Pebble Beach and Mantric Digital begin close collaboration

The specialist in broadcast automation systems Pebble Beach Systems and the management solutions provider Mantrics Digital Video will jointly demonstrate at IBC the integration between their automation and workflow control products in the Marina system environment.

The specialist in broadcast automation systems Pebble Beach Systems and management solutions provider Mantrics Digital Video, will jointly show at IBC the integration between their automation and workflow control products in the Marina system environment.

Marina is a high-level automation solution that is highly configurable to address the changing operational and business requirements in broadcast today. With the ability to offer very high channel density, and a powerful playlist engine that allows exceptionally short clip playback, operators are able to handle very high and complex volumes of media and metadata.

As Peter Hajittofi highlights, "the system is scalable to hundreds of channels, and was designed to address the business needs of broadcasters who require a fluid and varied set of content delivery requirements, thus giving them an almost infinite variety of configuration options. Marina offers tight integration with Pebble Beach's Media Management systems for file-based workflows and control of nearline and tape-based files."

Announcing the collaboration, Mantrics Digital Video CEO Claudio Mattei explained that "our flagship workflow manager Workflow Manager leverages Marina's capabilities to dynamically track and display the status of all content, giving direct visibility to all assets within the system and making the process highly traceable and transparent. It enhances Pebble Beach Systems' own process management in the Marina environment, allowing users to view content at all stages of the flow. from ingestion to distribution. Operators have full visibility of where each content is during the preparation process, thus being sure that the correct version is being prepared for playback. We are delighted to work with Pebble Beach systems to offer this complete and easy-to-use solution.

As a powerful web-based solution for Media Asset Management (MAM), workflow automation and project planning, Workflow Manager also allows broadcasters to control technical and human resources.