Masters were sent to one or two outlets in a few standard formats. With the transition to digital, the complexity of preparing and delivering assets for VOD and OTT distribution has grown as platforms multiply. The FAST Channel business in particular is hard to scale profitably without a fast, low cost option like Dhub. Solutions designed for traditional broadcast simply have not adapted to this trend.
Organizations often use ad-hoc solutions, cobbled together with spreadsheets, hard to support custom scripting, and other Band-Aids. Those who can’t or won’t DIY use expensive service providers, driving up costs. Dhub helps organizations manage distribution to Video On Demand (VOD) and OTT outlets themselves while providing the reliability, consistency, and speed required by VOD/OTT platforms. NSA’s VOD team will be with you the whole way to answer questions, help manage (and expedite) the platform approval process, and make sure success is guaranteed.

When you initiate a distribution job to a chosen outlet/platform, Dhub checks its Title database to confirm you have all the necessary metadata for the delivery. Missing elements or fields are flagged for resolution in an easy to read report.

Dhub then checks the Delivery Profile to get the spec for your chosen platform, searching your MAM to confirm you have the necessary elements (media, artwork, captions, etc.) for the platform. Anything missing or in the wrong format is flagged and reported. Workflows can be run to create the correct deliverable formats of your masters and new versions are automatically checked into the MAM as a child of the master for future use saving time on future deliveries.

Once the media, artwork, captions, and metadata are all ready, Dhub creates the necessary metadata files (CableLabs or custom XML and/or MS Excel), initiates a transfer using one of our many industry-standard methods (or our NSA mRSS Server) and reports status to your team.Dhub delivers an end-to-end metadata & media management, distribution, & reporting solution for modern content creators and owners.

Often the toughest barrier to entry is getting your media & metadata in shape to deliver. NSA has decades of media management experience and can help you get your library in shape for monetization in no time.