Radio Bremen | Martin von Mindensommer + spohr supports successful go-live at Radio BremenFollowing the introduction of OpenMedia as the central topic planning system for current regional news (television and online) in 2019, Radio Bremen took the next step in 2021 towards consistent cross-media planning and production with the integration of radio channels in particular into a comprehensive topic and programme planning system for all playout channels.sommer + spohr has been supporting the project since July 2021 with consulting and project management services for the transfer of the existing draft planning into a tender for the implementation of the necessary adjustments. In addition to d'accord as an audio content management system, other existing systems had to be connected to the editorial and production workflow and the integration with Sophora as an online CMS had to be expanded.With the start of implementation by the general contractor Thum & Mahr, sommer + spohr took over tasks in the context of project supervision and accompanied the project until the go-live of all editorial offices in January 2024. The biggest challenge was the newly developed interface between OpenMedia and d'accord by the two manufacturers CGI and d'accord. Thanks to intensive detailed specification by Radio Bremen, Thum & Mahr and the two development teams, the complex logics from topic and programme planning to the playout of radio programmes were successfully implemented. The connection of the online CMS Sophora to OpenMedia was also successfully optimised by Radio Bremen and CGI.On this basis, the editorial teams at Radio Bremen now use centralised and efficient topic and programme planning for all distribution channels."sommer + spohr supported us actively and reliably throughout the entire course of the project. Thanks to their high level of expertise, the team helped Radio Bremen find the right way forward in difficult project situations."Björn Oesterle, Project Manager OpenMedia for Radio
<h4>ARD Sternpunkt provides central services for the distribution of content on ARD. In order to guarantee broadcast security and service quality at a high level, the technical systems used for this purpose are subject to ongoing optimisation, which must be effectively tested before productive use. For this purpose, a suitable procedure based on the Jira system already used in-house was to be designed.</h4><h4>sommer + spohr was commissioned to test a Jira configuration (Jira-TM) developed together with Norddeutscher Rundfunk with regard to the specific requirements of ARD-Sternpunkt. In addition, the participants were familiarised with a standardised procedure based on Jira-TM using the specific test management for the upgrade of the in-house video-on-demand solution.</h4><h4>As a result, the test managers were able to gain practical experience with Jira-TM and thus lay the foundation for a standardised test management procedure at ARD-Sternpunkt, which is now to be gradually introduced for all systems.</h4><h4> </h4><h4><em>„Together with sommer + spohr, we implemented a test management solution based on Jira at the ARD broadcasting centre. We are very satisfied with the results we achieved together and were able to thoroughly test our current project to improve the VoD workflows in the ARD broadcasting centre. With the new test management system, we have created a good basis for future projects.“</em></h4><h6>Kilian Bachmeier, Systemadministrator, ARD-Sendezentrum „Das Erste“</h6> <img width="415" height="185" src="https://www.consulting4media.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ARD-Sternpunkt-Logo.png" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />
