Q&A: NDI’s Daniel Nergård on navigating the evolution of live production and broadcast tech
By Jennifer P
The blog post by Dak Dillon for NewscastStudio provides insight into Daniel Nergård’s strategic vision for NDI (Network Device Interface) as the company navigates the evolving landscape of cloud-based media and entertainment sectors. Nergård’s appointment as NDI president in January reflects a pivotal move for the video connectivity technology company. With a background that includes a significant tenure at Vizrt, Nergård brings valuable experience to guide NDI through an expansion phase aimed at deepening its impact across broadcast technology and video over IP sectors.
In the interview conducted by NewscastStudio, Nergård articulates a strategic roadmap for NDI, emphasizing the importance of partnerships, customer satisfaction, and the integration of cloud technologies to enhance interoperability and efficiency in live production and broadcast environments.
The article highlights Nergård’s goals for the year ahead, including fostering collaboration with existing and new partners, leveraging insights from the NDI user community, and driving continuous improvement in technology and business strategies.
Nergård envisions NDI playing a pivotal role in the evolving Video over IP landscape, with plans to expand its hardware ecosystem and capitalize on growing interest from major cloud vendors. Additionally, NDI aims to address the demand for high-quality, low-latency video streaming in broadcast environments through the upcoming release of NDI 6, which promises features such as 10-bit color depth and native HDR support.
Challenges identified include the need to prioritize features to meet diverse user needs and engage with the broader broadcast community to drive NDI technology adoption and awareness. To tackle these challenges, NDI plans to continue innovating, expand educational content, host webinars and seminars, and showcase successful use cases of NDI workflows.
The insights provided by Dak Dillon in this article shed light on Daniel Nergård’s strategic vision for NDI and its future trajectory in the media and entertainment industry.
Read the full article by Dak Dillon for NewscastStudio HERE
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