Emblematic of the shift from SDI to IP is the growing traction of the low-latency video coding system JPEG XS, as numerous new hardware integrations of the codec were on full display at IBC 2024. Notably, NBCUniversal used JPEG XS for productions of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The codec is a popular choice for stadium events, as the appetite for high-capacity networks supporting premium, multi-camera Full HD and even 4K levels of production requires improvements in live contribution, particularly for sports. The backers of JPEG XS point to efficiencies across local and wider networks, enabling workflows to be built simply on ethernet ports on any PC, and bringing scalable network capacity. It also drastically reduces bandwidth requirements, which are 10…