SES launches SCORE for live sports carriage
October 19, 2023
By Chris Forrester
Satellite operator SES has launched Score, which it describes as a platform to better manage and distribute live sports and events.
SES says content owners and rights holders looking to effectively manage and distribute live sports and events to affiliates and takers will now be able to leverage a newly launched media platform, the SES Sports Content Orchestration Enabler (SCORE).
SCORE’s single user interface provides a centralised platform that connects content owners and rights holders with takers worldwide, allowing for a simplified content booking process for delivery via SES’s hybrid infrastructure of satellite, IP and fibre.
Through the platform, rights holders can 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. SCORE also ensures content protection with the latest encryption and conditional access protocols.
“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.”
SES broadcasts over 700 hours of sports and live events every day, from niche sports championships to major broadcast events.