Memnon Selected Services Provider For Digitizing BBC’s Audio Archives

Memnon, the global content preservation and migration services provider, today announced a three-year contract with the BBC Archive Technology & Services group for the migration of 115,000 legacy Quarter Inch (QI) and DAT audio tapes to a file-based format.

“Memnon is well-versed in the complexities of migrating at-risk content from legacy media to file-based formats and was selected via a tender process,” said a company release. “The company’s in-house media operators possess the knowledge required to operate, maintain and repair legacy tape-format machines, and are skilled at designing complex cloud-based content workflows and modern media management.”

Memnon has developed a solution to digitize audio assets that integrate with the broadcaster’s existing workflows. Designed to provide clear visibility on the project status and detailed asset data, the system facilitates maximum efficiency for both organizations, according to the company. “Memnon will drive high levels of tape ingest and, by using advanced Quality Control and Automated Quality control techniques, will maintain the greatest technical quality possible,” the statement added.

Said Heidi Shakespeare, CEO at Memnon: “The unique structure of our team of media specialists means we’re able to blend the niche skills required to work with legacy formats with the expertise to integrate obsolete machinery into cutting-edge technology workflows.”