|
Pilat Media Drives Global Broadcasting Service
July 27, 2009
Source: Pilat Media
Pilat Media, a leading global supplier of
business management software solutions to the media industry,
today announced that BBC World Service has gone live with
its first major program scheduling system, based on Pilat
Media's Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS).
The system drives the scheduling of worldwide broadcasts in
English. It is the first stage of an ongoing joint development
project with Pilat Media to build a system to manage the complex
scheduling requirements of BBC World Service's very large
multiplatform distribution networks.
Pilat Media's IBMS was enhanced with customized bulk scheduling
capabilities which allow a small number of operators to manage
large workloads, and with specially developed interfaces to
the broadcaster's playout and program listings systems.
BBC World Service is implementing both the program scheduling
system and the distribution management system as part of a
project to revise and update its infrastructure, hardware,
and the management of signal distribution. The project, begun
in 2006, also involves the replacement of over 1200 satellite
receivers worldwide.
"The scale and scope of this project make it an exceptional
challenge, and very exciting to be involved with," said
Avi Engel, CEO, Pilat Media. "This is the first major
scheduling system implementation for an organization that
has been a touchstone of global broadcasting since 1922. The
multilingual nature of the output, together with the use of
a wide range of distribution technologies — FM, AM, shortwave,
Internet, and DTH satellite — place a premium on Pilat
Media's tools and the ability they provide to manage complex
workloads effectively."
IBMS streamlines the entire content management workflow from
media acquisition and rights management to scheduling, media
management, log preparation, and analysis. Because the system
leverages a single integrated database, it provides better
visibility on inventory utilization and easily enables the
user to generate "what if" programming and cost
scenarios.
In the final phase of the delivery, Pilat's software for distribution
scheduling will provide a familiar, intuitive user interface
for operational managers to understand very quickly how individual
receivers and groups of receivers are switched at different
times.
The software indicates how and where the program content streams
(channels) will be available to listeners, and operators can
control the switching schedules through interfaces.
On-screen displays show available satellite/router bandwidth
and allow the operator to see the impact on changes to channel
availability in specific countries and regions, making it
easy for the broadcaster to cater for planned and unplanned
regional and global events.
Submit a Company
Submit News
Submit a Job
Submit an Event
|
