WHATS'On (Software)
WHATS'On is a professional scheduling software package for broadcasting companies, created by the Belgian company MediaGeniX.[1] Since 2013 Dirk Debraekeleer is the CEO of this company.[2]
History
The software was first created for the Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij in 1992 as a scheduling system for linear TV.
Features
In 1999 the system was extended to include radio scheduling. Version 20 of the package includes video on demand, video streaming, podcasting and theme channel support. WHATS'On includes support for revenue share licence agreements and it introduces the first fully embedded workflow engine that will further optimize the data flow between Digital asset managementsystems, play-out suites and finance systems.
Market
The scheduling software is in use by public broadcasters such as Danish radio, NRK, RTBF, TG4, Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep, Netherlands Public Broadcasting as well as by private broadcasters, including TV 2 (Denmark), TVN (Poland) and a number of stations from the SBS Broadcasting Group.
In total more than 400 channels in more than 18 countries are managed by WHATS’On.
WideOrbit distributes WHATS'On in the USA.