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and other channel-specific information. ProWeb
automates the updating of
schedule and programme
information on individual
websites to enhance the
experience of users and
facilitate additional promotion of content. Ratings
Receiver receives and loads
overnight rating information from TRAC Media
Services to support sales teams. OnDemand allows creation, publishing
and track of non-linear media packages and interstitials.
Nativ demonstrated new products
in its MioEverywhere media logistic
platform (Figure 2). Mio Objects offers
content owners tools to model and
track and share their wider business
data. Mio Screener can be used to
review, approve, and submit timecoded comments on selected content
from any location. Mio Analytics is
a real-time analytics and business
activity monitoring platform.
PlayBox Technology announced an
expansion to the audio capabilities of
its AirBox broadcast playout system
by integrating SurCode for Dolby
Digital Plus and Dolby-E encoding
and decoding. PlayBox Technology
AirBox now enables broadcasters and
playout facilities to deliver cinemastyle 5.1-channel while maintaining
high quality at efficient bit rates
without the expense or rack-room
clutter involved when using
external hardware codecs.
The encoded stream is fully
compatible with all Dolby
Digital decoders.
Also demonstrated at NAB
2015 was SocialMediaBox.
This enables programme
production and presentation
creators to incorporate
comments from multiple
social networking feeds
quickly and efficiently into
a single ready-for-broadcast
stream. Comments can be
selected and moderated
from a variety of different
social
media
outlets,
integrating sources such
as Facebook and Twitter
on a single feed for
transmission. This is useful
for live television shows

Figure 2 - Nativ's MioEverywhere media logistic platform

which produce auxiliary-screen pages
for viewer feedback. The custom
feed can be output as an RSS feed
and used in other systems, or sent
to TitleBox for on-air presentation.
Direct 'push' control to the TitleBox
character generator allows better live
interaction. Figure 3 shows an example
of the SocialMediaBox user interface.
ProConsultant
Informatique
exhibited its Cindy ad sales
management
system.
This
is
designed to handle sales operations
for individual channels and multichannel networks. Optional modules
are available to manage advertising
on non-linear platforms. It provides
elements of ad and promotional
management such as campaign
planning, inventory scheduling, spot
optimisation, as-run log reconciliation,
and invoicing. A recently added
feature allows analysis of social media
audiences.
Provys
offers
and
back-office

management
software
for

media
companies,
broadcasting
organisations,
and
production
houses. It covers a range of corporate
processes
including
programme
planning, production management,
advertisement
sales,
rights
management, asset management and
Video-On-Demand management.
ScheduALL's Portal simplifies the
booking of occasional use transmission
feeds, operating directly into a
transmission provider's system. Using
a browser-based interface, it allows
users to make transmission bookings
quickly.
Sintec Media demonstrated its
OnRights software which is designed
to manage content rights and royalties
across multiple platforms, territories,
languages and formats. The system
handles all aspects of inbound and
outbound content licensing including
legal, programming, scheduling and
financial terms. It tracks deliverables
and manages payment, preventing
overpayments.

Figure 3 - PBT SocialMediaBox user interface

Sony introduced at NAB
2015 new portable content
storage modules with dual
Thunderbolt and USB3.0
interfaces. These include
the 1 terabyte PSZ-HB1T,
2 terabyte and PSZ-HB2T
disc drives. The PSZ-HB1T
can read and write at up to
120 megabits per second.
Both drives are rated to
withstand drops from up to
two metres. The interface ports have
silicone covers for splash and dust
resistance.
Tedial's Evolution is an enhanced
version of the company's Media IT
platform. Features include extended
MAM functionality with advanced
search/indexing tools and new
archive exploration capabilities. The
Tarsys search/indexing processor has
been extended to allow searching of
collections and other object related
entities.
VimSoft showed at NAB 2015 its
VimBiz solution series of resource
management modules. These encompass resource scheduling and timecard management, rentals management, enterprise asset management,
service management, engineering project management, purchasing and receiving management, stockroom management and discrepancy reporting.
VSN introduced the latest version
of its VSNExplorer Media Asset
Management system. The
new Business Intelligence
layer converts metadata
into MAM-related business
analysis
information.
Other
new
features
include integration with
social media (Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube),
live
cataloguing
and
active
transferring
of
files between nodes with
transcoding features when
sending, and integration
with
quality
control
software
to
monitor
contents. VSNWEBTV is a
new Video-On-Demand and
streaming platform that
allows users to distribute
assets
directly
from
VSNExplorer to their web
pages or to stream them on
the Internet.

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