There is provided a device comprising a non-transitory memory storing an executable code, a hardware processor executing the executable code to receive Internet protocol (IP) packets encapsulating a video content, the IP packets including a frame having a header storing header information relating to the video content, retrieve at least one portion of the header information relating to the video content from the header, retrieve the video content from the IP packets, prepare the retrieved video content for transmission using serial digital interface (SDI) protocol, insert the at least one portion of the header information into at least one of a vertical ancillary (VANC) data space and a horizontal ancillary (HANC) data space of the prepared video content using the SDI protocol, and transmit the prepared video content using the SDI protocol, including the at least one portion of the header information in the VANC space.