ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY COMBINED MONTHLY UPDATE Technical Working
ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY COMBINED MONTHLY UPDATE Technical Working Group Registry Operations Update Business and Marketing Update Implementation Update April 15, 2014
EIDR TWG, BMWG, and Implementations Agenda • EIDR New Members • EIDR Operations Update • EIDR Technology Update – – 2. 0. 2 Release Update 2. 1 Release Planning Tiger Teams Language Issues • EIDR Governance • EIDR NAB Show Update • EIDR Marketing and Outreach Update – Upcoming Industry Events
New Members
New Member Announcements • PBS – – Eric Wolf Vice President, Technology Planning and Strategy PBS will offer registration service for member stations in transition period.
Registry Operations Update
EIDR Operations: Content database overview 700 000 600 000 500 000 Movies TV Series 400 000 TV Seasons TV Episodes 300 000 One-Time-Only TV Shorts Edits & Manifestations 200 000 100 0 дек-10 дек-11 дек-12 дек-13
EIDR Operations: Content database details Category 2013 2012 2011 2010 619, 014 581, 798 279, 900 221, 146 183, 915 Movies 79, 951 75, 800 51, 496 45, 774 43, 573 Shorts 3, 134 3, 039 1, 406 1, 224 1, 121 One-Time-Only TV 30, 477 29, 709 26, 112 22, 199 17, 952 Series 13, 645 13, 409 9, 613 8, 719 7, 541 Seasons 18, 572 18, 082 12, 197 9, 486 7, 837 Episodes 317, 428 313, 328 158, 371 130, 284 105, 891 146, 974 121, 513 18, 293 1, 855 0 8, 769 6, 866 2, 046 1, 621 0 Total records 2014 -Mar. Original/title-level content: Edits Manifestations
EIDR Operations: Alternate ID’s Category Apr. 2014 Any Alternate ID 352, 062 Sony 188, 578 Warner 73, 703 ISAN 73, 560 Baseline 61, 280 IMDb 49, 317 Flixster 34, 199 IVA 30, 836
Getting to Scale - 2014 • Bulk Registrations – current and upcoming – ESPN – Developing sports best practices, catalog to follow – Google – Under review – Flixster – New bulk data set to be processed – Netflix – Under review – Rentrak – Under review – Rovi – Monthly “continuous seeding” will be expanded to cover more records – T 3 Media – Will register catalog when sports practices are available
Technology Update
2. 0. 2 Release Update • Released on Schedule • No Reported Compatibility Issues • Focused on Back-End Features – – – – Registry hardening & performance improvements Limit Structural/Referent Type combinations Require Series to specify at least one Series. Info item Enhanced DOI Mapping Limit on future release years Prevent empty/0 Alt IDs Allow Superparty to specify an EIDR ID during registration Read-only access for Get Mod Base
2. 1 Release Planning • Seeking member input on new features and priorities • Core features to include pending requests from past Tiger Teams: – – – Live Events Provisional Metadata Radio Required Base Object Data Sports (in process) • Release schedule will depend on budget
Tiger Teams • Sports Programming: In Progress – Working with ESPN, T 3 Media, and Red Bee to develop best practices – Will escalate to TWG or full Tiger Team for specific issues and recommendation review • Video Services: In Progress – Video Services search function now available in the Web UI – Preparing registrations for NBCU and ESPN • Next Up: – Value-Added Extras – Packaged Media (both digital and physical) – Digital Cinema
Language Issues • In general, changes to audio or subtitle tracks alone are not sufficient for a new Edit – Language track changes are new Manifestations. – If other changes are made at the same time, then a new Edit may be created. • Should “burned in” subtitles and intertitle cards be treated the same? – They constitute a significant change to the visual portion of the program (an Edit), but are language-focused (a Manifestation). – Such changes are often performed in-territory or by a post house for distribution (arguing for Manifestations) – Forced subtitles (rendered on the fly via timed text, not burned in) are new Manifestations, not Edits.
EIDR Governance
Policy Discussion: Metadata Authority • Metadata Authority – – • a Party that is authoritatively knowledgeable about a content record and is willing to assist in maintaining the accuracy of the data in the record Is usually on the ACL for the record (either by request or if the Party created the record) When a record has a Metadata Authority, they will be consulted when another member requests to change fundamental fields (such as primary title or episodic distribution number)
Business and Marketing Update
NAB Report • PBS Tech. Con • 2 nd Screen Event • Briefings – THANKS AGAIN DELUXE – Crown Media, AETN, Scripps, LG, Apple • New Prospects – Broadcast station groups (thanks Zane) – This Technology, Ad. Gorilla, Open. Text, Ooyala, Imagine (Harris), Akamai, Brightcove, IBM, Content. Bridge, AT&T • Co-sponsored MESA reception
Marketing and Outreach Update • April 29 NCTA – Cable. NET Exhibit (Thanks Cable. Labs) – Briefings • May 22 ESCA • May/June European Visit • September IBC
Selected Implementation Updates
BFI • Match and register BFI catalog with EIDR – Status • • • – Next steps: • • Continue working through UK filmography by collection (Hitchcock, Bond, Kubrick, Hammer Horror, etc) Use as impetus to improve BFI metadata as needed Eventually, include link back to EIDR from BFI searches Use EIDR ID as part of existing BFI processes – – – EIDR ID for new BFI-funded films EIDR ID for films digitized through Film Heritage Unlocked program Status • • 1300 sample records matched (1063) and registered (239) In all cases, BFI ID in EIDR as Alternate ID, EIDR ID in BFI record Using desktop XML tools Projects approved, in planning stages Use EIDR in National TV Archive – In planning stages
ESPN • Purpose – – – • Partners – • Develop policies and procedures for ESPN to register its works for EIDR Content IDs. Register ESPN’s back catalog of works. Develop best practices and guidelines that EIDR will publish for all sports entertainment programming. T 3 Media and Red Bee Media Status – – Use Case Identification: In Process Data Model Alignment: Pending SDK Integration: Pending Catalog Registration: Pending
Orchestra Networks • Purpose – • Partners – • To add direct EIDR support into the Orchestra Networks MDM solution for the media and entertainment industry (search, match, create, and modify). Paramount will be the pilot customer Status – – Data Model Alignment: Complete SDK Integration: In Process
Prospective Member Activity
Canal+ • Purpose – Bring forth EIDR ID in Studio. Canal avails management system for own productions and acquisition of US titles • – • Bring EIDR ID in broadcast operations & title management Partners – • Studio support in adding EIDR ID use for International distribution would be great Canal+ has announced deal with Technicolor Status – – – Manual test: complete Technical validation with Studio. Canal: complete Internal canal+ discussions with broadcast operations: on-going
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