CUPERTINO, Calif.—Quality assurance solutions provider Interra Systems has announced that Elite Media Technologies has selected its BATON file-based QC solution for file-based media workflows.

Elite Media Technologies specializes in master-level and international audio QC, SDR and HDR finishing, IMF and DCP packaging, and full-service picture and sound restoration along with distribution and delivery across streaming and broadcast platforms.

“We offer comprehensive master-level and foreign audio quality control services, along with SDR and HDR mastering, IMF and DCP creation, as well as picture and sound restoration,” said Nick Mairose, president and CEO of Elite Media Technologies. “Our mission is to create high-quality media experiences for clients worldwide. After an in-depth evaluation, we selected BATON for its audio and video analysis, scalable architecture and feature set, which align with our commitment to maintaining high standards in content transformation and delivery.”

BATON is used to automate quality control processes for media files, helping ensure compliance and consistency across formats, including SDR and HDR content.

“For more than 15 years, Elite Media Technologies has specialized in creating high-quality content for global distribution across multiple languages and formats,” said Ashish Basu, executive vice president of global sales and business development at Interra Systems. “As a highly respected company in the industry, Elite Media Technologies’ focus on quality makes its adoption of BATON for file-based QC significant for us.”

“We continue to invest in research and development based on customer feedback,” Basu added. “In addition to checking the quality of SDR and HDR content, BATON can support Elite Media Technologies in delivering content to its VOD, SVOD, and OTT distribution clients.”

During the 2026 NAB Show (booth # W2243) from April 19-22, in Las Vegas, Interra Systems will showcase the latest version of its BATON platform, along with its entire suite of QC, monitoring, and analyzing solutions — including ORION for real-time monitoring and VEGA Media Analyzer for deep technical analysis and debugging. Live demos can be scheduled here: www.interrasystems.com/mailer/nab-2026/index.html.

More information about Interra Systems’ solutions can be found at www.interrasystems.com.

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Interra Systems has announced that Norway’s public service broadcaster, NRK, continues to see improvements in its operations as a result of its use of BATON, Interra Systems’ AI/ML-enabled QC platform for audio and video. NRK uses the solution for checking finished edited programs and analyzing file sets that the company transcodes and publishes.

NRK is a longtime user of BATON, and over the years, it has seen the solution evolve to accommodate customer feedback. “We have been using BATON successfully for many years,” said Kjell Ove Nordlien, senior engineer from the Technology Division of the Production Systems Department of NRK. “These days, we use BATON internally to check the high-res files of finished edited programs, and we’ve been using it externally for several years, to analyze the ABR MP4 file sets that we transcode and publish to our origin partner, and further, to our web service,” “Our engineering team depends on BATON a great deal for our video quality.”

BATON automates QC processes, supporting high standards for quality and compliance. NRK has deployed the most recent version of the solution, which includes framework updates, enhanced video quality checks for 4K files, support for RDD59 specifications, direct analysis of image sequence formats, optimized MXF file verification, advanced diagnostic tools for system health monitoring, and improved API. The technology stack operates on Python 3.x with a Postgres database and the Django web framework, resulting in a more responsive interface, increased scalability, and optimized resource management. It also features enhanced performance for UHD content QC, optimized IMF analysis, support for Sony 360 RA analysis, improved cloud support, advanced video and audio quality checks, comprehensive Dolby Atmos support, and expanded format support, Interra reported.

“NRK is a highly respected broadcaster in Europe; it was an early adopter of BATON among the preeminent members of the European Broadcasting Union. Over the years, we have seen NRK broaden its use of BATON,” said Ashish Basu, executive vice president of global sales and business development at Interra Systems. “We invest a lot of research and development effort into BATON based on customer feedback. NRK’s expanded BATON usage is a result of that customer orientation.”

Interra Systems will display the BATON QC platform, along with its full suite of compliance and content monitoring solutions, at the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 6-9, in booth W1921.

More information about Interra Systems solutions can be found at www.interrasystems.com.

NRK’s web service can be found at tv.nrk.no.

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Interra Systems has announced that Comcast Technology Solutions has integrated recent updates to BATON Version 9 into its operations.

Comcast Technology Solutions is a longtime BATON user who adopted the solution to ensure high-quality content delivery.

BATON Version 9 offers a new engine and web framework, along with expanded support for checks, formats, and features. These enhancements contribute to increased efficiency and improved user experience for Comcast Technology Solutions' media QC operations.

“The updates to BATON Version 9 have provided significant benefits to our team,” said Christopher Jones, senior engineer at Comcast Technology Solutions. “The improved user interface has streamlined navigation and operation, enabling faster identification of quality issues. The streamlined upgrade process minimized downtime and facilitated a seamless transition to the latest version.”

The upgrade to the newest version is providing it with enhancements in the user interface, the upgrade process, and overall performance with the latest version of the solution.

BATON Version 9 automates QC processes, supporting high standards for quality and compliance. Key features of the latest version include framework updates, enhanced video quality checks for 4K files, support for RDD59 specifications, direct analysis of image sequence formats, and optimized MXF file verification. Advanced diagnostic tools for system health monitoring and an improved API are also included, Interra Systems explained.

“We are pleased that Comcast Technology Solutions has realized positive results with BATON Version 9,” said Ashish Basu, executive vice president of global sales and business development at Interra Systems, “We are committed to continuously developing our solutions based on customer needs, and these updates reflect our focus on delivering advanced and efficient QC tools.”

BATON Version 9’s architecture also includes a complete stack upgrade, with migration to Python 3.x and a new Postgres DB and Django web framework, resulting in a more responsive interface, increased scalability, and optimized resource management. In addition, it features enhanced performance for UHD content QC and analysis, optimized IMF analysis, support for SONY 360 RA analysis, improved cloud support, advanced video and audio quality checks, comprehensive Dolby Atmos support, and expanded format support, Interra reported.

Interra Systems will demonstrate the latest evolution of its BATON product suite at the 2025 NAB Show at Booth W1921, April 6-9, in Las Vegas. More information about Interra Systems’ solutions can be found at www.interrasystems.com.

MUMBAI, India—As one of the largest players in the global content localization space, with offices worldwide, ZOO Digital is a technology provider for premium content brands. ZOO Digital’s localization services adapt original content for different languages, regions and cultures, and its media services ensure that content is technically compliant for all required streaming service platforms. With our services and global capabilities, content creators can extend the reach and financial opportunities for both new and existing entertainment content.

In 2017, when we were then known as Vista India Digital Media, we explored various automated AV quality checking tools in the market for our automated QC workflows—focusing in particular on their capability, scalability and speed.

Automated QC Support
The deciding factor in choosing Interra Systems’ BATON solution was based on three key aspects: BATON’s fit with our specific QC needs, its speed performance, and Interra Systems’ responsiveness and support. These aspects are paramount, as automated QC is the first in a long line of processes that ensures content qualifies for downstream flow—with QC being repeated once again at the finalizing stage. 

We also liked the responsiveness and support of the Interra Systems team who guided us through the trials we conducted ahead of full deployment, quicking answering all of our questions as well as providing flexible licensing options. This gave us a sense of the level of support we could expect from them, and I’m happy to say that they have been consistent.

We have deployed BATON for the QC of all of our mezzanine files for any video and audio anomalies such as drop frames, tics and pops, black frames, and more. These files are usually delivered to a variety of premium OTT platforms.

Speed & Quality
These partner platforms have highly stringent quality standards coupled with a need for fast turnaround delivery schedules. Any gaps in content files detected downstream will lead to the reacquisition of content and wasted resources and will also impact the delivery timeline. BATON has helped secure our QC workflow manifolds by saving time, effort, and identifying anomalies like frame corruption, digital hits, and more, which can easily be missed during “eyeball only” QC.

The AV material we QC with BATON ranges from HD, to UHD, to HDR10. With the volume of work we handle, we typically perform quality checks 24/7. We put BATON through its paces on a daily basis and I’m happy to say that we haven’t experienced any breakdowns since we started using it. BATON has stayed ahead of the curve with the ever-changing quality requirements of various content platforms with frequent upgrades, and shows Interra Systems’ commitment to deliver best in class solutions. 

Sathya Narayanan is CTO at Zoo India / Vista India Digital Media and has more than 25 years of experience in the media and technology space, covering a range of industries including film, animation, gaming, and media technology solutions. Narayanan’s passion is to architect technology solutions related to the M&E market, leveraging years of domain expertise in the media industry. He can be reached at
sathya.narayanan@vistaindia.com.

For more information, visit www.interrasystems.com.

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Interra Systems this week revealed its BATON machine learning-, artificial intelligence-enabled automated quality control (QC) platform has successfully completed an AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) and that the company has joined the Amazon Web Services Partner Network.

The availability of Interra Systems’ solutions in the cloud offers media companies a way to take advantage of newer, faster processors to optimize performance and gives them the ability to streamline content production and delivery from anywhere, the company said.

"We are excited to join the AWS Partner Network and to further strengthen our commitment to the cloud," said Saurabh Jain, director of strategic partnerships at Interra Systems. "Being a part of the AWS Partner Network brings increased efficiencies and cost savings to customers using our quality control and monitoring solutions. Having our software solutions stamped with an FTR approval also means customers can expect world-class security, reliability and operational excellence when they are running on the AWS cloud."

Interra Systems' software-based and cloud-ready QC, captioning/subtitling, monitoring, and analysis solutions provide a complete set of tools for scalability, high performance and centralized management, the company said.

With the option for on-premises and cloud deployments, its solutions give media companies the flexibility to deliver premium live and video on demand assets to a global audience now and in the future, it said.

"As media companies transition to the cloud, they require solutions that can ensure content quality at cloud scale," said Ryan Broadwell, director of ISV Partnerships at AWS. "We're pleased to have Interra Systems join as a member of the AWS Partner Network to allow media companies to scale their content workflows."

As an AWS Partner, Interra Systems is positioned to help media companies take full advantage of all that AWS has to offer and accelerate their journey to the cloud. FTR helps AWS Partners to identify and remediate risks in their products or solutions.

Running BATON products on AWS allows media companies to perform content QC remotely in the cloud from anywhere in the world. BATON offers QC support for 4K, comprehensive audio-video quality checks for complex content, OAR watermark and enhanced Cinavia watermark checks, IMF Application 2 Extended, PSE for HDR, foreign languages, Dolby Atmos and FLAC audio.

More information is available on the company’s website.

PARIS—Interra Systems’ Baton platform will be integrated into the Ooyala Flex Media Platform as part of an expanded technology partnership established by Interra and Dalet.

The Baton machine-learning and AI-enabled automated file-based quality control platform will provide comprehensive quality and compliance checks for VOD content for linear and streaming workflows both in the cloud and on premises. The technology will be specifically integrated into the Ooyala Flex platform as well as Dalet Galaxy five, which previously utilized Interra technology.

Working with the Ooyala platform, this integration is designed to address QC throughout the supply chain, automating quality checks at various stages. Baton’s QC reports can be populated automatically to metadata fields for each asset within the workflow for users to view the results.

“The integration of our platforms with the industry-leading BATON QC platform provides an automated solution for accelerated delivery of high-quality, tested content, opening the door for media companies to increase their operational efficiency and better monetize their catalogs, no matter their business model,” said Bea Alonso, director of product marketing at Dalet

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Interra Systems is furthering its partnership with Dolby, announcing that it has integrated its Baton file-based quality control platform with Dolby Vision. Baton, which performs video, audio and closed caption checks, already support the Dolby Atmos audio format.

Dolby Vision is a next-generation standard designed to deliver high dynamic range and wide color gamut viewing experiences. By supporting Dolby Vision, Baton can decode and apply the metadata contained in Dolby Vision streams. With this, OTT video service providers have access to new functionalities like checking conformance against Dolby Vision, decoding Dolby Vision content and checking for the presence of Dolby Vision metadata.

“This latest expansion of our partnership will enable customers to perform QC and analyze Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos streams in production and delivery workflows, expediting the time to market oh high-quality HDR content,” said Vijeta Kashyap, vice president of operations at Interra Systems.