Viewpoint: The Evolving Face of Media Production and Management August 16^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

In its essence, a Media Management system is not built to generate revenue for organisations. The implementation of one can, however, streamline workflows and free-up time for revenue-generating activities. Of course, every organisation is different and so that means what they need from a solution will also be drastically different.

Viewpoint: Automating the Content Supply Chain - The Power of Media ERPs August 14^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

Considering the unarguably fast clock speed in Media & Entertainment (M&E) today, content enterprises need to be able to rapidly access, preview, share, process and publish content for on-time delivery to an ever-increasing number of platforms and devices. Yet, automation remains in pockets, and work order administration between

TV, Version 33—The Next Milestone August 4^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Is the TV industry due for the next big thing?

Managing Complexity Through Workflow Automation August 2^nd 2017 - 01:50 PM

Complexity can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it helps us accomplish great things. On the other hand, required workflows can be complex and prone to error. The challenges facing broadcasters have always been in balancing more complexity in delivering creative product against the staffing and infrastructure needed

Articles You May Have Missed – August 2, 2017 August 2^nd 2017 - 08:00 AM

Leading-edge video productions often become laboratories for the use of new technology or current technology applied in new ways. Many times the new solutions are not so much experimentation for new ideas, but just efforts to solve workflow issues. Here are two articles that illustrate how the programs’ producers used

Net Insight Teams Up With Ericsson For End To End Workflow Automation July 26^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Swedish media transport and resource scheduling provider Net Insight has collaborated with Ericsson to offer broadcasters end-to-end video processing and workflow automation packages. The deal combines Net Insight’s routers and video appliances with Ericsson’s contribution codecs in a managed end-to-end media contribution package for live media production.

Articles You May Have Missed – July 26, 2017 July 26^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Virtualisation is being touted by some vendors and consultants as the ultimate solution to handling media. Yet, for many engineers, it remains an untested answer to their production and playout needs. Here are two articles that provide important insight into the planning process for virtualised media management.

Metadata Driven Workflows and the Modern MAM July 24^th 2017 - 09:00 AM

Years ago, the consultant gurus of Digital Asset Management said the ultimate value of metadata in asset management systems would be to improve efficiencies and content re-use. That time has come. Today, metadata driven workflows and orchestration are fundamental to a production or broadcast facility’s success.

UK HPA Tech Retreat Report - Day 3 July 21^st 2017 - 01:30 PM

Tuesdays HPA Tech Retreat was all about 360 and VR, and Wednesday focused on the versioning explosion. On the final day, delegates were given a summary of the current state of the industry, and the influences of artificial intelligence on media and broadcasting.

UK HPA Tech Retreat Report - Day 2 July 20^th 2017 - 01:30 PM

Yesterday’s 2017 HPA Tech Retreat in Oxford, UK, was all about VR and 360, and on Wednesday, they moved to the thorny issue of the versioning explosion. As broadcasters seek wider audiences over different platforms, localisation has become a big issue. Making hundreds of versions of a single film is not

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