PBS Selects Signiant to Manage and Distribute its Award-Winning Programming

NAB 2009 - Booth SL4508

LAS VEGAS - NAB Show, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- PBS (Public Broadcasting
Service) Media Operations Center, located in Arlington, VA, USA, has teamed
up with Signiant to manage and move its television and web content throughout
its operational structure as well as to multiple online distribution end
points. Signiant provides PBS with a file management dashboard that allows
the award-winning broadcaster to automatically receive verifications and
notifications of file deliveries through a sophisticated tracking system
indicative of PBS' high volume of content.
PBS is using Signiant to address several of its internal file movement
needs, including:
- Distributing internal video files to broadcast facilities
- Moving digital and video files from one server to another for
processing
- Distributing content to watch files after transcoding
- Managing workflows for multiple processes
- Automated movement during off-hours
- Accurate reporting of confirmation of deliveries
- Moving files to storage for archiving

"Prior to Signiant, we had a home-grown system that simply moved files,
without any management or tracking," said Wendy Allen, PBS Senior Director,
Media Operations Center. "With Signiant, we have a solution that saves us
time and provides peace of mind that all of the digital and video files we
are distributing - for editing, broadcast or archiving - have reached the
desired location safely and fully intact. Additionally, Signiant's support
staff has exceeded our expectations with a professional team ensuring PBS'
success."
About Signiant
Founded in 2000 (http://www.signiant.com), Signiant's software enables
immediate cost savings and monetization of digital assets by managing,
accelerating, and automating the movement of content securely over networks.
With Signiant, companies are able to streamline the workflow of their digital
media files and ensure that the right content is in the right place at the
right time. Signiant is headquartered in Burlington, MA with development
facilities in Ottawa, Canada and offices in New York, Los Angeles, London,
Munich and Singapore. Read the Signiant blog at:
http://www.digitalmediagalaxy.com.
About PBS
PBS, with its 357 member stations, offers all Americans - from every walk
of life - the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through
television and online content. Each month, PBS reaches more than 115 million
people on-air and online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science,
history, nature and public affairs; hear diverse viewpoints; and take front
row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS' broad array of programs
has been consistently honored by the industry's most coveted award
competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS
for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life.
PBS' premier children's TV programming and Web site, www.pbskids.org, are
parents' and teachers' most trusted partners in inspiring and nurturing
curiosity and love of learning in children. More information about PBS is
available at: http://www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the
Internet.
For further information, please contact:
Wendy Mattock,
Bubble & Squeak
wendy@bubblesqueak.co.uk
Tel. +44-7912-300231

George Snell,
Highland Communications,
highlandcomm@gmail.com
Tel: +1-781-254-0315

SOURCE Signiant

For further information, please contact: Wendy Mattock, Bubble & Squeak,
wendy@bubblesqueak.co.uk, Tel. +44-7912-300231. George Snell, Highland
Communications, highlandcomm@gmail.com, Tel: +1-781-254-0315