Front Porch Digital has announced that it has established a strategic technological alliance with Discovery Communications (DCI). Front Porch Digital will be a partner for developing new technologies and products for Discovery’s network origination centers around the world.

Discovery has 60 networks of distinctive programming worldwide. The Discovery Channel alone reaches over 450 million homes in more than 160 countries. With such a vast array of programming and network distribution, Discovery has built several mission critical network origination centers around the world to support its existing and growing business.

Partners such as Front Porch will be relied upon for advanced technology development and systems implementation to assist Discovery in advancing of its broadcast operations globally. Discovery added that as a real-world media and entertainment company its sophisticated network origination centers must have the highest levels of reliability and efficiency.

The broadcaster stated that Front Porch has the most robust solution set for digital workflow inter-operability and has proven interconnection with multiple components of the digital content supply chain. Front Porch has demonstrated a strong track record of successful implementations around the globe with world-class service and support.

Front Porch Digital claims to be transforming the digital world by developing unique software and services that convert audio, video, images, text and data into digital formats. These enable searching, browsing, editing, storage and on-demand delivery of content in nearly any other digital format through a single capture. Front Porch also provides archive management software among broadcasters in Europe and Asia.