12 episodes
WIG TALKS: Brilliant or Bust-The Media Technology Podcast wigtalks
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WIG TALKS is your window into the media technology world. Christy King hosts with two of WIG’s founders Nick Pearce and Steve Sharman, as well as industry experts, to bring you clear conversations about our rapidly evolving field, insightful discussions about industry news, and useful answers to your questions. The media technology industry was already changing at an incredible rate before COVID hit, and now those changes are exponential. Join us for fun and informative conversations. As we like to say, here is your chance to "listen, learn and build."
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The 5 Dirty Secrets of the Media Industry Part 2
The WIG TALKS crew reveals more "dirty secrets" of the media technology industry which quickly morphs into an examination of the return of NAB and in-person trade shows. Listen in as we challenge each other in our opinions and ideas on the challenges of hiring tech talent and much more. The WIG TALKS team includes Eric Bolten of Zixi, Nick Pearce of Object Matrix, Steve Sharman of Hackthorne Innovation, Christy King, CTO of BKFC, and guest Ben Davenport of Pixotope.
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The 5 Dirty Secrets of the Media Industry Part 1
The WIG TALKS crew decide to get transparent on the conversations many on the tech side of the media industry have "offline." Listen in as we challenge each other in an airing of the "secrets" lurking in a changing industry - such as jobs vs innovation, the blow-up of Nielsen, the second year cancellation of NAB, and much more. The WIG TALKS team includes Eric Bolten of Zixi, Don Rohrer of Vidispine, and Nick Pearce of Object Matrix, Steve Sharman of Hackthorne Innovation, and host Christy King.
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A Deep Dive into Sports Statistics and Analytics with Alon Cohen of Endeavor Media
Calling all live data devotees! The WIG TALKS team goes deep with Endeavor Media's Alon Cohen, SVP and the leader of the 3027 team (formerly known as FightMetric) Alon leads us into a fascinating, highly detailed discussion of sports data, performance data, metadata, analytics, and how all that data relates to media business decisions today. The WIG TALKS team includes Eric Bolten of Zixi, Don Rohrer of Vidispine, and Nick Pearce of Object Matrix, Steve Sharman of Hackthorne Innovation, and host Christy King.
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Hit or Miss? The Six Month Media Industry Predictions Check-in
Six months after the WIG Talks crew made their 2021 media industry predictions, we check in to see if our visions of the future were brilliant or a total bust. We discuss topics ranging from post-COVID work adaptation in media businesses around the world, the changing state of trade shows and travel, the explosion of NFTs, cybercrime, ransomware, multi-cloud infrastructures, and much more. In this episode, we get to hear from Eric Bolten of Zixi, Ben Davenport of Vidispine, and Nick Pearce of Object Matrix and host Christy King.
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5G Technology: It's Not Just Fun and Games for Consumers
The WIG TALKS Brilliant or Bust crew takes up all the available bandwidth as we discuss the kind of effects 5G technology will have on the media industry. Host Christy King welcomes Jonathan Morgan of Object Matrix, Steve Sharman of Hackthorne Innovation, Ben Davenport of Vidispine, and Eric Bolten of Zixi, as they explore the possibilities and opportunities of the changes coming to the media industry today, and in years to come.
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2021 Media Industry Predictions Part 2
In part 2 of our "predictions" episode, six media technology veterans attempt to see the future and explain what they think will happen in the media industry in 2021. In this episode, we get to hear the predictions of Eric Bolten of Zixi, Ben Davenport of Vidispine, and Nick Pearce of Object Matrix with comments from Steve Sharman of Hackthorne Innovation, Sinead Greenaway of UKTV, Michael Davies of Fox Sports, as they each explain their differing points-of-view on the changes coming to the media industry in 2021.