AZCAR Digital Media Solutions - AZCAR Digital Media Solutions

The AZCAR Media Services Consulting group (AZCAR Consulting) provides high level strategic consulting and planning services to the Media and Entertainment industry. The consulting group is dedicated to helping companies develop strategic goals and tactical execution strategies to produce world-class results in a rapidly changing technology and business environment.

As the industry moves from traditional to file based media, many companies are looking for high level collaborative strategic consulting services to assist in guiding them through the transition to achieve optimization in all aspects of their business – Technical, Operational and Financial. AZCAR Consulting brings a wealth of experience in evaluating new and evolving workflows, technologies, products and business models to assist in this transition.

Consulting Services Key expertise in the form of extensive industry experience exists in the following areas:
	Digital Asset Management • Metadata and content Schema and taxonomy development • Platform Development • Migration strategies • Media Repurposing /Reformatting • Digital Rights Management • Asset Security • Physical to file based transition
	Digital Cinema • Workflow best practices • Digital Intermediates • Color Space Management • DCI Compliance
	Video on Demand • Store & Forward Architectures • Media Transport and Delivery • Interactive Television
	Security • Security Strategies • Testing / Enforcement • Site Surveys
	Product Development • Market Requirements Definition (Market Opportunity and Positioning) • Product Requirements Definition (Feature Sets) • Product Feasibility and Lifecycle
	The Business of the Business • Preparation and analysis of business models • RFI/RFQ/RFP Development and evaluation • Development of technology strategies • Economic risk and financial reality assessment • Merger and Acquisition support
	Technology Strategies • Broadcast Station Upgrades (HD Transition) • Broadcast Operations Consolidation (Hubbing) • Mobile Broadcast Headend Services(Cellular Overlays) • IPTV Broadcast Headend Services • IT/Media Networks
	Project Management • Project Planning • Engineering & Systems design • Training – Operations and technical staff
Media Technology and Facility Design Consulting Planning complex facilities requires interdisciplinary understanding of how buildings facilitate media production and distribution. In hundreds of facilities, AZCAR has honed the skills necessary to bring vision to the total facility concept. As the team leader, we provide space planning, electrical and HVAC systems consulting, even architecture and construction in association with skilled professionals.