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Media Asset Data Models in MAM Systems An Evolutionary V...

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by Kevin Savina Issue 109 - January 2016 As I was working on a presentation I gave on the data models MAM systems are built upon, I realized that looking at the evolution of these data models was a nice way of explaining them. It only made sense to share it with a wider audience. By illustrating how media assets are tracked and catalogued within a...

Submitted by Kevin Savina

Published 21 January 2016

Ask the experts: the future for media archives

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by Stefano Cavaglieri Issue 89 - May 2014 Semantic linking is a term coined by Tim Berners-Lee and used to describe a framework of syntax that allows computers to understand complex statements of the kind humans are able to deal with easily. If all the information online were to be accessible through semantic linking, computers would be able to mak...

Submitted by Stefano Cavaglieri#

Published 01 June 2014

Estuary TV interview: Local TV launches in the UK

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Issue 84 - December 2013The first of a new wave of local TV stations started broadcasting recently with Estuary TV launching from its base in Grimsby. Over the next year, 19 new channels will launch across the UK funded by advertising, sponsorship and commercial agreements with the BBC will see a mix of local news, sport and culture. There have be...

Submitted by KitPlus

Published 01 January 2014

Channel in a box: Tried, tested and trusted

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Issue 84 - December 2013 The first of a new wave of local TV stations started broadcasting recently with Estuary TV launching from its base in Grimsby. Over the next year, 19 new channels will launch across the UK funded by advertising, sponsorship and commercial agreements with the BBC will see a mix of local news, sport and culture. There have be...

Submitted by Ben Gunkel

Published 01 January 2014

Service providers should see OTT as a revenue opportunity

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by Haggai BarelIssue 84 - December 2013 Todays content service providers can use over-the-top (OTT) content to enhance the viewing experience for their subscribers and generate revenue for their service offerings. To accomplish this, however, service providers must overcome the initial - and justified - belief that OTT is a threat that must be bloc...

Submitted by Haggai Barel

Published 01 January 2014

The semantic web made simple

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There is a new term creeping in to discussions in the broadcasting business, and particularly around those involved in asset management and research projects. The term is “semantic web” and, I suspect, there are a lot of people who are neither completely sure they know what it means, nor trust its relevance in our business. I aim to provide some si...

Submitted by Bob Pank#

Published 01 November 2012