CTS Broadcast

Manage and optimize the programming of your TV channel

Reference and organize the editorial information of your programs, develop your forecasting grids and automatically transmit your playlist to the broadcasting system.

Reference and operate the editorial and right information associated with your programs

CTS Broadcast's centralized database structures and secures all editorial information (titles, casting, synopsis, etc.) and contractual information (linear and replay rights) related to the broadcast programs. It also preserves the broadcast history of the programs. This information is then used for communication purposes, for example: for the EPG, press listings and web publications, and is transmitted to regulatory and fee collection organizations through their API. It also allows to rigorously monitor the rights consumption and to control compliance with broadcasting conditions when a program is scheduled.

Organize and simplify the tasks required to design your program schedules

CTS Broadcast traffic system offers graphical tools as well as control and validation mechanisms to simplify daily, weekly and seasonal scheduling. Advanced features allow to automate and secure ad and billboards scheduling to plan self-promotional campaigns; to automatically assign secondary events (eg logo, coming next, etc).

Optimize the material workflow

As a business management software, CTS Broadcast communicates with the MAM (Media Asset Management) to exchange technical data related to the media to be broadcast. It also integrates a player to check, segment and turn into ready-to-air the media. CTS Broadcast automatically generates the daily playlist in a compatible format (BXF or proprietary) for the TV station's broadcast system. Post-broadcast, it automatically recovers the on-air report (AsRun logs) in order to generate the broadcast certificates for advertisers, program distributors and control bodies.

Features

Securing the grid

Control of technical, legal and editorial constraints
Automatic integration of the advertising playlist from the sales-house
Communication with the broadcast platform

Control of the rights

Input and follow-up of deals memo, contracts and amendments
Automatic control with respect of contractual rights
Report of the follow-up on the rights used

Communication

Assistance in the creation of TV listings for the press
Transmission of the EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
Publication of the grid to the media

Respect of legal obligations

Quota listing and control
Copyright statement

Productivity gains

Powerful program planning tools
Anticipation of planning tasks
Task sharing in a multi-channel context
A single source of information avoiding multiple entries
Automatic replay scheduling
Organization and optimization of trailer placement
Automatic assignment of secondary events

What our customers say

"Our contacts understand our business needs quickly and precisely. Their CTS Broadcast software provides us with fluid and controlled on-air management thanks to an excellent distribution of tasks, better organization and increased productivity."

"I am very satisfied with both the software and our collaboration! The Project Director and his team are responsive despite the distance and are truly attentive to our needs. They took the time to understand our organization and were able to adapt the software to our specific needs."

"CTS Broadcast and CTS Advertising automat many tasks and save a lot of time on a daily basis. They also ensure that the programs are perfectly sequenced on the air and that they start at the desired times. They also ensure that the commercials sold are taken into account by the TV channel."