UltraMedia Pipeline is dedicated to the proposition that RTIS infrastructure as an essential alternative to the prevailing one-way streaming grid is set to usher in a new generation of ultramedia apps and services across the consumer and commercial markets. We at Dawson-Tanner Communications intend to fill a major information void when it comes to providing the in-depth coverage decision makers need to help guide them in their transitions to capitalizing on opportunities in this new environment.

Our initial lineup of articles, videos, stats and references to third-party insights is representative of the breadth as well as the depth of what we’ll be covering as this new era unfolds. Beyond developments pertaining directly to RTIS, we’re looking at the cutting edges across a wide range of activities involving use of video streaming on the understanding that, whether or not RTIS is immediately involved, what’s happening at the cutting edges has a bearing on how RTIS will be put to use wherever and whenever it comes into play.

Currently you’ll find news and insights involving new directions in media production, AI usage, live sports UX, advertising, content protection, encoding and packaging, quality control, 5G, surveillance, and much else. And coverage touching on many other topics is in the works.

But we don’t want UltraMedia Pipeline just to be about what we have to report. We welcome your comments and will continue to host interviews and contributions that bring information and insights from others into the mix.

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As principal of Dawson Communications Fred Dawson is a consultant and journalist whose publications and work with clients over the past three decades have helped decision makers understand the technologies and market trends underlying the evolution of electronic media and communications.

Currently, along with his consulting services, Dawson, in partnership with IT entrepreneur Jay Tanner, publishes the UltraMedia Pipeline, an online publication devoted to providing thought leadership for the new generation of consumer and commercial services enabled by Real-Time Interactive Streaming (RTIS). Dawson also serves as a contributor to TV Technology Magazine and is partnered with Broadcast Projects in producing the UltraMedia Connect series of webinars and in-venue conferences, including an event scheduled for the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Previously, from 2005 until 2022, Dawson produced ScreenPlays Magazine, a trade publication he founded to deliver editorial coverage and market support services covering the first phase of broadband industry evolution. In that capacity he also produced live events, including the Media Innovations Summit, CableNext and smaller conferences.

Earlier Dawson provided guidance to industry decision makers through consulting services and executive newsletters, including the Cable-Telco Report, the DBS Report and Broadband Commerce & Technology. Dawson also held executive positions with other industry publishers, serving at different points in his career as vice president of editorial at Virgo Publishing, editorial director for industry publications at Cahners and editor-in-chief at Cablevision Magazine.

As a partner in Dawson-Tanner Communications focused on the production of the UltraMedia Pipeline and other projects Jay brings a wealth of expertise in software development and business operations to the enterprise.

Jay holds a process patent for developing a web based travel system which was distributed through Sabre and widely implemented into major travel companies such as American Express.

Other major projects include designing and implementing a network management system for the General Motors voice network and a Governmental system which creates the Hansard which is a published record of the daily sessions of Canadian House of Commons published in both offiical languages.

Jay joins the team as the publisher with the responsibility to develop a web based vehicle to highlight the important and foundational journalism of Fred Dawson and his associates.

Tanner comments "the goal of developing an optimal environment to consume, share and interact with the journalistic output from both Fred and the community within the sphere of the Ultramedia pipeline is a project I am very much looking forward to."