Case Study: NFL Network achieves real-time coast-to-coast HD transfers for faster NFL Replay production with Signiant

NFL Network Moves Gameday Footage Coast-to-Coast With Signiant

NFL Network, together with NFL Films, produces up to 16 games per week—about 50 hours of mostly HD footage—that must be reviewed, tagged, edited and turned into the 90‑minute NFL Replay program on tight, same‑day deadlines. Coordinating time‑sensitive production between studios in California and New Jersey (nearly 3,000 miles apart) was hampered by inefficient satellite transfers and the large file sizes of HD content.

By deploying Signiant’s intelligent file‑movement software, game footage is uploaded to secure shared storage, moved across a high‑speed WAN, and made searchable by metadata so editors can assemble highlights within the four‑hour window and return finished segments for the 7:00 pm broadcast. The result: accelerated, secure coast‑to‑coast HD transfers, reduced post‑production time and costs, more inclusive programming, and seamless East/West studio collaboration.

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