April 5, 2025 - Ross Video Team, News Broadcast
How Carbonite HyperMax is Reinventing Decentralized News Production
Imagine a newsroom meeting in 2024. The News Director gathers the team and announces the launch of two new programs that will require support from Engineering. The challenge? Both control rooms are already at full capacity. The team debates using a remote van, but its limitations make that impossible. The only option seems to be building a new control room, which is a costly and time-consuming solution. The CFO notes that funding for a new PCR will require another round of budget talks, possibly at the station group level.
Fast-forward to 2025. The same meeting happens, but this time, the conversation is different. Instead of groaning, the team confidently discusses reallocating resources. Thanks to Carbonite HyperMax and Ross Platform Manager (RPM), existing production switcher resources can be reconfigured to address the new requirements without costly infrastructure investment. The innate flexibility of Carbonite HyperMax means that there are virtually no fixed hardware constraints, and the ability to scale up or down as needed means greater creative freedom for the production team. The Director of Engineering and the CFO both love the efficiency of this solution, and the News Director is given the green light to debut both productions.
The broadcast industry has long relied on hardware-centric solutions with built-in limits. Although the Mix Effects (ME) count of most production switchers can be increased somewhat, there is typically a hardware-constrained upper limit that cannot be exceeded. To increase capacity any further, a facility must invest in additional switchers — an expensive and inefficient approach.
With dynamic resource sharing and reallocation, Carbonite HyperMax removes the traditional boundaries between switchers and control rooms. Whether you’re in a primary Production Control Room (PCR), a secondary studio, or working remotely, you can assign resources where and when you need them.
With HyperMax and Ross Platform Manager, you can:
The need for agile, cost-effective production is growing. As the production industry moves toward hybrid and remote workflows, broadcasters need infrastructure that’s not just powerful but adaptable. Carbonite HyperMax delivers on that promise, helping you do more with less, eliminate inefficiencies, and unlock new creative opportunities.
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