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What's Next For Media and Entertainment Technology in the New Roaring '20s?

It takes more than just a killer catalog or cutting-edge creative to stand out in today’s media markets. The winners are harnessing the power of emerging technologies to simplify operations, drive more value from data, and bring analytics to the forefront of decision-making...

An unpredictable year brings renewed focus to (and on) media businesses

For an industry as diverse as media and entertainment technology, there were some strong, common themes during the CTS Connects Summit last year that are only more relevant as 2021 starts to kick into high gear.

CTS Connects: Allison Olien Talks Business Continuity

In this video, Allison Olien, VP & GM of Communication and Technology Provider Solutions, discusses the importance of business continuity for her customers and how Comcast Technology Solutions is supporting customers.

What’s Your Five Year Plan?

It’s been a long quarter this week.

At least around our virtual office, that’s been a general consensus pretty much all year long. It’s a feeling that gets stronger as we look a back to the beginning of the year. Remember, way back...

Three industry terms to refresh and evolve in 2019

We’re well into the new year. The months ahead will be filled with messages of innovation, disruption, and . . . . well, monetization. It was actually the word “monetization” here in our office that sparked talk about some of the most overused...

Comcast Technology Solutions Certified Partners Program

Video standards and customer expectations are constantly evolving and new technology solutions are required to stay competitive. There are more than a dozen platforms on which consumers watch video, each with support for varying video streaming, caption, and digital rights management (DRM) formats...

Building a Lasting, Elastic Media Brand

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Back in March, I wrote a blog with some advice for video brands looking to shore up their technology relationships in preparation for the road ahead. Along those lines, we introduced a holistic framework called Media Technology Lifecycle Management (“MTLM”) and presented it...

What is Media Technology Lifecycle Management?

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I recently presented a paper introducing Media Technology Lifecycle Management (MTLM), but what does it really mean? Theoretically speaking, MTLM is a simple and effective approach for organizations to help keep operations on a path of continuous improvement and growth. It’s our...

From "Out-of-the-Box" to "Off-the-Shelf"

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The competitive landscape of the video industry is barely recognizable from what was ten years ago; but the partnership landscape has undergone its own radical transformation. “Partner” implies a deeper B2B connection than a mere “vendor,” which now feels more like a purely...

VOD Advertising: Looking Past the Upfronts

With VOD programming continuing to rise as a percentage of overall viewing, it’s a good time to take a look at the ways in which providers are offering multiple ways to monetize it – and the challenge in trying to truly understand how the value of a VOD asset changes over time.

Seeing the (Media Technology) Forest Through the Trees

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It’s challenging to see the forest through the trees when new trees pop up to disrupt the view. New media technologies, delivery mechanisms, and business models emerge at such a frequent pace that organizations can find themselves taking focus away from their core...

Four Megatrends That Will Shape Your Media Technology Strategy

It almost goes without saying that staying ahead of the current trends in media technology is imperative to success. As a 25+ year media and entertainment veteran, I’ve seen a lot of industry megatrends shape our business, but at nowhere near the speed...

Relationship Advice for Strong Media Technology Partnerships

Great content delivered through an extraordinary viewing experience is the key to lasting audience love, and the primary mission of every content provider. To maintain viewer loyalty amidst constantly evolving definitions of “great content” and "extraordinary experience,” brands engage with technology partners who...