Report Description “Salt Productions” is the largest television production company in the Northern Hemisphere: Business Intelligence and Analytics Report, Ireland

Report Description “Salt Productions” is the largest television production company in the Northern Hemisphere. This is primarily due to their recent acquisition of HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central and other major television producers.

As a result of such heavy investment, the Stakeholders are anxious to identify new opportunities for future projects. They also need to integrate their data across all new acquisitions and require a data analytics strategy to create a roadmap for future insights.

They have hired you, as a part of a team from BIA Consultants, to draft a detailed report (MAX 2000 words) to stakeholders with the following requirements and guidelines. 1. Propose an analytics strategy for Salt Productions.

a. You will need to define Business Intelligence and outline the key elements of BI using relevant academic and practitioner material.

b. You will need to conduct a preliminary investigation into the streaming platform industry and identify current trends for getting business insights. Present potential challenges relevant to the context of the case.

c. Identify appropriate tools and techniques that can be used in future analyses with a “wish list” of data that would help us understand the business case further. What are the data requirements for Salt Productions? How would you advise Salt Productions in terms of further developing their Business Intelligence and Analytics strategy? Please provide a comprehensive justification for your recommendations.

2. As a part of your report, you must conduct an analysis on “Dataset 1: Streaming Platforms” to portray our current understanding of movie/TV streaming and to inform your analytic strategy and recommendations to stakeholders.

a. Using an appropriate BI tool TABLEAU create a dashboard and visualize the streaming platforms dataset. This tabular dataset consists of listings of all the movies and tv shows available on four streaming platforms (Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime), along with details such as – cast, directors, ratings, release year, duration, etc.

b. Select appropriate data points for comparison and visualize the salient information for discussion in your report. Document any assumptions you make and justify the approach you have taken. IS6140 Assignment 1

c. Based on your analysis of the data, present your key findings, and give recommendations to the stakeholders as a part of your proposed analytics strategy.