PARIS—Dalet’s Ooyala Flex Media Platform has been updated to better meet the needs of global program delivery, while putting a focus on controlling budgets, the company shared in a press release.

The Ooyala platform has added Kubernetes capabilities to scale cloud computing use for proxy creation and file movement to help optimize cloud costs. There are also new multitenant security features and support for a range of mastering formats, including IMF in the cloud.

With the Kubernetes, Ooyala Flex can scale computing power across cloud environments. Users can also set job concurrency quotas and scaling thresholds, designed to help keep a tighter control over cloud costs. There is also added support for cloud archive lifecycle for additional control over management and costs of large archives, says Dalet.

The platform’s new ability to manage and distribute IMF packages eliminates the need to create multiple versions of a content package, per Dalet. The system is designed to enable users to reduce storage space and optimize management of common projects such as programs distributed globally in different languages and non-standard viewing formats required by licensees and OTT services.

The new Ooyala Flex Media platform is now available. For more information, visit www.dalet.com.  

PARIS—Dalet and Bitmovin have announced a new collaboration focused on the preparation and delivery of OTT content, which has a user in the form of Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL).

The workflow integration features Dalet’s Ooyala Flex Media Platform for media logistics and Bitmovin’s encoder technology. The workflow is designed to expand existing offerings into new markets and geographies at scale; engage viewers through multiple services, including VOD, apps and subscriptions; and augment revenue opportunities with better visibility across production and distribution operations, according to the announcement.

NRL will utilize this technology to fully optimize their OTT strategy. The league’s digital division creates, produces, archives and livestreams hundreds of hours of content to NRL.com, Telstra NRL official app and Telstra TV OTT device.

Using the combination of Ooyala Flex Media Platform and Bitmovin tech enabled NRL’s staff to build ad-hoc workflows that could better tap into their inventory and distribute more editorial content, imagery and video across NRL’s applications. The Ooyala Flex Media Platform orchestrated the media catalog’s encoding, media movement and content discovery to surface near-live video to audiences.

“By combining the Ooyala Flex Media Platform and the Bitmovin solutions we have been able to reduce complexity and issues, optimizing inefficient steps while successfully accelerating our delivery workflows,” said Quanah McBride, head of digital media operations, NRL.

For more information, visit www.dalet.com.  

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