Calitore Consulting Group advises media, entertainment, streaming, and advertising technology organizations on strategy, transactions, and transformation — at the moment it matters most.
Strategic counsel for studios, broadcasters, and digital publishers on content positioning, distribution strategy, and audience growth in a rapidly fragmenting landscape.
Advisory and strategic playbooks for SVOD, AVOD, and FAST services on subscriber economics, retention strategy, pricing architecture, and advertising monetization.
Strategic guidance for publishers, platforms, and marketers navigating programmatic complexity, CTV growth, identity deprecation, and first-party data monetization.
Insight frameworks, measurement strategy, and audience intelligence programs that help organizations make smarter decisions across content, advertising, and growth.
Strategic roadmaps and advisory for organizations modernizing legacy operations, rethinking workflows, and repositioning for a digital-first competitive environment.
Hands-on strategic advisory for leadership teams on organizational design, operational efficiency, growth strategy, and execution — across media and technology businesses.
Strategic guidance on where and how to deploy AI — from content discovery and audience segmentation to ad decisioning and operational efficiency — grounded in business outcomes, not hype.
Advisory and analytical insight for buyers, sellers, and investors — spanning commercial due diligence, quality of earnings, asset valuation, and post-merger integration strategy.
Streaming economics are under pressure. The advertising marketplace is restructuring around first-party data, CTV, and AI-driven decisioning. Legacy media businesses face existential distribution questions. M&A activity is reshaping the competitive landscape at speed. Calitore was built for exactly this environment — advising organizations that can't afford to be wrong.
Calitore Consulting Group is a boutique advisory firm operating across two integrated practices: industry strategy and transactions. On the strategy side, we advise media, entertainment, streaming, advertising technology, AI, and data organizations on competitive positioning, growth, and transformation. On the transactions side, we provide M&A advisory, deal due diligence, and quality of earnings analysis for buyers, sellers, and investors evaluating opportunities across the media and technology landscape.
The media and entertainment landscape is in a period of structural reconfiguration — and that reconfiguration is driving a significant volume of M&A activity. Streaming services are consolidating. Adtech stacks are being acquired and rationalized. Private equity is deploying capital into content, distribution, and data businesses. In that environment, the quality of diligence work matters enormously. Understanding whether a target's revenue is durable, whether its audience data assets are defensible, whether its technology stack creates or destroys value post-close — these are not questions a generalist can answer. Calitore brings sector-specific knowledge to every transaction we touch.
Our transaction work spans quality of earnings analysis, commercial due diligence, technology stack assessment, management team evaluation, and post-merger integration planning. We assess content library value and rights encumbrances, subscriber and audience retention risk, advertiser revenue concentration, programmatic infrastructure defensibility, and the AI and data capabilities that increasingly determine long-term enterprise value. Whether you are a strategic acquirer, a financial sponsor, or a founder navigating a sale process, Calitore provides the diligence depth and commercial judgment to help you transact with confidence.
Beyond transactions, the same industry depth informs our strategy practice. The organizations that navigate this period successfully will be the ones that understand their markets clearly, move decisively, and execute without losing sight of fundamentals. Calitore provides the clarity and the operational support to do exactly that.
Our advisory practice areas are built around the strategic challenges and decisions most critical to media, entertainment, and technology organizations today.
The media industry is being redrawn — by streaming, by AI, and by an advertising market that no longer operates on the rules it wrote a decade ago. We help studios, broadcasters, digital publishers, and content companies define where they compete, how they monetize, and what they build next. Our work spans competitive positioning, content investment strategy, distribution architecture, and long-range business model design — grounded in the realities of today's market, not yesterday's assumptions.
Subscriber growth was the first chapter. Profitability is the harder one. We advise streaming platforms — SVOD, AVOD, FAST, and hybrid — on the full economics of the business: content ROI, churn reduction, pricing architecture, bundle strategy, and advertising monetization. The platforms winning today understand that retention is a product problem, that ARPU matters as much as reach, and that the shift from pure subscription to ad-supported models requires a fundamentally different operating infrastructure. We help clients build that infrastructure and the strategy to sustain it.
The advertising ecosystem is undergoing its most significant structural shift in two decades. Cookie deprecation, signal loss, and the fragmentation of identity have dismantled the targeting playbooks that defined digital advertising. At the same time, CTV has emerged as the fastest-growing channel in the market — bringing with it new measurement challenges, new supply path complexity, and a convergence of TV buying and programmatic infrastructure. We advise publishers, platforms, DSPs, SSPs, and brands navigating this transition: building first-party data strategies, evaluating clean room and data collaboration frameworks, optimizing programmatic supply paths, and designing CTV monetization models fit for scale.
AI is moving from experiment to strategic imperative across every layer of media and advertising. The organizations winning are not necessarily the ones with the most sophisticated models — they are the ones with the clearest strategy for where AI creates real business value. We advise leadership teams on AI readiness, use-case prioritization, vendor evaluation, and governance frameworks — helping organizations move from AI ambition to AI conviction, with a roadmap grounded in outcomes rather than technology for its own sake.
First-party data has gone from a nice-to-have to the foundation of every durable media and advertising business. But having data and activating it are two entirely different things. We advise media companies, streaming platforms, and adtech organizations on data strategies that connect audience intelligence to real business decisions — from measurement frameworks and attribution models to identity strategy and advertiser-facing data products. Our guidance spans data governance, organizational design, and vendor selection to help clients make data a genuine competitive advantage.
The right leadership at the right moment is one of the highest-leverage decisions an organization can make. We provide fractional executive advisory for organizations that need senior strategic counsel without a full-time commitment — across strategy, revenue, data, and technology functions. We also advise on organizational design and team structure for companies building out specialized capabilities in streaming, programmatic advertising, data, AI, and media strategy. Retainer, project-based, and embedded advisory models available.
Consolidation is reshaping the media and technology landscape at a pace that demands advisors who understand not just financial mechanics but the operational and strategic realities of the businesses being evaluated. Calitore provides M&A advisory and due diligence support for buyers, sellers, and investors across media, streaming, adtech, and AI-driven technology companies. Our due diligence work goes beyond the financial statements — assessing content libraries and rights positions, technology stack defensibility, audience data assets, advertiser relationships, competitive moats, and management team depth. For management consulting engagements, we bring the same rigor to operational transformation, organizational design, and post-merger integration — helping leadership teams execute on strategy, not just define it.
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Calitore places specialized talent directly with leading media and entertainment clients. Our current openings are on-site engagements supporting Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City, CA. All roles are hybrid — Monday through Thursday on-site, Fridays remote.
Support operational delivery and ongoing development of Sony's FAST and AVOD streaming ecosystem across 150+ channels. Program and delivery management role coordinating cross-functional teams across channel build, content ingestion pipelines, launch readiness, and platform enhancements.
We are looking for a Live Services Manager to support the operational delivery and ongoing development of Sony's FAST and AVOD streaming ecosystem. This role serves as a program and delivery manager across FAST channel operations, coordinating cross-functional teams responsible for channel build, content ingestion pipelines, launch readiness, and platform enhancements. The role partners closely with Product Owners, engineering teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure milestones are met across the FAST channel lifecycle.
The Live Services Manager will support our FAST, AVOD, and SVOD offerings and help ensure the successful launch, expansion, and continuous improvement of Sony's streaming services. The position focuses on program delivery, roadmap coordination, and cross-team alignment rather than hands-on technical operations or content programming.
Onsite (Culver City, CA) Monday–Thursday / Remote Friday · 40 hours/week
Support a range of product initiatives across Sony Pictures' direct-to-consumer platforms — including Sony Pictures Core, Ridevu, and emerging FAST and AVOD services. Works across platform features, internal tools, data and reporting capabilities, and new service development.
We are seeking a Product Manager to support a range of product initiatives across Sony Pictures' direct-to-consumer platforms, including Sony Pictures Core, Ridevu, and emerging FAST and AVOD services. This role will work across multiple product areas depending on business needs, including platform features, internal tools, data/reporting capabilities, and new service development.
The Product Manager will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations teams to define requirements, prioritize work, and support execution across a variety of initiatives. This is a flexible, high-impact role suited for someone who can operate across different product domains and adapt quickly to evolving priorities. This position will be on-site with our client, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and will report directly to the client regarding the project.
Onsite (Culver City, CA) Monday–Thursday / Remote Friday · 40 hours/week
An early-career, client-embedded role supporting coordination and ongoing evolution of Sony Pictures' video streaming platforms. Works on-site with Sony product leadership, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders on requirements documentation, execution tracking, and day-to-day delivery coordination.
We are seeking a Product Specialist to join our team full-time and work on-site with our client, Sony Pictures Entertainment, at their Culver City headquarters. This role supports the coordination and ongoing evolution of video streaming platforms and video-centric applications.
This is an early-career, client-embedded role designed for recent graduates or professionals in the first 1–2 years of their career who are motivated, organized, and eager to grow their skills in product delivery. We welcome candidates from any industry or academic background who bring strong fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to operate confidently and professionally in a client-facing environment.
Onsite (Culver City, CA) Monday–Thursday / Remote Friday · 40 hours/week
Partner closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Commercial teams to shape the day-to-day operation of the platform business. Build scalable processes, strengthen financial and accounting controls, and streamline partner workflows that support growth across CP&S platforms.
We are seeking a Business Operations Lead who will partner closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Commercial teams. In this role, you will help shape the day-to-day operation of the platform business by building scalable processes, strengthening financial and accounting controls, and streamlining partner workflows that support growth. You will play a key role in the vision, launch, and ongoing evolution of CP&S platforms.
Platform-Wide Business Operations Leadership
Financial Operations & Forecast Execution
Vendor & Spend Governance
Deal Operations & Partner Management
Transactional & Reporting Operations
Tax, PRO & Compliance
The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, operationally rigorous, and comfortable operating across both strategic and executional layers within a complex platform and streaming ecosystem.
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