eTribez Launches New Production Management Platform

Developed by Israel-based eTribez Labs, the eTribez Production Management Platform is now available to content producers around the world.

The new solution provides original content producers a Cloud-based platform that can be accessed via any device, deliver updates in real time and features six “modules” that communicate with each other. The first platform module that has been launched, Production Planning, enables users to build a general timeline, create day-to-day planning calendars and set up a detailed shooting plan. The additional five modules—Production Finance, Staffing & Crew Management, Scripted Casting & Cast Management, Resource Management and Scheduling—will roll out throughout the year.

The eTribez Production Management Platform is designed to perform on a studio level. The company previously released its Non-Scripted Casting and Cast Management service, which was used in the casting for global formats such as Big Brother, Idol, Got Talent, Survivor, The Voice, The Amazing Race, MasterChef and The Chase.

Ted Bookstaver has been named VP of client relations for North America. From 2016 to 2018, Bookstaver was senior VP of alternative programming sales for Lionsgate. Previously, he was VP of international distribution for dick clark productions and before that served as senior VP/head of Americas for Shine International.

Eli Abayan, CEO and co-Founder of eTribez, said: “We are confident that our new eTribez Production Management Platform will revolutionize the global production industry and will be embraced by producers around the world seeking the most efficient and comprehensive means possible by which to plan, organize and implement their projects. Nothing like our platform has ever existed before! We designed our new service with a studio approach, giving everyone who uses it a cross-section view, in real time, of every aspect of the production process, from start to end. We truly believe that once producers have had a chance to integrate this new asset into their workflow, they will quickly realize how our new platform will significantly help to streamline their process.”

Bookstaver added: “Until now, TV and film productions have been managed primarily by pen and paper, tools such as Excel and Google Docs, or other limited, unsecure desktop services. These methods usually have no connectively to each other, and cause a great deal of manual work, leading to potential delays and mistakes. The eTribez Production Management Platform dramatically simplifies the way producers can handle their productions. While existing solutions such as Movie Magic, Xytech, Scenechronize and others do have the ability to handle some production elements, ours is a one-stop-shop. With its various production modules all interconnected, producers can manage the entire production process from one digitally-secure environment, all on a studio level.”