Media Operations & Fractional Leadership Consulting
A boutique firm founded and led by TJ Speicher, a 20-year veteran of the U.S.'s top national news environments in New York City, and now headquartered in Europe.
Partnering with media, broadcast, business, sports, and content organizations, TJ solves operational challenges, integrates systems, and leads teams through transition and growth by leveraging American execution standards and European timezone advantage.
SERVICES & ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Service areas include but are not limited to:
Special Events & Sports Live (Multi-Camera) Broadcasting
Optimizing camera placement and coverage, crew positioning, shot coordination, live shot selection, and real-time camera switching to maximize audience engagement and viewing experience.
Multi-Platform Digital Delivery & Remote Operations
Orchestrating decentralized, remote integration (REMI) workflows to produce live events with minimal on-site footprints, while managing simultaneous multi-platform delivery systems to transition feeds into digital streaming, social platforms, and FAST channels.
Newsroom, Broadcast & Global Media Operations
Directing command-center architecture, newsroom automation, production processes, workflow design, and signal distribution in addition to affiliate integration and multi-site operations.
Programming Development & Commercial Partnerships
Aligning programming strategies that drive newsroom performance while bridging editorial priorities with commercially impactful content that drives viewership, product/destination awareness, and revenue.
Archive Activation & Long-Form Content Production
Transforming dormant video footage and audio libraries into monetizable programming through digitization and editorial cataloging, narrative and format development, long-form edit and post-production, and multi-platform packaging.
Logistics & Enterprise Ops
Consulting on large-scale sensor/camera deployment and the creation of automated, searchable command centers. Designing high-end corporate communication hubs and real-time tracking systems for mission-critical reliability.
Engagement structures are scoped to fit the need:
Project-Based Consulting
Defined-scope engagements, system implementations, workflow audits, event production support, or troubleshooting a specific operational problem.
Embedded Strategic Partnership
Long-term, embedded engagements during periods of transition, growth, or digital transformation, TJ operates as part of the team, with the outside perspective to drive change.
Fractional Leadership
Ongoing part-time leadership for organizations that need senior operational direction without a full-time hire, typically structured as a recurring weekly or monthly commitment.
Advisory Retainer
Periodic strategic input and troubleshooting access for organizations that want a trusted operational sounding board on call.
Pairing the American execution standards with localized European expertise, select results include:
Network Management
Architected and managed live-signal growth for over 150+ network affiliates.
Global Scale
Successfully deployed global networks exceeding 3,000+ active nodes.
Increased Efficiency
Delivered 30% higher informational volume through process automation.
Crisis Resilience
Designed remote-work infrastructures for national networks during global lockdowns.
TESTIMONIALS
“In my experience, the people who stand out are those who can take an open-ended idea and come back with something workable. TJ did that consistently in his role as executive director of content and global operations. He contributed to building out our content library and helped develop omnichannel programming that supported genuine audience engagement. When we pursued international expansion, he was involved in establishing relationships and on-the-ground insight that helped bring our TravelTV system into Europe. TJ is analytical, execution-focused, and takes ownership of his work. I would consider working with him again.” - Founder & CEO
“TJ worked with the News Edge Director to increase connectivity with Fox affiliates. That allowed Fox Media’s ability to receive live signals to grow from a few dozen stations to over 120 stations via the LTN system and LiveU Matrix system. His interest and knowledge of these systems are greatly beneficial to the network. He was also instrumental in getting bump camera shots for Fox News, Fox Business, & Fox Weather via the WXVision system. He aided in the installation of the system, created our workflow, and trained our staff in its use. He added international bump cameras via the EarthTV partnership. TJ also helped increase our ability to move material from our affiliates by working with other departments to add the BitCentral system, allowing us to grab items directly from our O&Os. TJ has worked hard to help find employees to staff our newsroom, fielding resumes, interviewing candidates, and working with HR.” - Manager
“TJ has continued to keep FNC and its other brands competitive on breaking news that often occurs in the evening, including several major stories and a news cycle that often turns on a dime. He has worked well with the recruiters to get some potential candidates and has made some promising hires. He has fine-tuned some of our shifts and handover procedures to allow better efficiency with stations, and a closer relationship with Edge. He has previously been asked to identify developing stories that may need coverage the next day to bureau chiefs and has definitely shown improvement here. He is an early adapter of new technology and tech tools such as Slack, Box, and Quip.” - Manager
TRACK RECORD
Opening International Markets for a Tech Platform
WMVision (formerly Weather Metrics) wanted to expand its camera-network technology into international markets but lacked relationships and on-the-ground insight. TJ identified target markets, built direct relationships with decision-makers (including in the tourism sector), and represented the company at international trade events, while feeding user insights back into product improvements. The result included the expansion of the TravelTV system into Europe and a new library of omnichannel promotional content supporting positioning, marketing, and sales.
Scaling a National Affiliate Network
Fox NewsEdge's affiliate network had limited live-signal contribution as only a few dozen stations could reliably feed live video to the network. TJ led the rollout of the LTN Portal and LiveU Matrix systems across the affiliate base, building the workflows and training that drove adoption. Live contribution capability expanded to 152 of 177 U.S. affiliates, plus an international partner, and the underlying system was later adopted network-wide for live politics pool feed sharing.
Building a Global Camera Network from Scratch
Fox News, Fox Business, and Fox Weather had only a handful of remote camera feeds available for visual storytelling. TJ oversaw the installation of the WXVision bump camera system, designed the operational workflow, trained staff, and extended the network internationally through an EarthTV partnership. Available feeds grew from 10 to nearly 3,000 (over 65,000 counting traffic cameras), supporting a durable content pipeline.
Keeping a National Newsroom Running Through Crisis
When the pandemic forced an abrupt shift to remote work, national news operations needed to maintain around-the-clock output without interruption. TJ reconfigured existing systems and workflows to support a fully distributed team while holding editorial standards steady — part of a broader effort that helped deliver 30% more content across video, digital, radio, and social platforms with minimal added staffing.
Introduced WMVision's highlight reels to showcase the video shots, diverse use in the media, and organic audience engagement across multiple platoforms and channels.
Expanded consumer base and led FOX to top trending news group worldwide by providing engaging material to viewers, readers, listeners.
Established direct connections with key decision-makers in the tourism sectors, facilitating the expansion of the TravelTV system to Europe.
Managed remote work during the pandemic by updating existing system features and functionalities.
Directed strategic camera placement for optimal exposire, and adviced on practical use of digital assets to maximize the media interest, audience engagement, and ultimate conversion from viewers to visitors.
Transitioned from original newsroom to temporary one, and ultimately a newly designed Fox News newsroom.
Represented the organization at tradeshows around the world, including ensuring the optimal booth setup, creating engaging promotional video content, and cultivating relationships with potential customers and strategic partners.
Redesigned the Fox News Outlook in line with evolving needs of Fox News Media entities.
ABOUT TJ
TJ Speicher spent 20 years in the U.S.'s top national news environments in New York City, most recently as Senior National Editor and Affiliate Manager at Fox News Channel, before moving into executive operations leadership at WMVision.
He now operates Speicher Media d.o.o. from Slovenia, bringing American operational standards to clients across the U.S. and Europe.
His work has been recognized with a Regional Emmy nomination, a CableACE Award, and a WGAL-TV / Pulitzer Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. He was selected as a RIAS Berlin Kommission / RTNDF Visiting American Journalist Program Fellow and remains active in U.S.–Germany journalism exchange programs.
Fluent in English, conversational in German, and continuing to develop his Slovene, TJ works comfortably across U.S. and European media and business cultures.
CONTACT
New York Metro Area, USA
Skofja Loka, Slovenia, EU(+1) 646-772-1275 | (+386) 041-689-932Select...
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