tvstrategies (Advanced Media Strategies LLC) was established in 2001 by Steven Hawley, an independent consultant and industry analyst that has been involved with IPTV since 2000, and with telecom and computer technologies for three decades.

tvstrategies provides consulting, analysis and research for providers of products, services and strategic information within the broadband industry.

See Publications for current research products and services.

Subject matter expertise

IPTV, converged multi-play services, and associated service delivery infrastructures, including:

1. •Services, content and personal communications that are Time-shifted, Place-shifted, Device-shifted, Social and Personal
   

2. •Common cross-service features delivered to Apps, TVs, PCs and mobile consumer devices
   

3. •Cross-platform content security
   

4. •Cross-platform video quality and service assurance
   

5. •Multi-purposing of content to multiple consumer devices, under common management
   

Broadband Television:

1. •Internet-delivered and mobile TV and video
   

2. •End-to-end service delivery platforms, middleware and applications (apps)
   

3. •Interactive television applications
   

4. •IPTV customer premises equipment
   

5. •IPTV Test, Measurement & Monitoring, to ensure IPTV service performance, QoS, QoE and Video Quality
   

6. •Business/service models for Managed, “Over-the-Top” and blended / hybrid video environments
   

Functional expertise

1. •Strategic Analysis and IPTV business modeling
   

2. •IPTV Technology Analysis
   

3. •Strategic positioning, product strategy
   

4. •Product positioning, product marketing
   

5. •Business Development, partnership strategies and partnership development
   

6. •Tactical marketing program development, including packaging, pricing, marketing communications programs and marketing materials
   

Non-Business

1. •Steven Hawley Photography