Cloud media production workflow tools and services organize tasks, schedules and resources without the need of complicated software or expensive computers. While these workflow tools can provide a better, faster and lower cost production management solution, setting them up and getting people to use them can be challenging. Cloud workflow tools hav…

Providing extended reality (XR) systems and services offers high revenue potential for content producers, telecom operators and supporting vendors. The XR industry is projected to reach 472.39 billion USD by 2028 with an annual growth rate of 34.93% [Market Size, Share, Forecasts, & Trends Analysis Report by Mordor Intelligence]. Companies are stru…

Today you're gonna learn about remote production and direction for television channels, events, and other types of media. Remote media production allows producers, directors, and crew to use cameras and other devices connected anywhere in the world. Normally setting this up and getting it to work is very difficult. Fortunately our guest today is Ro…

Virtual production studios enable film, television and other content companies to create more amazing shows faster and at lower cost. Setting up and running virtual productions is complicated. It requires technology, display hardware, software and experience. Fortunately, we have Jason Soto, a virtual studio production expert to share his successfu…

Effective WISP Services Marketing programs can be low cost, work fast and be simple to manage. Unfortunately, wireless broadband Internet providers are often surprised that the least cost media channels can have the highest overall marketing cost. Promoting and marketing WISP services tend to have high costs for advertising, media creation, marketi…

Wireless Internet service providers - WISP system owners, investors and vendors need to know the current size, potential and competition for wireless broadband systems & services. WISP system operators want to know typical rates to charge, potential revenues for other services, and how their WISP services compare and compete with other types of Int…

OTT service and system providers need to discover viewer interests to increase purchases and reduce costs. In many OTT systems, 10% of the content produces 90% of viewer engagement and revenues. Intense and growing OTT competition provides limited profit from viewing content. Unpopular content distracts audience viewing and increases costs. The wro…

WISPs need to add additional profitable services because competition is increasing. What may surprise WISP system owners is that free TV services with targeted advertising can become their most profitable service. WISPs need to add TV services to compete with bundled service deals from competitors such as Cable TV, overbuilders offering triple play…

Setting up streaming TV distribution distribution deals can be difficult, time consuming, and the wrong platform & service options can result in little if no revenue. Equally, papering deals without first getting familiar with platform nuances, shelving limitations and trick functions including SEARCH can be as damaging as not doing a deal at all. …

Content owners, broadcasters, and distributors need to know how to develop, distribute, and manage video apps for multiple types of viewing devices. It is important for them to understand the key features to include and how apps they can earn and optimize revenues. App promotion and distribution channels, options, and strategies are important to re…

TV broadcasters and OTT service providers can add new revenues by selling advertising services on multiple platforms. Using an integrated ad management platform can enable television service providers to sell video and digital ads across cross-media platforms increasing revenues. Ad inventory management automation and optimization is critical to ad…

Advertisers want to know which marketing campaigns and advertising messages influence or result in the purchase of their products and services. Advertising budgets have been shifting from TV to Internet platforms that can measure and demonstrate results. Gathering and processing engagement data from multiple TV systems has been difficult. New OTT d…

TV channels need to implement advanced advertising to increase their ad revenue. The advanced TV advertising possibilities deliver the reach of TV and the targeting of digital using today’s distribution methods – Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite, and OTT. Implementing the available advancements in TV advertising can be done without rebuilding a TV ch…

Online TV movies, shows, and streaming video channels can earn higher revenue per impression from advertising than broadcast Superbowl ads because of ad targeting and multi-device delivery platforms. The sources of ads can come direct sold deals or programmatically delivered through ad servers like Google Ad Manager (DFP), Freewheel (mostly broadca…

OTT Services Industry is now facing intense competition. According to Parks Associates research, there were over 226 OTT service providers in the United States at the beginning of 2019.New OTT providers are offering lower prices, customer churn is over 18%, and streaming TV viewers expecting key features. OTT providers can compete by choosing the r…

Cloud video editing and production enables producers, editors, and graphic effects people to create amazing content without the need to purchase, setup, and maintain hardware and software. High production value connected video editors are now available with advanced features such as 8k production, remote multiuser collaborative capabilities, and mu…

Searching, selecting and licensing music for movies, TV shows, games, and videos is typically difficult, time consuming, and can be expensive. Finding and categorizing music clips may require visiting multiple distribution companies. Seeing how candidate music selections work with video clips can require multiple steps and systems. Multiple license…

With each passing year there are more and more OTT services on the market and customers are tasked with determining which ones are going to be most valuable for them. Similarly service providers are scrambling to ensure that their services make the cut. This session explains how service providers can maximize the value for their customers and furth…

Broadcasters and TV service providers want to learn new ways to earn revenue from the metadata they purchase and/or create. Metadata can be expensive and it is typically not in formats that are easily categorizable and organizable. There are several new options available that use metadata to create revenue producing service ranging from smarter con…

Broadcasters and content owners want to rapidly setup systems to offer their channels and programs online with multiple customer revenue producing features. Internet TV streaming systems are complicated and time consuming to setup, need to be constantly updated to support many types of viewing devices, and they need to include services and features…

TV broadcasters and new media content providers want to have their own content channels with highly engaging media. Finding and licensing quality video content can be time consuming and costly. Getting continuous content that appeals to Millennials and generation X is hard. Branding needs to be added to the channel without detracting from the conte…

Interactive video can provide a dramatic increase in video viewing experience while gathering highly valuable marketing information. Creating interactive video experiences can be hard to plan and setup and gathering the engagement information from many sources and engagement options can be difficult. To solve this challenge, the company Verse.com h…

Getting large video files transferred through the cloud can be a high-cost bottleneck for video producers, distributors, and processors. Raw media files are becoming more important as producers and graphic effects companies collaborate from anywhere across the world. Traditional FTP file transfer is inefficient (can be less than 10% efficient at lo…

Online TV providers need to reduce streaming bandwidth costs while increasing the peak stream transfer capacity. Bandwidth costs can be high for streaming services. The trend is more bandwidth is needed for higher resolution and higher peak bandwidths are needed for dynamically changing media compression levels. This session explains how to create …

Internet TV program guides are critical to help Connected TV viewers to choose from thousands of channels and movies they want to watch. Traditional scrolling program guides just don’t work for many choices. Viewers also want to be shown relevant program options and popular programs can bias recommendations. Platform owners want to add new revenue …

Episode 108 – Internet TV hosting platforms (also called Over the Top Television – OTT Platforms) allow any person or company to provide online movies and shows without owning any network equipment. Movie, shows, and webisode content is uploaded, billing fees and distribution rules are set, and the system automatically adapts the content for viewin…

TV shows and movies are great sources of social media content which can be a super low cost and effective way to attract and engage viewers. Finding the right clips, processing them, and knowing where they should be published can be how time consuming and produce little results if done wrong. Learn how a daily TV news show updated its production pr…

Live video streaming that is not synchronized across all mobile devices and in line with linear broadcast TV is one of major holes that exists in OTT content delivery, causing significant viewer challenges and spoiling viewer experiences. Synchronizing live streams for certain types of content such as sports events can be critical for viewer satisf…

Internet TV hosting allows any person or company to provide online movies and shows without owning any network equipment. Movie, shows, and webisode content is uploaded, billing fees and distribution rules are set, and the system automatically adapts the content for viewing on multiple types of devices. Internet TV Hosting platforms may be used by …

Internet TV already has shocking success stories such as NetFlix, Google TV, and Sling. There are many new and emerging opportunities for businesses and jobs in the Internet TV industry. If you are in traditional TV, you need to understand how the business is changing. If you want to make great profits or get an amazing job, you should learn about …

Do you want to learn about new and cool TV equipment and services that will change your business or career? In this session, we cover over 20 key products and services shown at the National Association of Broadcasters show - NAB 2016. Some are cool, some are industry changing. The topics we cover include: - Depth Keying - no green screen required -…

Welcome to the Internet TV Plus Podcast, where I try to help TV industry leaders and professionals to discover, setup, and run new TV systems and services. Why? Because the TV and film industry is in rapid change mode shifting from broadcast to streaming video services. It seems each day there is a new TV technology, service, acronym, or other info…