James Stellpflug
35+ years keeping live television on the air. Writing about where it goes next.
I’m full time at EVS as SVP of Ecosystem & Communities Development, and my media industry consulting is on pause. Here I write about live production technology, media workflows, and the leadership it takes to change both.
A career spent across
Media Tech Vendors · Broadcast TV · Service Providers · Stadiums & Venues · Corporate Television
Where I’m open to helping
I’m full time at EVS, and my media industry consulting is on pause. Beyond that role, I’m currently interested in four things:
Non-profit boards
Serving on non-profit boards, bringing an operator’s view of strategy, governance and long-range planning.
Mentoring emerging professionals
Helping people early in their careers find their footing, build their skills and take their next step.
Lean Portfolio Management outside media
Portfolio governance and long-range vision for companies outside the media industry.
Apps and sites for youth sports and performance
Consulting on and building apps, sites and user tools for youth sports and performance organizations.
35+
Years in live television, from community cable to global leadership
26
Years with EVS, across product, markets, customer success and community
20% → 90%
Market share for leading product portfolios, as part of the team that grew EVS in the Americas
Where the perspective comes from
In the chair
From the truck to the control room
Seventeen years as a contract television engineer through PFLUG Productions: systems design, integration, editing, replay and technical directing, including TD for the Green Bay Packers control room.
Building the product
Creating product marketing at EVS
Stepped into a newly created global role as VP Product Marketing to speed up sales enablement and get new products into the market, after years leading products and technical services for the Americas.
Running the business
General management of the Americas
Led the EVS Americas region as SVP Customer Success, with oversight of operations, commercial teams, finance, solution architecture and facilities across North and Latin America.
On stage
Latest writing
Browse by theme: Industry Direction · Innovation in Practice · Career & Leadership
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Three Kinds of Judgment in the Control Room
Governance was never a single dial. In a control room it’s a signal path: a rule that doesn’t ask permission, an alarm that says look here, and a…
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Nobody Asked for the Shot That Won the Night
What people ask for tells you where to start looking, not where to stop. The gap between a request and the real need is where the real work…
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The Cap Comes for the Control Room
College sports just got a salary cap. Everyone is arguing about what it does to athletes and athletic directors. I want to talk about what it does to…
Let’s talk
I’m full time at EVS and not taking on media industry consulting. If you lead a non-profit board, are early in your career and looking for a mentor, work on Lean Portfolio Management outside the media industry, or need an app or site for a youth sports or performance organization, I’d like to hear from you. I’m also always glad to discuss something I’ve written.
Views on this site are my own and not those of my employer.
