Modernizing Broadcast & Digital Media Workflows: TrackIt’s Partnership with BCE

Challenge

Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), a leading European media technology and services provider headquartered in Luxembourg, is developing its next-generation Media-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform to provide customers with a unified cloud environment where media applications and services can be accessed through a single interface.

As part of this strategic initiative, BCE's Product, Architecture and Engineering teams are designing a cloud-native platform that will enable scalable, secure and flexible media workflows while supporting the company's long-term product roadmap.

To complement its internal expertise during a key phase of the program, BCE engaged TrackIt to provide additional cloud and media workflow expertise. Working alongside BCE teams, TrackIt contributed specialized knowledge in selected areas, including the evaluation of next-generation Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions and the review of cloud-native architectural approaches.

Implementation

1. MAM Strategy and Evaluation

BCE led a structured evaluation of modern Media Asset Management solutions as part of the evolution of its MaaS platform. TrackIt supported this process by contributing additional technical expertise and participating in the assessment of architectural options alongside BCE's Product and Architecture teams.

Together, the teams reviewed multiple solutions against criteria including ingestion capabilities, metadata management, workflow automation, storage architecture and integration flexibility. This collaborative approach enabled BCE to confidently select a platform aligned with its long-term product vision and hybrid cloud strategy.

2. Platform Architecture Optimization

The overall architecture of the MaaS platform was defined by BCE's internal Architecture and Product teams, with TrackIt providing complementary expertise on selected cloud-native design patterns and media workflow considerations.

The collaboration contributed to validating scalability approaches, workflow orchestration patterns, service integration and secure content delivery mechanisms, reinforcing the robustness and future readiness of the platform.

Outcome

The engagement strengthened BCE's ongoing platform development by bringing additional expertise during an important design phase. Combined with BCE's internal technology leadership, the collaboration helped validate key technical decisions, accelerate selected workstreams and reinforce alignment across Product, Architecture and Engineering teams.

BCE continues to execute its Media-as-a-Service roadmap with a cloud-native platform designed, developed and operated by its own teams. The platform supports deployment across public, private, hybrid and sovereign cloud environments, giving customers the flexibility to address performance, compliance and data sovereignty requirements while benefiting from scalable, secure and future-ready media services.

Impact

• Reinforced technology evaluation: Additional expert input supported BCE's internal teams during the evaluation of key platform components, providing valuable technical insight while technology selection and architectural governance remained under BCE leadership.
• Validated cloud-native architecture: The collaboration confirmed architectural choices around scalability, workflow orchestration and operational resilience, further strengthening the production readiness of BCE's Media-as-a-Service platform.
• Accelerated knowledge sharing: Working closely together facilitated efficient knowledge exchange between teams, helping accelerate selected activities while reinforcing BCE's internal expertise and long-term capabilities.

About BCE

 BCE is a European media technology and services partner, part of RTL Group.

With over 25 years of experience, our 230+ collaborators design, integrate and operate end-to-end broadcast and media workflows, helping more than 400 organizations across EMEA create, manage and distribute content reliably, securely and at scale.

From infrastructure and integration to products and 24/7 managed operations, we take responsibility for complex media environments so our customers can focus on content, audiences and growth.

BCE supports broadcasters, rightsholders, sports and live events, publishers, brands and institutions as a long-term media partner.

For additional information, visit www.bce-group.com