• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • TV/Radio Deals
  • Film partnerships
  • New appointments
  • Production
  • TV Channels
The future of archiving

The future of archiving

February 14, 2017
Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

March 8, 2021
Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

March 8, 2021
ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

March 8, 2021
Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

March 8, 2021
A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

March 8, 2021
Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

March 8, 2021
United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

March 8, 2021
Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

March 7, 2021
Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

March 7, 2021
Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

March 7, 2021
Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

March 7, 2021
Egyptian film to participate in Arab film festivals in Pune and Malmo

Egyptian film to participate in Arab film festivals in Pune and Malmo

March 7, 2021
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Magazine Archive
  • Directory
  • Contact
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
BroadcastPro ME
  • News
    • All
    • Analyst Reports
    • AV
    • Film partnerships
    • International News
    • Mergers/Acquisitions
    • New appointments
    • OTT/Video Streaming
    • Production
    • Satellite/Broadcasting
    • Satellite/Comms
    • TV/Radio Deals
    Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

    Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

    Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

    Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

    Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

    Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

    A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

    A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

    Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

    Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

    United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

    United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

    Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

    Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

    Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

    Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

    Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

    Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

    Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

    Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

    Trending Tags

    • broadcast
    • MENA broadcast
    • ConnecTech2019
  • Tech Features
    • All
    • CASE STUDIES
    • New Media
    • REVIEWS
    • TV/Radio Deals
    What to expect in 2021 for broadcast industry! The experts speak

    What to expect in 2021 for broadcast industry! The experts speak

    Piracy – Unravelling the maze

    Piracy – Unravelling the maze

    Strategies to win the OTT race

    Strategies to win the OTT race

    The OTT journey – Learning from the experts

    The OTT journey – Learning from the experts

    Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

    Vox Pop Part Two: Visualising the AR roadmap

    Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

    Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

    Premier League scraps pay-per-view model following backlash

    Premier League scraps pay-per-view model following backlash

    Shaping audio for broadcast

    Shaping audio for broadcast

    Video Piracy: Separating Fact from Fiction

    Video Piracy: Separating Fact from Fiction

    How to establish an 8K Future

    How to establish an 8K Future

    Trending Tags

    • Videos
      ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

      ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

      EBS presents Love Machine

      Y&C’s presents Back To The Books

      JTBC Studios presents Korean drama ‘The Good Detective’

      JTBC Studios presents Korean drama ‘The Good Detective’

      JTBC Studios Presents the Korean Drama ‘Graceful Friends’

      JTBC Studios Presents the Korean Drama ‘Graceful Friends’

      FormatEast Presents the Korean Entertainment ‘Lotto Singer’

      FormatEast Presents the Korean Entertainment ‘Lotto Singer’

      SBS Contents Hub Presents the Korean Drama ‘Penthouse S1 : War in Life’

      SBS Contents Hub Presents the Korean Drama ‘Penthouse S1 : War in Life’

      beIN Media Group’s exclusive interview with director Guy Ritchie on filming his upcoming film in Doha, Qatar

      beIN Media Group’s exclusive interview with director Guy Ritchie on filming his upcoming film in Doha, Qatar

      Pierre Tabet on what makes 7 Production tick

      Pierre Tabet on what makes 7 Production tick

      VIDEO: Hear it from Francesco Perta and Danny Bates on Dplay’s launch on StarzPlay

      VIDEO: Hear it from Francesco Perta and Danny Bates on Dplay’s launch on StarzPlay

    • Opinion
      AVOD: The best model for OTT success?

      AVOD: The best model for OTT success?

      Mobile LTE is key to simple and reliable live video contribution

      Mobile LTE is key to simple and reliable live video contribution

      How entertainment networks are fighting the pandemic

      How entertainment networks are fighting the pandemic

      New normal inspires fresh storylines and alternative filming strategies

      New normal inspires fresh storylines and alternative filming strategies

      Reviewing video content in the wake of Covid-19

      Reviewing video content in the wake of Covid-19

      Made in the UAE – with pride

      Made in the UAE – with pride

      Failing to prepare: Preparing to fail. Again?

      Failing to prepare: Preparing to fail. Again?

      Celebrating growth with BroadcastPro ME’s tenth anniversary

      Celebrating growth with BroadcastPro ME’s tenth anniversary

      Getting to grips with the AV-over-IP stack

      Getting to grips with the AV-over-IP stack

      How are businesses prioritising their expenditures in light of Covid-19?

      How are businesses prioritising their expenditures in light of Covid-19?

    • Interviews
      • All
      • Lounge
      Kaveh Farnam’s reel story

      Kaveh Farnam’s reel story

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part Two: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Will Covid-19 drive broadcasters into adopting IP?

      Will Covid-19 drive broadcasters into adopting IP?

      Vox Pop: The Road To IP

      Vox Pop: The Road To IP

      Let’s Tok Business: How TikTok is navigating the Middle East market

      Let’s Tok Business: How TikTok is navigating the Middle East market

      COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part II

      COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part II

      COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part I

      COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part I

      OSN: Back with a Bang

      OSN: Back with a Bang

      With Heba Korayem on how Ramadan programming has fared in the face of Covid-19

      With Heba Korayem on how Ramadan programming has fared in the face of Covid-19

    • Products
    • Magazine Archive
    • Events
      • News from Events
      • Upcoming Events
      The industry’s success stories

      The industry’s success stories

      Future of Sports Broadcasting Summit

      Future of Sports Broadcasting Summit

      Cabsat

      IBC

      Cabsat

      NABSHOW

      Cabsat

      ConnecTechAsia

    • LIVE
    No Result
    View All Result
    BroadcastPro ME
    • News
      • All
      • Analyst Reports
      • AV
      • Film partnerships
      • International News
      • Mergers/Acquisitions
      • New appointments
      • OTT/Video Streaming
      • Production
      • Satellite/Broadcasting
      • Satellite/Comms
      • TV/Radio Deals
      Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

      Fatafeat bolsters broadcast sector with commitment to local content production

      Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

      Vincent Loré joins Ross as second Regional Sales Manager for France

      Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

      Bahrain F1 races to make Netflix debut

      A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

      A new reality show on private collections of super cars to be produced soon

      Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

      Priyanka Chopra teams up with chef behind popular Dubai restaurant

      United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

      United Media Services releases official poster of ‘El Nemr’

      Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

      Dhafer L’Abidine marks his directorial debut with ‘Ghodwa’

      Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

      Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time

      Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

      Netflix picks up ‘The Pale Blue Eyes’ in whooping $55m worldwide deal

      Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

      Egyptian actor Yasser Galal to star in ‘Del Ragel’

      Trending Tags

      • broadcast
      • MENA broadcast
      • ConnecTech2019
    • Tech Features
      • All
      • CASE STUDIES
      • New Media
      • REVIEWS
      • TV/Radio Deals
      What to expect in 2021 for broadcast industry! The experts speak

      What to expect in 2021 for broadcast industry! The experts speak

      Piracy – Unravelling the maze

      Piracy – Unravelling the maze

      Strategies to win the OTT race

      Strategies to win the OTT race

      The OTT journey – Learning from the experts

      The OTT journey – Learning from the experts

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part Two: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

      Premier League scraps pay-per-view model following backlash

      Premier League scraps pay-per-view model following backlash

      Shaping audio for broadcast

      Shaping audio for broadcast

      Video Piracy: Separating Fact from Fiction

      Video Piracy: Separating Fact from Fiction

      How to establish an 8K Future

      How to establish an 8K Future

      Trending Tags

      • Videos
        ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

        ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards 2020

        EBS presents Love Machine

        Y&C’s presents Back To The Books

        JTBC Studios presents Korean drama ‘The Good Detective’

        JTBC Studios presents Korean drama ‘The Good Detective’

        JTBC Studios Presents the Korean Drama ‘Graceful Friends’

        JTBC Studios Presents the Korean Drama ‘Graceful Friends’

        FormatEast Presents the Korean Entertainment ‘Lotto Singer’

        FormatEast Presents the Korean Entertainment ‘Lotto Singer’

        SBS Contents Hub Presents the Korean Drama ‘Penthouse S1 : War in Life’

        SBS Contents Hub Presents the Korean Drama ‘Penthouse S1 : War in Life’

        beIN Media Group’s exclusive interview with director Guy Ritchie on filming his upcoming film in Doha, Qatar

        beIN Media Group’s exclusive interview with director Guy Ritchie on filming his upcoming film in Doha, Qatar

        Pierre Tabet on what makes 7 Production tick

        Pierre Tabet on what makes 7 Production tick

        VIDEO: Hear it from Francesco Perta and Danny Bates on Dplay’s launch on StarzPlay

        VIDEO: Hear it from Francesco Perta and Danny Bates on Dplay’s launch on StarzPlay

      • Opinion
        AVOD: The best model for OTT success?

        AVOD: The best model for OTT success?

        Mobile LTE is key to simple and reliable live video contribution

        Mobile LTE is key to simple and reliable live video contribution

        How entertainment networks are fighting the pandemic

        How entertainment networks are fighting the pandemic

        New normal inspires fresh storylines and alternative filming strategies

        New normal inspires fresh storylines and alternative filming strategies

        Reviewing video content in the wake of Covid-19

        Reviewing video content in the wake of Covid-19

        Made in the UAE – with pride

        Made in the UAE – with pride

        Failing to prepare: Preparing to fail. Again?

        Failing to prepare: Preparing to fail. Again?

        Celebrating growth with BroadcastPro ME’s tenth anniversary

        Celebrating growth with BroadcastPro ME’s tenth anniversary

        Getting to grips with the AV-over-IP stack

        Getting to grips with the AV-over-IP stack

        How are businesses prioritising their expenditures in light of Covid-19?

        How are businesses prioritising their expenditures in light of Covid-19?

      • Interviews
        • All
        • Lounge
        Kaveh Farnam’s reel story

        Kaveh Farnam’s reel story

        Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

        Vox Pop Part Two: Visualising the AR roadmap

        Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

        Vox Pop Part One: Visualising the AR roadmap

        Will Covid-19 drive broadcasters into adopting IP?

        Will Covid-19 drive broadcasters into adopting IP?

        Vox Pop: The Road To IP

        Vox Pop: The Road To IP

        Let’s Tok Business: How TikTok is navigating the Middle East market

        Let’s Tok Business: How TikTok is navigating the Middle East market

        COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part II

        COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part II

        COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part I

        COVID-19: Its impact on the media world – Part I

        OSN: Back with a Bang

        OSN: Back with a Bang

        With Heba Korayem on how Ramadan programming has fared in the face of Covid-19

        With Heba Korayem on how Ramadan programming has fared in the face of Covid-19

      • Products
      • Magazine Archive
      • Events
        • News from Events
        • Upcoming Events
        The industry’s success stories

        The industry’s success stories

        Future of Sports Broadcasting Summit

        Future of Sports Broadcasting Summit

        Cabsat

        IBC

        Cabsat

        NABSHOW

        Cabsat

        ConnecTechAsia

      • LIVE
      No Result
      View All Result
      BroadcastPro ME
      No Result
      View All Result
      Home Tech Features

      The future of archiving

      Guest Columnist by Guest Columnist
      February 14, 2017
      in Tech Features
      ShareTweetPostEmail

      With growing content, there is a growing need to store these assets safely. Sony's Nabil El Madbak says optical discs are a cost-effective and safe storage option.

      With growing content, there is a growing need to store these assets safely. Sony’s Nabil El Madbak says optical discs are a cost-effective and safe storage option

      We all know content is king, but just as important is the need to prepare, protect and preserve the content through viable and long-lasting solutions. Within the video production industry alone, data-heavy content such as HD, 4K and high frame rate videos is exponentially growing by the day. These newly created assets need to be managed effectively, stored safely and used along with the old assets.

      Broadcasters, production companies and other content holders are not only handling large and growing quantities of daily content, but are also much concerned with digitising the massive VTR assets currently sitting on shelves. As it becomes increasingly possible to effectively manage and rapidly search these materials via shared networks, new potential is discovered for the reuse of such assets.

      As data volumes rise, so do storage costs, making it essential to implement storage systems that distinguish between hot (frequently accessed), warm (occasionally accessed) and cold (infrequently accessed) data, and select the best storage media for each. The main obstacle for the content owners is to ensure the ability to preserve, access and reuse their valuable assets without incurring repeated investment and huge running cost.

      The requirements of long-term reliability, the ability to maintain large quantities of data at relatively low cost and the ability to maintain data integrity in green environments with limited environmental controls are essential.

      Optical disc storage fills all of these requirements, and is therefore ideal for both warm and cold storage. The new technology, with an open and non-proprietary format, involves the use of multiple bare discs contained within a robust cartridge and a dedicated disc drive unit with an associated software driver able to manipulate the discs individually, providing a seamless read/write capability.

      The non-contact read/write technology offers the ability to access data with remarkable speed compared to tape data that necessitates the physical fast-forwarding and rewinding of a tape 800 metres or more in length until the location of the required data is reached. Also, it’s never going to jam, tangle or snap.

      The fact remains that optical discs are considerably more durable than hard disc storage systems or magnetic tape-based media, with a 100-year shelf life. The system is highly reliable and optimised for long-term archiving. It also succeeds in keeping down total archiving costs and has a low environmental footprint. It offers accessibility and high speed, and can be scalable to fit the users’ needs, which can begin with a small archive stored on a few shelves and expand into a large library as data accumulates.

      While the professional AV media industry has moved steadily from its tape-based origins toward file-based workflows for acquisition, post-production and distribution, the archive domain continues to remain largely tape-based. An alternative modern-day solution, the Optical Disc Archive (ODA), has been created to help organisations achieve safe long-term storage of video, photos, text and other important digital assets.

      Both LTO magnetic tape and ODA are viable cold storage options. The most common complaint from the user community is the constant need to migrate valuable assets from one form of tape media to the next version upgrade, simply to maintain a viable archive. This requirement for copy migration every two generations (approximately five to six years) incurs substantial media and labour costs.

      By leveraging optical technologies and inter-generational compatibility of optical discs, ODA technology can store important data safely, eliminating the need for migration every few years. This eliminates the need for media, hardware and software reinvestment, as well as the cost of human resources required to perform copying work, resulting in reduced total cost of ownership.

      These solutions are also ideal for deep archive, whereas data tape does not provide the assurance or meet the need for very long-term archive requirements. It also provides a second copy broadcast archive solution at a remote site and is suitable for business continuity, disaster recovery, post house and production back-up and for video, film and stock footage archives or AV national archives. The system can also be used for news and sports clips that need to be near-online and as an online browse and proxy clip store.

      Recently, the second generation of Optical Disc Archive System was unveiled, which doubles the capacity of a single cartridge and doubles read/write speeds over the previous generation, accommodating 4K video in real time, and maintains backwards read compatibility with first-generation optical disc drives.

      ODA can serve as the core of highly productive archive systems capable of managing and storing valuable, high-volume data – including 4K video, future-generation video, older video assets and multimedia video content. The technology is future-proof and achieves a revolutionary jump in the world of data storage ideal for any circumstance.

      Now and in future, this system delivers an efficient, secure and reliable archive solution. Unlike data tape technology, where you have to migrate your content or you can’t access it as your technology moves on, the ODA media written today will be readable by the drives of tomorrow.

      The bottom line is: with the region predominantly being tape-based, it is now time to transition towards the future. Optical disc archiving provides a solution that is long-term, economical and ultimately scalable to grow with your business.

      Nabil El Madbak is Technology Marketing Manager at Sony Professional Solutions MEA.

      Tags: ODASony

      Related Posts

      AT&T to sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation for $1.1bn

      AT&T to sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation for $1.1bn

      December 10, 2020
      Sony expands its cinema line with FX6 full-frame professional camera

      Sony expands its cinema line with FX6 full-frame professional camera

      November 18, 2020
      Advanced Media and Sony to showcase Sony A7S III at IN5 Media in Dubai

      Advanced Media and Sony to showcase Sony A7S III at IN5 Media in Dubai

      October 5, 2020
      Sony acquires Nevion

      Sony acquires Nevion

      September 30, 2020
      Sony launches new camera series for digital cinema production

      Sony launches new camera series for digital cinema production

      September 2, 2020
      MBC’s Shahid now available across all mainstream smart TV brands

      MBC’s Shahid now available across all mainstream smart TV brands

      August 31, 2020

      Related News

      Sony expands its cinema line with FX6 full-frame professional camera

      Sony expands its cinema line with FX6 full-frame professional camera

      November 18, 2020
      Advanced Media and Sony to showcase Sony A7S III at IN5 Media in Dubai

      Advanced Media and Sony to showcase Sony A7S III at IN5 Media in Dubai

      October 5, 2020
      Sony acquires Nevion

      Sony acquires Nevion

      September 30, 2020
      Sony launches new camera series for digital cinema production

      Sony launches new camera series for digital cinema production

      September 2, 2020
      More Related News

      Popular Stories

      • WarnerMedia and OSN launch Adult Swim pop-up channel

        WarnerMedia and OSN launch Adult Swim pop-up channel

        964 shares
        Share 386 Tweet 241
      • Manga Production releases trailer of Saudi-Japanese anime ‘The Journey’

        956 shares
        Share 382 Tweet 239
      • BeIN Sports to broadcast Qatar Total Open in MENA exclusively

        896 shares
        Share 358 Tweet 224
      • Disney+ acquires all five seasons of ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’

        835 shares
        Share 334 Tweet 209
      • Arabic Originals on MENA OTT services grew by 383% in 2020: VYND

        799 shares
        Share 320 Tweet 200

      BroadcastPro ME

      • About
      • Advertise
      • Subscribe
      • Magazine Archive
      • Directory
      • Contact
      • Privacy

      Follow us on Social Media

      No Result
      View All Result
      • News
      • Tech Features
      • Videos
      • Opinion
      • Interviews
      • Products
      • Magazine Archive
      • Events
      • LIVE

      Login to your account below

      Forgotten Password?

      Fill the forms bellow to register

      All fields are required. Log In

      Retrieve your password

      Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

      Log In