Extensible resource management for hybrid cloud-based media production

1. An extensible resource manager (ERM) of a hybrid cloud-based media production system, the ERM comprising:

a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a resource management software code;

the hardware processor configured to execute the resource management software code to:

communicate with a network orchestrator of the hybrid cloud-based media production system to identify at least one multicast production media flow for processing in a cloud-based virtual production environment;

identify at least one cloud-based resource for processing one or more cloud production media flows in the cloud-based virtual production environment, the one or more cloud production media flows corresponding to the identified at least one multicast production media flow;

determine whether a license exists for the identified at least one cloud-based resource;

obtain the license when the license does not exist; and

provision, after obtaining the license or in response to determining that the license exists, the cloud-based virtual production environment with the identified at least one cloud-based resource.

2. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the resource management software code to:

identify a common carrier bandwidth required for transporting the one or more cloud production media flows into the cloud-based virtual production environment; and

reserve the common carrier bandwidth.

3. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the resource management software code to:

after processing of the one or more cloud production media flows using the identified at least one cloud-based resource, receive a notification from the network orchestrator of the hybrid cloud-based media production system; and

deactivate, in response to receiving the notification, the cloud-based virtual production environment.

4. The ERM of claim 3 , wherein deactivating the cloud-based virtual production environment comprises relinquishing the identified at least one cloud-based resource.

5. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the resource management software code to:

after processing of the one or more cloud production media flows, identify a common carrier bandwidth required for transporting one or more post-production cloud media flows corresponding respectively to the one or more cloud production media flows out of the cloud-based virtual production environment; and

reserve the common carrier bandwidth.

6. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises at least one of streaming audio content, streaming video content, or streaming audio-video content.

7. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises graphics.

8. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises or one or more media files.

9. The ERM of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the resource management software code to:

aggregate a plurality of financial metrics corresponding to processing of the one or more cloud production media flows using the identified at least one cloud-based resource; and

determine, using one or more of the plurality of financial metrics, a cost of processing the one or more cloud production media flows.

10. The ERM of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to execute the resource management software code to:

obtain a revenue data for one or more post-production cloud media flows corresponding respectively to the one or more cloud production media flows;

determine, using the cost and the revenue data, a return-on-investment (ROI) for the one or more post-production cloud media flows; and

generate a report including at least the ROI.

11. A method for use by an extensible resource manager (ERM) of a hybrid cloud-based media production system, the ERM including a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a resource management software code, the method comprising:

communicating, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, with a network orchestrator of the hybrid cloud-based media production system to identify at least one multicast production media flow for processing in a cloud-based virtual production environment;

identifying, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, at least one cloud-based resource for processing one or more cloud production media flows in the cloud-based virtual production environment, the one or more cloud production media flows corresponding to the identified at least one multicast production media flow;

determining, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, whether a license exists for the identified at least one cloud-based resource;

obtaining, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, the license when the does not exist; and

provisioning, after obtaining the license or in response to determining that the license exists, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, the cloud-based virtual production environment with the identified at least one cloud-based resource.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a common carrier bandwidth required for transporting the one or more cloud production media flows into the cloud-based virtual production environment; and

reserving, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, the common carrier bandwidth.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, after processing of the one or more cloud production media flows using the identified at least one cloud-based resource, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a notification from the network orchestrator of the hybrid cloud-based media production system; and

deactivating, in response to receiving the notification, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, the cloud-based virtual production environment.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein deactivating the cloud-based virtual production environment comprises relinquishing the identified at least one cloud-based resource.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying, after processing of the one or more cloud production media flows, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a common carrier bandwidth required for transporting one or more post-production cloud media flows corresponding respectively to the one or more cloud production media flows out of the cloud-based virtual production environment; and

reserving, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, the common carrier bandwidth.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises at least one of streaming audio content, streaming video content, or streaming audio-video content.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises graphics.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identified at least one multicast production media flow comprises or one or more media files.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

aggregating, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a plurality of financial metrics corresponding to processing of the one or more cloud production media flows using the identified at least one cloud-based resource; and

determining, using one or more of the plurality of financial metrics, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a cost of processing the one or more cloud production media flows.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a revenue data for one or more post-production cloud media flows corresponding respectively to the one or more cloud production media flows;

determining, using the cost and the revenue data, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a return-on-investment (ROI) for the one or more post-production cloud media flows; and

generating, by the resource management software code executed by the hardware processor, a report including at least the ROI.