Broadcast Solutions - Keeping Shareholders Happy...

Shareholders are the most important stakeholders in a broadcasting Plc., says broadcast solutions provider Astec. The company reveals how to keep the shareholders happy...
Disappoint them and they remove their investment along with your ability to satisfy your customers and employees.
Shareholders want cash flow maximised, a healthy P/E ratio, project investment with a positive net present value and a return on their investment. Unnecessary risk and surprise announcements can lead to investor uncertainty and withdrawal.
So how do broadcasters keep shareholders happy? Communicating KPIs such as subscribers, churn, Earning Per Share, free cash flow and Total Shareholder Return regularly is a good start. Making these figures compelling is down to efficient operations and minimising risk.
Costs are often concealed within legacy workflow and disparate systems making it difficult to identify where faults occur and where money is consumed. Broadcasters require the ability to quickly integrate new technology to launch new services and to ensure channels are available, reliable and always generating revenue.
Knowing that every component of the broadcast platform is functioning correctly and can cope with unexpected high volumes of traffic, before going to air is vital. To quote Henry de Bracton, 1268 (reiterated by Benjamin Franklin, 1736) ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’.
An integrated Network Management System will enable multi-platform delivery, provide real-time visibility of the entire platform and provide early warning systems to prevent a major technology failure. Eliminating up to 99% of risks, removing costly manual processes and applying intelligent automation, including management and shareholder reporting can be achieved by implementing an effective Network Management System.
Getting the very best results from your broadcast platform is one area of expertise offered by Astec.
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