Planning for Business Continuity
Planning for business continuity requires both business and technical decisions. In fact, BCP impacts financial, logistical, operational and technology aspects of your company’s business. Decisions made in each of these areas can limit your options or increase costs in others.

For each of these decisions, there are several options to consider. BCP is a process of evaluating the potential benefits of a backup transmission site against the costs for a particular solution, or the risk of having no backup at all.

Business
	Viewer Quality of Experience (QoE) - Same as primary site - Reduced new content (partial evergreen) - Reduced effects & branding - Reduced quality (HD > DS > browse)
	Cost / Benefit Analysis - Cost: build, operate, communicate - Revenue loss: time off air, reduced QoE
Operations
	Content Replication Method - Broadband / satellite transfer - Ship media
	Data Compatibility: Primary-Backup Encoded content files Traffic schedules / as-run logs Content metadata
	Remote Control: Primary <> Backup
	Evergreen Content Management
Logistics
	Type of Facility - Separate owned / operated site (east-west coast) - Partnership with another broadcaster - Service provider (Ascent, Comcast, etc.)
	Location - Near - Primary site staff commute (<40 mi) - Far - New staff or relocate (>40 mi)
	Operational Mode - Parallel, concurrent operation (hot site) - Standby, on-demand operation (cold site)
Technology
	Solution Type - Conventional broadcast hardware - IT-based software solution
	Scalability to More Channels
	Adaptability - SD-HD configurability - Alternate uses for backup site

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