Bye-Bye NOLA

Michael HuntVP, Enterprise Applications

PBS

NOLA>Network Operations Logging Application>PBS “homegrown” application>Supports the distribution of schedule

information>Supports flow of information to automation>Current generation in operation since 1992

Orion v1.0>Web-based application>Supports the collection of program info>Replaced former PDB – program database>In operation since 2001

NOLA needs to be replaced> Built to support processes in place since the

70s> It’s broken!

> Cannot support> File-based contribution and distribution> Frame accurate timings> The growing number of versions

>BroadView was selected to replace NOLA > Implementation design began in early 2004

> Needed time to consider systems supporting stations> Significant effort to future-proof plans

Orion v1.0 needs to be upgraded>Current version of Orion cannot support

> Association between program information and media

> Not built to allow for the submission of spots> Not built to allow for the submission of media files

>Completing Orion v2.0 development

>Will be compatible with BroadView

Operational Impacts of Change>Guiding Principles>High-level Information Flow>Key Impacts>Program Information Hierarchy >PODS v4 and Reporting>Timeline

Guiding PrinciplesIn support of external and internal

deployment

>Reduce duplicative tasks (ie: re-keying, re-creation of reports, etc.)

>Automate to minimize the number of hand-offs

>Promote clear ownership and accountability for tasks

Guiding PrinciplesIn support of external and internal

deployment

> Communicate key concepts and solicit feedback from key stakeholders

> Do No Harm

> Minimize the initial impacts on producers, distributors, and station operations

High-level Information Flow

Orion v1.0Producers

AndDistributors

NOLA

StationsUsing

Myers/Protrak

StationsUsingScout/

Programs Plus!

PODS v2

Today

Traffic ReportsPosted In

PBS Connect

Manual,monthly

data push

ACE Stationsand those

usingBroadView

Orion v2.0Producers

AndDistributors

BroadView

StationsUsing

Myers/Protrak

StationsUsingScout/

Programs Plus!

PODS v4

Traffic ReportsPosted In

PBS Connect

Future

Key Impacts of the Change> Positioned to manage the submission of spots

> Processes and systems to support ingest

> Streamline repacks

> Timings will no longer be estimated> Approximate> Technically Evaluated

> Timing information will be frame accurate

> More detailed rights information

> “Usage Dates” will govern program availability

Key Impacts of the Change>NOLA subscripts are going away

> In their place: Package Types > Other characteristics tracked separately:

> Revision Number> CC> SAP> DVI> Aspect Ratio

>NOLA Codes will continue to be generated> i.e. Episode-level – NOVA 001601> Stations highly dependent> Distributed via PODS v4 > Will continue to appear on reports

Program Information Hierarchy Mapping

Master Deal

Program Item

Deal

Package

Revision(s)

Program Contract

(PAA) ProgramAcceptanceAgreement

Episode

Version

Repack(s)

What was formerly Will soon be

Hierarchy Example - Clifford

Revision1: King Mac w/ Kraft Spot

Master Deal: Clifford’s Puppy

Days

Deal: Clifford’s Puppy Days

Season 3

Program Item: Another Fine

Mess

Package:SD|Base

Program Item: King Mac

Program Item: Cyber Puppy

Problems

Package:SD|Base

Package:SD|Base

Revision1: Another Fine Mess w/ Kraft Spot

Revision2: Cyber Puppy Problems w/ Target Spot

Revision2: King Mac w/ Juicy Juice Spot

Revision1: Cyber Puppy Problems w/ Kraft Spot

Hierarchy Example - Nova

Revision1: Dirty Bomb w/ Ford Spot

Master Deal: NOVA Season 3

Deal: NOVA: Dirty Bomb

Program: Fire Wars

Package:SD|Base

Program: Dirty Bomb

Program: DNA & You

Package:SD|Base

Package:SD|Base

Revision1: Fire Wars w/ Home Depot Spot

Revision1: DNA & You w/ Nabisco Spot

Revision2: Dirty Bomb w/ Chevy Spot

Revision1: DNA & You w/ HP Spot

Deal: NOVA: Fire Wars

Deal: NOVA: DNA & You

Package:HD|Base

Package Types

> Base> Unedited> Stacked> Stacked Unedited> Embedded Promo> Reinvented Breaks> Pledge> Pledge Event> Short> Spot

Unique types forStandard, Widescreen

&High Definition

Programs

Packages – not Versions

Media Inventory

Format Sheet

Provides Package Structure

UCC

Provides Underwriting Information

Content Cut 1

Content Cut 2

Content Cut 3

Underwriter 1

Underwriter 2

=

Package ABC

Content Cut 1

Content Cut 2

Content Cut 3

Underwriter 1

Underwriter 2

Media Inventory Program

Ad Copy

Ad Copy

Media Inventory

Content Cut 1

Content Cut 2

Content Cut 3

Underwriter 1

Underwriter 2

+

Information about the media is submitted via Orion v2.0 …

Physical media arrives at PBS and is associated with BroadView media records …

Program packaging information is based on forms submitted via Orion v2.0 …

Package is assembled via BroadView …

PODSv4 and Reporting

>Stay in your seats!

>Detailed Session today at 10:45am

Reporting> All current NOLA reports will come from

BroadView in some form> Program Offers

> Schedule Listings – Advance Schedule, Alpha List, OPSLOG, Program Lineup and Timings (PLT), and corresponding revisions

> Reports will be available from PBS Connect

> Key data elements will be indexed and fully searchable

PBS Connect>PBS Connect’s program search pages will

be reformatted

>Data will be more easily found

>Streamlined process for publishing pages

Timeline> Training has started

> Extensive testing May and into June

> BroadView’s current ‘go live’ is slated for late June 2005

> PODS v4 will start producing files at the same time

> PODS v2 will continue to produce files in parallel for one week containing day-of-air changes only

Questions?

Michael HuntVP, Enterprise Applications

PBSmhunt@pbs.org