Creative Strategy & Show Development
BMG develops show concepts, formats, rundowns, talent strategies, and creative direction for live events, branded content, broadcast, and streaming.
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Develop the Strategy Behind the Show
A strong production starts with clear creative direction. BMG’s Creative Strategy & Show Development services help organizations turn ideas into structured shows, live events, and content formats that are built for real-world production.
From concept and format development to rundowns, talent strategy, brand integration, and pitch materials, we develop the creative foundation that takes a project from an idea to a production-ready plan.
What We Develop
Format & Concept Development
We develop the creative concept and format behind your show, aligning its audience, purpose, platform, and distribution goals. From studio series and live events to branded programs and social-first content, we tailor each strategy to the production while building flexibility across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
Our process combines audience analysis, competitive research, format development, and content strategy to create a foundation for consistent, adaptable production.
Editorial Direction & Content Strategy
We help define what the show says, how it says it, and how the content serves the audience. This can include editorial positioning, recurring content pillars, segment development, story selection, interview and discussion frameworks, and the overall voice and tone of the program.
For recurring programming, we also consider how the editorial structure can evolve while maintaining a recognizable identity and audience experience.
Rundown Design
A rundown turns a creative concept into a workable production. We develop segment structure, pacing, transitions, storytelling beats, and audience-retention strategies while considering the practical requirements of live and studio production.
Our rundowns consider storytelling and execution, accounting for graphics, talent, remote contributors, commercial requirements, live elements, timing, and other production considerations from the beginning.
Talent Strategy
Talent plays a major role in defining the voice and personality of a show. We help establish on-air roles and develop how hosts, guests, analysts, contributors, and panels function within the format.
From host dynamics and interview structures to contributor roles and recurring segments, we develop a talent approach that supports the format, editorial direction, and overall audience experience.
Pitch & Pilot Materials
A strong idea needs to be easy to communicate. We develop the materials needed to present, evaluate, and advance a show concept, including show bibles, treatments, sample rundowns, sizzle concepts, look-books, visual references, set and graphic direction, and pilot production plans.
These materials give stakeholders a clear understanding of the format, creative direction, audience, and path to production.
Brand & Sponsorship Considerations
When brands or sponsors are part of the production, we consider those opportunities during show development so they can be incorporated naturally into the format rather than added after the creative direction has been established.
What Creative Strategy & Show Development Delivers
Clear Creative Direction
A defined concept, format, and editorial approach that align with the production’s goals and audience.
Stronger Audience Experience
Content structure, storytelling, and talent strategies designed to keep viewers interested and connected.
Production-Ready Plan
Rundowns, segment structures, and creative materials that translate ideas into an executable production.
Cohesive Show Identity
Editorial direction, talent, graphics, brand elements, and format working together to create a consistent experience.
Flexibility Across Platforms
Show concepts and content strategies designed to adapt to broadcast, streaming, digital, and social distribution.
Foundation for Long-Term Growth
Repeatable formats and editorial frameworks that support future episodes, evolving content, and opportunities for expansion.
Creative Development Built for Production
Great ideas have to work in the real world. BMG’s creative, technical, and operational teams work together from the beginning and develop shows with both the audience experience and live execution in mind.
Creative decisions can be considered alongside production design, camera coverage, graphics, talent, remote contributors, technology, distribution, schedule, and budget, helping ensure the creative vision can move seamlessly from concept to production.
The result is a show that is designed to work live.
Case Study Highlight: Pro Tour
Developing a New Live Sports Broadcast Format
When The Pro Tour prepared to launch its inaugural broadcast season, BMG was brought in to help turn the league’s vision into a live broadcast format built for both the audience and the realities of producing golf across multiple venues.
BMG developed the live broadcast format and programming approach, shaping the structure, pacing, storytelling, and production elements that would define the viewer experience. Our creative team also developed the show’s visual identity for broadcast, including the graphics package and other on-air elements needed to establish a consistent look across the season.
Because BMG’s creative, technical, and operational teams worked together from the beginning, the format was developed alongside the production workflow required to execute it. Camera coverage, graphics, replay, drone coverage, wireless acquisition, REMI production, transmission, media management, and distribution were considered as part of one integrated production strategy.
The result was a repeatable live broadcast model that launched across five tournaments and five different golf venues during The Pro Tour’s inaugural broadcast season.
View the full case studyFAQs
Creative strategy and show development define the concept, format, audience, and visual direction of a program before production begins. BMG helps turn an idea into a structured, production-ready show with a clear creative strategy and path to execution.
BMG starts with the purpose and audience, then develops the format, editorial structure, talent strategy, graphics, brand integration, and production requirements around those goals. The result is a show concept designed to work creatively and operationally.
Yes. BMG can develop rundowns that define the flow of a program, including segments, transitions, interviews, graphics, live elements, and other production requirements.
Yes. Brand integration can be incorporated into the format and content strategy from the beginning, helping sponsorships and partnerships feel intentional rather than simply added to an existing program.
Shape Your Show Concept
Tell us what you’re looking to create. We’ll help define the format, structure, and creative direction to turn your idea into a production-ready concept.
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