A+E Networks EMEA recently announced that it has deployed the Rally platform, leveraging metadata and the power of the cloud to automate and streamline workflows for long-form content sourcing, processing, localization, enrichment, storage, and distribution.
The media supply chain at A+E Networks EMEA handles 27 linear feeds and 60 VOD platforms, with content in 24 languages. In November 2023, the media company took Rally — and integrations with in-house scheduling and management systems — live to handle all incoming content from production companies, distributors, and acquisition parties.
Jan-Hendrik Hein, Vice President of Media Operations at A+E Networks EMEA notes: “Data-driven automated workflows have already allowed us to reduce repetitive manual tasks significantly and free up skilled operators to focus on where they can add even greater value. As content comes in from suppliers, for example, we’ve reduced the manual touches across the workflow from 16 to just four.”
At every stage of a media supply chain transformation project, the topic of metadata is perhaps the most consequential. From the earliest analysis and design work to the building and operation of supply chains, knowing what metadata you have, what new metadata to harvest, and how to use it to drive supply chain activity is critical to achieving full optimization.
Media organizations deal with a plethora of metadata as they prepare content for delivery. They receive metadata with incoming content, and they augment that data as content moves through the supply chain. The better that metadata is, the easier it is for an organization to automate critical tasks, reduce manual intervention, streamline key workflows, and bring greater efficiency to their operations.
Making the Most of Metadata
When metadata is well-managed, it becomes fuel for the engine that is the supply chain. With effective metadata structuring and governance, an organization can ensure that this engine runs smoothly and efficiently.
In the blog, we take a closer look at various types of metadata in the supply chain, the role they play in driving smarter and more agile operations, and how to develop a strong metadata strategy.
- Validation
- Handling multiple file versions
- Manual metadata management
- Tracking use of third-party apps
New in Rally
Asset Table View in Rally Core
Rally users can now choose a table view in addition to the list view, showing assets more densely, with the column layout configurable for each user and stored locally in the browser. Rally administrators can determine which metadata can be selected, in turn streamlining operator display of the data they need. Because the last selected view on the asset page is saved locally in the browser, operators can instantly access different configurations for different machines and screen resolutions.
This is one of many recent updates made to the Rally platform. Read more in our latest Rally Updates blog.
Application Spotlight
MediaInfo
MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files.
The MediaInfo data display includes:
- Container: format, profile, commercial name of the format, duration, overall bit rate, writing application and library, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration.
- Video: format, codec id, aspect, frame rate, bit rate, color space, chroma subsampling, bit depth, scan type, scan order.
- Audio: format, codec id, sample rate, channels, bit depth, language, bit rate…
- Text: format, codec id, language of subtitle.
- Chapters: count of chapters, list of chapters.
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