KEY Features

  • Receives and records both Real-Time (RT) and Non-Realtime (sIX) content

  • Conducts QC to verify PBS standards for audio, video and metadata

  • Provides fully-staffed 365/24/7 monitoring of return video from your facility

  • Leverages Sony’s SystemWatchSM technology to monitor network health and system conditions

The NOC captures most national public television content, conducts quality control, adds necessary metadata and uploads to the cloud. This is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with high levels of redundancy to ensure no single point of failure.

The PMM Network Operations Center (NOC)

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Cloud distribution for PMM is managed by Sony’s Ci media platform, which runs on top of Amazon Web Services (AWSTM), world renowned for high security, high reliability and high availability - not to mention 99.999999999% durability.  The PMM cloud stores ready-to-air content that is part of the PBS national broadcast schedule as well as most major public television distributors.

THE PMM Cloud

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Your PMM Node

At your station, PMM installs a suite of technology, called the Node, that connects to the cloud through a 100MB internet connection, eliminating costly dedicated fiber.

  • Supports local ingest from file, tape and satellite

  • Allows for complete local control of branding

  • Provides flexibility and control of local media workflows and deadlines

  • Node equipment maintenance is covered, including parts, software upgrades and patches

  • Receives information on available assets from the cloud

  • Automatically downloads the required content, based on your schedule

  • Runs unattended play to air under normal operations except for local content ingest or live local breakaway

A view into the future—super serving your audiences

PMM gives you tremendous flexibility and ability to super serve your members and viewers – all within one media management system

  • Customize viewer experiences

  • Public cloud, internet delivery system will allow for optimal ATSC 3.0 strategy and opportunities

  • Develop new partnerships for content distribution and streamline social media strategies

  • Integrate with CRM and other data sources

  • Integration with sIX linear and non-linear content distribution – Powered by LTN