Fremantle Adds eTribez Digital Management Solution Software

eTribez, a provider of digital solutions to the global television, film and digital media industries, has added TV producer/distributor Fremantle to its list of leading international production companies signing adopting eTribez PM, its new ERP platform.

Fremantle is the latest global entertainment company to subscribe to the eTribez platform, joining All3Media, Studio Lambert, Hearst Media Production Group and others.

eTribez PM is being used on more than 1,000 productions across various entertainment genres including non-scripted and scripted TV series, as well as documentary and feature films. Some of the top productions using the platform include The Circle, Hollyoaks, Neighbours, Apollo: Mission to the Moon, Gogglebox and more.

eTribez PM is a cloud-based production management platform comprising finance, talent management, planning, scheduling, document management, resource management and post-production modules. The platform, eTribez says, allows entertainment production companies to manage all of their resources, eliminate numerous third-party software fees and reduce operating costs significantly.

“We are always looking for new and innovative methods to incorporate into our operations,” says Jane Atkinson, Fremantle’s director of global production. “eTribez PM has provided just that, a great solution that allows us to more efficiently manage both our businesses and productions globally.”

eTribez CEO & Co-Founder Eli Abayan says: “We are thrilled to have Fremantle joining our eTribez family. With our groundbreaking production management platform, leading entertainment companies like Fremantle can run their productions globally with more control. They will be on time and on budget, have the ability to benchmark aspects of their productions in different countries and, ultimately, will become a more data-driven organization operating in real time.”

Fremantle has subscribed to eTribez PM’s finance module, rolling it out across its global operating companies for budgeting, cost management and purchase orders, cost reporting and broadcaster reporting. Fremantle’s unscripted teams, comprising over 35 separate operating companies, will deploy eTribez PM in 13 languages across 14 territories, including the U.K., France, Sweden, Australia, Spain and Italy.

By using eTribez PM, the company says Fremantle “will have an end-to-end product that is consistent across its vast group, replacing multiple proprietary and legacy systems. Additional benefits and highlights include real-time oversight of productions, standardization of certain processes across the entire production group, and the global implementation of a purchase order system.”