S4E11: The Innovation Advantage

S4E11: The Innovation Advantage Innovation in the media business is key, but only where it makes business sense and can drive tangible benefits. That’s the advice from the head of innovation of one of the UK’s largest media systems integrators. In the new episode of the Making the Media Podcast, Chris Bailey, head of innovation at Jigsaw24 Media, tells host Craig Wilson of the importance of staying grounded around new technologies, such as AI, avoiding so-called “hype cycles.” Our Guest This Episode Chris Bailey Chris Bailey is the head of innovation at Jigsaw24 Media, the UK's leading media solutions provider. Chris has spent 24 years in the post-production industry, starting as a runner at root6 and working his way through the engineering ranks, providing technical support for editorial, storage, and media management systems. Chris was head of support at root6 for nearly five years, managing the delivery of support for multi-vendor solutions across the post-production and broadcast sectors. In 2017, Jigsaw24 acquired root6 and Chris moved into pre-sales, where he led the team over the next four years as they designed cutting-edge on-prem and cloud-based solutions for future-focused workflows and deployments. With one eye always on emerging technology, Chris then began his current role as head of innovation, where he focuses on developing customers’ future technology roadmaps as well as assessing and aligning 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 Jigsaw24 Media–Find out more about the services which Jigsaw24 Media offer. Contact Us Questions? Comments? Cool ideas? Get in touch: [email protected] or @craigaw1969. Follow Avid at @avid. Credits Host: Craig Wilson Producer: Matt Diggs Social: Wim Van den Broeck Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin