Client
Charles Schwab
Location
Chicago, IL, and New York, NY
Venue
Various
Year
2017-Present
Broadcast Management Group (BMG) serves as the turnkey managed services partner for The Schwab Network (formerly TD Ameritrade Network)—the first direct-to-consumer 24/7 OTT channel launched by a financial institution. Since 2017, BMG has led every stage of the network’s growth: from initial consulting and facility design to daily operations, creative services, and ongoing management through the BMG Cloud Control Center™. Today, Schwab Network delivers live, real-time financial programming from Chicago Studios, the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq, and the New York Stock Exchange, powered by BMG’s integrated team and nationwide production ecosystem.
When TD Ameritrade first partnered with BMG in 2017, it sought to redefine how investors engage with financial content. BMG recommended creating the first direct-to-consumer live broadcast network dedicated to financial news and education—something no financial institution had yet accomplished.
The challenge was to design, launch, and operate a 24/7 broadcast operation capable of producing live content at network standards, fully aligned with brand, compliance, and technology requirements.
After Charles Schwab’s 2023 acquisition of TD Ameritrade, BMG was again brought in to expand production capabilities, integrate new infrastructure, and rebrand the network under the Schwab identity. This included building a new studio directly on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
BMG began the engagement with a strategic consulting phase to evaluate goals, workflows, and audience strategy.
Following the consulting phase, BMG designed and built multiple broadcast facilities to scale with the network’s success.
BMG developed and manages the Schwab Network’s creative foundation.
BMG provides long-term, full-time managed services covering operations, staffing, and engineering.
BMG provides long-term, full-time managed services covering operations, staffing, and engineering.
Through BMG’s turnkey managed services model, the Schwab Network has grown into the most advanced corporate 24/7 broadcast operations in the financial industry.
