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Creating a Remote Broadcasting Newsroom Amid COVID-19
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More than 30 million professionals use Splashtop. With Splashtop remote access, anyone can remotely access their PCs and Macs from their smartphone, tablet, or another computer – just like if they were sitting right in front of their computer. Due to COVID19, working from home is now "the new normal." Amid this growing WFH trend, we noticed a surge in remote access demand from a particular segment: the media and entertainment industry.
Is it time for Remote Broadcasting Stations?
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Patrick Evans, KESQ News Channel 3 meteorologist and Host of Eye on the Desert
To better understand how media and entertainment professionals are using Splashtop, we spoke with Patrick Evans KESQ News Channel 3 meteorologist and Host of Eye on the Desert. Patrick Evans uses Splashtop Remote Desktop to access his weather station and keep running it remotely.
Q: How do you use Splashtop's remote desktop?
Patrick: I connect to our Baron Weather system at the station using Splashtop on an IBM ThinkPad laptop. Splashtop is working great. I log into the weather system, prepare graphics, setup sequences for shows, and operate the weather system entirely remotely.
Q: Is the COVID-19 crisis the first time you have worked remotely with this setup? If not, when and why have you used it in the past?
Patrick: This is the first time we've done weather remotely. I have used Splashtop for file transfers with my other job at a local radio station (CV 104.3 FM), where I would upload audio files. I recommended Splashtop because of my familiarity with it. At KESQ, our IT department purchased it for all weather users. I believe that all our weather staff is using it, as well as several of our reporters are working remotely.
Q: Any quote you would like to share on achieving resilience during this COVID19 crisis?
Patrick: Splashtop has been instrumental in allowing our weather department to operate remotely while still using the full resources of our weather system.
WFH: A Renewed Sense of Freedom?
While Patrick's use of Splashtop Remote desktop is unusual, it is not that unthinkable. Radio and studio equipment is known to be quite expensive. Imagine bringing a 10K device home and breaking it or having to purchase several machines to give users the ability to work remotely? That is not only risky but also quite expensive.
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Bryan Hughes Meteorologist at WOWK, credits: TVSpy
With Splashtop, professionals in the media and entertainment industry can securely and easily remote into their studios or radio stations, while keeping a low latency and enjoying a 4K resolution, for just $5 month. While this is great, for many embracing the new remote movement, the best part that comes with using Splashtop is a renewed sense of freedom. So work- from-home studios might be here to stay.
Bryan Huges from WOWK is another meteorologist who went fully remote due to COVID19. Bryan took his remote setup to another level: converting his boat into a remote newsroom by using Splashtop to run Weather Lynx graphics! In an interview with TVSpy, Brian enthusiastically said that "It's like a dream come true."
Get started with a free trial of Splashtop to see how easy it can make working remotely!