axmedis

Automating Production of Cross Media Content for Multi-Channel Distribution

The AXMEDIS project aims to meet the challenges of the market demand by: (i) reducing costs for content production and management for content composition, representation (format), protection and workflow; (ii) reducing distribution and aggregation costs in order to increase accessibility with a P2P at B2B level, which can integrate content management systems and workflows; (iii) providing new methods and tools for innovative and flexible Digital Rights Management (DRM), including the exploitation of MPEG-21 and overcoming its limitations, and supporting different business and transactions models and multi-channel distribution

The AXMEDIS consortium (consisting of leading European digital content producers, integrators, aggregators, and distributors; and also information technology companies and research groups)  co-operate to produce the AXMEDIS framework to provide innovative methods and tools to speed up and optimise content production, protection and distribution (via different channels including interactive TV i-TV, PC, kiosk, mobile, PDA and others).

Project Details

Project funded by: EU
Project Duration: 09/04 - 08/08
Project Partners: Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica, Università Degli Studi di Firenze, Disit Lab. I), Dipartimento di Italianistica, Università Degli Studi di Firenze (I), Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (I), Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (I), Comverse Ltd Israel, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Switzerland, Eutelsat S.A. (FR), Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V. [FHGIGD] (D), Giunti Interactive Labs S.R.L. [ILABS](I), , Hewlett Packard Italiana S.R.L. (I), On Demand Distribution Ltd [OD2](GB), Tiscali S.P.A. (I), Fundacio Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Es), xim Ltd (GB), Societa Consortile a Responsabilita Limitata Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna [CRS4](I), ACIT - Advance Concepts for Interactive Technology Gmbh (D), Sejer Representing Boards and Nathan [SEJER] (FR), University of Leeds (GB), University of Reading (GB), Consorzio Pisa Ricerche [CPR](I), Exitech Srl(I)
Project Homepage: www.axmedis.org