Compliance Services

ManagingThe BusinessOf ContentTM

Business ContextCompliance regulations for broadcast are defined by the region and specifically country of playout. While the themes of many of the regulations are similar worldwide, each territory has its own set of rules and regulations, often defined by cultural and social factors. For instance, a scene involving certain kinds of meat products is considered completely acceptable for playout in Europe, but not in the Middle East. Compliance regulatory bodies, such as OFCOM (UK), FCC (USA) or IBF (India), have different sets of parameters to determine what kind of content is acceptable for public viewing, and what is not. Often, completely different parts of the same film/TV show have to be deleted or modified in order to meet these requirements. To deliver content across a host of geographies and/or playout platforms, enterprises typically have to review and modify their assets multiple times and go through several rounds of checks on the edit table. This leads to huge inefficiencies in cost and time. Moreover, failure to comply with regulatory obligations can lead to legal exposure, heavy penalties and even license revocation.

Compliance Editing on CLEAR™ Media ERP: A Smart ApproachPFT’s flagship product, CLEAR™ Media ERP, offers an industry-first solution for multi-territory Compliance Editing, cutting across territories and regions with varying broadcast regulatory needs. CLEAR includes an extensive, built-in framework of parameters for all content scenarios considered objectionable by different regulatory bodies. This solution eliminates the need to review the same asset multiple times and uses automation to reduce edit time.

Here’s how it works: Sanity check (Spot QC) upon ingest in CLEAR Flash Pattern Analysis (FPA) test Identification of compliance action points by experts, who tag

every scene for all playout possibilities and add further description to the scene where necessary

Automatic generation of edit suggestions for each segment on CLEAR, with corresponding EDL. These suggestions are based on tagging inputs and destination territory selected

Review of EDL by seasoned compliance experts to confirm edit decisions and compliance justifications

Edit actions Client review (this can be multi-stage as required) Mastering for all necessary versions/formats Technical QC — Auto or Manual, including a final FPA test Delivery of high-res video files in 4K, 2K, HD, SD or as required

through any secure file delivery mechanism Delivery of comprehensive Compliance Review Reports

including EDL and FPA pass certificates

Key Features End-to-end solution for multi-territory compliance

operations — from ingest to final delivery Extensive, built-in framework of parameters for all content

considered objectionable by different regulatory bodies Automated edit suggestions generation per territory and

viewing restriction category One time tagging effort that involves segmenting and

identification of compliance areas

Supports delivery to multiple territories and platforms simultaneously, in any format required

Allows users to make real-time changes to Compliance action points identified

Automated features for technical QC, along with manual QC by 250+ genre-specific compliance experts

Easy to use, powerful search functionality Complete visibility to track the progress of an asset through

the content lifecycle, with robust audit trail Secure storage of proxies for easy re-use of content Generation of detailed Compliance reports for each asset.

Ingest reports are also generated to show the flow of content and completion rate

Future readiness, with ability to add territories and change rules conveniently

Technology backed by an extensive network of experienced compliance professionals from across the globe, including a host of local resources from different territories

Business Benefits Faster Turnaround Time (TAT) with options for Express Delivery Lower Total Cost of Operations (TCOP): Reduced cost of edit

resources and manpower Scalability: Supports large volumes and multiple version

delivery Centralization: ONE Software to manage compliance

requirements for all territories and versions

A History of SuccessPFT delivers Compliance services to some of the world’s largest broadcast networks, studios and service providers. We have processed over 5000 hours of content in adherence to specifications of various regulatory bodies across the globe to date.

Single territory Compliance Review

Team of Compliance experts

Ingest of S&P points onto CLEAR, QC on these points

Ingest of content on CLEAR

Clientreview

List of S&P points (XML) submitted to Editorial team with TC reference

Team of Compliance experts edit content as per CLEAR generated XML of S&P points

TECHQC

Ingest of QC Pass files & report into CLEAR

Compliance Master and QC reports

Full manual QC of mastersfor Compliance editing & technical specifications

Hi-res Compliance master available on central storage

Automated QC of masters for Audio/Videoerrors & technical specifications

DeliveryPass

Fail

Fail

Pass

Business ContextCompliance regulations for broadcast are defined by the region and specifically country of playout. While the themes of many of the regulations are similar worldwide, each territory has its own set of rules and regulations, often defined by cultural and social factors. For instance, a scene involving certain kinds of meat products is considered completely acceptable for playout in Europe, but not in the Middle East. Compliance regulatory bodies, such as OFCOM (UK), FCC (USA) or IBF (India), have different sets of parameters to determine what kind of content is acceptable for public viewing, and what is not. Often, completely different parts of the same film/TV show have to be deleted or modified in order to meet these requirements. To deliver content across a host of geographies and/or playout platforms, enterprises typically have to review and modify their assets multiple times and go through several rounds of checks on the edit table. This leads to huge inefficiencies in cost and time. Moreover, failure to comply with regulatory obligations can lead to legal exposure, heavy penalties and even license revocation.

Compliance Editing on CLEAR™ Media ERP: A Smart ApproachPFT’s flagship product, CLEAR™ Media ERP, offers an industry-first solution for multi-territory Compliance Editing, cutting across territories and regions with varying broadcast regulatory needs. CLEAR includes an extensive, built-in framework of parameters for all content scenarios considered objectionable by different regulatory bodies. This solution eliminates the need to review the same asset multiple times and uses automation to reduce edit time.

Here’s how it works: Sanity check (Spot QC) upon ingest in CLEAR Flash Pattern Analysis (FPA) test Identification of compliance action points by experts, who tag

every scene for all playout possibilities and add further description to the scene where necessary

Automatic generation of edit suggestions for each segment on CLEAR, with corresponding EDL. These suggestions are based on tagging inputs and destination territory selected

Review of EDL by seasoned compliance experts to confirm edit decisions and compliance justifications

Edit actions Client review (this can be multi-stage as required) Mastering for all necessary versions/formats Technical QC — Auto or Manual, including a final FPA test Delivery of high-res video files in 4K, 2K, HD, SD or as required

through any secure file delivery mechanism Delivery of comprehensive Compliance Review Reports

including EDL and FPA pass certificates

Key Features End-to-end solution for multi-territory compliance

operations — from ingest to final delivery Extensive, built-in framework of parameters for all content

considered objectionable by different regulatory bodies Automated edit suggestions generation per territory and

viewing restriction category One time tagging effort that involves segmenting and

identification of compliance areas

Supports delivery to multiple territories and platforms simultaneously, in any format required

Allows users to make real-time changes to Compliance action points identified

Automated features for technical QC, along with manual QC by 250+ genre-specific compliance experts

Easy to use, powerful search functionality Complete visibility to track the progress of an asset through

the content lifecycle, with robust audit trail Secure storage of proxies for easy re-use of content Generation of detailed Compliance reports for each asset.

Ingest reports are also generated to show the flow of content and completion rate

Future readiness, with ability to add territories and change rules conveniently

Technology backed by an extensive network of experienced compliance professionals from across the globe, including a host of local resources from different territories

Business Benefits Faster Turnaround Time (TAT) with options for Express Delivery Lower Total Cost of Operations (TCOP): Reduced cost of edit

resources and manpower Scalability: Supports large volumes and multiple version

delivery Centralization: ONE Software to manage compliance

requirements for all territories and versions

A History of SuccessPFT delivers Compliance services to some of the world’s largest broadcast networks, studios and service providers. We have processed over 5000 hours of content in adherence to specifications of various regulatory bodies across the globe to date.

Multi-territory Compliance Review Solution

Deliver to selected Territory

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Deliver to selected Territory

400 shows & 40 movies per month for STAR TV as per IBF guidelines

10+ shows per day for Star World, Star World Premiere and FX ‘day and date deliveries’, with turnaround time as

low as 6 hours from content receipt

400 fiction shows, 200 non-fiction shows and 25 movies for Zee TV in South

Africa in adherence to BCCSA regulations

40 episodes forYanga TV in adherence

to Ofcom

1500+ hours of content for Tata Sky annually

All Vuclip content that airs in India

30 films for Marvista Movies in adherence

to OFCOM regulations

Over 6 films for Playboy in adherence

to IBF regulations

Manual Edit Quality Check (India) Quality Check (Local)Automated ComplianceAssessment

Manual Edit Quality Check (India) Quality Check (Local)Automated ComplianceAssessment

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Manual Edit Quality Check (India) Quality Check (Local)Automated ComplianceAssessment

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About Prime Focus TechnologiesPrime Focus Technologies (PFT) is the creator of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, CLEAR™ for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. It offers broadcasters, studios, brands and service providers transformational solutions that help them lower their Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) by automating business processes around content and managing their business of content better.

PFT works with major M&E companies like Disney, Turner, PBS, 21st Century Fox-owned Star TV, Hearst, CBS Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television Studios, Lionsgate, Starz Media (a Lionsgate company), Showtime, A+E Networks, Complex Networks, HBO, IFC Films, FX Networks, Miramax, CNBC Africa,TERN International, Sony Music, Google, YouTube, Novi Digital – Hotstar, Amazon, HOOQ, Viacom’s Voot, Cricket Australia, BCCI, Indian Premier League andThe Associated Press.

PFT is the technology subsidiary of Prime Focus, the global leader in M&E industry services. For more information visit: www.primefocustechnologies.com