Media and Entertainment

Making Social Media Pay - Rethinking Social Media’s Potential to Bolster B2B Interactions, Customer Loyalty, Revenues and Brand Reputation

2011-10-19T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research about social media’s potential for B2B companies and how forward thinking companies can drive greater value from their social media investments.

A is for Apple - Learning Lessons from a World Beater

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Read how the media industry learns about Apple’s digital value chain from Accenture.

Bringing TV to Life, Issue II: The Race to Dominate the Future of TV

2011-04-25T05:00:00Z

Read an Accenture report on the future of TV and the fast-developing world of Over-the-Top TV (OTT-TV).

The 2011 Accenture Video-Over-Internet Survey

2011-04-11T05:00:00Z

Consumers of all ages are going over-the-top: Results from the consumer usage survey.

Accenture’s Global Media and Entertainment High Performance Study 2011

2011-04-07T05:00:00Z

Reshaping the business for sustainable digital growth. Why a new operating model is needed for high performance in tomorrow’s digital Media and Entertainment industry.

The Future of Broadcasting: A New Storm is Brewing

2011-04-06T05:00:00Z

The broadcast sector is emerging from the toughest period in its history–and there are difficult waters ahead.

Fast-Forward: Predictions for the Media Buying Industry In 2010 and Beyond

2010-08-05T05:00:00Z

By now, we’re all well aware of the effects of the past 18 months’ global financial crisis: Advertising buys declined by as much as 21 percent.

Tableta Rasa: A New Era of Profitability for the Newspaper Industry in Digital Content?

2010-05-25T05:00:00Z

Accenture explores the implications of tablet computers (or iPads) on the newspaper industry’s reading experiences and business models.

Thinking Strategically About the Interactive Advertising Industry

2010-04-12T05:00:00Z

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Accenture look to the future.

Bringing TV to Life: Over-the-Top TV

2010-04-08T05:00:00Z

The Web has created a new generation of television and video consumers, with expectations about freedom and flexibility from which there really is no retreat.

Driving Growth Through Innovation in the Media and Entertainment Industry

2010-04-08T05:00:00Z

Market realities continue to reshape the volatile media and entertainment industry.

Transforming Rights Management for High Performance

2010-02-10T06:00:00Z

Achieving growth through innovation: rising to the challenge of managing television content in the digital era

How to Energize Your Digital Revenues

2010-02-01T06:00:00Z

While the digital era presents significant opportunities, it also poses serious threats for companies that remain mired in an analog mindset. The winners will be those that develop relationships with customers from the earliest points in the buying cycle.

Accenture Global Content Study 2009: This Time, It's Personal – Media & Entertainment Industry

2009-12-18T06:00:00Z

Engaging and interacting with consumers is the content industry’s new battleground.

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2009 Speakers – Manoj Kohli -- Summary

2009-11-13T06:00:00Z

Four Screen Strategy –A Global Breakthrough

Global Convergence Forum 2009 -- Going forward – the Telenor way -- Summary

2009-11-11T06:00:00Z

Going forward – the Telenor way

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2009 Speakers - Don Rippert -- Summary

2009-11-11T06:00:00Z

Moving Forward: Achieving Growth through Innovation

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2009—Jon Fredrik Baksaas -- Summary

2009-11-11T06:00:00Z

Going forward – the Telenor way

Analytics Panel at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

2009-09-22T05:00:00Z

Accenture leads a panel discussion in conjunction with the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival to discuss how organizations are using analytics to improve their decision making.

How Star Performers Compete (and Win) with Analytics

2009-09-22T05:00:00Z

How do star performers use analytics to beat the competition?

Digital Advertising and Monetization

2009-07-15T05:00:00Z

The billion-dollar challenge: monetizing the digital opportunity —
perspectives on achieving monetization nirvana

Television: Entering the Era of Mass Fragmentation

2009-05-26T05:00:00Z

As video content companies battle for revenues amid the accelerating migration to digital, they face an ever-intensifying need to respond to changing consumption habits.

Not Just Blue-Sky Thinking: Cloud Computing and the Digital Supply Chain

2009-05-22T05:00:00Z

Accenture's work with first-generation digital supply chain solutions shows great promise for cloud computing to move broadcast, studio and entertainment companies to the next generation of value.

Capture the Next-Generation Customer with Information Management

2009-03-16T05:00:00Z

Many communications, entertainment and high-tech companies have lost sight of what customers want.

The Changing Face of the Mobile Web

2009-01-12T06:00:00Z

Consumers are increasingly surfing the Web through their mobile devices. How is this trend, and the technologies that make it happen, altering the digital landscape?

Emily O'Halloran: Advertising Models for the Digital Age

2009-01-12T06:00:00Z

Challenging economic times are being felt everywhere, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the advertising industry.

The Future of Digital Transformation — David Wolf, Accenture Digital Transformation Lead

2009-01-12T06:00:00Z

Evolving consumer behaviors, new technologies and devices, difficult economic conditions—these trends and others are permanently altering the strategy and operations of media and entertainment companies.

Shareholder Value and High Performance in Broadcasting

2009-01-10T06:00:00Z

Accenture's recent in-depth shareholder value analysis of the broadcast industry shows that market enthusiasm for the broadcasting segment has declined recently.

The Future of Broadcasting: Sustaining Shareholder Value and High Performance in a Changing Industry

2008-12-15T06:00:00Z

In an Accenture "one-two" punch, a comprehensive global research study into consumption of broadcast media is followed up with an in-depth shareholder value analysis of the broadcast industry.

Mobile Advertising and the Future of the Communications Industry

2008-11-28T06:00:00Z

Previous mistakes in the Internet world in consumer and data security have led companies to move cautiously when it comes to digital and mobile advertising.

The Capabilities to Drive High Performance in the Digital Advertising Industry

2008-09-19T05:00:00Z

Results from the 2008 Accenture Global Digital Advertising Study

As They Like It: Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

2008-05-15T05:00:00Z

Attracting new audiences was a top priority for the legendary Royal Shakespeare Company. But before the RSC could proceed, it needed to sharpen its marketing skills.

Accenture Rights and Royalties Service Center

2008-05-02T05:00:00Z

End-to-end solutions for intellectual property management

Accenture Consumer Broadcast Survey 2008: Television in Transition

2008-04-23T05:00:00Z

Evolving consumption habits in broadcast media worldwide

Digital Hollywood

2008-04-14T05:00:00Z

Growth in traditional and emerging markets will continue to be of paramount interest to companies focused on telecommunications.

Don Tapscott -- Summary

2008-04-09T05:00:00Z

Wikinomics Winning the War for Talent in a Multi-Polar World

30/30 Vision: A Preview of Technology in 2038 -- Summary

2008-04-07T05:00:00Z

30/30 Vision: A Preview of Technology in 2038 Don Rippert, Accenture CTO 2008 Global Convergence Forum

Operating in a Mobile-Mature, Emerging Market: The VimpelCom Story—Summary

2008-04-07T05:00:00Z

Russia – a remarkable mobile telecom story

Accenture Global Content Study 2008: The Challenge of Change – Media & Entertainment Industry

2008-04-03T05:00:00Z

Perspectives on the future for content providers

Achieving High Performance in Media and Entertainment via Application Outsourcing

2008-03-20T05:00:00Z

In an evolving market where new digital distribution channels launch daily, entertainment companies must digitalize production and distribution infrastructure to streamline operations and cut costs.

Global Convergence Forum 2007 -- Talent 2.0: Wikinomics and the Net Generation -- Summary

2007-04-12T05:00:00Z

Wikinomics Winning the War for Talent in a Multi-Polar World

IPTV Solutions

2006-09-14T05:00:00Z

Accenture is one of the few integrators offering a truly comprehensive IPTV solution—one that encompasses the systems, video infrastructure and network elements required for an end-to-end solution, as well as definition of the processes to operationalize the video services being offered.

Globalization and the Rise of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Survey

2006-06-27T05:00:00Z

This survey undertaken by Accenture and The Economist Intelligence Unit, examines new trends in M&A in companies around the world, focusing on globalization and in cross-border M&A – a key to achieving high performance.

Royal Shakespeare Company: Analytics, Segmentation and Targeted Marketing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture played a key role in boosting the Royal Shakespeare Company's marketing productivity and helped pave a course for high performance.

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The key to outsourcing is finding a BPO services provider with a superior reputation and documented industry and functional experience.

Application Outsourcing: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture believes application outsourcing isn’t about what you can subtract from a business. It’s about what you can add.

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB): Customer Call Center Human Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) empowers its Customer Call Center staff to maximize their new, state-of-the-art CRM systems and, in the process, improve their performance.

Canadian Satellite Radio: Customer Relationship Management Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with Canadian Satellite Radio to develop a billing and customer care solution that promoted high performance.

Mediaset: Enabling Launch of NET TV Over-the-Top TV Service

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Mediaset by enabling Italy’s leading broadcaster to launch NET TV—its groundbreaking, multi-device, Over-the-Top TV service.

Media Shopping S.p.A, a Subsidiary of the Mediaset Group: IT Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Media Shopping S.p.A, a subsidiary of the Mediaset Group, is taking advantage of innovative IT outsourcing services from Accenture to enable high performance.

Clarence House and Google: Rapid Website Creation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture and Google collaborate with Clarence House to take Royal Wedding website live in just four weeks.

Technology Vision Feature Article: Virtual Sports Centre Prototype

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Our Virtual Sports Centre prototype gives sports viewers the experience of being right in the middle of the action. But the prototype provides value beyond sports viewing, with potential applications in an array of industries.

Virgin Media: Business Process Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Martin Wyke explains how Accenture helped Virgin Media with business process outsourcing (BPO) and transforming their IT landscape.

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2009

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Over its 21-year history, the Accenture Global Convergence Forum has gathered business and thought leaders to exchange views on the latest global challenges and opportunities in the converging marketplace.

Grupo Antena 3: Business Process Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with Grupo Antena 3 to transform its end-to-end business processes for archival assets into a service-oriented organization.

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2007

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Innovation and Competitiveness: Navigating the Road to High Performance

Public Broadcasting Service: Program Information Management Portal

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) teams with Accenture to create an innovative portal for managing its information more efficiently and effectively.

eBay: Creating High-Performing Multi-Platform Mobile Applications for eBay Classifieds

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped eBay Classifieds expand their presence and build new and improved mobile applications across multiple platforms.

Sanoma Corp. : CRM/Advertising and Subscription Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Sanoma Corp. and Accenture collaborate to create a more customer-centric, cost-effective environment for operating the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Nordic region.

Driving High Performance through Challenging Times - Podcast

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this comprehensive overview, the Global Managing Director for Accenture’s Media and Entertainment practice talks about the effects of the economic crisis on different industry sectors, as well as some of the inherent strengths of companies today as they seek to manage costs while still maintaining a commitment to innovation and careful investments.

Visual Tracking

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In most cases, customer loyalty is worth 10 times the price of a single purchase.

Philipp Stauffer: Trends in Digital Optimization and Marketing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this podcast, Philipp Stauffer, a senior executive with Accenture Marketing Sciences, speaks about some of the challenges companies are facing in "going digital".

Warner Bros.: Digital Supply Chain Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture is teaming with Warner Bros. to help transform its core media production and distribution capabilities into a single, integrated digital supply chain.

ITV: Content Management System

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped launch the ITV Player for PS3 and learn how we helped ITV transform their content management system to deliver a multi-platform future.

Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa: Gaming Portal

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Facing the competition from domestic illegal and off-shore lottery operations, Santa Casa partnered with Accenture to develop a multi-channel gaming portal.

ITV: Service-oriented Architecture

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped ITV create a new technology road map that leveraged the potential of service-oriented architecture (SOA) fully, helping the company to become more flexible and effective on the journey toward high performance.

Comcast: Finance Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Listen to Todd Irwin, executive director of Financial Systems, Comcast, explain how Accenture has helped Comcast centralize its accounts payable function—reducing operational costs while increasing quality.

Comcast: Building a State-of-the-Art Human Capital Management Solution

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Hear Comcast's Senior VP of Compensation and Benefits, Bill Strahan, tell us how Accenture’s Human Capital Management Solution helps his organization achieve high performance.

Premier Music Entertainment Companies: Pre-Merger Planning

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With Accenture's help, two premier music entertainment companies were ready to exploit merger synergies as soon as regulatory approval was obtained.

Lottomatica: Improves Odds for High Performance by Expanding Online Presence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Lottomatica deliver high performance in the Italian online betting and gaming market by launching a business-to-consumer Web portal.

Comcast: Integrated HR Platform

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Comcast implement an integrated HR platform on its journey to high performance.

What People Want (and How to Predict It)

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Sloan Management Review, January 2009

Accenture Video Solution for Broadband and Broadcast Content

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A pre-integrated solution to deliver broadband and broadcast content to consumers anytime, anywhere, on any device

Accenture’s Digital Supply Chain Solution for Publishers – Media and Entertainment

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Digital Supply Chain Solution for Publishers and learn how our experience can provide a number of immediate and clear benefits.

Deutsche Telekom: Realizing the IPTV Vision

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture led a team that helped Deutsche Telekom conceptualize, design and implement a leading-edge Internet protocol television solution.

Discovery Communications Inc.: Origination Facility Development

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Discovery Communications and Accenture are working together to digitize and centralize content for better efficiency, profitability and growth.

Infrastructure Outsourcing: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture's approach to infrastructure outsourcing enables companies to achieve high performance, including cutting costs and sustaining profitability during these economic times.

Accenture Innovation Center for Media and Entertainment

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Innovation Center for Media and Entertainment in Bangalore develops the latest technology to help clients in Asia achieve high performance.

Inside Outsourcing for Communications, Media and Technology Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Communications, media and technology companies are turning to outsourcing as a strategy to improve performance.

Digital Asset Management for the Media and Entertainment Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s fully integrated Digital Asset Management solution enables companies with rich media—everything from video, music, photos and images to film and audio clips—to create, manage, archive and re-purpose assets through multiple channels to drive new revenue streams and realize operational efficiencies.

Bayerischer Rundfunk: Strategic and Operational Redesign of Rights and Royalties Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Bayerischer Rundfunk, the public service broadcaster for the federal state of Bavaria, recognized the impact of the media digitization on rights management.

Accenture Digital Media Services (ADMS) – Global Managed Services for Digital Video

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture acquisition of Origin Digital allows for digital media global managed services.

Exploiting Digital Transformation to Drive High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Regardless of where companies fall in the media and entertainment industry value chain, moving to a digital-based environment will be a primary way to enable high performance.

Media and Entertainment: Executive Team

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Media and entertainment companies have profound opportunities to tap technology as a prime source of innovation.

Accenture Innovation Center for Communications, Media and Technology in Asia Pacific

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Innovation Center in Asia Pacific converts ideas into action to help organizations achieve high performance in a converging marketplace.

Intellectual Property Management Solution for Media and Entertainment

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s Intellectual Property Management solution is a comprehensive, integrated “order-to-cash” system for tackling the increasing transaction volumes and growing complexity of managing intellectual property (IP) in the new digital world. It supports the entire IP value chain throughout the product lifecycle.

EMI Music Distribution: Digital Asset Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

EMI wanted a partner with experience in both technology and business process improvements to enable the authorized and effective distribution of EMI's music products to retailers.

Accenture Innovation Centers for Communications, Media and Technology

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s ongoing High Performance Business research indicates that organizations capable of achieving high performance excel across two dimensions: innovation and execution.

Accenture Innovation Center for Communications, Media and Technology in Europe

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Innovation Center in Europe, located in Rome, Italy, supports organizations that want to be leaders of the next digital revolution and convert innovation into business advantage.

Microsoft Azure Solutions from Avanade and Accenture

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture and Avanade are committed to delivering cloud computing solutions on the Microsoft Windows Azure Services Platform that improve performance and reduce costs for our clients.

eBay: Windows Azure Platform

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps eBay to adopt Microsoft’s cloud-based Windows Azure platform to reduce costs, achieve scale and enable high performance.

Al Rai TV: Strategy & Business Architecture

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Boodai and Accenture collaborate to launch Al Rai TV, a free-to-air satellite TV station, at the swift speed of business.

Association of American Publishers: Digital Book Market Development

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) took a proactive approach to making eBooks work for consumers by promoting the creation of an eBook marketplace.

Media Prima Berhad: Advertising-Based Sales Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Innovative advertiser sales management solution better shapes path to growth and high performance.

Media & Entertainment Services

While the ways we acquire media continue to evolve at break-neck speed, the methods for experiencing media have not kept pace.

Bayerischer Rundfunk: SAP Solutions

Accenture quick document builder meets business challenges to deliver high performance.

Mediaset Group: Billing and Collection Solution

Building upon the success of its Premium pay-per-view TV service, Mediaset decided to launch two expanded brands: Premium Gallery and Premium Calcio as both a pre-paid or subscription service.

Virtual Sports Centre Platform Captures Virtual Double and Distributes Data to Different Channels

The Virtual Sports Centre can create new revenue streams for media, broadcasters, and telecommunications providers by offering transmissions to mobile phones, handheld devices, tablet PCs and other devices.

SKY Italia: Customer Relationship Management

Born from the Stream-Telepiù merger, SKY Italia needed business support systems to launch and grow its pay-TV service.

laSexta: Digital TV

laSexta takes a multiplatform approach to drive digital TV business growth and high performance.

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2008

For the last 20 years, leading executives from the communications, electronics, high tech, media and entertainment industries have attended the Accenture Global Convergence Forum.

Accenture Service Delivery Platform for the Communications, Media and Technology Industries

Accenture’s Service Delivery Platform has helped leading providers reduce time to market for new services by as much as 75 percent.

Leading Provider of Consumer Internet Services: Distinctive Customer Insight

In a collaborative development of fact-based, objective insights on customers, competitors and process best practices, Accenture dramatically enhanced leadership consensus and decision making.

Accenture Sourcing Methodology for Publishers

The Accenture Sourcing Methodology for Publishers is a proven way for publishers to reduce printing, paper and prepress costs.

Digital End-to-end for the Media and Entertainment Industry

Accenture’s Digital End-to-end solution is a comprehensive set of technologies and services that helps broadcast, studio and entertainment companies assess their entire content management process, envision digital end-to-end storage and develop an enabling network architecture strategy.

Major TV Provider: Retail Partner Relationship Management

Accenture helped a major communications industry TV provider develop a new Web-based customer relationship management system, enabling advanced relationships with its retailers and distributors.

Media & Entertainment: Services Overview

Accenture offers media and entertainment industry services that support entertainment, broadcast, publishing and portal companies adapt to the digital age.

Accenture Center of Excellence in Madrid

Committed to Innovation for Communications, Media and Technology Industry

MediaCorp: Integrated Broadcast Solution

MediaCorp is Singapore's largest and only terrestrial free-to-air TV broadcaster.

Publishing: Services Overview

Accenture works with publishing companies to help them succeed in the digital revolution, taking advantage of enabling technology and infrastructures to adopt highly competitive and flexible business models, gain cost efficiencies and grow their businesses.

Autobytel: Web Portal and Online Marketplace Solutions

Accenture helped Autobytel frame its new branding strategy, creating a two-year business and technology road map and building a new Web portal, MyRide.com.

Time Warner Trade Publishing: Digital Asset Management

As one of the world’s leading book publishers, Time Warner Trade Publishing (TWTP) needed to transform itself in order to take advantage of new opportunities in electronic publishing and stay ahead of its competitors.

Content and the Cloud in the Broadcast and Entertainment Industry

How cloud computing will help the broadcast and entertainment industry innovate, adapt, and achieve high performance.

Mediaset Group: Finance and Performance Management

Mediaset aimed to grow its business and transition to an integrated multimedia company by optimizing and changing to its traditional business model beginning with its administration, finance and control functions.