media, sports, and entertainment
Open Options’ proven process and proprietary analysis can be applied to complex, high-stakes issues / situations / decision-points involving multiple external stakeholders where there is asymmetric information and strategic interdependence, allowing strategic leaders to successfully navigate platform disruption, escalating content costs, shifting monetization models, and global competition for attention.
• Content, Rights & Strategic Partnerships
• Competitive Positioning & Audience Strategy
• Operations, Production & Ecosystem Coordination
• M&A, Consolidation & Ecosystem Power Shifts
• Growth, Investment & Portfolio Expansion
• Corporate, Regulatory & Reputation Dynamics
• Distrubution Models & Platform Economics
• Labor, Talent & Creative Negotiations
• Any other complex multistakeholder issue...
Select your area of strategic concern
• License agreements & production partnerships
• Exclusive content and distribution rights
• League, team, and federation media deals
• Talent and creator partnerships
• Technology and platform alliances
• Contract renegotiation amid audience fragmentation
• Subscription pricing and bundling dynamics
• New entrants and platform convergence
• Differentiation via premium or exclusive content
• Portfolio strategy across franchises and brands
• Managing distributors and platform gatekeepers
• Audience segmentation & engagement strategy
• Competing in rapidly evolving attention markets
• Production network design and vendor strategy
• Live event logistics and risk planning
• Managing complex creative ecosystems
• Outsourcing vs. in-house production decisions
• Market exit or slate rationalization
• Studio and platform consolidation strategy
• Sports rights acquisitions and bidding dynamics
• Strategic asset purchases and divestitures
• Positioning against scale-driven competitors
• Evaluating cross-industry mergers
• Greenlighting and content investment strategy
• Expansion into new formats
• Geographic market entry and localization
• Franchise and IP extension strategies
• Strategic capital allocation under uncertainty
• Vertical integration: production and distribution
• Media ownership regulations and approvals
• Broadcast rights governance
• Antitrust and competition considerations
• Engagement with public funding bodies
• Legal disputes and contract settlements
• Brand, reputation, and public trust management
• Direct-to-consumer vs. aggregator strategy
• Advertising vs. subscription revenue models
• Channel conflict and platform cannibalization
• Global distribution partnerships
• Monetization across theatrical, streaming, live, and digital formats
• Collective bargaining with guilds and unions
• Talent compensation and participation models
• Managing multi-party negotiations
• Strike preparedness and continuity planning
• Aligning incentives across creative and commercial stakeholders
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