Service

TV News
OTT Audit

Detailed audit of digital news OTT business covering live news, user experience, user retention, monetization efficiency, revenue leakage identification, news technology workflows, and resource utilization.

Television News OTT Audit Art

Our Advisory Journey

Service 01
Audit
Map existing operations and systems against business goals to identify gaps.
We Are Here
Service 02
Strategy
Develop a roadmap tailored to business objectives and market realities.
Service 03
Execute
Implement the strategy, measure progress, and course correct to success.
The Challenge

Television news organizations face a uniquely pressured transition. Built on decades of linear broadcast infrastructure, most news operations are attempting to serve a digital-first audience while still anchored to legacy workflows, on-air talent structures, and advertising dependencies.

The velocity of the news cycle leaves almost no room for strategic reflection. Most digital pivots are reactive - triggered by audience decline or competitive pressure - rather than architected from a position of clarity and strength.

Our Approach

Koll Corp embeds within your newsroom operations as a strategic partner, mapping the full technology and editorial workflow. We align with leadership's audience and revenue vision, then identify the precise gaps between current operations and that vision.

We look at where you have been and identify exactly what is keeping you from where you want to go.

Deliverables

What to Expect

The True Picture

Detailed reports documenting the workflows, associated metrics, and performance against KPIs.

Root Cause Analyses

The reports will identify the detailed reasons for non-achievement of target KPIs.

Actionable Recommendations

The reports will also contain recommendations for corrective actions to achieve the goals.

Audit Coverage

Workflows

Our deep-dive evaluation covers every touchpoint of your news operation.

Content Strategy & Live News

Audit of editorial strategy, live news production workflows, and the balance between breaking news and long-form programming.

Content Processing & Streaming

Evaluation of news content ingest, clipping, metadata generation, transcoding, and multi-platform live stream delivery.

Rights & Syndication

Audit of content rights, wire agency agreements, syndication deals, and archive licensing compliance.

User Experience (UX)

End-to-end evaluation of the viewer journey across live, catch-up, and on-demand news consumption on all devices.

Discovery & Personalization

Review of news feed curation, topic following, notification strategies, and algorithmic recommendation for news.

Subscription & Payments

Analysis of subscription plans, metered paywalls, bundling offers, and dynamic pricing models to identify revenue leakage.

Ad-Tech & Monetization

Evaluation of pre-roll and mid-roll ad formats, SSAI implementation, programmatic demand, and sponsorship configurations.

Marketing, CLM and Support

Audit of audience acquisition campaigns, subscriber retention programs, churn winback, and viewer support workflows.