About
Tedial SMARTLIVE is an enterprise-grade, cloud-native Media Integration Platform that redefines efficiency for modern media businesses. Built around a modular 'smart Work' architecture, it offers a comprehensive suite of services including AI-powered content enrichment for automatic highlights and compliance, software-defined multi-tier storage (hybrid cloud, open/live, and closed files), and a BPM-based automation engine for orchestrating complex media workflows. The platform features no-code editors for forms, workflows, and metadata, as well as a no-code UI designer that allows operators to build custom interfaces in minutes without writing code. Its live streaming module supports SDI, IP, SRT, RTMP, HDL, and VTR ingest for quick-turnaround broadcast production. Business intelligence and real-time monitoring dashboards give operations teams full visibility into performance, costs, and concurrency. The integrated 'Artifactory' marketplace connects third-party applications and systems, enabling flexible ecosystem integrations. Solutions span the full media supply chain: camera card dailies processing, localization management, promo versioning, IMF packaging, linear playout, OTT delivery, social media repurposing, sports production with AI highlights, news NRCS/PAM integration, post-production collaboration, archive migration, and music library DDEX handling. Tedial SMARTLIVE is designed for media companies, broadcasters, and streaming operators seeking to modernize their MAM/PAM infrastructure with scalable, cloud-first technology.
Key Features
- AI-Powered Content Enrichment: Automatically generates highlights, discovers content metadata, and performs compliance checks using integrated AI tools across your media library.
- No-Code Workflow & UI Designer: Build BPM workflows, metadata schemas, forms, and fully custom operator interfaces without writing a single line of code.
- Live Ingest & Stream Capture: Supports SDI and IP live content capture with a channel planner and protocols including SRT, RTMP, HDL, and VTR for quick-turnaround broadcast production.
- Multi-Tier Storage Management (AST): Software-defined hybrid cloud storage management handles open, live, and closed files across multiple sites with automated tiering policies.
- Business Intelligence & Cost Analytics: Real-time monitoring dashboards, logs, and messaging provide operational visibility, while a dedicated budget module tracks costs per engine, instance, storage, and concurrency.
Use Cases
- Sports broadcasters automating highlight creation and quick-turnaround clip publishing using AI enrichment and live SDI/IP ingest.
- News organizations integrating NRCS rundown data with their PAM to streamline story packaging and delivery.
- Post-production studios collaborating on cloud editing projects with multi-site asset management and IMF packaging workflows.
- Streaming platforms managing end-to-end OTT delivery pipelines including localization, promo versioning, and content distribution automation.
- Media companies migrating legacy on-premise MAM archives to the cloud while maintaining hybrid storage access during transition.
Pros
- End-to-End Media Supply Chain Coverage: Handles everything from live ingest and dailies processing to OTT delivery, social repurposing, and archival in a single integrated platform.
- True No-Code Configuration: Operators and citizen developers can build workflows, metadata forms, and custom UIs without IT involvement, dramatically reducing time-to-production.
- Cloud-Native Scalability: Built from the ground up for cloud environments, enabling elastic scaling and hybrid deployments that adapt to changing production demands.
- Broad Integration Ecosystem: The Artifactory marketplace and open API architecture allow seamless integration with third-party MAMs, NRCSs, PAMs, and media processing tools.
Cons
- Enterprise Pricing & Complexity: As an enterprise media platform, pricing and implementation complexity may be prohibitive for smaller independent studios or individual content creators.
- Steep Learning Curve: Despite no-code tooling, the breadth of modules and media-industry-specific concepts require dedicated onboarding and training for new teams.
- Limited Public Pricing Transparency: Costs are not publicly listed and require direct engagement with Tedial sales, making budget estimation difficult upfront.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tedial SMARTLIVE?
Tedial SMARTLIVE is a cloud-native, no-code Media Integration Platform that automates and orchestrates the full media supply chain — from live ingest and post-production to OTT delivery and social media distribution — for broadcasters, sports producers, and media companies.
Does Tedial SMARTLIVE require coding skills to use?
No. The platform includes no-code editors for BPM workflows, metadata schemas, forms, and a UI designer, allowing operators and citizen developers to configure and customize the system without writing code.
What live streaming protocols does SMARTLIVE support?
The Stream module supports SDI and IP content capture along with SRT, RTMP, HDL, and VTR protocols, enabling flexible live ingest for quick-turnaround broadcast scenarios.
Can SMARTLIVE integrate with existing MAM or NRCS systems?
Yes. Tedial SMARTLIVE is designed to integrate with third-party MAMs, News Room Computer Systems (NRCS), Production Asset Managers (PAM), and other media tools via its Artifactory marketplace and open API services.
What AI capabilities does Tedial SMARTLIVE offer?
The AI module supports automatic content discovery, highlight creation, and compliance checking by working with a range of AI tools. Sports production use cases particularly benefit from automated highlight generation.
