Within a single solution, Media Gateway offers a highly flexible and seamless method for linking personal file transfers from Media Exchange with automated file exchange processes from the Media Agents without requiring professional services or custom scripts.
“We are keen to embrace new technologies that enable us to streamline our operations. While the Signiant solution is exactly what we need now, it is also adaptable and scaleable so that it can grow and develop alongside our business, and it also allows us to make VOD business models viable.”
“Point.360’s relationship with Signiant has allowed us to offer even greater services in the rapidly expanding field of file delivery. Signiant has given us a level of efficiency and security that has increased our ability to meet customers’ worldwide file delivery requirements.”
“The benefits that Signiant offered made the choice pretty easy. Firstly the solution will vastly reduce the amount of content delivered via tape, thus saving us significant time and money by reducing manual processing, and streamlining the entire process. It will also provide a homogenous platform for all inbound and outbound electronic content transactions.”
“Our mission is to bring our blockbuster movies, concerts, comedy specials and original programming to not just TVs, but to every consumer screen. We are rapidly onboarding new customers and don’t have the luxury of massive legacy infrastructures we can lean on. That demands creating operational efficiencies on a scale never before seen in the entertainment community.”
“The workflow has been in place for more than six months and it works like a charm – our client is very happy. We have been working with Signiant for over a year, and their reliability is excellent. We don’t need to worry about the security of the content or whether it will get to where it needs to go.”
Working with Signiant, Deluxe quickly and securely coordinated dubbing reference materials for actors’ lipsync dubbing work in 18 international languages. The same Signiant software also enabled immediate delivery of the completed dialogue tracks from across the globe for centralized mixing in Los Angeles and London.
Seven will implement a fibre-based system with Signiant’s software to securely automate workflows and manage file movement across 25 sites, including Seven’s state capital offices, overseas offices, affiliates, and some external suppliers’ premises. They will also use Media Exchange for newsgathering.
The Winter Games were available online for on demand video viewing at nbcolympics.com. There were 14 different workflows behind the scenes that Signiant’s software managed to ensure that the viewer experience was seamless as the games were streamed from Akamai’s Content Distribution Network.
“Signiant’s partnership with Akamai provides customers with a more efficient, scalable and automated way of uploading content, regardless of its location or file size. As demand increases for more content in multiple formats and versions, the Signiant solution gives customers greater control over distribution.”
“The Signiant installation saves us time in two ways: firstly by sending content over secure ftp instead of by courier, and secondly by enabling us to free up staff from carrying out repetitive tasks which allows us to redeploy them more productively.”
“The ability to quickly and easily move digital media files into and out of South Africa with Signiant has made the country as a whole a more attractive location to shoot feature films. We’ve used Signiant’s software to transfer feature films like Blood Diamond and Free Willy 3 and have been extremely happy with its file acceleration and management features.”
