The Storer Information Management System (SIMS) is the leading back-office program management software used by media companies around the world. It allows broadcast stations, cable networks and group owners to effectively manage the scheduling, rights and finances of their program assets on one secure system.

Scheduling

SIMS allows users to maintain primary linear or nonlinear schedules and unlimited planning schedules. It automatically checks to confirm users have the rights to scheduled content and is an efficient tool for manipulating programs and titles.

Program Management

SIMS allows for easy management of products airing on one or multiple schedules and tracks shared contractual rights and restrictions. It enables users to track programming assets by storing all information in a centralized database for immediate access of contract data, amortization calculations and liability payments.

Financial Management

SIMS gives users the capacity to produce auditable financial records and is Sarbanes-Oxley compliant. In addition to helping users manage day-to-day finances, SIMS provides the tools that enhance budgeting and forecasting capabilities.

SIMS is a best-in-breed solution designed to give media operations the information and control over all contract and program assets.

Contracts

• Share contracts across multiple stations, channels or networks
• Validate linear and non-linear rights during scheduling
• Track secondary rights and other embedded title content
• Add customized codes and fields to any title or contract
• Track lost (unused) plays upon expiration of a contract or title

Reports

• Create easy, user-defined reports for program schedules, financials, and forecasts
• Prepare budget vs. actual reports
• Export reports in a variety of formats including Excel and PDF

Finance

• Calculate amortization at the contract or title level
• Project actual or proposed amortization and liability based on all or specified contracts
• Establish amortization and liability budgets for defined financial periods
• See monthly payments made or due across all distributors

Security

Robust security options give system administrators the ability to allow, deny or define user access to different financial entities, channels and schedules.

TrafficXpress

TrafficXpress allows for a seamless integration between SIMS and most traffic systems including Harris OSi™, VCI (now WideOrbit) Orion™, and Broadway Systems Traffic and Finance. It enables programming and traffic to share scheduling data in real-time and eliminates the need to enter scheduling in two separate systems. TrafficXpress also enables analysis of programming costs, advertising revenue, and ratings to determine the ROI of scheduled programs.

CorporateXpress

CorporateXpress simplifies the management of program contracts and network scheduling for group owners. Multi-station group contracts only need to be entered once, allowing contract costs to be allocated and payments scheduled across multiple financial entities.

A variety of reporting options are available to generate roll-up financial reports, pulling data automatically from multiple remote databases.