NBC Sports selected Signiant to provide intelligent file transfer software for its production of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, which ran from 2-20 February. Aided by Signiant’s software, NBC Sports was able to move petabytes of HDR and 4K footage from Beijing back to its headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, immediately upon capture. Signiant’s acceleration technology […] More
NEP Group has selected Signiant Media Shuttle to enable accelerated file-based operations across its fleet of OB trucks, studios and flypacks. With Media Shuttle, NEP clients can quickly move media assets and associated metadata to and from the venue. The flexibility of Media Shuttle allows NEP to offer fast, secure content exchange globally to any-size […] More
For many, the cancellation of live sports was the first sign that COVID-19 was going to be more disruptive than everyone had hoped, writes Michael Darer, content marketing manager, Signiant. Although an onslaught of similar cancellations followed in the ensuing weeks, the early March suspension of play for the NBA felt like something of a […] More
On a Zoom media briefing call, Signiant chief marketing officer Jon Finegold has revealed that the company was planning to launch a new feature called Cloud Handshake at NAB in Las Vegas. “The big thing we were excited to introduce at NAB is what we’re calling Cloud Handshake. Our platform is now used by more […] More
With North Americans deep into quarantine as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many are looking for a welcome distraction from the stresses of the situation. To help bring a sense of normality to fans, the NHL has launched ‘NHL Pause Binge’, a campaign across NHL.com, the league’s YouTube channel, and its various social channels […] More
By Margaret Craig, CEO, Ian Hamilton, CTO, and Rick Clarkson, CSO at Signiant As the New Year approaches there are a number of exciting media and entertainment trends on the horizon. New competition, emerging formats and platforms, and technology advancements promise to make 2020 a dynamic and fertile year for the industry. Margaret Craig, CEO, […] More
Once again Signiant has renewed its Gold Sponsorship of SVG Europe to further the company’s growth in the sports broadcasting sector. Jon Finegold, chief marketing officer at Signiant, commented: “Sports has always been and remains an important category for Signiant. We work with many of the world’s top broadcasters, leagues, organisations and teams who use […] More
Signiant is helping the independent football media business COPA90 with large scale global file transfers to over 100 million people across a multitude of online platforms and social media channels. More
Signiant will demonstrate technology that enables Signiant users to validate media files against both customer-defined and industry-standard specifications — such as AMWA AS-11 and Digital Production Partnership (DPP) SD and HD formats — prior to transfer. By enforcing asset compliance on the front end of the process, the solution dramatically lowers costs, time delays and […] More
Signiant will showcase Media Shuttle, which is designed to meet the needs of media operations and creative professionals, as well as engineering and IT, Media Shuttle gives any size workgroup or enterprise the convenience and ease of use of public cloud-based file-sharing services, but without file size limits or security risks associated with storing high-value […] More
