Solving complex problems
While the solutions to some of the issues facing media and entertainment companies are fairly obvious and straight forward, many are not.Often they involve trade-offs between different short, medium and long term objectives and different levels of risk and reward, plus knowledge of emerging and unproven technologies, tastes and business models. O&O specialises in helping to solve and resolve the most complex problems.
Strategic Choices
Since 1995 O&O has helped leading broadcasters, print media owners, entertainment content producers, sports organisations, TV platform and online businesses make their crucial strategic decisions (diversification, acquisition, divestments, investments and consolidation). We have helped the boards of several large media companies develop their overall strategy in rapidly changing times.Policy and Regulatory Decisions
O&O has also made a significant contribution to the development of public policy and regulation of the media related sectors working on evidence and analysis for governments, policy units, regulators and tribunals at a UK and European level. O&O people are recognised as leading thinkers on the regulation of the media and much of O&O's work in this area has been published. Areas reviewed include radio ownership rules, digital TV platform access terms, the market impact of public service activities, the appropriate restrictions on advertising to children, the appropriate level and type of intervention in broadcasting and TV content creation markets.Options and Investment Appraisal
O&O can also back up its strategic choice analysis with sophisticated financial modeling, risk appraisal and scenario building to help clients decide between a large number of options. O&O draws on its own suite of media industry models to help conduct this work which helps avoid mutually inconsistent assumptions.