Steve is Managing Director and owner of tvstrategies (Advanced Media Strategies LLC), a consultancy with expertise in "the software technologies used to secure and deliver premium video programming to any screen." In 2019, he launched Piracy Monitor (https://piracymonitor.org) which publishes a bi-weekly newsletter and conducts online events relating to the piracy problem and ways to mitigate it. Clients include video service providers, suppliers of software technologies, law firms specializing in intellectual property matters, and providers of professional services to the video industry. He also is a Contributing Analyst to the market research firm Parks Associates. Piracy is the world’s biggest premium video service. If you are a creator, piracy is your biggest threat. If you are a distributor, it is your biggest competition. The media communications ecosystem is a critical infrastructure, and should be recognized and protected as such.His consultancy has led large multi-company teams, including one that built an IP-video service platform that delivers live multichannel TV and cloud DVR services securely to streaming-capable consumer devices on a national scale (US). This included its user experience, end user apps, service delivery and video security platforms, the video headend, a test lab, and a hybrid satellite and IP delivery infrastructure.Prior to establishing tvstrategies, he served in product management and marketing roles that brought more than 20 technology products and services to market. These included an IPTV service delivery platform (now owned by Accenture), TV middleware, an early Web-based payment platform, and tools for digital media content design, content management & production, personal videoconferencing, and other digital communications solutions.He loves being with family and friends, glassblowing, the mountains, photography and the arts; and enjoys his totally out-of-control vinyl record collection.
Listed skills include Iptv, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Middleware, and 40 others.