Key highlights
- ARTE’s NPT programme transforms traditional broadcast production, with digital workflows on the side, into a story-centric non-linear production model connected to the wider media ecosystem.
- By connecting planning, ingest, review, graphics, automation, programme metadata, linear production, playout, MCR, SMPTE 2110, centralized storage/transcoding, disaster recovery and UHD-ready foundations, the project enables stronger reuse of audiovisual material, more efficient collaboration, and agile distribution across languages, platforms and future vectors, for productions of today and tomorrow.
BCE and ARTE have been recognised at the SATIS 2026 Awards, winning in the Integration category for ARTE’s New Production Technology (NPT) programme.
Held in Paris on November 4–5, 2026, SATIS is a key event for audiovisual, media and entertainment professionals, bringing together industry experts to showcase innovations and technological developments across the sector.
This award recognises the successful collaboration between BCE and ARTE in transforming ARTE’s production environment through a large-scale, story-centric approach. More than a technological upgrade, the NPT programme represents a fundamental evolution in how audiovisual content is created, managed and distributed.
The award-winning project is part of ARTE’s broader modernisation programme, with BCE as system integrator, and structured around multiple phases. This large-scale initiative encompasses the transformation of production infrastructure and control rooms, the transition to IP-based infrastructure, the evolution of non-linear production workflows, Master Control Room (MCR) and the modernisation of broadcast and playout systems.
As system integrator, BCE was responsible for the design, engineering and integration of this extensive technological transformation.
From left to right: Stéphane Gerard, Director of Engineering at BCE, and Kemal Görgülü, CTO of ARTE, holding the SATIS 2026 Integration Award trophy.
Discover the award-winning project below.
From Broadcast Silos to Story-Centric Production: ARTE’s NPT Transformation
Delivered by BCE for ARTE, the NPT programme is a large-scale transformation of media production, centred on the non-linear domain and the adoption of a story-centric paradigm.
The starting point was a traditional broadcast production model where digital products often existed in parallel silos. The project establishes a new foundation where the story becomes the organizing object: teams can develop, enrich, reuse and distribute audiovisual material according to editorial priorities, rather than being constrained by a predefined first destination.
Based on Avid MediaCentral and Wolftech News, this story-centric non-linear production model enables ARTE to decide, at any moment, whether the priority is broadcast, digital, social media, web, archive reuse or another vector, while keeping planning, assets, metadata and editorial context connected. This addresses today’s media challenges: producing more outputs, reusing material efficiently, reducing duplication and maintaining coherence across platforms.
The transformation extends beyond newsroom workflows. The non-linear domain is connected to a broader ecosystem including ingest, content review, graphics, automation, ARTE’s internal programme metadata environment, linear production, playout, MCR, disaster recovery and centralized technical services such as storage and transcoding. A new SMPTE 2110 infrastructure also provides a modern production foundation, ready to support future evolutions such as UHD workflows.
The project is equally a change-management achievement. As system integrator, BCE transformed ARTE’s vision into an operational production environment. It required the deployment of new solutions, user training and the adoption of new workflows by editorial, production, technical and operational teams, while critical media operations continued. The goal was to establish a solid and scalable foundation that ARTE can progressively mature.
By combining story-centric non-linear production, integration across media domains, centralized resources and resilient infrastructure, BCE has delivered a future-ready production model that gives ARTE greater agility to create, reuse and distribute content through multiple vectors while preserving editorial intent.
The Benefits of a Story-Centric Production Model for ARTE
This project demonstrates a true operational transformation delivered through close collaboration between BCE and ARTE teams, not a single-system deployment.
This creates impactful new possibilities. ARTE can organize work around the story, preserve editorial context, reuse audiovisual material more efficiently, and distribute to more destinations without multiplying siloed workflows. This directly addresses the challenge facing modern media organizations: producing more content, in more formats, across more platforms, under increasing pressure to publish faster, while maintaining coherence, quality and operational efficiency.
The project stands out for its fully integrated story-centric approach within a broader, end-to-end production ecosystem. As system integrator, BCE brought the different production and technical environments together around the story-centric production model, creating a robust operational architecture that turned the transformation vision into day-to-day operations.
The achievement is also human. The project required major change management: new tools, new workflows, new collaboration patterns and adoption by editorial, production and technical teams. It establishes a foundation that can mature progressively while supporting operational continuity.
This transformational project demonstrates how a major European broadcaster can successfully move beyond broadcast-first production toward a story-centric operating model, ready for today’s multi-platform reality and tomorrow’s distribution opportunities. It is not simply a technology upgrade; it is a new operating model for how stories are created, managed and delivered.
