TFO wins a second position at the IBC 2014 Innovation Award

TFO wins a second position at the IBC 2014 Innovation Award


TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - In Amsterdam, last Sunday, Groupe Média
TFO finished second for a "Content Management" award at the closing
gala of the IBC 2014 Innovation Awards. This is a first for a Canadian
media company. The IBC Innovation Awards, a prestigious international
prize, reward technological innovation in the media industry.



"Receiving this recognition is a significant milestone for Ontario's
public media company, highlighting the quality of Groupe Média TFO's
educational content, at the leading edge of technology. We are very
honoured to get this high-level achievement confirming our leadership
in a dynamic and highly competitive context, as we offer a
technological innovation model that will contribute to the development
of new production standards", states Glenn O'Farrell, President and CEO
of Groupe Média TFO.



The originality of TFO's model has its roots in the implementation of a
new production environment based on effective and cutting-edge tools.
The result? An improvement in the production capacity of the
broadcaster, allowing it transform from a television station with a
linear production flow into a cross-platform content producer that can
create content in a few hours (rather than a few days) for any
platform. The success of this shift is manifest: with its new model,
TFO has gone from 3 editing rooms to 50 editing stations, allowing it
to improve its number of productions by 40%, while decreasing its
reliance on freelancers by 50%.



"I would like to thank IBC for this prestigious recognition that allows
us to globally position ourselves as an innovative media outlet within
the industry. Many thanks to IPV, Adobe, Signiant, Oracle, EMC and
Applied Electronics for their excellent collaboration throughout the
whole project. Conditioned by limited capital resources, TFO had also
proven innovation has no boundaries. As part of its innovative content
factory strategy,



TFO doesn't think that television is the sole output but represents just
one of many , adds Éric Minoli, Chief Technology and Optimization
Officer of Groupe Média TFO.



Almost 250 projects were presented for consideration by the IBC 2014
Innovation Awards and only three were nominated, including Groupe Média
TFO's. IBC is a major event at which the world's biggest players in the
electronic media and entertainment industry come to share their
knowledge. The role of the IBC Awards is to celebrate the personalities
and organisations best demonstrating creativity and collaboration.


About Groupe Média TFO

For children and their world, looking for a stimulating experience,
Groupe Média TFO is a premium destination for children and audiences
seeking award-winning, educational, and innovative content in French.
Groupe Média TFO is at the forefront of digital learning and can boast
of having some of the highest levels of in its educational content for
children at the international level. It offers TFO, MiniTFO, and
EduLulu, the first online evaluation service for educational apps in
French and English.


SOURCE Groupe Média TFO

Groupe Média TFO

CONTACT: Carole Nkoa
Corporate Communications Specialist
Groupe Média TFO
cnkoa@tfo.org
416 968-8313


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