EBS Unveils New Image Team

EBS has expanded its operations through the establishment of an image team, creating an EPG image library for both existing and future clients.

The first client to use the new image resource is AMC Networks International – UK. EBS will now supply images for AMCNI – UK's channel brands including AMC, CBS Reality, CBS Action and Sundance Channel. Images are a vital element of the EPG, enticing viewers by providing a visual element to the programme or series.

The EBS library will provide quality images that are rights-approved for appropriate territories and that allow channels to maintain editorial control with images that are associated with their brand. Platforms including Sky now stipulate images as part of their channels' EPG data requirements and this is likely to become a standard requirement for platforms across the globe.

Keith Bedford, Managing Director, EBS, said: "Channels have to deal with increasing amounts of images in different sizes and formats to satisfy the number of platforms that require them. It's not unusual for a channel to have to produce between 40 and 50 images per programme. This expansion allows us to provide a dedicated, high-quality image resource that significantly simplifies this process."

Image credit: AMC/Fear the Walking Dead.

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