Operational management solution for media production and distribution

1. A computer-implemented method for media production and distribution comprising:

receiving a notification to create a task in respect of a media asset;

creating, by a processor, a source media asset and a target media asset corresponding to the media asset, wherein the media asset is comprised of essence and metadata;

recording, by a processor, the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

ingesting, by a processor, the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

linking, by a processor, the source media asset with the source media content;

creating a low-resolution copy of the source media content;

linking, by a processor, the low-resolution copy of the source media content to the source media asset;

creating an adjusted low-resolution copy of the source media content;

creating a new high resolution media content which conforms to the adjusted low resolution copy of the source media content; and

associating, by a processor, the new high resolution media content with the target media asset.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a workplace within a workplace category, wherein a workplace defines a specific position within a logical workflow;

providing at least one task corresponding to the selected workplace as part of a dynamic media work page managed by a media workflow engine;

updating a media asset in response to the provided task; and

launching a command related to the task.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the media asset comprises an aggregation of media content and corresponding rights.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the media content comprises an aggregation of at least one essence and corresponding metadata.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein said providing comprises:

(a) identifying to an individual operator:

(1) at least one task assigned to said operator for performance;

(2) at least one task assigned to other operators which can also be performed by said individual operator; and

(3) any urgent task that can be performed by said individual operator;

(b) updating a task status following completion of the least one task by an operator; and

(c) repeating (a) and (b) until all tasks are completed for the selected workplace.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising preventing access to the tasks assigned to said operator by other operators.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein said identifying can be performed for a predetermined select group of operators to execute the task or tasks at a specific workplace.

8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising presenting a plurality of workplaces contained in the workplace category, wherein the selected workplace is one of the plurality of presented workplaces.

9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising locking the user selected task to associate the same with an identified individual operator.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said locking enables tracking of the user's time in performing the selected task.

11. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

presenting one of a plurality of views based on the selected workplace, wherein the view comprises a user interface presenting a subset of at least one task from a plurality of tasks corresponding to an overall media workflow.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user interface presents a combination of user tools and commands for performing the subset of at least one task for the media asset.

13. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one task comprises at least one of editing, trimming, and cataloguing the media asset.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a low resolution version of the new high resolution media content; and

conducting quality control on the low resolution version of the new high resolution media content.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising the steps of:

deleting the high-resolution recording of the source media content and the low resolution copy of the source media content after creation of the new high resolution media content;

archiving the new high resolution media content associated with the target media asset;

deleting the low resolution version of the new high resolution media content;

moving the media asset to the archive workplace; and

deleting the task after sending a notification that the media asset is read for playout.

16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon for use in media production and distribution environment, the computer program product comprising:

program code for receiving a notification to create a task in respect of a media asset, wherein the media asset is comprised of essence and metadata;

program code for creating a source media asset and a target media asset corresponding to the media asset;

program code for recording the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

program code for ingesting the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

program code for linking the source media asset with the source media content;

program code for creating a low-resolution copy of the source media content;

program code for linking the low-resolution copy of the source media content to the source media asset;

program code for creating an adjusted low-resolution copy of the source media content;

program code for creating a new high resolution media content which conforms to the adjusted low resolution copy of the source media content; and

program code for associating the new high resolution media content with the target media asset.

17. The computer program product of according to claim 16 , wherein said program code for providing at least one task corresponding to the selected workplace further comprises:

(a) program code for identifying to an individual operator:

(1) task(s) assigned to said operator for performance;

(2) tasks assigned to other operators which can also be performed by said individual operator; and

(3) urgent task(s) that can be performed by said individual operator;

(b) program code for updating a task status following completion of a task by an operator; and

(c) program code for repeating (a) and (b) until all tasks are completed for the selected workplace.

18. A system for media production and distribution comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

receive a notification to create a task in respect of a media asset, wherein the media asset is comprised of essence and metadata;

create a source media asset and a target media asset corresponding to the media asset;

record the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

ingest the content of the source media asset in high resolution;

link the source media asset with the source media content;

create a low-resolution copy of the source media content;

link the low-resolution copy of the source media content to the source media asset;

create an adjusted low-resolution copy of the source media content;

create a new high resolution media content which conforms to the adjusted low resolution copy of the source media content; and

associate the new high resolution media content with the target media asset.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

create a low resolution version of the new high resolution media content; and

conduct quality control on the low resolution version of the new high resolution media content.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the process is further configured to:

delete the high-resolution recording of the source media content and the low resolution copy of the source media content after the creation of the new high resolution media content;

archive the new high resolution media content associated with the target media asset;

delete the low resolution version of the new high resolution media content;

move the media asset to the archive workplace; and

delete the task after sending a notification that the media asset is ready for playout.