November 24, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Herndon, Virginia-based managed services provider SAVVIS Communications (savvis.net) said today that the online screening of the programs nominated for the iEMMYs Festival, the international television programming awards to be held today in New York, was digitized and made available in multiple formats via SAVVIS’ global IP network.
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The company said the Internet screening process allowed the judging to take place without having to send out tapes of the programs in various formats to locations around the world.
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“We are pleased to produce the first video-Internet screening process that integrates broadband transmissions and network solutions to deliver a worldwide and simultaneous judging system for the International Emmy competition,” said Georges Leclere, executive director of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “Previously, the process of making these shows available to the voting members of the iEMMYs Festival was costly and time-consuming. SAVVIS’ managed media services solved this challenge by facilitating the digitization and distribution of these shows and by streamlining and accelerating media workflow associated with this project.”
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SAVVIS added that electronic delivery of the programs would save time and money.
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“SAVVIS’ managed media services enable and simplify control and management of media content across the enterprise and geographies – from creation all the way through the workflow to distribution – and ranges from film and video, to images and audio, in virtually any format,” said Darcy Lorincz, vice president and general manager of Global Rich Media Services at SAVVIS. “Our participation in the prestigious iEMMYs expands our presence in the media industry and showcases an important element in our new managed media services offering.”
