Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of media services company Prime Focus, has earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2015 Global Growth Excellence Leadership Award after an independent analysis of the Media Workflow and Resource Management market.
“It is an honor to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan for our commitment and advances in the media management landscape," said Ramki Sankaranarayanan, founder and CEO, Prime Focus Technologies. "It is heartening to see that our vision to offer cloud-based, vertically oriented Media ERP for M&E companies being recognized. CLEARTM Media ERP, as one software, brings content to the center of the business, virtualizes the content supply chain and transforms silos to connected enterprises – much needed to succeed in the digital era.”
Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Excellence Leadership Award looks for companies that creatively and profitably deliver value to customers and ultimately set up their businesses for long-term, rapid growth. The two benchmark criteria include growth performance and customer impact.
“Prime Focus Technologies is modeling best practices in the global market by acting as a partner to customers globally, and helping them to increase efficiencies and monetization avenues,” said Mukul Krishna, senior global director, Frost & Sullivan. “The company has proven a deep understanding of the global media management landscape, a commitment to optimizing customer experience with its media workflow and resource management solutions, and a forward-thinking view of a rapidly changing digital market.”
PFT helps companies through creative empowerment, improving efficiencies and reducing overhead cost with their flagship product CLEAR, a hybrid cloud-enabled Media ERP Suite. The aim of CLEAR is to facilitate a connected enterprise with one interface that extends across the content value chain. Customer benefits of CLEAR include workflows that can be run on the cloud anytime, anywhere; single MAM to cover multiple global locations; automated publish to new media platforms; and seamless distribution – all with no upfront capital expenditures and top-line security.
This award comes shortly after the announcement that PFT has signed a deal with HOOQ, a joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment. PFT’s Operations Cloud, part of the CLEAR Media ERP Suite, will help package and deliver content on HOOQ. CLEAR Operations Cloud helps M&E companies deal with volume and speed needs to service content demand from the growing number of digital outlets globally.
PFT’s clientele includes The Walt Disney Co., 21st Century Fox-owned STAR TV, Warner Bros. Television Studios, CBS Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television Studios, Relativity Media, Legendary Pictures, Starz Media, Lionsgate, A&E TV Network, Crown Media Family Networks, FX Networks and more.
Prime Focus is listed on the NSE and BSE in India.
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowers’ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, “His artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, “Kris first caught my attention when he released his record ‘Heroes + Misfits’ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More