Two-time Stanley Cup finalists, The Buffalo Sabres, are stalwarts of the U.S. National Hockey League (NHL). Boasting one of the largest and most vociferous fan bases in the league, the New York team competes in the Atlantic Division against the mighty Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings.
The Sabres’ production team manages a popular daily talk show called ‘The Instigators’ as well as pre and post-game shows featuring expert opinion, interviews and match action. Creating and publishing engaging content for fans to enjoy online had been very slow using traditional on-premise editing systems. The production team was keen to adopt a faster, more agile solution that would dramatically reduce the time taken to deliver Sabres content to fans online.
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Global economic growth is forecast to slow to weaker-than-expected 2.6% in 2019 before slightly improving to 2.7% on 2020, according to the World Bank’s latest estimate published in June 2019.
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[caption id="attachment_46016" align="alignright" width="201"] Peter WhiteCEO, IABM[/caption]It’s nearly six years since IABM’s 2012 Annual Conference, which we headlined ‘Adapt or die!’. Since then, we have seen not enough adaptation and as a result, too many companies consigned to oblivion. Change is now not an option – it’s an absolute necessity for survival. Don’t be frightened of it – embrace change by thinking differently and acting differently. You’ll need to be brave and you will feel pain. Now for the good news: it’ll be worth it. Let’s have a look at what’s going on and what we can do about it. Change everywhere The latest IABM Buying Trends Survey perfectly captures the current state of play – the continuing shift from hardware to software in most sectors of the industry, from bare metal to virtualized services that can be spun up instantly, and from forklift Capex to as-a-service and pay-as-you-go Opex. Efficiency is the number one priority of broadcasters as they battle to maintain revenues in an increasingly competitive and fractured marketplace. This drive for efficiency is behind broadcasters’ changing business models as they fight to counter the might of FAANG entering the media landscape and changing viewing habits, with consumers...
IABM TV interview with Mary Kay Evans (Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon Digital Media) on Verizon’s new products and changes to the industry
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Disney announced strong second quarter results for fiscal year 2018, topping Wall Street expectations. The entertainment giant reported a 9% year-on-year quarterly revenue increase, while earnings per share jumped 23%. This growth was fueled by its Parks division and Studio Entertainment segment, in particular the success of blockbuster movies such as Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. Disney’s Studio Entertainment is set to keep the blockbuster titles coming over the next few years, which will be of vital importance when Disney launches its direct-to-consumer offering in 2019. The company’s cable segment, which includes ESPN, saw operating income drop 6%, partly due to costs associated with the new streaming service ESPN Plus.
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Strategies for elevating business: the media and broadcast industry is moving from the traditional one-to- many to one-to-one engagement
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