SES develops SCORE platform for live sports management and distribution

Satellite operator SES has developed a new media platform, the SES Sports Content Orchestration Enabler (SCORE) designed to improve the management and distribution of live sports and events for content owners and rights holders. 

SCORE has a single user interface that provides an easy-to-use centralised platform that connects content owners and rights holders with takers worldwide. This allows a simplified content booking process for delivery via SES’s hybrid infrastructure of satellite, IP and fibre.

Through the platform, SES said rights holders can easily monetise their content by indicating availability, setting prices for components such as multiple feeds, different audios or metadata so that broadcasters and operators can make informed decisions on content they would like to procure and broadcast to their audience.

The service also prioritises content protection with the latest encryption and conditional access protocols, according to the company.

SES broadcasts over 700 hours of sports and live events every day, according to the operator.

The company said the SCORE platform reinforces its leadership in live sports and events and its continued focus on expanding its sports and events capabilities to better serve its customers.

“SES SCORE can support a variety of workflows, from established rights and agreements requiring regular content distribution to ad-hoc event opportunities and content demands,” said Michele Gosetti, Head of Sales, Sports & Events at SES. “At SES we are committed to empowering our customers with new ways to expand the audience reach and monetisation opportunities. The SES SCORE platform illustrates how our sports and events team is constantly innovating to help rights holders and takers simplify their way of working, and to enable them to connect and share content like never before.”