Viacom18, India

Our client is a world’s leading entertainment content company, comprising brands like BET, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures. India’s fastest growing entertainment network of iconic brands offering multi-platform, multi – generational and multicultural brand experiences across television, film, digital media and LIVE events. Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. includes the vibrant youth brand – MTV), the fastest growing kids cluster – Nick Nick Jr, Nick Teen & Sonic, India’s premier International Entertainment channel – Vh1, India’s only English Entertainment Comedy Channel – Comedy Central, India’s only linear film production & distribution banner – Viacom18 Motion Pictures, COLORS one of India’s leading Hindi General Entertainment channel. This apart, Viacom18 also runs Viacom’s consumer products business in India and also brand solutions offering – Integrated Network Solutions (INS).

Business Challenges

The client wanted to bridge the time and resource gap between publishing and consuming units. The client was facing a problem in identifying the problem delivered by the publisher. This involved resolving and overcoming challenges along with making the system simple to use.

The Solution

Forgeahead Solutions helped them in saving time and resources by identifying the problem and helped with the services as under:

1. Streamlined the process between publisher and consumer
2. We provided technical help in designing modules and applications
3. We distributed API architecture for homepage
4. Various technical front to deal with the media players that client was using
5. Provided technical guidance and strategy for deployment in terms of setting up of AWS infrastructure
6. We recommended various tools and technical expertise for device session management
7. Provided technical assistance in various integrators from integration process
8. API testing- Automation script to stress testing and website testing
9. Checking validity and reliability in different OS and browser combinations
10. Integrated website for Mobile and tablets in different versions and different OS on different devices
11. Designing of web players

Benefits

• Saved time, efforts and resources
• Provides visibility to help align occupancy cost structure with organizational mission
• Decreases frequency and expense of errors with streamlined processes
• Reduces administrative overhead by eliminating manual processes