Producing and hosting a TV show about new media innovations and technologies is complicated and exciting. This episode covers how Kimberly Corrigan, the associate producer and host of the TV Metaverse show, finds and explains amazing topics, interviews expert guests and shares cool demo videos. Learn about TV Metaverse show volunteers worldwide help to develop, produce and promote the show and how they learn and develop new skills.

Topics Covered:

- What is the TV Metaverse?
- TV Metaverse Show Series
- Surprises about the TV Metaverse Show
- TV Metaverse Show Content Types
- Topics Covered by the Show
- Cool VR, XR & New Media Innovations
- Expert Guests and Interview Methods
- How and Where to Watch
- Volunteer & Ambassador Opportunities

Pop-up TV channels offer an exciting and flexible way for OTT and streaming TV operators to generate significant revenue by launching temporary television channels for special events, live broadcasts, or themed programming. These short-term channels, which can run for just hours or days, provide content owners with a dynamic opportunity to capture audience attention and monetize unique moments. However, launching a successful pop-up channel comes with its own set of challenges: securing sponsors to fund the channel, developing a compelling program schedule, promoting the channel effectively, and navigating technical, regulatory, and broadcast rights issues. With Veset’s pop-up TV channel management platform, you can easily set up and launch temporary channels on flexible hourly, daily, or monthly rate plans. The platform allows for seamless scaling, rapid deployment for OTT distribution, and can even be bundled with other media services to enhance your offering. Listen to this episode to discover how to create, manage, and maximize revenue with pop-up TV channels, and transform your service into a high-revenue, event-driven powerhouse.

This Episode Covers:

What are Popup TV Channels?
Why are Popup TV Channels Important?
What Surprises Companies about Popup TV Channels?
Who Needs Popup TV Channels Solution?
How does Popup TV Channels Work - Basically?
What Changes are Needed to Popup TV Channels?
How Long Does it take to Setup Popup TV Channels?
What Services and/or Equipment are Needed for Popup TV Channels?
Are there Other Benefits to Popup TV Channels Solution?
Is Special Popup TV Channels Training Required?
Will Popup TV Channels Work with Most Systems?

Gatis Gailis is the CEO and co-founder of Veset, a pioneer in cloud playout solutions for linear television channels. With over a decade of leadership and development experience in media technology, cloud computing, and broadcast solutions, he has been instrumental in advancing digital transformation within the media and entertainment industry. Under his guidance, Veset has collaborated with prominent companies, including PLAY, Inc., which acquired Veset in 2023. Gailis holds a degree in engineering sciences from Riga Technical University.

OTT and streaming TV service providers can leverage user-generated content (UGC) to boost viewer engagement, foster loyalty, reduce audience churn, and generate more revenue.

However, content moderation for community motivation and legal compliance is complicated, and integration with streaming and media platforms can be difficult.

This episode helps you discover how to use a platform such as Megaphone TV to simplify the fan content creation process, ensure the content meets social and legal requirements, and use UGC to attract, engage, and monetize fans.

Topics Covered:

What is Fan User Generated Content - UGC?
Why is Fan UGC Important?
Generate Revenue with Fan UGC
Sponsors and Fan UGC Content
How does a Sponsored FAN UGC Segment work?
What Broadcast times are Good for Fan UGC?
Example of a Fan UGC Project or Campaign
UGC and Brand Safety
Usage Rights for UGC
Fan UGC Technology and Skills
Services and or Equipment Needed for Fan UGC
Fan UGC Training

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 struggling to define and verify XR revenue strategies. The ROI of XR systems and services is unclear and finding and developing relationships with key partners is complicated. This podcast episode helps you to discover XR business value, revenue opportunities and implementation options.

Extended Reality (XR) & Spatial Computing
XR Impact on the OTT Industry
XR Vertical Industries
XR Platform Capabilities
XR Revenue Generation Opportunities
XR Video Service Surprises
Starting in the XR Business
XR Video App Development Requirements

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 Ron Van Herk. Who has created a system that makes this process fast, easy, and low cost.

Ron Van Herk is the CEO and co-owner of Cybermedia Television in the Netherlands. He is the innovator behind several breakthrough production, streaming, and distribution systems. Ron has set up, run and created branded remote production systems for shows, live events and other media production activities, including world Police and fire games, the HighScope Foundation's annual conference and more.

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 successful virtual studio production experiences with you.

Topics Covered:

What Virtual Production?
Key Virtual Production Benefits?
What Types of Companies Use Virtual Production?
Virtual Production Processes
Typical Virtual Production Budgets
Virtual Production Volume Studios
Mobile Virtual Production
How long does Virtual Production Take?
What Skills are Required for Virtual Production?

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, marketing staff & contractor wages. There are so many promotion choices and they can be complex to setup and manage. This session will help you to discover key WISP marketing options, their costs and typical results.

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 Internet service providers. Listen to this session to discover the revenues per subscriber, additional services that add revenues and how WISPs compare and compete with other types of Internet service providers.

Topics Covered in this Session:

Number of WISP Systems
WISP Subscriber Base & Growth
WISP Average Revenue per User - ARPU
Service Types & Pricing
Fixed Wireless Churn Rates
Broadband Wireless Competitive Analysis
Key Revenue Types & Trends
WISP Marketplace Forecast
And more….