Dubai Media Inc. (DMI) has begun the process of signing purchase orders for a list of equipment that it requires for undertaking a major archival project. The equipment will be procured by DMI and integrated by systems integrator Qvest Media. The first of the purchase orders were signed at NAB by Hassan Chahine, DMIs technology […]
Dubai Media Inc. (DMI) has begun the process of signing purchase orders for a list of equipment that it requires for undertaking a major archival project. The equipment will be procured by DMI and integrated by systems integrator Qvest Media.
The first of the purchase orders were signed at NAB by Hassan Chahine, DMIs technology advisor at DMI.
The contract, which represents the second phase of the PBS installation at the site, will see DMI expand its Neptune automation system to bring a total of seven channels under its control.
Speaking about the project, Chahine told BroadcastPro ME: We are planning to execute the archive project in phases to achieve immediate result and maintain a smooth change management process with people and workflows. Our first effort will be archiving all of the new material. This will be followed gradually by a content priority list. The first phase will maintain a large portion of the existing workflow (digitise, playout and log), and this is considered crucial to the success of this project.
Chahine added that this strategy would also make employees more receptive to change.
Often, it is the change management process that creates significant delays in deploying a new technology workflow in any organisation. So we will start with a system that requires minimum change. Then we will capitalise on our existing infrastructure and knowledge and gradually upgrade them. For instance, we will upgrade our existing Pebble Beach Neptune automation system to deliver our operational efficiencies and improve our on air production values. Our plan is to implement a fully automated file-based workflow and this phase moves us closer to that goal.
According to Chahine, once these upgrades are in place, DMI will gradually include the library and all of the other components that need to be archived.
In the background, we may also use an external service provider to archive our content, he added.
The system, which will be installed and integrated by Qvest, comprises ingest, content management and playout, and will include interfaces to Harmonic Omneon video servers, Front Porch Digitals DIVA, Vizrt graphics and Harris Broadcast Master traffic.
