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Have you ever been completely overwhelmed with EVS clips? Multiple openers. Multiple closers. Sponsors. Slates. Promos. Different playouts. Important clips everywhere. And after a few hours of broadcast, nobody remembers where everything is. We all know the classic solution. A piece of paper. Page number. Bank number. F1, F2, F3… Clip name. Small note. Maybe another note. Maybe another paper. Maybe the producer has one version. Maybe the EVS operator has another version. It w

Not sure how many inputs and outputs your EVS server has? Don’t rely only on the multiviewer. A multiviewer can be configured in many different ways, so what you see on the screen is not always the full technical truth. And before you call the engineer, there is a quick check you can do directly from the LSM remote. Press SHIFT + MENU. In the upper left corner of the LSM display, you will see the current input / output configuration. For example: 6Rec 2Play That means 6 recor

Welcome to my academy. This photo means one thing: University of Television replay trainings are in full swing. Last months were really hot, and now we go again with EVS operation training. We start a real training session with another group. And yes, this is another group starting training in July. No theory for theory’s sake. Real machines. Real workflows. Real replay thinking. Real broadcast pressure, but in a safe training environment. By the way, don’t forget: 17th of Ju

Replay Control is one of the tools I’m most proud of. I built it to make slow-motion replay sequences easier to manage during live shows. The assistant video director coordinates the replay order. The replay operators need to understand that order instantly. Replay Control connects both sides. Which EVS goes first? Which EVS is next? What is already planned? What is coming after that? Everything becomes clear, visible, and easier to follow. For the assistant video director, i

Small shortcut. Big difference. When you are inside the EVS Setup menu, you can move through the configuration pages using F9 and F10 — Page Up and Page Down. That works. But there is an easier way. Press ENTER. Once ENTER is active, you can use the jog wheel to move through the setup pages much faster and much more naturally. No constant F9. No constant F10. No clicking through page by page like it is 1998. Just ENTER. Then jog. This is especially useful because the EVS setu

Adding keywords has never been so easy. If you want to add keywords to your playlist or clip in Riedel SimplyLive Production Suite Flex, simply select the playlist or clip, press Edit, and add the keywords you prepared earlier directly. That’s it. Clean. Fast. Useful when you need to organise content during live production. Pro Tip If you want to create keywords first, go to Setup->Prefs and open the Keywords tab. From there, you can easily create new keywords and use them la

People came for replay. They stayed for the people. The second University of Television Open Days are finished — and this one felt different. Inside the studio, we opened the doors to real broadcast learning. RIEDEL Communications SimplyLive Production Suite Flex. EVS VIA generation server. SLOMO.TV,Inc . vMix . Replay tools. Production thinking. Real questions. Real hands-on energy. Around the room, we had students, producers, replay operators, engineers, IT specialists, gra

Sometimes you play a clip and it keeps running past the OUT point. Before you shout for the engineer, check one simple thing on your EVS LSM controller: PostRoll. Go to MENU, then press SHIFT + D. When you press SHIFT, you activate the second layer of the A, B, C, D buttons. In this menu, D is assigned to PostRoll, so SHIFT + D toggles PostRoll. If PostRoll is active, pressing SHIFT + D will deactivate it. And suddenly, your clip stops behaving like it has its own plans for t

Every replay operator knows this feeling. You create the clip. You save the moment. You call it back. And suddenly… it opens on the wrong camera angle. Not the angle you wanted. Not the angle you expected. Not the angle you mentally prepared to replay on air. In fast live production, that small detail can cost you rhythm. And replay is rhythm. When you are clipping in EVS and creating clips across multiple camera angles, always check one very important function: Pref Key When

I would like to proudly introduce the official Riedel SimplyLive Production Suite Flex manual, now available for free on the official Riedel Online Help Center. This is the only official manual of this kind on the market. Around 300 A4 pages. Around 240 images and videos. Pure broadcast fun. Pure replay joy. Pure operator language. Written in the same spirit as my books. Easy to follow. Visual. Practical. Human. If you want to create a clip, there is no technical mumbo jumbo.

We would like to invite you to the first series of Open Days at the University of Television. This is a chance to visit our new studio, see how our training sessions are conducted, meet us in person, and ask any questions you may have before joining the course. You will be able to see our EVS servers, understand how practical replay training works, and talk with us about what you can expect during the training and after completing it. If possible, we will also show you differ

Work has to be fun. Live broadcast is pressure. Replay is pressure. One wrong button, one late reaction, one missed moment, and everyone can feel it. But deep inside, you still need to enjoy it. If you want to become a replay operator, you have to find fun in the work. You have to love the speed. You have to love the pressure. You have to love the feeling when the director calls for the replay and your clip is already there. You have to love that small moment when everything

RIEDEL Communications SimplyLive, NetOn.Live, Sony Hawk-Eye Innovations , Evertz DreamCatcher, Ross Rio, LiveU Studio, EVS Broadcast Equipment. NewTek - now Vizrt, Vizrt 3Play. I was everywhere at NAB 2026. Big shoutout to the replay systems. I love the fact that there are so many strong solutions on the market right now. Riedel VAR solution RefBox Ross Video Rio. What a cool name, huh? The controller feels really solid and top quality. I also love the idea of blocking the jo

A few years ago, I read the famous Three-Body Problem novels. They are all about the Dark Forest. If you know what I mean, you will understand this article immediately. If not, unfortunately, you may need to read all three books first. But if you are with me, keep reading. The Dark Forest is a place where everyone is potentially a threat. Everyone can hurt you. Everyone can be an enemy. And the strongest may attack the weakest, just in case. I think we can compare that, at le

EuroBasket 2025 - one of the biggest basketball events of the year. I had the honor of working there as an EVS operator. The workload was intense, and there was enormous pressure to deliver every moment in the best possible way. In this episode, I’ll show you how keywords in EVS IPDirector helped us during the production. Keyword is a simple, powerful word you attach to a video clip. Think of it like a digital sticky note or a label you put on a box. Instead of scrolling for

As the founder of #UTV (University of Television), I’ve learned something very simple over the years: I don’t choose people based on how impressive they look when everything runs smoothly. I choose people based on who they become when everything turns into a total mess. Because live broadcast doesn’t test you in the easy moments. It tests you when the chain reaction hits: the plan changes mid-flight, comms get overloaded, something breaks, time is collapsing, and everyone is

In live broadcast, the loudest voice in the room is rarely the strongest. The person who shouts the most, throws offenses at people, and tries to dominate through intimidation is usually showing something else entirely: fragility. A lack of confidence. A fear of losing control. And in our industry—where control is everything—emotional intelligence isn’t a “soft skill”. It’s the hardest skill there is. The broadcast industry doesn’t reward ego. It rewards stability. Outside Br

Abstract This short reflection argues for a practical mindset in 2026: prefer action over stagnation, experimentation over procrastination, and learning over fear of failure. Drawing on real career decisions—from leaving full-time employment to building the University of Television (#UTV)—it highlights a simple truth: progress rarely comes from certainty; it comes from trying. 1. The 2026 Commitment: Try First One thing is certain: don’t hesitate to take the risk. Try—because

(This applies not only to EVS , but the same “default duration mindset” translates perfectly to RIEDEL SIMPLY LIVE and other replay systems like GRASS VALLEY K2 DYNO .) In live replay, time is your most expensive currency. The faster you can create clean, usable clips , the more brainpower you keep for what really matters: storytelling, replay timing, and staying calm when production goes full chaos. One of the most underrated time-savers is simply this: Set a Default Clip

The art is not confusing saving money with the purpose of life — and sometimes allowing yourself a vanilla-and-cardamom coffee without building an ideology around ordering “half-half.” That coffee story is a metaphor for everything. When you keep mixing premium vanilla and cardamom into a plain, watered-down base “so it won’t be too intense” (translation: so it lasts longer), you don’t end up with balance. You end up with a cup of mediocrity. Not bad — just forgettable. And t