Technology executives from WarnerMedia, Sinclair, Amagi and Grass Valley said at a TVNewsCheck webinar last week that while broadcasters are drawn to the cloud’s flexibility and scalability, moving away from on-prem hardware means workflow changes often better suited to a hybrid model. By Glen Dickson | January 28, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. ET. Broadcasters looking to replace aging HD-SDI hardware with more flexible and scalable technology are increasingly looking to the cloud, first in playout and disaster recovery (DR) but also with an eye to future production and storage applications. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have only accelerated that trend by placing new importance on the ability to run broadcast workflows remotely.