# Broadcast—Streamline your operations Ci simplifies broadcast workflows by tying together the tools you need to get to air, and beyond. Get content from stringers, transcode broadcast-ready proxies, review with markups, deliver to stations, and manage and archive everything in one secure and scalable platform. Maximize speed and efficiency for broadcast operations Streamline workflows with automated tools that reduce manual media processing, enabling reliable file transfers, remote file acquisition, centralized ingest, and faster delivery to air. Let your field teams focus on telling stories, not logistics. Seamless integrations for cost-effective broadcast solutions Streamline operations by connecting your existing solutions with robust API integrations that optimize workflows, reduce infrastructure costs, and simplify complex multi-channel deliveries from a single central platform. Secure and scalable access to assets and archive Ensure members from every team, station, or network can access and view files, live feeds, and archived footage from anywhere, anytime, with secure user permissions, enabling remote collaboration and compliance with industry security standards. ## Nine Network ### Nine Network “The speed at which the content can be delivered is quite astounding. We can have a package produced and uploaded in the field several thousand kilometers away and basically be ready for air in under five minutes.” —Luke Attwells, Media & Post Services Manager [View customer story](https://youtu.be/1aFB_s-3BWo) ### Sinclair ### Sinclair “It's like a Swiss army knife. As long as you understand what its capabilities are, the number of situations that you can apply the Sony Ci tool set in are just amazingly diverse.” —Mike Palmer, AVP Media Management [Read full story](https://blog.cimediacloud.com/sinclair-broadcast-group-streamlines-media-content-ingest-with-trackit-and-sonys-ci-media-cloud/) ### CBS News ### CBS News "There's almost no learning curve, I just onboard somebody and they can use it - that's been so beneficial. The fact that it generates the proxies and generates them quickly and its such a high quality, you get the distribution so its like our FedEx for drives but then you get the instant proxies that everybody on the team can screen." —Adam Goldfried, Post Production Manager [Watch video](https://youtu.be/NCRU4wpry-Y) Acquire files and live feeds from multiple devices - no matter where they are. Transform your file gathering workflow with blazing-fast file transfers built for video formats and eliminate hard drives and shipping fees. ### File-based Uploads Upload files and folders from anywhere, from any browser-enabled device, ensuring that your production workflow keeps moving. ### Remote Contribution via File Request links Send links to crew and stringers on location for simplified file contribution. Your browser does not support the video tag. ### Capture live streams Ingest HLS, RTMP, and SRT live streams directly and preview, clip, and log while still streaming. ### Enterprise add-on ### Folder and Bulk imports Offload camera cards and import folders with accelerated file transfer. Import content from your own AWS S3 location. Your browser does not support the video tag. ### Automate metadata extraction Crucial metadata is preserved no matter the method of ingest. - **Render** mp4 or custom formats - **Save** metadata from the source file - **Add** handles to the end of clips - **Store** source files and renders in one place - **Seamlessly share** renders for delivery - **Ongoing support** for more formats ### Enterprise tool - **Log** indexable metadata - Create metadata templates to **standardize logs** - **Built-in clipping** ### Enterprise tool - **Review** video and audio levels - **Review** closed captions - **Create** QC reports automatically ### Enterprise tool - **Preview** timed-text as captions or subtitles - **Search** by keywords - **Create** clips from search results ### Enterprise tool - **Add** custom metadata to files - **Automate** tagging with AI-powered tools - **Filter and search** by custom metadata ### Enterprise tool - **Comment** Comment on timecodes or time ranges - **Share** Share comments or export notes into NLEs - **Review** Review live with synchronized playback ### Enterprise tool Final packages ready for playout are securely stored in a central repository where all your broadcast team members can access. These packages can also be delivered through the secure MediaBox share-link tool or sent directly to local stations Aspera node or S3 bucket. With built-in IBM Aspera file transfer acceleration, stations can make the most of their bandwidth speeds to download packages of content in lightning speed. Finally, content stored in Ci can be indexed and stored long-term in a tiered archive backed by AWS. ### Sony's C3 Portal Seamlessly share captured footage to other team members [Learn more](https://pro.sony/ue_US/creators-cloud/c3-portal) ### IBM Aspera Transfer files in and out of Ci and deliver to Aspera nodes [Learn more](https://support.cimediacloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058643514-How-to-Upload-Files-Folders-with-Aspera) ### Amazon S3 Access and work on files stored in your own S3 buckets [Learn more](/content/partners/aws/index.html) ### Rest API Connect existing systems with our portfolio of REST APIs [Learn more](https://developers.cimediacloud.com/#introduction)