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MLB Network
Our National Pastime
All the Time –
Archiving for Future Generations
MLB Network Facts
Largest debut in cable TV history
Over 50 Million Household‟s on Launch - 01/01/2009
A native HD service, 720p
190 Total Live Games in 2009
60+ Spring Training Games
77 Live MLB Regular Season Games
26 Thursday Night Games
26 Saturday Night Games
4 Holiday Games
9 Afternoon Games
12 Pennant Race / Special Games
12 Caribbean World Series Games
19 College/ Youth Baseball Games
16 World Baseball Classic Games
3 Team USA World Cup Games
MLB Network Facts - Today
Rank MSO
1 Comcast
2 DIRECTV
3 Time Warner Cable
4 Dish Network
5 Cox Cable
6 Charter Communications
7 Cablevision
8 Verizon FiOS
9 Bright House
10 AT&T U-verse
In Over 54 Million Household‟s
Available in all major markets
Deals with 8 of the top 10 MSO‟s
Saturdays bring another night of great live games with
Saturday Night Baseball. The Network will simulcast
the local broadcasts, including local announcers, to give
folks the home team feel.
Broadcast teams for Thursday Night Baseball games
include play by play by Bob Costas, Matt Vasgersian and Victor
Rojas, with analysis by Jim Kaat, Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter,
Joe Magrane and Dan Plesac.
More live games will come to MLB Network on weekday
afternoons as MLB Matinee doubleheader Thursdays
debuts early in the season with a special emphasis on the
last 10 weeks with Pennant Chase Special games.
MLB Network Has Close to 80 Live Games
Plus Many More Original Programs
“If you build it, they will come…”
MLB Network Studio 3 & Studio 42
MLB Network – The Challenge
1. Hire the Team
2. Design the Systems
3. Remove the existing unusable infrastructure from MSNBC
4. Source the Solutions
5. Develop interoperability between complex systems
6. Deploy the Solutions and Systems on an unrealistic timeline
7. Getting it “right” the first time
8. Launching a Major Broadcast Network in under 6 Months
MLB Network – The Timeline of the Build out
June 1st, 2008 – Employee #1 – Tony Petitti is hired to launch a network in 6 months.
June 15th , 2008 – Temporary facility is secured in old MSNBC Secaucus, NJ location.
June 15th, 2008 – Broadcast Systems integrator is removing MSNBC hardware
July 15th, 2008 – Launch of MLB Network is highlighted at 79th All Star Game
August 15th, 2008 – Finalize most Broadcast Systems… Time to start on Back Office !
September 30th, 2008 – Finalize Back Office designs and systems…
October 1st, 2008 – Take delivery of Back Office hardware
October 15th – Install Back Office software, and interconnect to Broadcast Systems
November 1st – Broadcasting Test Signals to MSO‟s… Test Programming on the 15th
November 30th – Full Facilities on line for training, rehearsals, and testing.
January 1st, 2009 – 6 pm ON- AIR to 50 Million Household‟s
Facility Overview
Building the Back Office in Under 30 Days
CISCO ASA 5540
POWER STATUS ACTIVE VPN FLASH
Adaptive Security Appliance
SERIES
CISCO ASA 5540
POWER STATUS ACTIVE VPN FLASH
Adaptive Security Appliance
SERIES
Catalyst 6500 SERIES Catalyst 6500 SERIES
Broadcast Networks
10.x.x.x /24
Verizon
Internet Circuit
45Mbps
Sprint Internet
Circuit
45Mbps
Internet RouterInternet Router
Firewall
(Nokia/
Checkpoint)
Firewall
(Nokia/
Checkpoint)
Cisco Catalyst
6509
2x Supervisor 720
Cisco
ASA 5550s
Cisco
Catalyst 6506s
100-240V ~ 3A
50/60Hz
DO NOT REMOVE DURING NETWORK OPERATION
CF
Cisco 3800 Series
SYS ACT PWR
SYS
RPS PWR AIM0 AIM1 PVDM0 PVDM1 PVDM2 PVDM3
AUX
Verizon
Point-to-point DS3
45Mbps
CISCO ASA 5540
POWER STATUS ACTIVE VPN FLASH
Adaptive Security Appliance
SERIES
CISCO ASA 5540
POWER STATUS ACTIVE VPN FLASH
Adaptive Security Appliance
SERIES
Cisco
ASA 5520s w/ IPS
BOC
245 Park Ave.
100-240V ~ 3A
50/60Hz
DO NOT REMOVE DURING NETWORK OPERATION
CF
Cisco 3800 Series
SYS ACT PWR
SYS
RPS PWR AIM0 AIM1 PVDM0 PVDM1 PVDM2 PVDM3
AUX
Internap
45MB DS3
Cisco 3825 Router
(HSRP Primary) Sprint 45Mb
DS3
`MLB Network
Backoffice Users
HSRP
UTILSTAT
DUPLEXSPEED
SYSTEMRPS
CATALYST 3550
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Cisco Catalyst
3560s (Closets)
DG 9/30/08
Shared Storage
Backup Internet Connectivity
Primary Connectivity to BOC
Cisco 3825 Router
(HSRP Secondary)
Cisco 3825 Router
BackofficeUpstairs Phone Room
BroadcastDownstairs
Engineering
Rooms
Primary Internet Connectivity
Backup Connectivity to BOC
NetApp
Filer A
NetApp
Filer B
Aggregates
Supervisor720
GB RJ45 Blade
GB Fiber Blade
Each 6506 contains:100-240V ~ 3A
50/60Hz
DO NOT REMOVE DURING NETWORK OPERATION
CF
Cisco 3800 Series
SYS ACT PWR
SYS
RPS PWR AIM0 AIM1 PVDM0 PVDM1 PVDM2 PVDM3
AUX
VMware Servers
Microsoft Servers
Catalyst 6500 SERIES
Catalyst 6500 SERIES
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Secaucus, NJ
MLBP Archive
BAM Game Data
Live Games
Studio Production
Post Production
Digital Video SystemsNetwork
Master Control
On-Air Ticker
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HD
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Secaucus, NJ
MLBP Archive
BAM Game Data
Live Games
Studio Production
Post Production
Network
Master Control
On-Air Ticker
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
Digital Video System• Allows fully tape-less operation
of MLB Network.
• X-SAN and Y-SAN support
online edit and Studio.
• Z-SAN supports near-line edit
storage.
• Older material is pushed off the
system onto a LT04 robotic tape
storage archive.
• The system creates hi-res HD
digital MPEG2 video for
production, and low-res MPEG1
screening copies of media.
• The X / Y / Z SAN configuration
affords full back-up in case of a
failure of any one system.
• Aurora Browse allows full
search and screening / review of
all material in the system.
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Secaucus, NJ
BAM Game Data
Live Games
Studio Production
Post Production
Network
Master Control
On-Air Ticker
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
MLB Productions Tape Archive• MLB Productions Tape Archive and Library Staff
are on site, working closely with MLB Network.
• MLBN utilizes existing MLBP Tape Archive, which
is digitized into the Digital Video System as needed.
• The existing MLBP Nesbit library system data is
integrated into the DIAMOND Database.
• The MOC facility is dedicated to transferring
MLBP Tape Archive material into the Digital Video
System.
• Selected MLBP archive tapes are being logged in
detail utilizing the DIAMOND Logging System.
MO
C
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Secaucus, NJ
BAM Game Data
Studio Production
Post Production
Network
Master Control
On-Air Ticker
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS MO
C
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
Live Games• Extensive incoming video capability includes
Satellite, Fiber Optic lines, and connectivity to MLB
Advanced Media (BAM) facility.
• MLBN BallParkCam feeds come directly to
Secaucus from MLBN equipment at each stadium.
• Acquisitions (ACQ) facility provides a central area
to control, monitor, and record all live games and
incoming feeds.
• Integration Control Rooms (ICR) allow standards
& practices delay, as well as provide a control point
for AD coordination and QC monitoring.
AC
QIR
C
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
BallParkCam• Dedicated OC3 fiber optic lines directly from ballparks to MLBN, with full
remote switching and control from Secaucus facility.
• Encoders at the stadiums provide direct feeds of both Home and Away game
telecasts, as well as special feeds from remote production trucks.
• Dugout and Centerfield remote controlled cameras will be installed at each
ballpark.
• An HD Broadcast Server in each ballpark provides dual-channel record
capability for the game clean feeds, which enables a digital file transfer to MLBP
Archive in Secaucus, post-game.
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Studio Production
Post Production
Network
Master Control
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL Tape
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
AC
QIR
CM
OC
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
On-Air Ticker
MLB Advanced Media (BAM) Game Data
• BAM Game Data is imported into the DIAMOND
Database in real-time from the MLB.com database.
Raw, live, pitch-by-pitch data is fed to the DIAMOND
Logger stations, at which loggers link the data with
the game video.
• DIAMOND Database raw data is processed to
generate real-time team & player statistics.
• DIAMOND Database is updated daily with official
statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of
the Commissioner.
• DIAMOND Database feeds the Reality Check engine,
which drives Production Graphics and the On-Air
Ticker.
• DIAMOND Database also drives data feeds to MLBN
facility scoreboards (including studio displays and in-
house websites).
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Post Production
Network
Master Control
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
On-Air TickerA
CQ
IRC
MO
C
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
Studio Production
Studio 42Studio 3Control Room 1 Control Room 2
Studio Production• Two fully equipped HD production
studios and control rooms.
• 6 cameras assignable to either
studio, with a Steadi-Cam and a jib.
• Control rooms have Digital Library
record and play-back channels to
enable direct access to all system
content, and allow recorded studio
program segments to be easily
accessed by Post Production or
Master Control.
• Each control room equipped with a 6
channel EVS sharable via IP Director.
• Extensive communications systems
to all areas of the facility and to all 30
ballparks.
MOPMOPMOC
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Network
Master Control
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
Production Graphics
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
On-Air Ticker
Studio Production
Studio 42Studio AControl Room 1 Control Room 2
MOPMOPMOC
AC
QIR
CM
OC
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
Post Production
15 Aurora Edit 10 Final Cut Edit
Apple SANDigital Archive
Post Production• 15 Aurora EditHD systems support
quick turn-around production.
• 25 Final Cut Pro Edit systems utilized
for long-form programming creation.
Four (4) Network edit rooms are Dolby
5.1 capable.
• All edit systems are fully
interconnected to each other, and to
the Digital Archive.
• Edit systems can transfer finished
material directly to the Studio Control
rooms or to Master Control for
broadcast.
• Automatic file format conversion is
implemented to enable full integration
of Final Cut Pro, Aurora, and Omneon
systems, all of which utilize different
media file types.
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Network
Master Control
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
ALT SD
ALT HDTape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL Tape
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
On-Air Ticker
Studio Production
Studio 42Studio AControl Room 1 Control Room 2
Post Production
15 Aurora Edit 10 Final Cut Edit
Apple SANDigital ArchiveMOPMOP
MOC
AC
QIR
CM
OC
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
Production Graphics• Dedicated Production Graphics and
Promotion production facility.
• Facility includes Photoshop
workstations and Autodesk Smoke and
Flame systems.
• All systems connected to a local SAN
via high-speed Fiber Channel
networking.
• Digitally connected to the central
Digital Library and Master Control,
allowing direct transfer of finished
material for Broadcast.
• Four (4) Final Cut Pro Edit Systems
with 5.1 audio capability utilized for
completion of packages, teases and
sound design.
Production Graphics
MAC Workstations Apple SAN
Digital Archive11 Final Cut Edit
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Tape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL Tape
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
Studio Production
Studio 42Studio AControl Room 1 Control Room 2
Post Production
15 Aurora Edit 10 Final Cut Edit
Apple SANDigital Archive
Production Graphics
MAC Workstations Apple SAN
Digital Archive11 Final Cut Edit
MOPMOPMOC
AC
QIR
CM
OC
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
ALT SD
ALT HD
Master Control• Fully HD capable allowing origination of two simultaneous
HD networks.
• Networks each have SD conversion and distribution.
• Automatic HD info ticker inserted onto Network feed.
• Flash Camera capability for coverage of breaking news.
• A / B SAN configuration enables full back-up redundancy
• Play-out system pulls content directly from the Digital
Library or directly ingested from video tape.
• Can air live games directly via its 2 Integration Control
Rooms (ICR) or live games can be recorded for later broadcast
or time delayed broadcast.
• Incorporates an extensive Acquisition (ACQ) facility to
support all of the incoming live games, and game recording
activity.
On-Air Ticker
Network
Master Control
MC
-2
SAN-A1200 HOURS
SAN-B1200 HOURS
Pro-Bel Automation
Broadway Traffic
MC
-1
Digital Archive
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
Tape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
Digital Video
System
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
MLBP Archive
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Live Games
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
BAM Game Data
Facility
ScoreboardsLive Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check EngineDIAMOND Database - Statistics
Studio Production
Studio 42Studio AControl Room 1 Control Room 2
Post Production
15 Aurora Edit 10 Final Cut Edit
Apple SAN
Production Graphics
MAC Workstations Apple SAN
11 Final Cut Edit
Network
Master Control
SAN-A1200 HOURS
SAN-B1200 HOURS
Probel Control
Broadway Traffic
MC
-1M
C-2
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
ALT SD
ALT HD
On-Air Ticker
MOPMOPMOC
AC
QIR
CM
OC
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
Digital Archive
Digital Archive
Digital Archive
Digital Tape Archive• Central Digital Data Tape Storage
Archive supports all digital media
areas:
Digital Library
Post Production
Graphics
Master Control
• Utilizes LT0-4 data tapes in a robotic
tape library system.
• Copies of tapes are stored off-site for
Disaster Recovery purposes.
• Allows for permanent storage of
digital copies of games and other
production content.
• Material stored on data tapes can be
easily copied back to the Digital Video
System for re-use in Post Production,
Studio Production, or Broadcast.
Facility Overview
MLB Network / MLB Productions
MLBP Archive
BAM Game Data
Live Games
Studio Production
Post Production
Digital Video
System
Network
Master Control
On-Air Ticker
72 Channels
Digital Video
Ingest
15 DIAMOND
Logging
Stations
Digital Library
X-SAN1800 HOURS
Y-SAN1800 HOURS
Z-SAN18,000 HOURS
PROXY-SAN20,000 HOURS
DIGITAL TAPE
ARCHIVEUNLIMITED HOURS
Video Tapes
Nesbit MLS
Clean Feeds
Dirty Feeds
Matrix Feeds
Game Cams
115 Incoming paths
3 Satellite Dishes
Facility
Scoreboards
72 Channels
Digital Video
Output
SAN-A1200 HOURS
SAN-B1200 HOURS
Probel Control
Broadway Traffic
Tape Ingest Sched
Live Acq Sched
CompuSat
PRIMARY SD
PRIMARY HD
MC
-1M
C-2
15 Aurora Edit 10 Final Cut Edit
Apple SAN
Studio 42Studio AControl Room 1 Control Room 2
Live Data MLB.com
BOC data archive
Production
Graphics
Reality Check Engine
AC
QIR
C
MOCMOPMOP
Digital Archive
MO
C Digital Archive
Production Graphics
MAC Workstations Apple SAN
Digital Archive11 Final Cut Edit
ALT SD
ALT HD
DIAMOND Database - Statistics
BallParkCam
Remote Cameras
Media Records
Facility Overview
Live Feeds
(Games)
VTR Feeds
(Archive)
Commercial
Content
On Air Playout
MLB Network
File Feeds
(BallParkCam)
HD Play out
to Control Rooms,
other Facility areas...
Finished
Programs
for MLB
NetworkHD Video
StorageBrowser Quality
Video Storage
Grass Valley Digital Production System
HD Broadcast
Server
OmneonPlay-to-Air
Infrastructure Level
The Architecture
MEDIA MANAGEMENT – THE CONTENT CHALLENGE
MEDIA MANAGEMENT – THE CONTENT CHALLENGE
The Architecture
SUN SL-8500
Data Tape Library
System
Warehouse
Off Site
Data Tape Storage
HD Video Archive
Storage
Front Porch Digital
DIVA
Live Feeds
(Games)
VTR Feeds
(Archive)
Commercial
Content
On Air Playout
MLB Network
File Feeds
(BallParkCam)
HD Play out
to Control Rooms,
other Facility areas...
Finished
Programs
for MLB
NetworkHD Video
StorageBrowser Quality
Video Storage
Grass Valley Digital Production System
HD Broadcast
Server
OmneonPlay-to-Air
Infrastructure Level
Archive Level
MEDIA MANAGEMENT – THE CONTENT CHALLENGE
The Architecture
SUN SL-8500
Data Tape Library
System
Warehouse
Off Site
Data Tape Storage
HD Video Archive
Storage
Front Porch Digital
DIVA
MLB Network
Edit Systems
Aurora &
Final Cut Pro
Asset Cataloging Tools – DIAMOND
MLB Production
Edit Systems
Final Cut Pro
Legacy Video Tape Library Tools - NESBIT
Live Feeds
(Games)
VTR Feeds
(Archive)
Commercial
Content
On Air Playout
MLB Network
File Feeds
(BallParkCam)
HD Play out
to Control Rooms,
other Facility areas...
Finished
Programs
for MLB
NetworkHD Video
StorageBrowser Quality
Video Storage
Grass Valley Digital Production System
HD Broadcast
Server
OmneonPlay-to-Air
Application Level
Infrastructure Level
Archive Level
MLB Facility – File Based Workflow
XDCAM-
HD 50
MPEG-2
I Frame 100
On Air Playout
MLB Network
Post Production
System
XDCAM-HD50
Warehouse
Off site Storage
(1 HD Copy)
ProBel
On Air Server Automation
Broadway
Traffic, Programming, AdSales System
MLB Network
15 Aurora EditHD Editors
MLB Productions
13 Final Cut Pro Editors
AP‟s ENPS News System
18
Playout
MLB Network
10 Final Cut Pro Editors
MPEG-2I Frame 100
XDCAM-
HD 50
Game Feeds
(American League)
Game Feeds
(National League)
XDCAM-
HD 50
MXF
Wrap
DIAMOND Logging and Search System
MLB Network
15 Aurora EditLD Editors
BallParkCam
(American League)
BallParkCam
(National League)
MPEG-2
I Frame 100 Z-SAN
18,000 Hrs
Near Line Archive
Final Cut Pro and
Aurora LD Editors
On A
ir T
ape
Bac
kup
AP‟s ENPS News SystemNesbit MLS System
Grass Valley
GFX File
Format
(Supporting
16 Audio
Channels)
QT Reference
for FCP
Editors
Omneon
XDCAM-HD50
(Supporting
16 Audio
Channels)
Y-SAN
1,800 Hrs
Final Cut Pro and
Aurora HD Editors
X-SAN
1,800 Hrs
Final Cut Pro and
Aurora HD EditorsProxy
Storage
Browser
Quality
Storage
20,000 Hrs
A-SAN
1,200 Hrs
B-SAN
1,200 Hrs
SUN SL-8500
Data Tape Storage Library
25,000 Hrs capacity on
1.1.09
(very expandable)
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100 Mb/s Tape Storage
Archive Tape
Storage
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Dig
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IVA
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
BallparkCam
K-2 HD Video
Server
(2 HD Encoders)
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X-SAN
1,800 Hrs
w/ 36 HD Encoders
Y-SAN
1,800 Hrs
w/ 36 HD Encoders
MPEG-2
I Frame
100 Mb/s
FTP
Transfer
Near Line SAN
18,000 Hrs
At 50 Mb/s
Browser
Quality
Storage
10,000
Hrs
SUN SL-8500 Tape
Storage Library
25,000 Hrs capacity
on 1.1.09
(very expandable)
Archive Tape
Storage
Warehouse
Off site Storage
(1 HD Copy)
Archive 100 Mb/s
Tape Storage
TGV Aurora Digital
News Editing SystemAmerican League
Ballpark
Multiple Game Feeds
From Home and Away
Broadcasters
Home
Clean
Away
Clean
Record Locally
and File Transfer
to MLB N
Away Dirty Feed
Home Dirty Feed
Switched Feed
Secaucus
K-2 HD
Encoders
MLB Network
Secaucus, NJ Facility
OC-3
1
BallparkCam
K-2 HD Video
Server
(2 HD Encoders)
MPEG-2
I Frame
100 Mb/s
FTP
Transfer
National League Ballpark
Multiple Game Feeds
From Home and Away
Broadcasters
Home
Clean
Away
Clean
Record Locally
and File Transfer
to MLB N
Away Dirty Feed
Home Dirty Feed
Switched Feed
Secaucus
K-2 HD
Encoders
OC-3
1
National League
Ballpark
American
League Ballpark
The Ball Parks The Baseball Archive
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2009 Season
Dirty Archive Games
50 Mb/s Video, 720p, XDCamHD50, Long GOP, 16 Audio Tracks
2000 LTO- 4 Tapes for 2009 Season
MLB Network Archive - Capture Daily Program Content
6 – 10 Hours of Content per Day
500 LTO-4 Tapes for 2009 Season
Annual 2009 Storage Consumption of LTO-4 = 2,500Tapes
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2009 Season
DIVA ManagerSun SL-8500 Tape Robot
Two Copies of All Files
Front Porch Digital
Diva Archive System
6 DIVA Actors
Fibre Channel
SAN
Control Network
6
LTO-4
Tape DrivesCrossroads RVA
Appliance
Grass Valley
System
Gig E Network
Fibre Channel
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2009 Season
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2010 Season
As Many as 15 Games per Day are played and recorded.
Each Game can be 5 hours in length or more…
MLB Network records Home and Away Broadcaster RSN‟s with Graphics (Dirty Games).
MLB Productions records Home and Away Broadcaster RSN‟s without Graphics (Clean
Games)
MLB Productions records 1 Isolated BallParkCam Feed per Game.
Total content per game can exceed 25 hours of content.
15 Games x 25 Hours = 375 Hours of unique content created per day
Two LTO-4 Tapes copies of each recording is created for on-site / off-site storage.
Daily Storage Consumption of LTO-4 = 10 – 15 Tapes (up to 12 TB per Day)
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
Clean Archive Games
100 Mb/s Video , 720p, MPEG-2, I-Frame Only, 16 Audio Tracks
4000 – 5000 LTO- 4 Tapes Per Year
Dirty Archive Games
50 Mb/s Video, 720p, XDCamHD50, Long GOP, 16 Audio Tracks
2000 – 2500 LTO- 4 Tapes Per Year
MLB Productions Archive - Capture an additional 100 + Hours of content Per Day
Four Encoder Versions of Every Recording
2000 – 2500 LTO- 4 Tapes Per Year
MLB Network Archive - Capture an additional 20 + Hours of content Per Day
1000 – 1500 LTO-4 Tapes Per Year
Annual Storage Consumption of LTO-4 = 9,000 – 12,000 Tapes
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2010 Season
MLB BallParkCam – File Based Workflow
The “Content Wave” Statistics – 2010 Season
DIVA ManagerSun SL-8500 Tape Robot
Two Copies of All Files
Front Porch Digital
Diva Archive System
Fibre Channel
SAN
Control Network
15
LTO-4
Tape DrivesCrossroads RVA
Appliance
Grass Valley
System
Gig E Network
Fibre Channel
14 DIVA Actors
But wait… What about the history?
MLB Productions
and
MLB Network
Building the Archives of Baseball
DIAMOND
Asset Management System
DIAMOND
Digitized Content
DIAMOND
Industry
Digitized
Assets
for
Managed
Networked
Distribution
DIAMOND allows us to
efficiently capture, thoroughly catalog, and maximally
utilize the audio-visual and statistical history of the game.
OptimallyDIAMOND
Digitized Content
No baseball game is a single event, but rather a collection
of thousands of events . . . .
MEDIA MANAGEMENT – THE CONTENT CHALLENGE
Capture the Video Assets from Multiple Sources
„Live‟ Game Recordings and other Game Feeds (Melts, BallParkCam, etc.)
Archive, Interviews, Field Tapes
Catalog the Video Content
Across Multiple Databases
With Content Expert Loggers
Search
Across Multiple Collections of Information
Customized for the Individual End User
Repurpose and Monetize the Video Content
High-speed Access to Current and Historical Content
Repurposing of Archives for Broadcast Highlights, Client Programming, and Third-Party Licensing
Protect the Investment
Store On Site - Instant Access, Quick Turnaround for Production / Broadcast
Archive Off Site - Historical Preservation, Disaster Protection
The Power of DIAMOND
The Power of DIAMOND Provide Desktop Browser
Access to View Content
Search Content and View
the Results as Video
Create Complex Searches
from Pull Down Menus
Search Across Multiple
Sources of Information
Display Statistics and Logs
of Game while in Viewer
High speed HD Content
Workflow retrieval through
XML Interface with multiple
applications
XML Import of Search
Results to Edit Timeline in
Grass Valley Aurora and
Apple Final Cut Pro
19:31:13;06
MEDIA MANAGEMENT – THE CONTENT CHALLENGE
Live Games
Archives
DIAMOND
Historical Data
Publishing &
Photos
Television CoveragePitch-by-Pitch Information
Video Content
With Descriptive
Information
Photo
& P
rint
Conte
nt
With
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
Legacy
Databases
DIAMOND INPUT SOURCES
Live Games
Archives
DIAMOND
Historical Data
Publishing &
Photos
Television CoveragePitch-by-Pitch Information
Video Content
With Descriptive
Information
Photo
& P
rint
Conte
nt
With
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
Legacy
Databases
DIAMOND STAKEHOLDERS
Clubs
Baseball Operations
(Umpires, Scouts,
etc.)Business
Partners
Live Games
DIAMOND
Television CoveragePitch-by-Pitch Information
Video Content
With Descriptive
Information
Photo
& P
rint
Conte
nt
With
Des
crip
tive
Info
rmat
ion
Legacy
Databases
DIAMOND STAKEHOLDERS
Future
DeploymentsArchives
Historical Data
Publishing &
Photos
“If you build it, they will come…”
MLB Network Studio 3 & Studio 42
Questions and Answers
MLB Productions
&
MLB Network
Thank You
MLB Productions
&
MLB Network
