SPT CE Operations Overview Denes Talosi 20032013 SPT

SPT CE Operations Overview Denes Talosi 20/03/2013

SPT CE Operations � Content Processing � Coordination � Non-Linear � MC-CE Op Gap analyzes

Content processing Long form Ingest/QC

The Operation team � Post ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Production Ingest QC Daytime edits Audio Conform Non-Linear production Formating Compliance view Segmentation Internal services (OAP, Digital, Marketing, Sales)

The Operation team � Coordination ◦ ◦ ◦ Shipping, Delivery Administration Task scheduling Contact playout, vendors, distributors Existing version acquiring Internal services (OAP, Digital, Marketing, Sales)

Volume � 2700 acquired programing hours ◦ 80% HD – 50 Tbyte ◦ 20% SD – 12 Tbyte � 2000 premier commercials /month � around 1800 promo cuts /month

Audio Versioning � Dub aquireing territories ◦ Czech 45% (600 hours/year) ◦ Hungary 50% (700 hours/year) � Other ◦ Poland (Voice over) ◦ Bulgaria (pending)

Subtitle Versioning � Subtitle ◦ ◦ ◦ only Romania Macedonia Serbia Croatio Slovenia Bulgaria � Sub insertion ◦ Hungary ◦ Czech

4 x Edit station 3 x QC station Content hits directly an editor for • Technical QC • Format conversion • Content check (order etc) • Removal of textless elements • Reduction of blacks

� Catch Up production XRE render server to allow 24/7 ingest station availability

Output formats

Coordination Shipping, Ingest, QC, Versioning, Delivery

Operations report ◦ ◦ ◦ Access database User based access Workflow selection (18 existing workflow templates) License and TX date workflow management Episode based title generation Deadline allocation for every episode Personal Task scheduling and prioritisation(ingest, QC traffic) Interactive status updates Multi level follow up for localization vendors Traffic coordination(follow up) Reporting (alert, vendor, red materials etc) Planned implementation of an SQL solution

ENTERING NEW SERIES

ADD LANGUAGE VERSIONS AND VENDOR

WORKFLOW TEMPLATE

VISION INTEGRATION “PULL” THROUGH LISTING

Non Linear Production VOD/OTT/Catch Up

Non - Linear 30, 000 hours output yearly (60 Tbyte, 250 GB) � Catch Up � Classis Set Top Box VOD (AVOD, SVOD, TVOD) � OTT � BIVL � Mobile

Va. Mo. S Fully covers catch up needs With the delivery of 18, 000 content per year. � BC/MPX ◦ Catch UP ◦ Mobile ◦ BIVL Metadata grabbing from Vision listing

VOD 7 platforms in operation Potential 46 platforms to launch 30 -100 ph/ package with the avg. 300 GB Challenges � Library management � Scheduling � Metadata � Content Production � Delivery

VOD � Existing � By resources covers up to 10 platforms September 20 platforms expected � Short term Solution needed

VOD – Short term � Production side ◦ HR (VOD operator) ◦ Production (storage 20 T, Carbon Coder 57 k USD) � Scheduling ◦ Access based solution (25 k USD) ◦ Or/and HR (Planner)

� Catch Up production

VOD Support Timing Number of platforms Phase 1 As of Today 10 platforms to launch by the 1 st of April Refreshment Volume HR Requirements per month SD HD Total* 250 20 platforms in operation Phase 3 end of FY 14 46 platforms in target 450 480 Phase 2 1 st Jun 2013 50 120 960 1104 276 2208 Covered (ingest editor, traffic coordinator) Technical Covered (Pro. Coder 8, XRE) Scheduling Metadata Covered (Excel based) VOD Operator (annual) Dedicated Storage, Access $24, 000 Carbon. Coder $57, 000 based Scheduler (annual) Media Centre $24, 000 (Eagle) Vision 4. x *The production of one HD esset equals four SD output **the above calculation estimates that all platforms are capable for archiving ***30 ep per package ****20% of HD production ***** Both scheduling and production depends of the complexity of the platform. There is no linear calculation (platform exclusivity, pre rolls, subtitling etc ) Covered $25, 000 with access Vision 4. x

PROCESS OF A PLATFORM LAUNCH

MC-CE Op Gap analyzes CE Limitations, Benefits, Priorities

CE Op limitations Major bottle neck is on the VOD side � Long form storage (archive and restore) � VOD scheduling and delivery � Remote ingest working storage (Source content pulling for a mid term storage) � 1 Gig Bp-Lon connection

MC benefits for CE � Source storage as a buffer to pull Cineshare – Aspera etc � Remote ingest � Implementation of Operations report functions into the MAMs � Asset Delivery (vendors, playout, non-linear) � Harding FPA test for TX ready contents � System integrations

Functional priorities � Long Form Archive � Asset management � Receipt of Source contents to a buffer storage Integration (Vision) � VOD scheduling � Schedule driven multi platform transcoding � Automated Content Delivery (VOD, Playout, Studios etc)