our new branding,...

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18.06.2021

The need for mezzanine encoding

Linear contribution Live broadcasters are focusing more on premium sport and...

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17.06.2021

Expanding Swedish Broadcasting Capabilities

Appear provides Sappa with modulators, encoding and scrambling modules to...

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17.06.2021

TSA optimises its direct to home (DTH) and satellite contribution services

Appear selected by Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales for Pay TV DTH...