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We need to think content-centric

30 Jul. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

The broadcasting business is in constant evolution. It is no longer about filling linear channels with content, no longer about offering as many titles as possible on VOD services. It is about generating added value throughout the content’s lifecycle. Michel Beke, SVP Product Strategy at MEDIAGENIX, explores. Not more than a decade ago, pressure was on the single-channel broadcasters to…
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To store or to reuse VOD files?

To store or to reuse VOD files?

26 Jun. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

To store and reuse multiple VOD video files in the MAM, or to create the video files every time they are needed? With VOD business models, that is the classic dilemma between storage space and processing power. How to find the right balance and optimize infrastructure costs? Material management for a VOD service is significantly different from managing material for…
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VOD services for couch potatoes

11 Jun. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

Scientists call it the Paradox of Choice: more choice can make the experience less pleasing and even unpleasing. If you know what you want to watch, you whizz through the application of your favourite VOD service and watch content that just hits the spot. But deciding for the entire family is a more daunting task. And let's be honest, sometimes…
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WHATS’ON rolls out in Asia

25 May. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

With the recent WHATS’ON roll outs in Singapore, Australia, Taiwan and Korea, and more APAC countries warming up to our agile approach, Johan Vanmarcke, Managing Director MEDIAGENIX Asia, is all the more energized to further strengthen the network and convince new prospects of the unique strengths of our Broadcast Management System WHATS’ON. The demo booth at Broadcast Asia 2017 was…
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Customers try out new VOD tools

11 May. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

Co-creation at its best. In Brussels or online, WHATS’ON users from all over the world have tried out the new VOD scheduling tools in WHATS’ON, the new step in our drive for content-centric planning. This kind of user-experience testing and customer feedback is key in our co-creation approach and crucial for tuning the VOD tools to best practices before they…
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NAB Show 2017: the M.E.T. effect

27 Apr. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

NAB Show 2017 was about the 'M.E.T. Effect'. Fuelled by internet connectivity and integrated systems, Media, Entertainment and Technology are converging, while content, workflows and revenue streams are being redefined. The many visitors to the booths of MEDIAGENIX and WideOrbit, our partner in the U.S., had heard we were quite unique in the way we helped prepare for all this…
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UAB 2017: customers gather in Lisbon

23 Mar. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

On 23 March, more than 40 media companies from 17 countries gathered in Lisbon for what turned out to be the biggest MEDIAGENIX User Advisory Board (UAB) ever. The city of the explorers saw how 210 international delegates raised this two-day celebration of co-creation to a new high, seizing the many and very diverse networking opportunities offered to connect, share…
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ABU DBS: Conquering VOD complexity

9 Mar. 2017 - MEDIAGENIX

ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2017 in Kuala Lumpur got off to a flying start for MEDIAGENIX as Johan Vanmarcke, Managing Director MEDIAGENIX Asia, took pride of place at the opening session and the ministerial session. Not much later SVP Product strategy Michel Beke took the main stage to explain how a content-centric BMS can conquer the complexity of VOD from…
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RTS get rights accurate to the frame

22 Aug. 2016 - MEDIAGENIX

How to swiftly deliver sliced and diced content to multiple online platforms without dropping the ball when verifying exploitation rights. As media companies have taken to publishing their content on many and diverse platforms in spite of the intricacy of exploitation rights, they have seen the complexity of their content distribution grow exponentially. Nonetheless, in a fast-paced media world that…
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