Channel Management

Freeband delivers complete channel operations from planning and start-up to multi-platform distribution. Services address niche market trends, build viewership, meet ratings targets and drive distribution in new markets.  

Full channel planning 

  • Create business plans, market direction, brand definition, licensing and marketing

Brand recognition and viewership

  • Define channel brand direction
  • Develop local & regional marketing campaigns 
  • Integrate off-air events with on-air promotion
  • Implement cross-media marketing strategies
  • Create competitive schedules including strands, programming and live events. 
  • On-air continuity and promotion to provide clear on-air branding for the channel. 
  • Manage the graphics and voice-over requirements
  • Creative on-air promotions.
  • Support to affiliate partners and to advertizing sales agencies by providing timely delivery of programming information to meet local and regional seasonal deadlines

Content

  • Sourcing, evaluation, selection and acquisition of programmes based on the channel's target demographic, local market trends, ratings research and advertiser demands
  • Negotiation of co-productions and commissioned programming
  • New market pricing
  • Manage the licensing of acquired content
  • Rights tracking
  • EPG and programme scheduling
  • Content review and compliance

Operations & Internal Workflow

  • Oversee daily operations to ensure smooth running of play-out and transmission facilities
  • Management of traffic and compliance. 
  • Localisation into key languages 
  • Oversee workflow to meet transmission & play-out deadlines
  • Invoices and supplier relations

Reporting, Compliance and Audit 

  • Completie legal paperwork, regulatory reporting - quarterly and annual reports
  • Representation before regulatory agencies
  • Content review
In-House Training
  • Train in-house teams in content compliance, scheduling, EPG's, and agency requirements
 
Channel Management