While the media supply chain needn’t be overly complex, it isn’t always as simple as some companies’ marketing would suggest. Every day media companies manage a great deal of variety and inconsistency, as well as numerous exceptions. But with the knowledge and tools to accommodate those factors and process variable content, a company can make its media supply chain hum. We've compiled a list of 10 things you should look for when evaluating a media supply chain solution.

As media organizations embrace cloud-enabled media supply chains, they realize that not every asset needs to be -- or should be -- handled the same way. Here, we look at how organizations are bringing business system data into the supply chain to inform this approach and realize even greater efficiency gains.

For most media companies, adapting content for wide, cross-cultural consumption is the most expensive and time-consuming part of media operations. Luckily, many of the required tasks can be automated and executed on cloud-based infrastructure. Here, we take a look at the subtitling and dubbing workflows as implemented by a major European broadcaster using the Rally platform.