Customer stories
A Powerful TaaS Solution for Fremantle’s Salatut Elämät and Rantabaari Drama Series
Media Tailor (formerly TV Tools) and Fremantle have long and successfully collaborated with the drama series Salatut elämät. It has naturally led to the continuation of the same set of services for Rantabaari’s production as well. Media Tailor’s comprehensive TaaS solution is tailored for the exclusive technical needs of the series.
- Client: Salatut elämät and Rantabaari drama series
- Production company: FremantleMedia Finland Oy
- Production schedule: Salatut elämät series is usually filmed around school semesters. Making Rantabaari focuses on summer time.
- Service solution: TaaS stands for Technology as a Service, which includes a production equipment and post-production system as well as all monitoring, support and maintenance services.
It is clear to every Finn what it is about when we talk about Salatut elämät. The creators of this drama series, which has been running since 1999, also created another success story in 2019, Rantabaari. The filming of the sixth season of Rantabaari has just ended, and the release date of the series will be revealed later.
Media Tailor has played an undeniable role in the success of both series. During the long-term cooperation with Fremantle, Media Tailor has been responsible for the production systems of both series.
Media Tailor has not only supplied the necessary production equipment and other technological solutions, but in addition to these, it has acted as a partner who takes care of the entire production process, from consulting and planning to maintenance and life cycle management.
Such an all-encompassing service package is called TaaS, i.e. Technology as a Service.
Rantabaari’s Sixth Production Season: Maintenance and Communication in a Key Role
The sixth season of Rantabaari was filmed this summer. During filming, the importance of maintenance was emphasized, as the equipment has a really high utilization rate in the intensive production.
Rantabaari’s production team emphasizes that, in addition to a comprehensive service solution, a particularly flexible communication connection has been very important to the production team.
The production equipment of the series is customized taking into account the needs of studio and location shooting. Studio technology includes two fully equipped cameras, wireless and personalized monitoring for the production crew, and comprehensive monitoring for the entire studio building for other workgroups, such as costumers, make-up artists, and screenwriters. The location shoots have three camera sets and personalized wireless monitoring for the film crew.
Post-production solution consists of ingest, edit and colour grading suites, a production network, a centralized Elements production storage, a Media Tailor Media Safe backup system, and an archiving system.
“With TV Tools, the good communication is highlighted: you always get a quick solution to things reliably without scheduling problems. Nothing is left lying around or unresolved.”
Sanni Halttunen
Producer
FremantleMedia Finland Oy
The Same TaaS Production Unit for Both Salatut Elämät and Rantabaari
The technical compatibility of the different parts of the production has been really important for the production process of the series. A well-integrated and unified technology solution as a turnkey service was needed for the series’ production and post-production workflows.
The service package offered by Media Tailor covers all these needs comprehensively. An end to end production and post-production system, as well as all monitoring, support and maintenance services, are been delivered for both series.
Package includes MonTool monitoring, support, maintenance and calibration services. The production equipment maintenance is important part of the service.
“Media Tailor stands out from the rest with its comprehensiveness. It’s important to us that the production and post-production solutions and all needed services are from one service provider – that’s why we chose Media Tailor.”
Sanni Halttunen
Producer
FremantleMedia Finland Oy
Fremantle’s TaaS Solution: Collaboration and Efficiency
TaaS (Technology as a Service) not only consolidates essential technology for the media industry but also establishes a robust partnership between customers and Media Tailor. The core tenet of Media Tailor’s TaaS package is to deliver a comprehensive solution directly to customers, ready to use.
TaaS makes it possible to develop a broader partnership between the parties, fostering continuous and transparent communication.
Whenever Fremantle requires assistance, they can reach out to Media Tailor, and vice versa. This seamless communication allowes for swift responses to needs, ensuring that production units remain in peak condition throughout the long production cycles. This, above all, exemplifies the true value of TaaS.
The sixth production season of Rantabaari was filmed in Helsinki in June–August 2023. The 26th season of the Salatut elämät series started airing on MTV3 channel on August 7, 2023.The series can be seen on MTV Katsomo and the MTV3 channel from Monday to Thursday at 19:30.
