S4E11: The Innovation Advantage

Innovation in themedia business is key, but only where it makes business sense and can drivetangible benefits. That’s the advice from the head of innovation of one of theUK’s largest media systems integrators.

In the newepisode of the Making the Media Podcast, Chris Bailey, head of innovation atJigsaw24 Media, tells host Craig Wilson of the importance of staying groundedaround new technologies, such as AI, avoiding so-called “hype cycles.”

Our Guest This Episode

Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey is the head of innovation atJigsaw24 Media, the UK's leading media solutions provider.

Chris has spent 24 years in thepost-production industry, starting as a runner at root6 and working his waythrough the engineering ranks, providing technical support for editorial,storage, and media management systems. Chris was head of support at root6 fornearly five years, managing the delivery of support for multi-vendor solutionsacross the post-production and broadcast sectors.

In 2017, Jigsaw24 acquired root6 and Chrismoved into pre-sales, where he led the team over the next four years as theydesigned cutting-edge on-prem and cloud-based solutions for future-focusedworkflows and deployments. With one eye always on emerging technology, Christhen began his current role as head of innovation, where he focuses ondeveloping customers’ future technology roadmaps as well as assessing andaligning Jigsaw24 Media’s current and future solutions portfolio.

More Resources

For more on this topic, check out:

Avid @ NAB 2024– Check out the Avid website for the latest updates on what was shown at NAB

Jigsaw24Media–Find out more about the services whichJigsaw24 Media offer.

ContactUs

Questions? Comments? Cool ideas? Get in touch:makingthemedia@avid.comor @craigaw1969.Follow Avid at @avid.

Credits

Host: Craig Wilson

Producer: Matt Diggs

Social: Wim Van den Broeck

Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin