how discovery chose signiant
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Copyright 2009 Signiant Inc. Company Confidential
Discovery Channel
Darren Breeze
Director of Technology, Development and Architecture
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Agenda
About Discovery
Challenges
Solutions Evaluated
What we did
What we are doing now
What’s next?
Q &A
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Discovery Fast Facts
Playout centres in London, Singapore, Virginia and Miami
126 SD feeds, 26 HD feeds worldwide
39 dub / sub languages worldwide
Post facilities in Maryland, London, Singapore and Miami
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Discovery Fun Facts
Deadliest Catch camera budget was 46
The central tape library in Maryland holds over 1000000 media items
The mother ship has no Cafe
Wired Magazines peoples choice sexy geek
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Challenges in EMEA
Distribution of program content to 15+ VOD partners across EMEA
Managing the movement of language reference assets to support 30000+ hours language customisation per annum
Ad hoc program sales deliveries to EMEA and beyond
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Solutions Evaluated
Do nothing, stay with physical media!
Digi Delivery, it worked ok but…
Aspera, it moves files but…
Signiant
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Solution Selected and Implemented
Central Media Manager with HA option
Media agents / relay agents
Media Exchange Portal
VOD template solution
Linux based system
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Signiant across Discovery’s world
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MX API for Digital Media CentreDelivery of TX material to domestic TX centre in Sterling,
Virginia Exchange of production material with Miami production and transmission centreProduction media to the UK
Discovery United States
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A mix of Agents and MX clientsPromo delivery India to SingaporeVOD delivery to China and AustraliaMedia backhaul between production facility and TX Q1 2010, Migrate language customisation workflows to MX
Discovery Asia
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A mix of Agents and MX clientsDistribution of VOD, TX and programme sales contentDelivery of language reference material to dubbing and subtitle vendorsDelivery of audio dubbing wav files back to London
Discovery Europe
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Benefits
Reduced media re-purposing and distribution costs
Reduced syndication costs allow increased capacity and lower cost of entry into low margin markets
File-based delivery eliminates cost and logistics of delivering tape
Files are not subject to import duties
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Ongoing Challenges
Corporate IT just don’t get it!
VOD Standards ?
Business “logic” vs. technical capability
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What’s Next?
HD production asset exchange
HD VOD
Finish EMEA language operations MX rollout
Migrate EMEA regional promo production from tape to file based workflows
Upgrade London to Signiant 8.2
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