‘Project Jeststream.’
ABC Chairman Justin Milne has revealed that the ABC plans to build a huge digital database for all of its content as part of its transformation strategy, dubbed “Project Jetstream”.
“There will be a big database into which we will pour audio video assets, complete shows, rushes, news footage, news segments and archival footage,” Milne said.
“Audio-visual pieces of content will live in that database.”
According to reports, the database will sit next to traditional TV until its signal is turned off for good.
The projet will take years to complete, and the ABC plans to refine and pitch its idea to the government as a one-off capital expenditure that is set to cost in the tens of millions of dollars.
Two points:
* I hope that there is redundancy and backups in the planned computer systems in order to reduce the risk of any power downturns or any inability to retrieve and/or store and/or erase program/data material.
* Though not mentioned in the article, that the ABC keep well-maintained analogue 1", 2" (quad) and betamax (std definition broadcast quality) video machines, 16mm and 35mm telecine as well as analogue audio machines to transfer archival material to the new computer system.
There is a lot of important ABC history pre-digital (1990s), pre-2001, pre-dcart (early 1990s) that needs to be preserved and not lost forever.
Regards
Anthony of exciting Belfield