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North Axis Media

Status
Active
Entry date
2021-02-15
PTD Capital investment
Recorded current value
Ownership
Internal lead
Idris Vale
Last reviewed
2026-06-11

Overview

North Axis Media provides rights administration, delivery coordination and commercial operations for independent media catalogues.

Activities

  • Rights administration
  • Distribution
  • Metadata management
  • Deliverable preparation
  • Archiving

Financial history

Investors OnlyAccess

Funded workstreams

NAM-01 / RightsActive

Catalogue exception review

Resolve inherited catalogue exceptions against source agreements.

Budget
Spent
Target
2026-10-30
Owner
Idris Vale

Latest record. Thirty-eight records remain open, down from fifty-one.

Next decision. Decide whether fourteen records require external evidence.

NAM-02 / DeliveryCompleted

Delivery acceptance revision

Introduce a single pre-delivery acceptance checklist.

Budget
Spent
Target
2026-05-27
Owner
Theo Ardent

Latest record. The checklist was released after two test cycles.

Next decision. Measure the first full quarter of first-pass acceptance.

NAM-03 / ArchiveScheduled

Archive intake cycle

Prepare the autumn archival deposit and missing-file schedule.

Budget
Spent
Target
2026-11-20
Owner
Elias Corven

Latest record. The intake inventory is drafted; physical verification is scheduled.

Next decision. Confirm the deposit perimeter in August.

NAM-04 / DataActive

Rights record deduplication

Consolidate duplicated work, edition and territory identifiers.

Budget
Spent
Target
2026-12-09
Owner
Maia Lorne

Latest record. The first three catalogues have been reconciled.

Next decision. Accept the duplicate-master rule.

Project chronology

timeline delayed · Open

Timeline Delayed

The milestone connected to revise delivery acceptance checks moved after the review recorded a continuing dependency: concentration among specialist delivery staff. The earlier target remains in the chronology.

Consequence: The target date was re-baselined without marking the underlying work complete.

working session held · Open

Working Session Held

A working session reviewed rights administration, the related exceptions and the evidence required for closure. Items without sufficient support remained open.

Consequence: Actions were recorded against the existing workstream rather than opened as a new program.

review completed · Open

Review Completed

The deliverable preparation review was completed against the accepted period sample. Exceptions were retained separately from completed work and no change was made to the investment perimeter.

Consequence: Completed observations moved to the period record; unresolved items remained in the exception queue.

project moved to next phase · Open

Project Moved To Next Phase

The distribution workstream entered its next controlled phase after its owner, evidence requirement and acceptance boundary were confirmed.

Consequence: The new phase began within the existing budget and governance boundary.

priority changed · Open

Priority Changed

The operating sequence was revised so that revise delivery acceptance checks became the next recorded priority. The change followed the current capacity and dependency review.

Consequence: Lower-priority work remained visible in the register and can return at a later review.

reporting method revised · Open

Reporting Method Revised

The reporting method for metadata management moved to a new version after the team identified a classification that was not applied consistently across the available records.

Consequence: The earlier method version remains available and the next comparison is qualified until the revised series has a complete period.

responsibility transferred · Open

Responsibility Transferred

Responsibility for the next rights administration review transferred within the operating team. The source record, open exceptions and scheduled date moved with the file.

Consequence: The receiving owner accepted the source list, open risks and next review boundary.

review scheduled · Open

Review Scheduled

The deliverable preparation file was placed on the December 2024 review cycle after the source register was reconciled with the current responsibility list.

Consequence: The review was assigned to Idris Vale with a retained period sample and next-decision date.

timeline delayed · Open

Timeline Delayed

The milestone connected to revise delivery acceptance checks moved after the review recorded a continuing dependency: concentration among specialist delivery staff. The earlier target remains in the chronology.

Consequence: The target date was re-baselined without marking the underlying work complete.

Program started · Open

Program started

Catalogue exception review entered the operating plan.

Consequence: Budget and review boundary recorded.

working session held · Open

Working Session Held

A working session reviewed archiving, the related exceptions and the evidence required for closure. Items without sufficient support remained open.

Consequence: Actions were recorded against the existing workstream rather than opened as a new program.

Program started · Open

Program started

Delivery acceptance revision entered the operating plan.

Consequence: Budget and review boundary recorded.

Program started · Open

Program started

Rights record deduplication entered the operating plan.

Consequence: Budget and review boundary recorded.

Target review · Open

Target review

The scheduled target for Delivery acceptance revision was recorded.

Consequence: Measure the first full quarter of first-pass acceptance.

Completed · Open

Completed

Delivery acceptance revision: The checklist was released after two test cycles.

Consequence: Measure the first full quarter of first-pass acceptance.

review completed · Open

Review Completed

The metadata management review was completed against the accepted period sample. Exceptions were retained separately from completed work and no change was made to the investment perimeter.

Consequence: Completed observations moved to the period record; unresolved items remained in the exception queue.

Program started · Open

Program started

Archive intake cycle entered the operating plan.

Consequence: Budget and review boundary recorded.

Target review · Open

Target review

The scheduled target for Catalogue exception review was recorded.

Consequence: Decide whether fourteen records require external evidence.

Target review · Open

Target review

The scheduled target for Archive intake cycle was recorded.

Consequence: Confirm the deposit perimeter in August.

Target review · Open

Target review

The scheduled target for Rights record deduplication was recorded.

Consequence: Accept the duplicate-master rule.

Operating indicators

Catalogues administered

26 catalogues

Catalogues with an active administration schedule

Prior period
25 catalogues
Interpretation
Improved versus prior period (25 catalogues).
As at
2026-09-30
Source
NAM catalogue register

Open metadata exceptions

38 records

Rights or delivery records held for clarification at period end

Prior period
51 records
Interpretation
Improved versus prior period (51 records).
As at
2026-09-30
Source
NAM exception queue

Deliveries accepted first pass

91.2 %

Share of delivery packages accepted without a return

Prior period
88.6 %
Interpretation
Improved versus prior period (88.6 %).
As at
2026-09-30
Source
NAM delivery log

Current priorities

  • Close the catalogue exception review
  • Reconcile duplicate rights records
  • Revise delivery acceptance checks
  • Schedule the autumn archive cycle

Recent developments

  • Thirty-eight catalogue records remained held for clarification.
  • First-pass delivery acceptance improved after the checklist revision.
  • The archive intake cycle remained on schedule.

Principal risks

  • Incomplete legacy chain-of-title documentation
  • Conflicts between inherited source records
  • Concentration among specialist delivery staff

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