How BLINK scales the world’s most demanding live productions | The Data Movement

Behind every major live production is a massive data engine powering it all. In this episode of The Data Movement, Richard Cullen, Technical Director at BLINK, shares how creative and production teams manage massive data workflows for live events, broadcasts and concerts where speed, performance and reliability are critical. Productions are scaling rapidly, placing new demands on how data is managed across the entire creative process. As resolutions push up to 16K, handling massive files efficiently is essential to delivering next-generation experiences. Richard shares how BLINK takes a storage-first approach to enable faster iteration, seamless collaboration and reliable access to terabyte-scale assets. With data constantly moving across distributed environments, optimized pipelines are critical to sustaining both performance and creative momentum. ⏱️ Chapters [01:55] Inside the Sphere [03:33] BLINK’s End-to-end Production [05:19] Scaling Up Production Pipelines [06:45] Data Movement & File Syncing [09:43] Growing Resolutions & Exploding File Sizes [13:14] Data Retention & Content Archiving [14:37] AI in Production Workflows [18:07] Will Resolutions Plateau? [20:22] BLINK’s render farm [27:42] Lightning Round 🔗 Learn more about The Data Movement podcast | https://www.seagate.com/stories/podcast/ #LiveProduction #MediaWorkflows #DataInfrastructure #MediaAndEntertainiment