1. Media Center

2. Business Systems Overview (& Projects)
Primary
Broadcast Master (Beavan)
Provys (Beavan)
Vision (Beavan)
Landmark Ad Sales (Beavan)
GPMS (Eric)
Web Methods (Eric/Arif)
EAGL (Glen / Ryan)
B2B (Eric)
Other (Eric)
SAP
Operative (dig ad Sales)
Freewheel (dig ad Sales)
Freewheel (Ad Server)
DFP (Digital Ad server)
Drupal
Vamos (Ian)
Farmerswife (Ian)
EATS (Ian)
Matrix (LATAM) (Shotgun)
T3 – Village Well
CFT – Content Finishing Tool

3. Content Identification Terms Heads Up
Program IDs / “ID”
Content Reference
House Number
TX ID
Barcode
Versions/Version IDs
Foreign Keys
Assets IDs
For…
Programs
Copy/Commercials
Promos
Primary Events
Secondary Events
Interstitials / Emergency Material
Subs / Dubs
Other Audio
Live Feeds

4. Media Center Ecosystem

5. Broadcast Master (BCM)
Channel Management and Ad Sales system to manage both scheduling and commercial processes in one system. Consists of the following modules:
Acquisition Master, Programme Master, Plan Master, Schedule Master, Sales Master, Rating Master, Library Master, Supervisor
All events are updated automatically by the system which allows users to optimize their planning and airtime sales in real time and within one system and one database
Removes the need for import and export interfaces between channel management and ad sales systems as these features are completely integrated
Provides flexibility and allows a wide variety of configurations to be created, so current workflows can be adapted to new challenges or technology changes.
Layouts and filters are easily created. Interfaces to many other external systems are possible due to the ability to export data in different formats

6. Broadcast Master (BCM)
Strengths include managing programmes, commercials and promos. Ensures the reliability of the data presented in the final rundown and reduces human error

7. Landmark
An Ad Sales end to end Sales Management system consisting of the following modules
Sales, Traffic, Reporting, Financial, Policy, System, Administration
Recently replaced the MyTS Sales System at Cable Direct in Bucharest
Campaign Management allowing the creation of multi-business type campaigns including Commercial and Sponsorship
Enables Cable Direct to automate the Line Booking process & optimise sales and revenue through this
Increased efficiencies in the Cable Direct processes following implementation
Further implementations including Post TX Reporting and Reconciliation, including Ratings, in progress for Q1 completion

8. Landmark

9. Vision
Full end to end Channel Management system consisting of the following modules
Programmes, Schedule, Interstitials, Commercials, Worklist, Materials, Administration
Programme data for programme, episode and version level
Material data entry for Programmes, Promotions, Presentation Items and Commercials
Programme rights information entered at Contract and Programme Rights level
Channel rights management includes the ability to manage contracts and programme rights by channel groups rather than channels
Interfaces to and from external systems including break exports, spots and copy imports and asrun imports

10. Vision

11. Provys
Comprehensive management of rights, production, ad sales, media, and broadcast
Broadcast Planning, Play-List Scheduler
Linear & Non-Linear Rights Management
Full-Text Content And Media Searching
Content Library And Archive
Media Management
Media Workflow Management And Run-Time
Production Project Planner
Production Project Tracking
Resource Management
Sales Customer Relationship Management
Sales Campaign Management
Sales Traffic Management
Sales Financial Management
Management Reporting

12. Provys

13. EAGL
Custom developed media asset management system used for image, video, and documents
Features include metadata assignment, workflow, security roles and groups
Predefinded video and image transcodes, secure content links, Aspera enabled
Integrated extensively using webMethods and other web services technologies

14. EAGL

15. GPMS
GPMS activities typically fall into two broad categories, Title/Programme management functions and Rights & Clearance functions
GPMS Title Management
GPMS Contract and Rights Management & Clearance
Title management and title metadata
Alternate and foreign titles management
Talent & party management
Synopsis
Identifiers
Financial set-up
Performance information
Release information
Collection Societies
Media Assets
Contract Mgmt
Rights tracking and calculations
Restrictions tracking
Delivery Management
Music Clearance
Script Clearance
Title Registration
Copyrighting
Exploitation
SOA Services Layer

16. GPMS

17. GPMS Strengths Challenges Planned Key Projects
About 70 SPE systems use GPMS Title/Programme Data as Golden Record (over 300K titles/programmes)
Used as source for all distribution rights systems calculating about 3B rights rows continuously with very fine details (every media language territory combination)
Challenges
Some of the screens use an older technology
Does not currently capture “Channel” dimension in rights
Newer complex programme metadata requirements require significant data model an development work
Planned Key Projects
MDM for GPMS to handle a variety of complex metadata problems including workflow, survivorship, dimensional localization, greater “sourcing” information
GPMS for Networks Rights to accommodate world-wide rights management for the Global Networks group

18. GPMS Functional Landscape
Title Information Page
GPMS’s IMDB (1300 worldwide users)
Music Rights App
Integrated SPE Systems
PRODUCTS
CONTRACTS
RIGHTS
Copyright App
Search
Type
Terms Rule Engine/Triggers
Restrictions
Parties
Status
Pending Product Mass Update
Territory
Events
Flags
Language
Script Clearance App
Restrictions
Music Clearance
VISAN
Media
Delivery
Financials
Amendments
DATAMART/AVAILS
Secure Path
MPM
Calculated Rights Windows
(Incl. Music Clearance)
Product & Release Dates
(70+systems)
ISANIA
Release Dates &
Product Request Webservice
SAP
Corporate HE
Theatrical TV

19. GPMS

20. B2B
Digital marketing platform using EAGL to source metatdata and distribute images, videos, and documents to global TV clients.
Administrative features for managing marketing events and blasts
Client facing features include access to all marketing materials, programme schedule, eBrochures, and sales presentations

21. B2B

22. webMethods
webMethods is a commercial application integration platform used to send data between multiple systems.
Common usages include passing programme information between ad sales and ad server systems.
The systems may be internal or external to Sony Pictures Television

23. webMethods Key Features
Data transformation
Guaranteed message delivery
Source and target system technology agnostic
Abstraction layer that provides greater flexibility to change source and target systems
SPT systems such as GPMS, EAGL, Vision, and B2B leverage webMethods extensively

24. Other Systems FreeWheel RPM Freewheel (Ad Server)
Digital Ad Sales platform provides deal management and direct integration into ad server platforms.
Used by Crackle
Freewheel (Ad Server)
Digital Ad Server platform to serve up advertising content based on ad sales order rules, tracks impressions and, reports metrics to Ad Sales systems

25. Other Relevant Systems – PART 2

26. Dart For Publishers (DFP)
Other Systems
Operative.One
Digital Ad Sales platform provides deal management and direct integration into ad server platforms
Used by Dr. Oz, PlayStation, FEARnet
Dart For Publishers (DFP)
Digital Ad Server platform to serve up advertising content, track impressions and, report metrics to Ad Sales systems

27. Other Systems Vamos (Ian) GlobalTracs
A small scale MAM system specifically designed to prepare and deliver multilingual video content and related metadata to streaming providers and non linear platforms. Includes transcoding video to hard coded tech specs, muxing, metadata assignment
GlobalTracs
Tracks term sheet submissions to business affairs from territory channel programme managers of content to acquire

28. Other Systems farmerswife EATS
A Facility and Resource Scheduling system used to manage edit suite, audio suite, VO, and producer time within 25Golden Square. Mobile App in use by producers to manage bookings.
EATS
A convertor that works as an interface between Vision and media sales systems and is provided by ATMedia. Externally hosted and interfaces over FTP. 

29. Other Systems
Matrix (LATAM) (Shotgun)
T3 – Village Well
CFT – Content Finishing Tool
Drupal
SAP