BBC Wales to manage assets and orchestrate workflows with Dalet Galaxy

Dalet Galaxy will offer a centralized content repository and provide tools to organize workflows and different media processes in production, news, studio and broadcast departments.

BBC Wales has opted for the platform for Media Asset Management (MAM) and workflow orchestration, Dalet Galaxy, in order to streamline all workflows and asset management in its new facilities in Cardiff (Wales). Once deployed, this technology The valley will offer a centralized content repository and provide tools to organize workflows and different media processes in the production, news, studio and broadcast departments. The design of the facility and its implementation over the next few years will be managed by Dalet Professional Services.

Gareth Powell, chief operating officer of BBC Wales, said: "Dalet will provide an asset management system for our new headquarters in Central Square, Cardiff. Dalet has been selected following a highly competitive process, and will provide an important part of the technological solution in Central Square within a state-of-the-art broadcast centre."

The cornerstone of this digital installation will be Dalet Galaxy, connecting to this solution all systems and subsystems that are deployed in future phases. The next-generation, BPMN-compatible Dalet Workflow Engine will allow the BBC to organize a combination of user tasks and media services ranging from ingestion, transcoding and quality control to recording, editing, packaging and media distribution. A very easy-to-use interface will allow users to model business processes, selecting from a palette of operations such as tasks and user notifications, metadata and media services, gateways, wait time, error management, among others.

The comprehensive and open Dalet Galaxy API will allow the BBC to closely connect storage and infrastructure technologies, media and post-production services, and trading and traffic platforms, orchestrating a seamless workflow that tracks assets and associated metadata along the entire chain.

Adrian Smith, Dalet UK Regional Director, comments: "We have been working with the BBC on a multitude of projects for over fifteen years. Dalet Galaxy's flexible architecture provides a future-proof framework in which the BBC can evolve to meet new requirements and production needs emerging in the coming months and even years. The Dalet Professional Services team's experience in managing these enterprise deployments will help them navigate this large-scale, multi-year deployment."

Dalet HTML and Brio

In addition to Dalet Galaxy, Dalet will supply a new Dalet HTML application for simplified management of camera cards and its Dalet Brio video server. Compatible with SDI and IP, the versatile high-density Dalet Brio ingest and playout platform supports SMPTE 2110 standards, allowing broadcasters to move towards an IP-based future while retaining the security that SDI offers.

Finally, it should be noted that Dalet's solutions and services allow media companies to create, manage and distribute content more quickly and efficiently, maximizing the value of assets. Dalet's products are based on three distinct platforms that, combined, form versatile business solutions that power end-to-end workflows for news, sports, program preparation, production, archiving and radio. Individually, Dalet platforms and products offer specific applications with key capabilities to address critical media workflow functions such as ingest, quality control, editing, transcoding and cross-platform distribution.

The foundation of Dalet's productivity-enhancing workflow solutions, Dalet Galaxy offers an NRCS and MAM that unifies the content chain by managing assets, metadata, workflows and processes across multiple and diverse production and distribution systems. Specially designed for news and media workflows, this technology platform allows professionals to increase productivity while providing operational and commercial visibility.