Digital Packaging and Delivery

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PFT offers the Academy® Award winning Lowry Digital technology — one of the finest tools in the world for Remastering, Upconversion and Restoration. This unique technology helps content owners re-purpose their legacy content for high resolution viewing across all devices — VoD, OTT and traditional linear television broadcasting up to 4K-UHD. Using complex algorithms based on motion estimation, the ‘Lowry Process’ effectively reduces visual noise in motion pictures. This makes it possible to carry out other forms of restoration on the content, such as removing dirt and scratches, reducing flickers, replacing lost details and sharpening the quality of the existing images. It is the only process in the world to offer control of grain (noise) as well as sharpness. To date, more than five hundred classic films have been restored and preserved for posterity using Lowry Digital technology, including Singin' in the Rain, Star Wars Trilogy, Casablanca, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Simpsons, and the James Bond film franchise, to name just a few.

Lowry Digital Offerings

 Software solutions — The proprietary ‘Lowry Process’, may be used for: o Upconversion to HD and 4K-UHD o Image enhancement o Noise Reduction o SD to HD o HD to UHD o De-interlacing o Analog video artifact removal o Frame-rate conversions o Converting 4:3 SD source to 16:9 full frame HD image  Hardware solutions o Alchemist, Tachyon  A fully accessible and integrated cloud-based asset management delivery system  Archival scanners (scans @ 2.7 fps - 4 fps)  Commercial scanners (scans @ 12 fps - 24 fps)  Shot-by-Shot Pan & Scan facilities  Transform all physical video tapes to digital (VHS, Digibeta, 1", 2", U-matic and other formats)  Transform all physical audio tapes to digital (Spools, cassettes and 78 RPM Records amongst other formats)  A color grading setup at the client’s doorstep  Restoration capabilities to tackle nagging errors present in content  Custom filters for scaling images that use spatial frames to fill in details and re-interpolate to avoid aliasing (jaggy lines or ringing)  A dedicated Research & Development (R&D) department for image & video signal processing  Experience of more than 8 years in large scale restoration and enhancement of content from SD to 4K resolution

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CLEARTM, PFT’s award winning Media ERP Suite, offers a new way of Archiving precious content — a fully secure, no risk and easy-to-access method of storing priceless content on the Cloud, during production and/or post-production. Our intelligent Cloud-based archival solution enables content owners to make heuristic searches across their archive quickly and efficiently.

Here’s what we offer:  Heuristic search and intelligence capabilities  Diverse options for storage of multiple copies: o One + One archive storage: One copy in a latest, secure enterprise LTO vault solution, which is always online and available in real-time. A second LTO copy is stored at an earthquake and fire proof Disaster Recovery (DR) location such as Iron Mountain, located in a different seismic zone One + One + One archive storage: Two concurrent copies saved in two different LTO tape libraries which use hardware from different vendors to ensure extra security. A third copy is stored at a DR location o An additional copy can also be stored in an online disk-based storage system controlled by a customizable set of rules. This ensures quickest possible retrieval time  The CLEARTM Advantage: o Manages multiple copies of stored content and helps retrieve the quickest accessible copy, saving valuable time o Enables users to digitally deliver retrieved content to a chosen location based on workflow rules o Provides specialized archival functionality for multiple formats, as well as asset related essences such as dubbed audio and mezzanine files o PrimeAssureTM: A unique algorithm within CLEAR provides Archive Assurance o Offers a hierarchical archiving system, where any content which is unused for a certain time period goes into a deep archive o Integrates with third-party systems (such as Oracle DIVArchive) to enable a seamless and efficient archiving workflow  Secure deep archive infrastructure: Peta-bytes of storage in temperature controlled, robotic tape libraries for long term storage  Immediate notifications for customers via email to confirm receipt of content  Support for time-based restore: Restored content is deleted once the client has taken a copy

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A fully secure, no risk and easy-to-access method of storing priceless content on the Cloud, during production and/or post-production. Our intelligent Cloud-based archival solution enables content owners to make heuristic searches across their archive quickly and efficiently. Here’s what we offer:  Heuristic search and intelligence capabilities  Diverse options for storage of multiple copies: o One + One archive storage: One copy in a latest, secure enterprise LTO vault solution, which is always online and available in real-time. A second LTO copy is stored at an earthquake and fire proof Disaster Recovery (DR) location such as Iron Mountain, located in a different seismic zone

One + One + One archive storage: Two concurrent copies saved in two different LTO tape libraries which use hardware from different vendors to ensure extra security. A third copy is stored at a DR location o An additional copy can also be stored in an online disk-based storage system controlled by a customizable set of rules. This ensures quickest possible retrieval time  The CLEARTM Advantage: o Manages multiple copies of stored content and helps retrieve the quickest accessible copy, saving valuable time o Enables users to digitally deliver retrieved content to a chosen location based on workflow rules o Provides specialized archival functionality for multiple formats, as well as asset related essences such as dubbed audio and mezzanine files o PrimeAssureTM: A unique algorithm within CLEARTM provides Archive Assurance o Offers a hierarchical archiving system, where any content which is unused for a certain time period goes into a deep archive o Integrates with third-party systems (such as Oracle DIVArchive) to enable a seamless and efficient archiving workflow  Secure deep archive infrastructure: Peta-bytes of storage in temperature controlled, robotic tape libraries for long term storage  Immediate notifications for customers via email to confirm receipt of content  Support for time-based restore: Restored content is deleted once the client has taken a copy

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CLEAR Ingest & Distribution provides ONE
software to simplify end-to-end workflows for
Satellite and Terrestrial distribution. It integrates
and automates ingest, prep, QC and distribution
workflows, while providing real time dashboards
and notification alerts to operations teams. The
solution enables users to review proxies of the
content moving through the system, as well as
manually transfer content to local affiliates via
Signiant, Aspera or similar file transfer utilities.
Leveraging CLEAR’s in-built Business Process
Management (BPM) engine, it automates file
processing and generates real time dashboards
to drive underlying distributed workflows within
ONE user interface. CLEAR Ingest offers
extensive interoperability and comes
pre-integrated with systems like PitchBlue,
CatchBlue, IDC-XD, CompuSat and Nexio.

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Do you have MAM that can't extend beyond BO&E department? Do you have multiple applications within your company and yet can't get them to work together? Does your MAM work well across the enterprise? Do you still have to manage workflows manually in spite of multiple systems? Is your CFO worried about never ending CAPEX and high AMC? Are you being asked 'why not Cloud'?

We believe MAM systems cannot function in isolation anymore – it has to manage not just content, but all activities across the Broadcast enterprise & ecosystem. However, is it possible with just ONE software? We think so.

With Broadcast Cloud, you have access to a Media ERP Suite that enables workflow orchestration across the enterprise, supply chain and partner ecosystems. It provides ONE software on the Cloud for all departments across the enterprise – be it Programming, Legal, Marketing, Syndication, Traffic, Broadcast Operations, Digital, or Promos, along with partner and stakeholder ecosystems. Broadcast Cloud is a one-stop-shop to manage, review, process and publish content across all the platforms and devices of the broadcast universe.

Comprising of Cloud MAM & Operations Cloud modules, Broadcast Cloud is driven by a Hybrid Cloud architecture – you have absolute peace of mind that your content is with you always while the applications run on Cloud – how convenient! No more exclusive dependency on 'on premise applications' – you realize lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Our aim is to let you focus on what you do best – creating compelling content. Leave the rest to us.

It's time to embrace Digital Transformation!

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Do you have MAM that can't extend beyond BO&E department? Do you have multiple applications within your company and yet can't get them to work together? Does your MAM work well across the enterprise? Do you still have to manage workflows manually in spite of multiple systems? Is your CFO worried about never ending CAPEX and high AMC? Are you being asked 'why not Cloud'?

We believe MAM systems cannot function in isolation anymore – it has to manage not just content, but all activities across the Broadcast enterprise & ecosystem. However, is it possible with just ONE software? We think so.

With Broadcast Cloud, you have access to a Media ERP Suite that enables workflow orchestration across the enterprise, supply chain and partner ecosystems. It provides ONE software on the Cloud for all departments across the enterprise – be it Programming, Legal, Marketing, Syndication, Traffic, Broadcast Operations, Digital, or Promos, along with partner and stakeholder ecosystems. Broadcast Cloud is a one-stop-shop to manage, review, process and publish content across all the platforms and devices of the broadcast universe.

Comprising of Cloud MAM & Operations Cloud modules, Broadcast Cloud is driven by a Hybrid Cloud architecture – you have absolute peace of mind that your content is with you always while the applications run on Cloud – how convenient! No more exclusive dependency on 'on premise applications' – you realize lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Our aim is to let you focus on what you do best – creating compelling content. Leave the rest to us.

It's time to embrace Digital Transformation!

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CLEAR Cloud MAM is a single, holistic MAM solution, which enables Media & Entertainment (M&E) companies to build a truly connected enterprise with digital workflows. With work order automation to manage tasks, resources, assets and workflow orchestration efficiently across the supply chain, Cloud MAM offers much more than a traditional MAM. It is a single MAM with media management capabilities across global sites, that integrates production, distribution, broadcasting and OTT related business activities. What’s more, it extends beyond the Technical Operations teams and is usable by creative, marketing, legal, operations, sales and senior executive leadership teams. It helps content enterprises digitize media management processes (Mastering, Compliance etc.), handle clip-based workflows, distribute screeners, manage & version On Air Promos, and collaborate seamlessly across with multiple stakeholders. The solution’s Hybrid Cloud architecture gives content owners the peace of mind that their content is secure with them while the applications run on the Cloud. Cloud MAM is ready-to-deploy and pre-integrated with industry standard applications and expert implementation support. Equipped to facilitate seamless orchestration between manual and automated tasks, it powers ingest, metadata and digital library management, and also enables easy content discovery.

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PFT’s flagship product, CLEAR is the world’s first, proven Hybrid Cloud-enabled Media
ERP Suite that automates the content supply chain. CLEAR helps M&E companies drive
creative enablement, enhance efficiencies, realize new monetization opportunities and
reduce Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) like no other. With work order management
embedded with Media Asset Management (MAM), CLEAR is now more powerful than
ever. It enables broadcasters, studios and service providers to seamlessly manage
human led tasks and machine enabled tasks, facilitating faster decision making and
quicker time to market.
With CLEAR, all you have to do is BUILD ONCE — One infrastructure; one platform, one
process. You can innovate on ONE platform, rather than on multiple silo’ed platforms -
no more duplication and repetition.
PFT’s flagship product, CLEAR is the world’s first, proven Hybrid Cloud-enabled Media
ERP Suite that automates the content supply chain. CLEAR helps M&E companies drive
creative enablement, enhance efficiencies, realize new monetization opportunities and
reduce Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) like no other. With Work Order Management
embedded with MAM, CLEAR is now more powerful than ever. It enables broadcasters,
studios and service providers to seamlessly manage human led and machine enabled
tasks, facilitating faster decision making and quicker time-to-market.
With CLEAR, all you have to do is BUILD ONCE — One infrastructure, one platform, one
process. You can innovate on ONE platform, rather than on multiple silo’ed platforms

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Are you unable to deliver 'TV Everywhere' due to lack of capacity? Are you not using Cloud resources because they need manual intervention? And you don't have additional people to manage that? You have transcode farm on the cloud, yet can't package & deliver? Is the total cost of servicing these making the deals unviable for you? Do you find yourself lacking professional help on how to leverage Cloud?

Don't cloud your mind with such worries. Get Cloudified.

With Operations Cloud from CLEARTM, you don't just store and transcode, but perform end-to-end Content Operations on Cloud. It is ready-to-deploy with a wide range of preset robots (TVE, Customer portal, Netflix, YT, DPP) – you enjoy faster time-to-market at lowest costs. All this with pre-defined SLAs and timely counsel.

ONE Cloud software that does everything, including workflow orchestration – now that's liberating!

It's time to virtualize your content supply chain!

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At PFT, we believe that if AI has to work for M&E players, then it has to deliver accurate and actionable data which can solve unique business challenges. For this to happen, solution providers have to be open and committed to work with any AI/ML engine, have the data science talent pool to interpret the data and its subtle nuances, and tweak it to suit the needs of the enterprise’s content.

Hence, we offer a combination of Technology and Consulting to deliver accurate and actionable data that can solve specific M&E challenges seamlessly.

• Accurate Data – This is the only expectation from the industry currently



• Actionable Data – We have gone beyond the current expectation to create Action Toolkits

We make AI work for you. And that is our promise.

PFT’s CLEAR Vision Cloud is a Media Recognition AI platform that integrates best-of-breed AI engines like Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, IBM Watson, and home-grown AI models along with a unique Machine Wisdom layer that is focused on harnessing the best quality data. Along with Technology, PFT offers bespoke strategic Consulting services to ensure AI works for the customer, taking into consideration their specific business challenges and unique content.

CLEAR Vision Cloud comprises of

• Data



• Action Toolkits

Modular Data Packs include those for Basic Metadata, Advanced Metadata, Premium Metadata, Video Comparison, Compliance and Transcripts.

Action Toolkits, as the name suggests, are ready-to-use to address specific M&E use cases. The Action Toolkits include – Discovery, Segmentation, Content Moderator, Language Tools and Video Comparator.

These are enveloped by PFT’s unique Machine Wisdom layer that imparts cognitive benefits to CLEAR Vision Cloud. Think of it as an AI platform with a human brain!

CLEAR Vision Cloud does not just produce accurate data but also actionable data.

Making AI Work For You

With a decade of experience in the M&E industry, nobody understands the unique business requirements of content enterprises – broadcasters, studios, production houses and D2C players – like we do. PFT is working round the clock to solve real world M&E business problems and build additional use cases to showcase how it can deliver AI-led business outcomes.

Accurate data and Actionable data are the hallmarks of CLEAR Vision Cloud. While other AI models available today in the market can offer data accuracy to some extend, none are capable of presenting accurate data that is actionable too.

CLEAR Vision Cloud. Making AI work for you.

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PFT’s CLEAR Digital Lab automates the content
supply chain, connects the production
ecosystem, and acts as the Media Universe for
secure content operations from content
acquisition through distribution and archiving.
CLEAR Digital Lab brings together the various
stakeholders and suppliers engaged in the
production and post production processes with
supply chain vendors for various tasks, such as
editorial, VFX, post production, sound,
localization, mastering, and downstream
distribution to connect the entire ecosystem.
Built around CLEAR Media ERP’s Primetime
Emmy® award winning DAX® Production Cloud
and Cloud MAM software modules, CLEAR
Digital Lab is well equipped to handle scripted,
unscripted, short form and digital content
genres. It has the capability to handle files of
different resolutions, content types, help review
and collaborate, track jobs and manage media
logistics including distribution of varied content
types across the production supply chain.

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CLEAR™ Media ERP’s Content Acquisition
Portal serves as a secure entry point for all
media and ancillary files remotely from any
geographical location across the global supply
chain, without the need of a VPN. Once
ingested onto the portal, users can either trigger
further downstream actions manually, or
automate these actions based on business
rules. Powered by Work Order Management, the
solution enables users to perform work orderbased
ingest, assign tasks to relevant
resources/vendors and track the status of all
tasks conveniently through a unified dashboard.
It is equipped with best-in-class tools for content
acquisition operations like file transfers (via
Aspera/Signiant), auto QC (pre-integration with
Baton/Cerify), full QC (pre-integrated with
Adobe® Premiere Pro), content enrichment
(cataloguing/subtitling) and archival. CLEAR’s
Content Acquisition Portal can seamlessly
integrate with other, existing IT systems like
Rights Management, BMS, MAM etc.

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CLEARTM Media ERP Suite provides end-to-end workflow orchestration for digital packaging and delivery – right from content ingest to final delivery.
Here’s what we offer:
 An automated process, using an extensive data model to create packages, transcode in multiple formats and deliver to
different OTT platforms
Over 450 ready-to-deploy preset robots for broadcast and new
media publish
 Support for all OTT related services, including digitization, QC,
image enhancement, localization, cataloging, metadata
creation and transcoding
 Stringent quality control using a combination of manual and
auto QC
 Supply chain management using ONE system
 Data-led mastering
 High end tools for QC and transcoding
 Compliance Data Model: A fast and accurate solution to fulfill different compliance regulations
 A DMS CoE (Digital Media Services Centre of Excellence) with over 20 people working on packaging and delivering content
across multiple formats and devices
 Strong Cloud MAM with BPM (business process management)
 Onboarding: we get it right the first time
 Over 17 years of rich experience in digitization, QC and
mastering
 A proven background with over 10 MN assets published to new media annually

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PFT provides high quality Digitization services for the conversion of analog content (video and audio) into digital form. We undertake source-agnostic digitization for all formats and transcode digitized content into suitable format(s) for delivery. Our stringent quality
control throughout the content lifecycle includes both manual and Automatic QC. Here’s what we offer:

A team of experts well-versed in industry standard formats and broadcast guidelines
 20+ years of experience, with specialization in bulk digitization
 Ability to digitize up to 200 hours per day across multiple
formats
 Ability to handle legacy video formats including U-matic,
DVCAM, Betacam, Digibeta, D5, HDCAM SR, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, as well as audio from gramophones, audio spool players, vinyl records, etc.
 End-to-end supporting services for cataloguing, bulk
digitization, audio and video correction, restoration, metadata tagging, archiving, mastering, and delivery
 SLA-driven deliveries
 Future-proof formatting using the highest possible quality of encoding
 Global delivery model supported by a worldwide network of in-house studios
 Ability to execute work from within client premises
 Watertight security: ISO 27001 & SOC2 certified
 Best in class infrastructure:
• Digital Rapids and iCR encoders
• Dolby® certified QC rooms
• RTI video cleaning machine for cleaning tapes
• Baton and Cerify for Auto QC
• EMC Isilon for storage

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IMF support within CLEAR includes the ability to create deliverables for different platforms (Netflix, iTunes etc.) and specifications (like DPP) from an IMF package. CLEAR also includes the world’s first IMF Player that provides the ability to preview, playback, review and distribute over a streaming proxy a Composition Playlist (CPL) with all its essences including video, audio and captions. This enables collaboration and decision making in the workflow using proxies without having to necessarily access the original IMF package in high-res each time a CPL has to be played back. The IMF support in CLEAR is built using the product’s native Hybrid Cloud architecture that supports distributed workflows, and allows packaging and delivery of IMF packages from remote locations, public cloud infrastructure (Amazon/Azure) and customer premises.

Key Features

Ability to create deliverables for DPP (AS-11) and iTunes from an IMF package
Future-readiness with support for SMPTE’s upcoming Applications (beyond 2 and 2e) based on RDD 44 specification
Supports ingest of Complete IMF packages and Supplemental IMF packages
Provides users the ability to work with IMF Compositions created using any of the desktop CPL edit solutions (Clipster, Color Front, Gray Meta and Netflix CPL Editor, among others) over streaming proxies
Allows users to perform:
Search
Playback
Upload (Complete Packages, Partial/Supplemental Packages, only Updated Essences)
Download (Complete Packages, Partial/Supplemental Packages, only Updated Essences)
Distribution of IMF packages (Complete Packages, Supplemental Packages)
Distribution of Rendered and Transcoded Output (Video Files instead of Packages)

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Implementing a Localization strategy for an international Media and Entertainment (M&E) company is often challenging, with an ever-increasing variety of shows, volume of content, and number of platforms for distribution. PFT has been providing high quality, cost-efficient Localization services for the past 15 years, in over 60 languages. Our strong global network of partnerships and native translators ensures that we deliver the brand and style of your content to a worldwide audience. In addition, our flagship solution, CLEARTM Media ERP, enables you to ingest, track, store, transcode, and deliver assets securely and conveniently.

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CLEAR’s Mastering Automation solution makes domestic and international syndication across linear and non-linear platforms more efficient and cost-effective, thanks to automation by leveraging CLEAR Compliance Data Model, Caption Re-timing feature and Profanity Check tool for compliance auto QC for captions & subtitles.

Key Features
CLEAR Compliance Data Model: A feature that enables one time cataloging on the Source Master, thereby reducing S&P (Standards & Practices) efforts as well as edit time
Caption Re-timing: Auto re-sync of captions/subtitles and dub files for new edit versions of an asset, thereby eliminating the process of manually captioning and dubbing content repeatedly
Compliance auto QC: Automated blocking out of objectionable language from captions/subtitles for compliance adherence

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Using our flagship product, CLEARTM, PFT undertakes new metadata
creation as well as the enrichment of existing metadata. Our
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) spread around the world collaborate
to deliver genre-specific cataloging for episodic TV content, feature titles, news, sports and documentaries, in addition to country
specific and culture specific content. In today’s fast paced digital era, we help our clients future proof their content.

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PFT’s industry-first solution for OTT Distribution
addresses these challenges through an
automated process, using an extensive data
model to create packages, transcode in multiple
formats and deliver to different OTT platforms.
Built on Work Order Management, it includes
450+ API bots for delivery to popular platforms,
advanced tools for review & approval, a unified
dashboard for tracking task status, and
seamless integration with Scheduling and Rights
Management Systems. With OTT Distribution,
users can manage all tasks and operations
involved in OTT Distribution from start to end,
securely, on ONE system.
The solution facilitates quicker fulfilment, and
lowers Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) by
reducing the amount of manpower and
infrastructure involved in OTT Distribution
operations.

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Promo Operations, a module of CLEARTM Broadcast Cloud, offers a
never before functionality to automate the entire promo
operations workflow. It provides end-to-end process orchestration
for promo creation through delivery including automation of
rendering of versions, thereby enhancing efficiencies and reducing
costs.

Features of Promo Operations Module:
 Work order administration for the entire promo creation and delivery workflow, including versioning
 End-to-end workflow orchestration using a BPM-based workflow engine, ensuring seamless integration with the BMS
 A simple grid-based interface to define promo work orders for creative and versions of promos. Extended ability to import and export work orders from MS Excels and BMS
 Review/Approve tools to support collaboration during the promo creative development process
Tracking and content logistics for various versioning elements
and track receipts of various media materials for versioning
 An administration module that lets you configure the
following for a versioning ‘template’:
o Audio files from multiple sources (for different languages
etc.) in Stereo/5.1
o Begin and End Pages
o Text elements in different languages with UTF (Unicode
Text Format) support
o Effects and transitions for text and images
o Sponsorship logos
o Layer groups to handle combinations of ‘Text’, ‘Image’ and
‘Video’ elements
 A versioning appliance that allows to ‘render’ promo versions for the creative automatically. This is based on pre-configured, metadata driven dynamic versioning templates that can be assigned while defining work orders.
o The appliance triggers jobs on Adobe® After Effects and Adobe® Premiere Pro CC to render all the different versions based on the template definition
o Provides options for multiple template selection, facilitating easy cross channel promotion and changes in branding
 A promo process monitoring dashboard that provides a progress view across all stages of the promo lifecycle
Standard library functions like search, preview, publish to various distribution outlets, including new media and social networks etc.
 Ability to preview promos prior to play-out, along with a timeline view
 Text Support: Extensive text rendering capabilities for multiple languages and special characters like New Line, Superscript, Subscript
 Image support: Ability to squeeze, re-center and re-position images and videos
 Ability to dynamically resize and position sponsorship logos using metadata
 Automatic generation of daily/weekly/monthly reports based on the number of promos created and played out
 Dynamic/automated mixing of voice over tracks

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PFT provides stringent, multi-pass QC. We undertake QC not just
for adherence to technical specs, but also to regulatory guidelines
(like a broadcaster’s S & P) as well as the identification of creative
glitches (like a boom mic showing in a frame). Here’s what we
offer:
Manual and automated file based QC analysis under the
following categories:
 HD/UHD Master QC: A thorough technical evaluation of movies, scripted dramas/comedies, non-fiction series, documentaries etc. Often involves re-QC and re-delivery of rectified versions.
 IMF/4K Master QC: Rigorous QC, involving the use of software like Clipster, Colorfront and Transkoder.
 Third Party QC (HD/UHD/IMF): Part of the mastering process for high value content, this involves double checking the QC done by a primary vendor.
 7.1 Complex Audio QC – Audio QC for theatrical and premium broadcast/OTT platforms. Often offered in parallel with UHD/IMF Master QC.
 Acquisition QC – QC for long form content that has already been through Master QC.
 Audio Asset QC - Audio QC of multiple audio stems, typically synchronized with a picture master. Involves delivery of mixes in multiple configurations (7.1, 5.1, 2.0), M&E, dialog, music, effects stems etc.
 Master Asset/Image Sequence QC – Involves restoring Master DI image sequences like DPX/EXR and Cinema DCDM TIFF sequences from drives or LTO tapes, screening content and verifying check sums.
 Library / Catalog QC – QC for general quality and technical attributes of legacy content, typically performed as part of migration, restoration or redistribution projects.
 Spot QC – Spot check of content at 3-5 different points. Typically involves checking a minute at beginning, middle and end; along with verification of slate and file metadata.
 Watch Down QC – Involves a linear watch down of content from start to end, only stopping to list major issues. Typically performed as a precaution on content which has already been through QC in the past.

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It automates the end-to-end process of defining,
assigning and executing work across the content lifecycle.
Leveraging this, Media & Entertainment (M&E) enterprises can track every incoming work request across the entire content supply chain down to its associated processes, tasks and deliverables, till completion. In addition, the assets required during each stage of work are conveniently available on the same system.
With BPM driven tasks, smart resource allocations, due date-based work order dashboards, in-depth data analytics and reporting, Work Order Management is a vital ingredient that helps content enterprises improve output quality and maintain on-time delivery alongside increase in scale. It lays the foundation for streamlining content operations and helps enhance efficiencies across core processes like Acquisition, Review & Approval, Cataloguing, QC, Mastering, Distribution, Promos and Localization

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Protect your valuable data with Paragon for Archives

Designed for flexibility and ease of use, Paragon is a Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) platform that can scale from systems for a single user or small workgroups, through to large national archives responsible for the safe storage of petabytes of data.

The Paragon system provides an open architecture to deliver a media-aware storage management system by utilising the LTFS standard and controlling LTO data libraries. It creates a fully-managed, digital content library that is device independent, future proof, and secure, while enabling easy access to archived content and making it simple to repurpose it across teams and organisations.

An integrated proxy-browse interface makes it simple to search, discover and browse media with its associated metadata, select clips, and carry out partial restore of content before downloading, saving both time and money for your organisation.

Paragon has the flexibility to be used as a standalone archive solution as well as being capable of being extended for wider business requirements by combining it with other TMD media services platforms.

 

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Tiger Spaces is a project & user management software that enables you to create, assign and manage virtual project workspaces. Gain the freedom to move projects and assets across a mix of heterogenous storage solutions (shared Tiger SAN storage and any NAS SMB & NFS protocols), while preserving users’ mount points and data paths intact. Tiger Spaces carves out separate workspaces in your shared storage and users see each one as a local attached drive, which prevents inefficient scanning of workspaces and ensures best performance. You still manage one shared storage space - no added complexities. Tiger Spaces allows elastic project sizing as well as setting workspace quotas. Optional Avid bin-locking improves collaboration by allowing users to work on the same project simultaneously.

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Actus AdWatch offers an advanced audio and/or video content detection solution combined with a robust feature-set allowing detection of recurring content in linear broadcasts such as ads or promos.

Actus AdWatch ​uses advanced audio-fingerprint technology to monitor yours and your competitors' channels to detect commercials and generate reports including the New Commercial Report highlighting new Advertisers in your local market and the Delta Report that lists Advertisements aired more on competitor channels than you own.

The process begins by defining the reference commercials, either by marking them from the recorded feeds or by importing sample files.

The system automatically computes one specific fingerprints for each of the marked commercials.

AdWatch monitors the live feeds of all selected channels, and compares the fingerprint of the live feeds to the fingerprints of all the marked commercials (ads) or any other content stored in the database.

Adwatch can also detect new ads that have not been fingerprinted and alerts the operators with all the new ads for confirmation.

At the end of the process, AdWatch creates a database of all certified detections.

The user may produce a large set of reports from this database, by date, channel, brands, campaign and many other attributes.

For further analysis, there is a possibility to export any report to excel (.csv)

AdWatch is the optimal solution for Sales Lead List generation, Ad verification with video verification, and competitive ad analysis.

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This file analysis application can be used to compare files and folders to one another or generate reports of an entire hard drive - no matter the size or content - keeping teams organized between multiple workstations. Compare files, folders or volumes with thumbnails and metadata displayed results. Integrates with Frame.io for automatic and secure upload. Generate reports of entire directories or hard drives without making a copy. PDF reports provide metadata and thumbnails. Set specific criteria for deep, smart searches of files on hard disk or any connected drives. View previously generated checksums, choose from multiple algorithms. Verify previously created MHL reports with thumbnails and metadata for each file. Easily import jobs from the history list.

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Leader ZEN-Series LV5600 True Hybrid IP/SDI Waveform Monitor and LV7600 Rasterizer

Accompanying image: Leader LV5600 showing IP display.

Introduced at NAB 2018 and supported by an expanding range of new features, Leader's ZEN-Series LV5600 is a mains-powered SDI/IP waveform monitor in a half-rack width 3U desktop chassis with a touch-screen front panel display. It provides all the facilities needed to monitor UHD/HD/SD-SDI as well as video-over-IP signals seamlessly in a hybrid operating environment. Engineering related features include test pattern generation, eye pattern display, closed caption monitoring, CIE color chart, high dynamic range measurement, focus assist, customisable screen layout, tally interface, 4K/UHD operation, 10G IP input and 12G-SDI interfaces. SMPTE 2022-6, SMPTE 2022-7 and SMPTE 2110 protocols are all supported. The LV5600 also incorporates Leader's intuitive Cinezone and Cinelite which are familiar to many content production staff.

The ZEN-Series LV7600 rasterising waveform monitor offers the same capabilities as the LV5600 but in a low-profile 19 inch 1U form-factor for easy rack or desk mounting.

Enhanced IP measurement for the LV5600 and LV7600 provide nine extra tools for the video over IP measurement function specified in SMPTE ST 2110 and SMPTE ST 2022-6:

1: Buffer measurement based on SMPTE ST 2110-21.2; Packet error and packet jitter insertion to the IP test signal generator; 3: Addition of lip-sync test pattern to the SER32 option; 4: IP to SDI conversion insertion of payload ID; 5: Simultaneous display of ports 1 and 2 packet jitter and PTP measurement; 6: Event log displayed in PTP time; 7: PTP grand master clock information is displayed from the PTP announcement message; 8: Graph data such as packet jitter and PTP are output as a CSV file; 9: Audio and ANC can also be displayed on the ST 2110 packet jitter graph. The toolset is available as a freely downloadable upgrade.

Enhanced measurement of SDI has also been introduced for all five models in the ZEN series. The SDI measurement function specified in 12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI now provides two new extra tools. First of these is a BT.709-compatible vector scope scale. UHDTV (ARIB STD-B66) and HLG color bars (ARIB STD-B67) contain BT.2020 and BT.709 colors. A scale has been added to allow the vector coordinates of BT.709 color bars to be checked easily. This feature is intended for use in BT.2020 and BT.709 video content production. Second of these two new features is enhanced support for EIA-708/608 close-caption data in 4K, with support for both 3G-SDI quad-link and 12G-SDI. This too is available as a freely downloadable upgrade.

Like all models in Leader's ZEN series, the LV5600 and LV7600 can decode and display Sony SR Live Metadata. The following information can be decoded and displayed: Table Version, OETF, Transfer Matrix, Color Gamut, Conversion Mode, HDR Look, HDR Black Compression, SDR Gain, Master Black, HDR Black Offset, Gamma Table, Gamma Step, Gamma Level, Knee, Knee Point, Knee Slope, Knee Saturation, Knee Saturation Level, Soft Knee, Knee Radius, SDR White Clip, SDR White Clip Level, HDR Knee, HDR Knee Point, HDR Knee Slope.

Option SER06 SER06 is a 25 GbE single-mode video-over-IP / multi-mode fibre IP interface module which provides full conformance with the SMPTE 2110 standard for transmitting 4K content in a non-compressed format via Ethernet at up to 25 gigabits per second.

Option SER31 provides enhanced measurement of 12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI. This module allows operators to check chroma levels beyond the BT.709 or DCI-P3 gamut. It simplifies the task of identifying the reproduction errors which can occur when transmitting video content produced in BT.709, DCI-P3 or BT.2020 wide color gamut or when converting content from BT.2020 to narrow color gamut. With the colorimetry zone feature switched on, chroma signals exceeding the legal gamut are made immediately apparent using a false-color substitute.

Option SER32 is an IP test pattern generator module which can produce HD and 3840 x 2160 UHD test signals for delivery via SMPTE ST 2110-20/30/31/40 IP. IP channel stress testing can be performed by adding jitter and errors to IP packets. A network synchronisation mode allows PTP-synchronised video and audio test signals to be generated.

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IMF Analyser is a high-performance, flexible software solution for the analysis and validation of IMF compositions and packages. Easily integrated into media workflows, IMF Analyser validates completeness and conformance, examining each component including validation of MXF assets against the relevant standards and cross-checks between components.

IMF Analyser features can:

• Reduce rework and save costs, by continuously validating IMF compliance throughout workflows to eliminate downstream errors


• Improve customer satisfaction and grow repeat business by always delivering 100% compliant IMF packages


• Realise the Quality Control cost benefits of IMF by aligning QC with the componentised, distributed processing of IMF workflows


• Ensure interoperability of your systems by testing new releases against the latest standards

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VisualOn's Remote Lab allows real-time remote testing, monitoring and device control of connected devices at 30+ frames per second under real-world conditions. It includes test automation to help QA process in the actual consumer environment and to help reproduce difficult to catch intermittent issues

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The volume and complexity of data being collected is exploding at an accelerating rate, making traditional data-processing methods inadequate to handle the onslaught. To gain insight out of chaos, organizations are turning to artificial intelligence solutions like aiWARE.

aiWARE lets every person and every organization do more through the power of AI. Our operating system for AI solves critical and often systemic issues by leveraging an advanced yet extensible AI ecosystem.

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Busby offered by Squared Paper is a state of the art microservices and ESB toolkit which can be used in a wide variety of broadcast applications:

• monitoring hardware


• software and applications


• workflow orchestration of any complexity


• event recording for SLA reporting and later analysis


• controlling external devices and services


• media manipulation and delivery.

Busby Core Modules

• Configuration, authentication, presentation


• Workflow tools


• Resource scheduling and analysis


• Device control


• Alarms and monitoring


• Dashboards and reporting

Three parts of Busby

• Busby Configuration


• Selector (presentation of the current configuration)


• Busby Admin (an overview of the Busby system status)

Busby Configuration

• Centralized user interface for managing the configuration of your Busby system


• Allows configuration of all available services


• Versioning available for rollback to a previous state


• Secure


• Core system settings


• Various levels of deployments can be assigned to multiple machines or hosts


• All services can be configured through a simple form


• Drivers for connecting to numerous third-party hardware/ software devices

Busby Configuration • Workflows

• Manual steps allow the Busby user to interact with the workflow directly


• Automatic steps might be an action performed on an asset like transcoding or the compilation of a report/schedule


• Multiple paths can be easily created in a workflow by adding ports


• Scripts can be added at any point in a workflow. Written in modern scripting languages and utilising built in libraries, frameworks and functions

Busby Configuration • Boards

• To present a workflow in a meaningful way we use boards.


• They allow for ultimate flexibility when deciding on the what workflow steps should be included and in what order.

Selector • Boards

• Allows for the presentation of a workflow where each vertical strip corresponds with a step in the workflow.


• Each separate job is represented as a card in a column. Behind the scenes a record is kept of the jobs progress and varying ‘states’ as it travels through the workflow.


• ‘Info-block’ metadata can be attached to jobs at any point


• Each board is customisable for  different user groups

Selector • User Interfaces

• Other user interfaces are available


• Each can be displayed depending on the users' access permissions.


• Screens can also be tailored to display different parts of a workflow depending on the users’ requirements

New  features…Some of our latest work includes:

• Creation of a Resource scheduling and diary modules


• OTT/TX chain overview user interface


• Multi-site connections using secure zone trunking


• Additional connectors to third-party system and services

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The consumption of content continues to accelerate on an upwards path and the need to efficiently acquire, manage and deliver across the entire content supply chain becomes ever more compelling.

To achieve optimum performance we need to consider following a digital transformation strategy that builds on the four pillars of the content supply chain:

• Content – in all its forms, digital and physical, video, audio, graphics, captions, subtitles, scripts and documents, as well as all the associated and additional metadata


• Workflow – Nothing happens to content without direction, as simple or complex as needed. Business processes, logic and decisions must be performed to create cohesive and efficient workflows, taking into account both manual, and the increasing amount of automated tasks


• Resources – Workflows don’t happen without somebody or something managing and orchestrating them, whether it be a person and/or technology


• Analytics – How do you know how well your operation is running and that you’ve implemented efficient working practices? Analytics. Being able to measure and manage the business across the above 3 pillars enables an organisation to automate elasticity in resource utilisation, to understand the metrics of its operation, how efficient they are and ultimately how the bottom line is affected by them.

Undertaking a strategy that creates tight integration of all 4 pillars will deliver significant benefits to the organisation. Maximising the benefit requires the implementation of an agile and flexible content supply chain solution, so implementing a business solution, such as Mediaflex-UMS (Unified Media Services), that embraces all 4 pillars will ultimately lead to a significantly more efficient operation.

From its concept, Mediaflex-UMS has been designed to integrate these 4 pillars and place clients in control of their content, metadata and the business processes across their content supply chains. Equally as important, it was designed to place our customers in control of the Mediaflex-UMS platform.

So often organisations find out the hard way that the implementation of a new system requires them to go back to the vendor and/or rely on technology experts to modify the code to cater for new business processes, or modify existing ones, as the business changes. This often leads to the question “Do I build or buy?”.

With Mediaflex-UMS you get the best of both worlds: buying a system that allows authorised personnel to use the tool-sets built into the system to design, modify and configure it to meet the ever-changing demands of the business as the consumption of media continues to change.

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ShotPut Pro has been the industry standard camera card offloading application for 10 years. It is optimized for video files but can be used for any file type, from any source. Files are verified using checksums or file based comparison, multiple options for both are available including XX Hash and MD5. Process multiple jobs at once, as well as one source to multiple output destinations. Color-coded, at-a-glance progress window clearly indicate what job is at what stage of the process. Email, text and desktop notifications provide information about completed jobs from anywhere. PDF reports with thumbnails and metadata can be generated, as well as TXT and CSV. Detailed naming options can be saved and exported in presets. Available on both Mac and Windows.

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PulsarTM is the fastest, most comprehensive and versatile file-based Automated QC system in the market. It automates quality check and control at every stage of the content life-cycle. Along with RapidTM add-on module, Pulsar can be used to perform quick scanning, QC, auto sorting and in-depth verification at any stage of the workflow. What’s more, it’s incredibly simple to use! With support for all Broadcast/OTT formats along with a wide range of checks, Pulsar is ready to be used in a wide range of workflows including Broadcast, Production, Post Production, Media Services, Archiving, and Over-the-Top.

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Primestream is taking AI workflow to the next level with our new AI DataViewer module built into Xchange. Now through a powerful and simple interface, users can view and modify AI data such as speech to text transcription, or facial and object recognition from popular AI solutions like Microsoft’s Video Indexer.

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VirtualNOC - a holistic approach to your live video infrastructure

Our end-to-end monitoring solution VirtualNOC collects data from all endpoints of the video delivery chain and monitors it 24/7. This allows operators to visualize issues clearly and take action before they affect viewers.

Stop finger-pointing, start fixing immediately:

Our real time, direct data sharing with CDNs removes arguments with your technology providers. Keep everyone focused on where the problem lies and solving it as quickly as possible.

Always stay in control, no matter where you are:

With a connection to the internet, operate from anywhere with cloud based VirtualNOC. Give your operations team the visibility tool they need for their complex workflows no matter where they are.

Replay and increase video ops efficiency:

 

Virtual NOC's Incident Playback System (IPS) enables comprehensive root cause analysis. Replay errors from the past to pinpoint root causes and prevent future issues to improve long term QoS.

 

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Bare Metal Cloud, BMC, makes bare metal servers available on demand. BMC combines high-performance computing with cloud-like flexibility – it’s the best of both worlds.

• Dedicated
  
  
  
  • Dedicated servers reduce latency by up to 40% vs. virtual machines
  
  
  • Eliminate “noisy neighbor” effect
  
  
  
  


• Interconnected
  
  
  
  • Connect all 60+ bare metal PoPs via Zenlayer’s private backbone
  
  
  • Directly connect to public clouds such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc.
  
  
  
  


• On demand
  
  
  
  • Activate in 10 minutes
  
  
  • Add bandwidth/IPs as needed
  
  
  
  

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CLEARTM Media ERP Suite provides end-to-end workflow orchestration for digital packaging and delivery – right from content ingest to final delivery.
Here’s what we offer:
 An automated process, using an extensive data model to create packages, transcode in multiple formats and deliver to
different OTT platforms
Over 450 ready-to-deploy preset robots for broadcast and new
media publish
 Support for all OTT related services, including digitization, QC,
image enhancement, localization, cataloging, metadata
creation and transcoding
 Stringent quality control using a combination of manual and
auto QC
 Supply chain management using ONE system
 Data-led mastering
 High end tools for QC and transcoding
 Compliance Data Model: A fast and accurate solution to fulfill different compliance regulations
 A DMS CoE (Digital Media Services Centre of Excellence) with over 20 people working on packaging and delivering content
across multiple formats and devices
 Strong Cloud MAM with BPM (business process management)
 Onboarding: we get it right the first time
 Over 17 years of rich experience in digitization, QC and
mastering
 A proven background with over 10 MN assets published to new media annually

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Smart-Labeling automatically qualifies video segments with tags and editorial labels.

• Enables classification of video-content and sub-content.


• Enables personalised user-experiences through playlist generation.


• Enables Contextual Advertising.


• Improves Search Engine Optimisation.


• Improves Content Recommendation Engine.

 

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Baton Automated File Content QC

Orion & Orion OTT  Monitoring & Service QC

Root 6 Video Workflow

PHASE - Serving the Brazilian Television Market since 1980

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Synchronized Smart-Video Platform is a machine learning turnkey solution, central hub for all in-video auto-generated time-coded metadata, objects and assets for broadcasters, OTT and IPTV services.Its Artificial Intelligence engine understands the content and context of a video and automatically enriches it with metadata making the video fully interactive, flexible and as powerful as hypertext.

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Gaining control

Information is your greatest asset. ILLUMINATOR gives access to the key data that is vital to your business performance, presented in a way that is easy to visualise and interpret. Users access data through a client customisable control layer, known as a workspace, which sits on top of the core ILLUMINATOR framework. This allows the software to be tailored to exact client’s needs. The workspace provides users access to any data, whether mastered within ILLUMINATOR’S extensible database, or resident externally in other systems.

ILLUMINATOR allows users to view and manage data from legacy or difficult to maintain datasets, in a single environment. It can consume data in many formats reducing the need for multiple, disparate ‘data islands’ often constructed in spreadsheets, Access or bespoke SQL database solutions.

Work Together

In addition to the user defined Workspaces, the ILLUMINATOR core framework facilitates pre-built or custom functional module plugin capability. Existing modules can be adapted, or new and specially tailored modules can be created with Graphical Data’s support, to ensure you get the solution you need. These functional modules are designed to enhance the power of ILLUMINATOR, improving how users view and work with their data, on a daily basis.

All parts of the business can contribute; suppliers, contractors and customers can also engage if required. Each user has their part to play and every team member's input contributes to overall success. ILLUMINATOR’s communication features allow quick, consistent input and feedback to and from all.

Complete Integration

ILLUMINATOR allows multiple processes to come together in a single integrated workflow tool. These can include processes managed in other systems and if unified with Graphical Data’s RESOLVE software - exceptional end to end project performance improvements can be realised. ILLUMINATOR and its comprehensive toolkit are designed to manage large volumes of complex data. This can include systems procured from scratch, the re-structuring of existing databases, or the unification of data mastered elsewhere in multiple discrete repositories to provide a ‘single view of the truth’, ILLUMINATOR can deliver it all. ILLUMINATOR facilitates exceptional levels of software configuration to meet unique/specific data management requirements but can also realise these very rapidly.

Asset management databases and configuration management databases are numerous. However, ILLUMINATOR’s power is that in addition to these standard functions, it can be configured to be capable of much more. This includes integration of very unique data sets not normally managed in broad enterprise level applications.

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A comprehensive original and proxy quality 24/7 capture solution with live-multiviewer, QoS monitoring/logging/alerting and Transport Stream analytics, integrated with As-Run logs for internal air-check and ad-verification and a host of features and tools for clipping and repurposing back-to-air or OTT/Social, competition monitoring, ratings graphing, HLS packaging, and competitor-aired ad-identification with lead-list generation for sales.

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Sony NMS Ven.ue offers content distribution solutions in a variety of models based on a customer's distribution needs. This includes content distribution to multiple endpoints (i.e. Sony Pictures assets in and distributed out to iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc.) as well as content aggregation on behalf of a single endpoint (I.e. sourcing of SPE, NBCU, Fox, etc. assets in and distributed to Google Play platform).

Supply chain services encompass content ingest, content processing, transcoding, QC, closed caption/subtitle conform work, packaging and delivery to digital endpoints per the technical specifications required by these endpoints. Our clients include BBC Studios, Google Play, Under the Milky Way, Sony Pictures, Sony PlayStation, Filmbank Media, Funimation and The National Hot Rod Association.

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Ateliere Connect is a fully cloud-native platform for content servicing that centralizes geographically-distributed workflows, allowing content owners full control and visibility. It’s designed to operate natively in the cloud to scale up and down automatically depending on volumes and urgency. With Connect, content owners can efficiently manage and store assets, create versions, and deliver content to countless broadcast endpoints from one unified platform. Our proprietary parallel-scaling technology, made possible by the cloud, enables efficient and high-quality production workflows.

Connect is fully provisioned to manage workflows for over 100 platforms, which means every step can be handled within our platform, from ingest to delivery. End-to-end supply chain workflows can be completely automated with AI-driven microservices within Connect.

FrameDNA™ is an AI image recognition tool within Connect that scans multiple versions of content, identifies the frames that are similar and different, and automatically deduplicates the versions, allowing users to consolidate multiple versions into lightweight, nimble IMF packages. By running their content libraries through FrameDNA, companies have been able to reduce their overall storage footprints by an average of 70%. In addition, their titles are now ready to be rendered out in any localized or conformed version quickly and efficiently for global distribution to any platform endpoint.

FrameDNA works in tandem with Deep Analysis, a media probing tool within Connect that rapidly analyzes video files, identifies various elements, including scene changes, color bars, blacks, texted scenes, slates, and essences, and displays them on a graphical timeline view without the user having to watch the file back. For a 54-minute 2K HD ProRes show, this process happens in about 10 mins--that's a time savings of 80%. Deep Analysis can also detect when subtitles overlap with on-screen text. The push to bring legacy libraries into global streaming services requires language/caption support in 26+ versions. All major streaming services immediately reject a show if there’s an issue with caption/texted scene overlap. The quality assurance task once only performed by humans is now fully automated with Deep Analysis. It can detect instances of timed text/texted scene overlap with around 40% more accuracy and 80% faster than manual QC methods.

Connect affords studios and post houses maximum flexibility under their control. Companies can choose the model that works for them--SaaS or PaaS-- and use our modular framework to select only the components of the platform that they need. They don't have to build an entirely new supply chain from scratch to take advantage of the benefits. Connect seamlessly integrates with existing partners and systems via a fully accessible API.

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In this digital age, where the sheer amount and demand for content are unprecedented, and content access requires ubiquity, every organization faces the challenge of addressing explosive content growth while effectively managing libraries and adding value to their digital assets by making them available anywhere. Simply put, the proliferation of content necessitates better ways to store and manage digital content—whether that be media files, branded materials, or documentation.

MediaPower takes asset management to new heights with Arkki EVO, a powerful and innovative digital asset manager that enables you to store, catalog, share, edit, retrieve, and distribute digital assets quickly and efficiently. Arkki EVO is a global content platform that lets you manage all types of assets and asset correlations effectively.Built on a dynamic and scalable architecture, Arkki EVO lets you take control of your digital content through its data-driven and user-centered features, so that you can focus on your core business and less time on searching and managing the right digital asset.Arkki EVO provides an online proxy library of digital content with enterprise-level features and powerful tools accessible from any web browser or mobile device. Users can upload, process, edit, download and share multiple assets and projects, proofed with version history that enables monitoring and analysis of a digital asset’s updates and duplications. It is also fully integrated with blockchain standards (Merkle Tree concept) for extending security and content ownership.

Powerful and Dynamic Features

Arkki EVO incorporates a robust set of features from the types of file it supports, to unique and powerful data structures, built-in video editing capabilities, and OTT streaming capability:

• Asset Collections- Create, edit, and share collections of assets between users.


• Different File Types Supported - Full range of multimedia files, images, and documents, with OCR support.


• Graph Database and Link Object - Deep graph structures with unique Link Object for asset correlation.


• Storage Management - Store assets in different storage and archive tiers for optimal balance.


• Standalone or Cloud-based - Hosted on a single Virtual Machine for standalone or scalable cloud system.


• Semantic Search Engine - Semantic algorithm to contextualize data and find asset correlations.


• Built-in Video Editing and Transcoding - Built-in video editing and transcoding tools to handle and process videos.


• Digital Asset Management Workflows - Create workflows – from importing to delivery, with automation triggers.


• Collaboration Tools - Collaborative tools for asset creation, licensing, marketing, to distribution.


• Multi-user - Complete user management system for managing users, groups, & access.


• Sharing-friendly - Share links to projects or individual assets to internal & external users.


• Rights Management Plugin - Built-in rights management support to ensure control over licensed assets.


• Multi-tenancy - Share or distribute digital assets to user groups and external parties.


• Resource Optimization - System resources are balanced and made available for all services.


• GDPR compliant - Supports GDPR with tokenization, cryptography & advanced data management.


• OTT delivery - Deliver video assets via OTT connector to IPTV, Web TV, or Social Networks.


• A.I. Integration - Integrates with Google, AWS, Microsoft and IBM A.I. infrastructures.


• Flexible and Configurable - Customize and control to a simple MAM, large DAM, or archive libraries.

From DAM to Archive Manager

Arkki EVO’s graph database, Link Object, advanced tagging and the robust processing engine work in tandem to create complex nested data collections and customize and control the entire platform as appropriate—from a simple MAM, or large DAM, to archive libraries.

 

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What is FPS

FPS software presents an interface to the user to launch their applications, the key objective is to make it easier for the user to create, production staff to manage and companies to minimise risk. The direct result is less stress and improved output.

The interface can be modified to suite the job at hand and focuses on managing the content and sharing this content between multiple teams on the local network, remotely or in the Cloud.

FPS is production asset management software that dynamically tracks workflow components from ingest to archive. With a simply but clever interface to tag and search we do not get in the way of the editor or graphics person creation, their work comes to them.

FOCAL POINT SERVER operates a ‘traffic light’ system that allows seamless collaboration. As the number users grows so does the importance of FPS.

How can we Help?

Enforce correct file naming

Save to the correct file location

Control versions & overwriting

Pushes out project preferences and system templates

Track Projects & Manage Media

Work comes to you by using intelligent filtering and search

Compatible with all major software eg Adobe Suite, Resolve, FC Pro X, Avid, Pro-Tools etc

Find files in 1..2..3 Clicks

The Result:

Flexible working LAN, WAN, Cloud and Remote

Manage users unfamiliar with rules e.g freelance or new staff

Assist production and IT Staff to manage and track work

Reduce File Management

Eliminate file loss

Increase productivity

Maintain company compliance

Protect against accidental deletion

Reduce costs across the board

FPS is a workflow orchestration tool, we work with your existing software, manage the content – create a folder with the name of the job, put your files in the correct place, and make available to other users through intelligent filtering and search.

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So in fast moving environments where there is no time to tag assets or where there are many difference types of users and output requiring sharing and organising FPS is perfect.

 

 

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BROADCASTING MANAGEMENT TOOLS ON THE CLOUD Complete and innovative solutions for all types of broadcasters. Simple yet powerful solutions to meet all broadcasters needs and demands. MANAGE your Playlist, Sales. Promos, Ads, Assets, Content, Rights, Contracts, and Schedule on the Cloud. We use hundreds of accumulated years of experience to ease and facilitate business performance for TV channels. We have your back, so you can grow your business.

 

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NAGRA Insight leverages big data and AI to drive every aspect of an operator's business, predict the individual behavior of TV viewers such as propensity to churn, to purchase a package or to consume specific content, every day, at scale. NAGRA Insight helps operators make better strategic decisions, drive their business more effectively and improve their business line. It provides a lasting impact on the operators’ four critical areas: subscriber value, content, operations, advertising.

• Boost subscriber value: NAGRA Insight recommends the most relevant actions to acquire and retain subscribers, upsell, and offer the best price and package content. It provides precise data on service usage, on a per-subscriber basis, in real time and also enables the operator to optimize the user interface and the customer experience.


• Improve content management: with NAGRA Insight, service providers can increase the usage of their services through individual recommendation. NAGRA Insight also enables them to quantify the value of every content asset, in order to better program, package and negotiate.


• Drive operations: NAGRA Insight optimizes resource-intensive areas especially regarding device management and software update roll-out. It also aggregates data from all networks to increase speed of diagnosis of network issues, keep CDN costs under control and manage the quality of video displayed on OTT services.


• Increase advertising efficiency: NAGRA Insight increases programmatic TV advertising revenues. It delivers linear slots inventory and valuation and enables audience qualification, advertising attributes, demographics and interests. As a result, advertising is more precise, targeted, efficient and cost-effective.

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XDCAM air is the flexible bridge between field-based camcorders and your studio infrastructure, orchestrating the seamless exchange of live video, media files and project metadata. So you can focus on your story, save precious time and cut costs.

Sony’s XDCAM air Professional Cloud Service for News Production delivers live streaming and/or file transfer directly from the field and combines this with advanced cloud-based tools to instantly connect your news production team with the day’s hot stories.

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A modular approach to agile business: Manage content, data, workflows, devices and more—with an entire system designed precisely for your business. Our Media Solutions Toolkit offers a library of cloud-native microservices that can combine, scale and deploy across cloud, on-premise or hybrid environments.

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With more than 25 years of experience in the business, MISTV® MIRA is our brand-new generation of integrated solutions built to meet today’s complex demands and needs for the operational administration of your TV station and/or advertising sales house. Our system will lead you to the maximization of your revenue and minimization of the operational costs.   MISTV® MIRA is strongly focused on automatization and optimization of all processes in the TV business, offering a fully customizable environment according to the client’s needs, powered by Microsoft® .NET Framework and Oracle® RDBMS. It is a user friendly, scalable, efficient, and powerful tool for the administration of your media business.

Advertising sales and traffic

• Multiplatform Inventory - TV, online, OTD


• Pricelists, Coefficients, Discounts, Bonuses, Variable price modifications per client


• CRM, Budgeting, Contracts, Invoicing, Ratings, Campaigns fulfillment evaluation

Programme planning

• Multi & cross channel/network planning, Linear and non-linear (VOD) broadcasting


• Automated changes and series planning


• Content-needs planning and schedule cost analytics

Scheduling

• Daily plans, Playlist, Post transmission log (As-run log)


• Breaks, Jingles and Secondary events


• Automatic scheduling and Alternative schedules

Title & Content library

• Titles-Programs, Films, Series & Episodes


• Title description and categorization, Metadata and MAM integration


• Media management, Shipping, Clip versions, Formats, TCs and Breaks

Rights management

• Acquired rights and Own production


• License contracts and conditions, Runs, Costs, Payments


• Amortizations and Impairments, Dubbing, Used music / Royalties

Automatic booking

• Advertising sales campaigns and ON-AIR self-promotion campaigns


• Optimization of delivery and inventory use


• Adjustable booking targets and conditions

Self-Promotion (OAP)

• Promo library and production requests


• Scheduling rules and conditions, Promotion campaigns management


• Promo inventory views and booking

Reporting, Interfaces and Jobs

• Playout, Research, Finance and Production, MAM, VOD, WWW, EPG, OTT, CGI


• RESTful API, FTP, DB views, XLS, XML, Printed


• Server based scheduled jobs, DB links

Professional service

• Helpdesk, Ticketing system, 24/7/365 technical support


• Fast and flexible on demand customizations


• User training and Consulting services

MIS is a long-established, leading player

on the international market providing complex solutions for advertising sales, rights, content and broadcast management. The company, with headquarters in Prague, has been specializing in the development of software solutions for TV broadcasters since it was established in 1995. Using innovative technologies and an exceptionally client orientated approach with outstanding flexibility, it is a partner you can rely on.

Currently, we are delivering for over 35 clients and more than 1000 users in countries across Europe, America, and Africa.  Our software solutions ensure easy to manage and uninterrupted broadcasting of hundreds of TV channels and networks. Our clients range from big TV stations (networks) running tens of channels with national coverage to smaller regional single channel TVs. The software is designed with flexibility in mind, so that without changes in structure, it can manage TV station of any size, complexity, and specificity of individual requirements. This is thanks to its extensive functionality across all areas that a broadcasting company may need, coupled with custom made configurations and settings. We offer the market a comprehensive All-in-one solution, with the precision and professional standards of the best of breed approach, delivered with our modular approach.

Your media business under full control

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With more than 25 years of experience in the business, MISTV® MIRA is our brand-new generation of integrated solutions built to meet today’s complex demands and needs for the operational administration of your TV station and/or advertising sales house. Our system will lead you to the maximization of your revenue and minimization of the operational costs.   MISTV® MIRA is strongly focused on automatization and optimization of all processes in the TV business, offering a fully customizable environment according to the client’s needs, powered by Microsoft® .NET Framework and Oracle® RDBMS. It is a user friendly, scalable, efficient, and powerful tool for the administration of your media business.

Title & Content library

• Titles-Programs, Films, Series & Episodes


• Title description and categorization, Metadata and MAM integration


• Media management, Shipping, Clip versions, Formats, TCs and Breaks

Rights management

• Acquired rights and Own production


• License contracts and conditions, Runs, Costs, Payments


• Amortizations and Impairments, Dubbing, Used music / Royalties

Self-Promotion (OAP)

• Promo library and production requests


• Scheduling rules and conditions, Promotion campaigns management


• Promo inventory views and booking

Reporting, Interfaces and Jobs

• Playout, Research, Finance and Production, MAM, VOD, WWW, EPG, OTT, CGI


• RESTful API, FTP, DB views, XLS, XML, Printed


• Server based scheduled jobs, DB links

Professional service

• Helpdesk, Ticketing system, 24/7/365 technical support


• Fast and flexible on demand customizations


• User training and Consulting services

MIS is a long-established, leading player

on the international market providing complex solutions for advertising sales, rights, content and broadcast management. The company, with headquarters in Prague, has been specializing in the development of software solutions for TV broadcasters since it was established in 1995. Using innovative technologies and an exceptionally client orientated approach with outstanding flexibility, it is a partner you can rely on.

Currently, we are delivering for over 35 clients and more than 1000 users in countries across Europe, America, and Africa.  Our software solutions ensure easy to manage and uninterrupted broadcasting of hundreds of TV channels and networks. Our clients range from big TV stations (networks) running tens of channels with national coverage to smaller regional single channel TVs. The software is designed with flexibility in mind, so that without changes in structure, it can manage TV station of any size, complexity, and specificity of individual requirements. This is thanks to its extensive functionality across all areas that a broadcasting company may need, coupled with custom made configurations and settings. We offer the market a comprehensive All-in-one solution, with the precision and professional standards of the best of breed approach, delivered with our modular approach.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Content data analysis »

With more than 25 years of experience in the business, MISTV® MIRA is our brand-new generation of integrated solutions built to meet today’s complex demands and needs for the operational administration of your TV station and/or advertising sales house. Our system will lead you to the maximization of your revenue and minimization of the operational costs.   MISTV® MIRA is strongly focused on automatization and optimization of all processes in the TV business, offering a fully customizable environment according to the client’s needs, powered by Microsoft® .NET Framework and Oracle® RDBMS. It is a user friendly, scalable, efficient, and powerful tool for the administration of your media business.

Programme planning

• Multi & cross channel/network planning, Linear and non-linear (VOD) broadcasting


• Automated changes and series planning


• Content-needs planning and schedule cost analytics

Scheduling

• Daily plans, Playlist, Post transmission log (As-run log)


• Breaks, Jingles and Secondary events


• Automatic scheduling and Alternative schedules

Automatic booking

• Advertising sales campaigns and ON-AIR self-promotion campaigns


• Optimization of delivery and inventory use


• Adjustable booking targets and conditions

Self-Promotion (OAP)

• Promo library and production requests


• Scheduling rules and conditions, Promotion campaigns management


• Promo inventory views and booking

Reporting, Interfaces and Jobs

• Playout, Research, Finance and Production, MAM, VOD, WWW, EPG, OTT, CGI


• RESTful API, FTP, DB views, XLS, XML, Printed


• Server based scheduled jobs, DB links

Professional service

• Helpdesk, Ticketing system, 24/7/365 technical support


• Fast and flexible on demand customizations


• User training and Consulting services

MIS is a long-established, leading player

on the international market providing complex solutions for advertising sales, rights, content and broadcast management. The company, with headquarters in Prague, has been specializing in the development of software solutions for TV broadcasters since it was established in 1995. Using innovative technologies and an exceptionally client orientated approach with outstanding flexibility, it is a partner you can rely on.

Currently, we are delivering for over 35 clients and more than 1000 users in countries across Europe, America, and Africa.  Our software solutions ensure easy to manage and uninterrupted broadcasting of hundreds of TV channels and networks. Our clients range from big TV stations (networks) running tens of channels with national coverage to smaller regional single channel TVs. The software is designed with flexibility in mind, so that without changes in structure, it can manage TV station of any size, complexity, and specificity of individual requirements. This is thanks to its extensive functionality across all areas that a broadcasting company may need, coupled with custom made configurations and settings. We offer the market a comprehensive All-in-one solution, with the precision and professional standards of the best of breed approach, delivered with our modular approach.