Stuttgart/Paris, December the 11th. Global Media Consult, established in 2005, focuses on guiding clients around the world through transformation and disruption in the media industry and navigating them onto a path of innovation and sustainability.
GMC’s key expertise lies in the development of new products and markets, the strategic positioning of businesses for growth, and the identification of niche opportunities and monetization options. With extensive operational experience, the team at GMC offers unparalleled proficiency in identifying future trends, driving business, product, and market development, and adapting strategies to navigate the ever-evolving media landscape.
OKAST Circle, as a customer insight community, aims to provide all value-added resources OKAST customers may need from technology development, consultancy, training, special events, content production, and co-production, lobbying, and any other accompaniment that help OTT platforms and premium FAST channels to strive.
OKAST.TV customers can access two ‘circles’: the ‘inner’ circle, gathering key consultants and industry executives, like GMC, bringing their knowledge and experience; and the ‘outer’ circle, built with Fiverr, proposing a meticulously cherry-picked pool of trusted experts savvy in all skills needed to operate and boost a video business.
With the GMC team of accomplished leaders with vast industry experience, known for their honesty and strategic clarity, this partnership with OKAST underpins the human-centric approach of both businesses that are built on trust, empathy, and loyalty with our clients. Both entities and their leadership fully comprehend the distinct challenges faced by media industry leaders and the role of a consultant and service partner is more than just an assignment: it is about being a partner in the client’s journey to success.
GMC has a proven track record of helping international clients enter new markets; in particular, they helped a couple of clients to establish themselves in the German market as well as assisting businesses from Germany to grow internationally.
Hence, this collaboration showcases how OKAST.TV is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to its customers, enabling them to excel in the competitive OTT and FAST channels market. In addition, it demonstrates GMC’s dedication and expertise in guiding clients through the complexities of an ever-changing industry landscape- especially when it comes to new market developments and monetization opportunities with OTT and streaming and beyond.
Both companies will leverage resources from the European consortium FAST4EU, and their actions reinforce their roots and commitments in a plural and rich market in Europe.
We are delighted and honored to be selected as a partner in the Inner Circle of OKAST. It is a sign of the trust, confidence, and expertise that we have built in the market over the years. We are very excited to bring our knowledge and insights to the OKAST clients and assist them on their path to growth.
Christian Knaebel, Founder & Managing Director, GMC
We are thrilled to welcome GMC to our Circle program. Their exceptional team, comprised of industry veterans, will empower our customers to develop their businesses not only in Germany but also well beyond.
Cédric Monnier, CEO, Co-founder OKAST
About M.E.I Group (OKAST.TV)
Founded in 2013 by industry veterans (formerly Canal +, France Television, NewsCorp, Ubisoft, Irdeto, Viaccess), M.E.I. Group builds the OKAST.TV cloud solution for key industry players (TV channel, producer, pure web player, etc.).
A turnkey solution, OKAST.tv makes it easy to deploy a streaming and live audio/video platform, a FAST channel, and to monetize audio, video, and live catalogs. It provides everything from streaming architecture, platform, and design to TV and mobile applications, as well as complete management of payment systems, advertising, and management software including content management, user CRM, and analytics.
OKAST.TV publishes, through its clients, over 500 OTT platforms and premium FAST channels worldwide. Its clients include the SECOM group, TV Monaco, Endemol France, Mediawan, Unifrance, THEMA (Groupe Canal+), Qwest TV, Kinostar, INA, Au Nom De la Terre, Allindi, IDance Music, MAIF, Accenture, D-Edge, Secrets d’Histoire, Le Figaro Live, Ciné Prime, Vialma, RCS Media, Luxe TV, etc.
The company was incubated by TF1 and Audiens and already counts among its clients major American, European, and Chinese media, companies, agencies, brands, TV, web, cinema, and advertising content producers.
About GMC
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Global Media Consult is a leading boutique consultancy specializing in the audiovisual and wider media industry. GMC’s strength lies in partnering with small to medium-sized businesses and renowned large companies, guiding them through transformation towards innovation. The team excels in developing new products and markets, repositioning businesses for sustainable growth, and discovering niche opportunities. With our deep operational experience, especially in challenging environments, we offer unparalleled expertise in spotting future trends, driving business, product, and market development, and pivoting strategies to navigate the evolving media landscape.
The team of experts at GMC has extensive industry experience from previous leadership roles at Al Jazeera, Astro TV, Bloomberg Media, Eutelsat, Liberty Global, Paramount, Sky Germany, Vodafone. A key distinguisher as consultants is in GMC’s human-centric approach, building trust, empathy, and loyalty with the clients through understanding from their own experiences the unique challenges faced by leaders in the media industry.
The successful track record of GMC includes launching global TV channels, creating streaming platforms in niche markets, and advising on product repositioning for content owners, distributors/ Broadcasters, and service & technology providers to the industry. The GMC’s esteemed clientele includes Al Jazeera Media Network (Qatar), Bloomberg Media (UK), Corus Entertainment (Canada), dailyMeTV (Germany) LycaMobile (UK & International), NHK World(Japan), Orange (France), SABC (South Africa), Sunrise (Switzerland), Universal Music (USA) and many others.
Global Media Consult aspires to be the premier boutique consultancy within the audiovisual industry. GMC is dedicated to guiding clients through the complexities of transformation, disruption, and market developments, empowering them to build sustainable and successful businesses in an ever-changing landscape.
About FAST4EU
OKAST, SECOM Group, and Kinostar have joined forces to launch the European FAST4EU Consortium. Co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA, the consortium’s objective is to accelerate the development of the FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) model in Europe and to provide a technological and content approach adapted to the European market with the capacity to expand internationally.
The channel launch support program welcomes all European players, whether broadcasters, producers, or distributors of content.
