Slovene Media Operator TSmedia Opts for Front Porch Digital

Front
Porch Digital announced that TSmedia d.o.o., the media arm of Telekom
Slovenia Group, has installed a DIVArchive content storage management (CSM)
system and DIVAdirector media asset management (MAM) system in its facility in
Ljubljana, Slovenia.

TSmedia is using the system to archive, review, and restore assets for the
Planet TV channel, which TSmedia launched on Nov. 5, 2012, with a schedule of
movies, series, documentaries, UEFA CHL, and reality shows, as well as live
evening news, sports, and weather.

To manage Planet TV’s wide scope of
content, TSmedia needed a system that handled the archive in a simple way while
still supporting requests for content in many possible formats. The goal was to
set up an automated station with a tapeless workflow in order to minimize the
number of people required to operate the station, and at the same time minimize
the possibility of human error.

"Like
so many broadcasters in our market, we operate on a very limited budget, but we
still wanted a premium technology that would allow us to store and index
content easily," said Marko Kroflic, a senior developer at TSmedia who
was responsible for systems integration on Planet TV. "Now with DIVArchive and DIVAdirector, we
have a system that provides automated file retrieval, library collection, and
restoration of clips back to our news system for editing without any loss of
quality. We were able to set up a digital archive at a fraction of the cost of
big enterprise archives – and the best part is the system can be very easily
expanded as our needs require and budget allows."

DIVArchive resides among TSmedia’s
automation system, video servers, production system, and NAS. Users rely on
DIVAdirector’s Web interface to access the archive and review clips. The
DIVArchive system speeds up the workflow by automating media-clip archival from
the video servers to the NAS. Every part of the system architecture can expand
in order to support additional channels.

"TSmedia
is our first customer in Slovenia, and their installation is proof positive
that DIVASolutions are accessible to small broadcasters," said Rino
Petricola, Front Porch Digital SVP and MD. "TSmedia has started with an extremely small but highly scalable
solution that is exactly tailored to their current requirements, which made it
possible for them to keep their initial investment in line with the available
budget. As the channel and operation matures, DIVArchive will grow with it."