BBC Technology Unveils Colledia -TM- at NAB 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB 2003 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Technology's Colledia -TM- Portfolio Encompasses Media Lifecycle Management Products for News, Sports and Production Environments, and Broadcast Infrastructure Control At NAB 2003, BBC Technology (Booth #SU5047), a leading provider of rich-media technology solutions, today announced Colledia(TM), its flagship media lifecycle management product portfolio, which enables broadcasters, film companies and other media-driven organizations of all sizes to produce high-quality content more efficiently at every stage of the media creation, management and distribution lifecycle. Built on the Colledia Workflow(TM) platform, BBC Technology will be bringing to market the following products: Colledia(TM) for Sports, Colledia(TM) for News and Colledia(TM) for Production. Colledia(TM) Control, previously known as Broadcast Network Control System (BNCS BNCS Board of Nuclear Codes and Standards BNCS Broadcast Network Control System BNCS Broadway North Carolina Set (Feetsinkers & Friends) ), is also available. Example applications of the product portfolio will be demonstrated on the BBC Technology booth at NAB 2003. In addition, BBC Technology's consulting services complement Colledia(TM) by guiding the design, build and implementation of BBC Technology's solutions. Colledia Workflow(TM) consists of an integrated media platform and associated tools and uses a common set of APIs and standards (such as AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces , MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from , SMEF SMEF Standard Media Exchange Framework (BBC) SMEF Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure (Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic) SMEF Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure , SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , MXF (Material EXchange Format) A file format from the Pro-MPEG Forum for the interchange of video production information. MXF files include audio/video content and related meta-data (production notes, camera settings, time code positions, etc. and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). ); it is configured to manage the media content and workflows in different broadcast environments such as Colledia(TM) for Sports, Colledia(TM) for News and Colledia(TM) for Production. "Our product portfolio combines technologies from the pioneering work we have undertaken for both the BBC and our growing customer base," said Craig Dwyer, chief marketing officer, BBC Technology. "Sharing values with the BBC, our product philosophy is based on open, scalable and cost effective systems; and working with best-of-breed partners, we support broadcasters addressing the challenges they face today and in the future." Colledia(TM) for Sports BBC Technology's Colledia(TM) for Sports product addresses the current changes in traditional sports production workflows. The product integrates the entire sports production process, supporting real-time and non-real-time distributed and collaborative production workflows; enabling a library of archive stock shots stored near-line for direct access; providing a single common interface for accessing all systems; and comprising components that are built to withstand the rigors of broadcast quality production and playout. Colledia(TM) for News BBC Technology's Colledia(TM) for News product addresses the tape-based problems common to many broadcasters, which result from the sheer growth in news output. These challenges include: locating appropriate footage in a timely manner; minimizing storage, transport, duplication and redundancy costs; managing the proliferation of incoming media and media formats while reducing "time to air"; dealing with fragmentation of workflows and the increased number of production "silos." Colledia(TM) for Production With Colledia(TM) for Production, BBC Technology is first to market a solution that digitizes and seamlessly integrates the entire production process. Developed initially to support the BBC's extensive and complex production activities, it addresses the problems inherent in tape-based production. Colledia(TM) for Production manages and automates complex productions such as documentary and magazine programming. It supports ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. , play-out and transcode (1) To convert from one format to another. It implies conversion between very distinct kinds of data, such as from speech into text or from analog video into digital frames. Sometimes the term is used as nothing more than a fancier synonym for "convert. at production quality with collaborative support. It is based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , so it integrates easily with existing systems; and it scales from small departments to enterprise-wide deployments. "The sequence in which production and post-production tasks occur is less important than it used to be as tasks are performed in a more iterative, less linear fashion," explained Mitchell Linden, senior vice president, North American Operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. , BBC Technology. "As a result, there is no longer a defined 'post' in post-production. With Colledia(TM) for Production, BBC Technology addresses the entire lifecycle of media: from idea to broadcast and archive." Colledia(TM) Control Also part of the Colledia(TM) product portfolio is Colledia(TM) Control. It provides flexible and reliable control across all areas of broadcast infrastructure and operations, across modern and legacy equipment, from one user-friendly, touch screen interface. The product improves productivity and cost efficiency by enabling a single operator to manage an entire broadcasting infrastructure and operation, from content creation to distribution. Colledia(TM) Control can interface with over 5,000 different pieces of broadcast equipment. DIRECTV, the nation's leading digital multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple television service provider, is deploying BBC Technology's broadcast control solution, Colledia(TM) Control, as part of an initiative to expand its local programming from 52 current markets to 100 by year-end 2003. Since implementation, the DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. service provider has successfully increased local channel collections from cities throughout the U.S. for re-broadcasting to its customers in those local markets, without significantly increasing its operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales or sacrificing broadcast quality. "Colledia(TM) Control allows DIRECTV to seamlessly monitor and control a variety of broadcast equipment, and provides customized user interfaces for our broadcast centers and uplink facilities in a cost effective and flexible manner," said Dave Baylor, executive vice president, DIRECTV, Inc. BBC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING AND SERVICES In addition to the products described above, BBC Technology provides consulting services to broadcasters, film companies and other media-driven organizations. An example of BBC Technology's experience in consultancy services is for NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (R)'s Public Radio Satellite System(R) (PRSS PRSS Passive Ranging Subsystem ). NPR (National Public Radio(R)) has engaged BBC Technology's North American Operation to provide strategic and technical consulting in support of its ContentDepot initiative. NPR Distribution, which manages the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) on behalf of more than 400 interconnected public radio stations, is currently in the process of re-engineering its distribution system in response to station and producer needs. The PRSS ContentDepot takes advantage of technological innovations to streamline how stations and producers select, send, acquire, and automate programming. Working with NPR Distribution engineers and staff, BBC Technology is focusing primarily on the transmission and station technologies that will underlie the future ContentDepot system. Marty Bloss, NPR Distribution's director of technology explains, "BBC Technology brings extraordinary technical depth, experience in broadcasting, and an understanding of the technologies we plan for the ContentDepot." Pete Loewenstein, NPR's vice president for distribution, notes, "We were pleased to find an organization with both significant technical capabilities and familiarity with our business and processes." PRICING and AVAILABILITY Configurations of Colledia(TM) for Sports, Colledia(TM) for News and Colledia(TM) for Production are being developed for customers today; general availability will start in Q3 2003. Pricing will depend on customer configuration requirements and scale. Colledia(TM) Control is available today; pricing depends on the scale and configuration required. BBC Technology's consultancy services are currently available, and priced on a per-project basis. About the Companies BBC Technology BBC Technology began trading on March 31, 2001, drawing on the BBC's pioneering technological experience to offer solutions in media, broadcast and interactive applications to both the BBC and other global players. It can design, build and operate systems for managing and distributing content on multimedia platforms. During its first year, BBC Technology secured a contract with Hutchison 3G UK Ltd, holder of the UK's largest third-generation mobile phone license, to manage the production of its audio-visual content. The content will be accessible through Hutchison 3G's next-generation wireless service. BBC Technology is part of the BBC Ventures Group, which sits alongside BBC Worldwide as the BBC's second commercial division and brings together the Corporation's four business-to-business commercial companies under one holding company. The Group's constituent businesses comprise: BBC Technology, BBC Broadcast, BBC Resources and Kingswood Warren Ventures. The Group has been tasked with maximizing commercial return back to the BBC as BBC AS Bø Byggecompagni As part of the Government's challenge to raise an additional GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1.1bn and is tasked with bringing GBP300m worth of cash and cost savings back to the BBC. DIRECTV, Inc. DIRECTV is the nation's leading digital multichannel television service provider with more than 11 million customers. DIRECTV and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. HUGHES is the world-leading provider of digital television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. The earnings of HUGHES, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GMH GMH General Motors Holden's ). For more information, visit www.DIRECTV.com. NPR NPR is renowned for journalistic excellence and standard-setting news and entertainment programming. A privately supported, non-profit, membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of nearly 20 million Americans each week on 727 public radio stations. International partners in cable, satellite and short-wave services make NPR programming accessible anywhere in the world. With original online content and audio streaming See streaming audio. , npr.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and seven years of archived audio and information. NPR's several hundred awards include a 2000 National Medal of Arts The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the Congress of the United States in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest honor conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. . The Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) is the distribution network through which thousands of hours of news, music, and specialized audience programming are delivered every year to public radio stations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The PRSS is managed by the Distribution Division of NPR. |
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