Elan Ganz 
The Three Models Behind Every “Unified” Broadcast Platform (And Who Actually Runs It Day to Day) “Unified” gets applied to three genuinely different broadcast operating models — an integrated software suite, a DIY cloud assembly, and a managed platform with a single portal — and they differ less on features than on who carries the … Read more
Five Vendors, One Channel: Fixing the TV Distribution Overload Problem Ask most Heads of Distribution how many vendor relationships they manage to keep one channel on air, and the answer is rarely fewer than five — satellite, playout, EPG, monitoring, and OTT, each with its own contract and support line. Consolidating that stack under fewer … Read more
Why Renting the Satellite Beats Owning One: The Economics of Global Live Sports Delivery Short answer up front: no rights holder needs to own a satellite, teleport, or fiber network to distribute live sport globally — the entire chain can be rented per event through Occasional Use, and with the sports rights market projected to … Read more
The Single-Stack Broadcast Buyer’s Guide: What Unified Operations Platforms Actually Deliver in 2026 A genuine unified broadcast platform puts ingest, playout, monitoring, delivery, and monetization behind one login and one accountable vendor — but unified is claimed far more often than it’s actually built. This guide breaks down what the model really solves, who it … Read more
Decomposing the Occasional Use Invoice: Five Line Items That Actually Set the Price Occasional Use pricing for live sports distribution isn’t a single sticker price — it’s built from five distinct variables: booking duration, bandwidth and quality, coverage and routing, bundled managed services, and commitment terms. The first four determine the quoted rate. The fifth, … Read more