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Pilat
Media Demonstrates VOD Asset Management System
Other Topics: Tandberg and
DirectTV, Satellite IPTV
Broadcast, IPTV HD and SD
Encoders
Pilat Media
September 6, 2007
Enabling Broadcasters and Telcos to Manage Scheduling, Rights
Management and Contractual Commitments for Thousands of Films,
Programs and Adverts
Amsterdam -- Pilat Media, the leading specialist provider of
broadcast management systems, today announced that it is
demonstrating an upcoming version of IBMS designed to handle both
non-linear (IPTV and VOD) and linear programming and advertising at
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To date, IPTV service providers have
typically scheduled a small number of assets – including films, TV
programs and adverts – and have been limited to basic tools such as
spreadsheets. As they enhance their services and the number of VOD
assets that they manage grows to tens of thousands, they are
demanding more sophisticated tools to manage their programming,
rights management and contractual studio commitments.
Pilat Media has proven its ability to manage huge volumes of assets
with customers including Fox, Five and Discovery. Over 5000 users
use Pilat Media’s IBMS broadcast management system on a daily basis.
Pilat Media is now bringing this experience and tools to
broadcasters and telco operators who are launching IPTV platforms.
It has already partnering with several customers to manage
video-on-demand download services.
“Many businesses are rushing to put content online. But without a
solid business infrastructure it will be hard to make money from
it,” said Avi Engel, CEO of Pilat Media. “IPTV providers are finding
that the more assets they offer, the scheduling issues become
exponentially complex. For example, the contractual obligations from
studios might stipulate that certain films have to be offered with
no advertising and only to certain audiences. We can now ensure that
customers take maximum advantage of their content rights.”
IBMS automates the management of all IPTV scheduling, rights
management, regulation and internal business rules, royalty payments
and contractual metrics. The scheduling team has an easy-to-use
graphical interface to drag and drop programming into the schedule
and see at-a-glance how the business is meeting contractual
obligations and maximising business opportunities. For those
broadcasters who already use IBMS, they will have a single
integrated solution for managing both linear and non-linear assets.
“For IPTV operators, the technology part of BSS and OSS is the
relatively easy part,” said Bob Lamb, CTO at Pilat Media. “Without
the functionally-rich supporting system all that technology is
meaningless. We make the data relevant and help customers profit
from their assets.”
About Pilat Media
Pilat Media develops, markets and supports operations and business
management software for the global multi-channel broadcasting
market. The company's products and solutions support broadcasters
and content providers in streamlining and integrating content
management, airtime scheduling, media trafficking and advertising
sales from rights acquisition to transmission. The company has
approximately 260 staff across its London, Denver, Tel Aviv,
Amsterdam and Sydney offices and fifty clients worldwide, including
Fox, CTV, BBC, CBS, RTE, Five, Discovery, Sky Italia, Jetix, RTL and
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