The media landscape is changing in dramatic ways. Paramount CTO Phil Wiser says the transition to digital can be managed astutely with the right blend of technology, business and, crucially, of content.
The evolving consumption patterns on linear TV, coupled with streaming TV viewing reaching a record high has created a seismic shift which the entire industry is grappling with. Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Paramount Global, prefers to take a long-term view. “The major media companies are in the game. When you take a step back, you’ll see we’re pretty well positioned.
“The most important thing to talk about is our content,” he says. “There’s so much press written about shifts in content distribution, but it’s the content itself that is vital to the industry. Content creation is the bedrock of Paramount...
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