Efficient Management of Audio Archives with ULA System

Client

A national media holding managing large volumes of media content, including historical audio and video archives stored across multiple Media Asset Management (MAM) systems.

Challenge

The media company faced several challenges in working with its archives.

Massive volumes of unstructured data:

difficulties in unifying data from various archives.
Complex MAM structures:

lack of a single tool to access content from different sources.
Insufficient metadata detail:

limited search capabilities due to poor or missing descriptions.
Time-consuming search processes:

even with available transcription tools, finding the right records took significant time.
High manual processing costs:

multiple specialists were required to manage the archives.

Objective

The company required a technological solution to automate routine processes and manage complex archives more efficiently.

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To address these issues the ULA system was implemented, providing:

Integration with MAM systems:

Unified access to data from various archival sources through a single interface.
Automatic transcription:

Converting audio into text with accurate timestamps for quick navigation.
Speaker diarization:

Identifying and tagging speakers within transcriptions.
Metadata creation:

Automatic generation of detailed descriptions to simplify navigation and search.
Advanced search capabilities:

Ability to find data by keywords, persons, or topics, including cross-archive search.
Data unification:

Merging content from different systems into a single structure for convenient analysis and use.

Implementation Results

Following the implementation of ULA, our customerachieved significant results:

Archive unification
Provided unified access to data across multiple MAM systems.

Increased content utility
Archives became a tool for new projects and monetization.

Cost reduction
Automation decreased manual processing costs by 35%.

Improved data access
Detailed metadata and search functionality enhanced information accessibility.

Time savings
Reduced search time from hours to minutes.

The ULA system revolutionized archive management, turning them into a strategic resource.

A unified interface, enhanced search capabilities, and automated metadata creation significantly improved content management efficiency. This enabled the company to leverage archives for new projects and increased profitability.