Premiere Radio Networks

Web-based digital audio library (intranet only)

Premiere Radio Networks is the programming division of Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio broadcaster in the country. Premiere had an audio library of over 10,000 interviews on a variety of media (DAT, MiniDisc, CD, reel-to-reel) distributed across two offices in NYC and Los Angeles. Transcribing, logging and indexing these interviews was a nightmare. Physical media needed to be duplicated and shipped across the country, was frequently lost or misfiled, and was difficult to search. Ars Datum delivered a comprehensive solution to digitize the entire library, make it searchable by artist, subject and keywords, and even allow extraction of only the relevant segments of an interview. Production staff on both coasts now has immediate access to the entire terabyte library at their finger tips.  

www.premiereprep.com (password required)

Premiere hired Ars Datum to automate the distribution of their 70 audio programs and morning prep materials, which were being distributed via fax, mailed CDs and satellite broadcast to their 7,800 affiliates. We delivered a comprehensive extranet to distribute their content via mp3, email and secured web pages. The benefits to Premiere include exponentially lower costs, faster turnaround on fully produced audio and text services, a fully searchable library, and comprehensive auditing and reporting on the usage of each service. Premiere is very pleased with the application and has used it as their primary distribution mechanism for all audio services since 2001. References available upon request.