Strand Media Consultancy is the UK’s leading independent, international media consultancy.

Formed in 2003, Strand Media Consultancy is at the forefront of media development, specializing in television format creation and distribution strategy, production expertise, business and marketing strategies across local and global television and media markets. The company provides services to television channels, production companies, mobile phone providers, broadband platforms and captive audience networks.

SMC develops global formats that can be localized for individual markets and expand the reach for new or existing media properties whilst building audience and revenue potential.

Strand Media has worked with Sony Pictures Entertainment/AXN, National Geographic Channel and Channel Four, UK and has created numerous successful television programme formats.

SMC is managed by two principal partners, Paul Bickford and Amanda Groom. The partners have extensive international experience and successful track records in global media, format development and production expertise, advertising, finance and government.

Strand Media Consultancy offers advantage to clients through:

• Exclusive properties, content and formats, to media owners and production companies across broadcast, cable, broadband and narrowcast channels.
• SMC sources talent and local production partners.
• SMC brings marketing and business strategies to media owners and production companies across broadcast, cable, broadband and narrowcast channels.
• SMC sources local and national production partners
• SMC brings advertiser media partnerships to play alongside content and formats.

Strand Media Consultancy is wholly owned by UK based, The Media Partnership Group Llp which incorporates Crest International Productions, www.crestproductions.com and Eggshell Media and Entertainment.