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Role Senior Product Designer
Country Canada
Industry Telecommunications
Website Bell
Fibe TV Package Management Add-ons Mobile UX Self-serve Subscription Controls Commerce UX
OVERVIEW

TV package and channel management

I owned the end-to-end UX direction for bringing TV channel and package management into MyBell Mobile, enabling customers to modify subscriptions, manage add-ons, and understand entitlements directly from mobile. This initiative shifted TV package control from call-center dependency to in-app self-serve, reducing friction while protecting revenue integrity.

Context

Complex bundles, simple expectations

TV package changes historically required: Calling suppoort, navigating legacy web portals and understanding unclear bundle logic.

These interactions drove high support volume and slowed upsell opportunities. The business goal was clear. Enable mobile self-serve package management without increasing billing errors, churn risk, or entitlement conflicts.

The Challenge

TV subscriptions are structurally complex

Customer frustrations:

  • Bundles include nested channel groups
  • Add-ons affect billing cycles
  • Changes impact service eligibility

Business problems:

  • High call-center volume for plan changes and upgrades
  • Low adoption of add-on channels due to discovery friction
  • Need to reduce churn by increasing perceived value

How do we make complex subscription logic understandable and actionable, without oversimplifying billing realities?

My Role

Owning the mobile package and channel change experience

I owned:

  • End-to-end mobile channel & package management flows
  • Information architecture for subscription visualization
  • Alignment with Product, Billing, and Service Provisioning teams
  • Definition of safe change patterns (add/remove/upgrade/downgrade)

I furthermore worked closely with engineering to ensure UI patterns respected backend entitlement constraints.

Business Goals & Constraints

Drive self-serve adoption and add-on revenue

The project targeted higher self-serve usage and incremental revenue without increasing support costs. Key goals included:

Goals

  • Shift TV package changes to mobile self-serve
  • Reduce subscription-related support calls
  • Improve discoverability of add-ons and upsell paths
  • Increase customer confidence in making changes independently

Constraints

  • Complex billing cycle rules
  • Promotional pricing logic
  • Real-time provisioning dependencies
  • Regulatory clarity requirements
Competitive LANDSCAPE

Learning from streaming and telecom marketplaces

I analyzed how streaming platforms and telecom peers surface bundles, add-ons, and upgrades. The strongest flows focus on quick comparison, transparent price deltas, and a clean confirmation step that reduces anxiety.

User INSIGHTS

Customers want control without surprises

Interviews and call-center analysis highlighted a few consistent needs:

  • See what they have today and what will change
  • Understand the price impact before committing
  • Explore add-ons without losing current channels
  • Complete changes in a few steps on mobile
The solution

A guided flow for package and channel updates

I created a mobile flow that keeps customers oriented with clear summaries, category-based browsing, and price deltas that update as they make selections.

Package overview
Package overview

A clear snapshot of the current plan with top channels and monthly price.

Compare packages
Compare packages

Side-by-side comparison with price differences, helping customers decide quickly.

Browse add-ons
Browse add-ons

A la carte categories for sports, movies, and specialty channels with clear pricing.

Review and confirm
Review and confirm

A final summary of changes, effective date, and total monthly cost before submission.

TV package management overview
TV package management overview
TV package management overview
Design decisions & tradeoffs

Balancing choice, clarity, and conversion

What we intentionally did not build

We did not allow fully granular, per-channel customization in the first release. While it offered flexibility, it increased entitlement complexity and billing risk.

Trade-off: Flexibility vs operational stability
Outcome: Reduced provisioning errors and protected revenue integrity.

Where I pushed back

There was pressure to surface all promotional logic inline within package selection. I simplified pricing communication into structured summaries with expandable detail.

Trade-off: Full transparency at once vs cognitive overload
Outcome: Faster decision-making and fewer abandoned changes.

How we reduced delivery risk

We aligned mobile package management flows with existing billing cycle cutoffs and provisioning constraints. Rather than creating new backend logic, we mirrored known rules in the UI.

Trade-off: Dynamic flexibility vs predictable execution
Outcome: Fewer failed transactions and reduced engineering complexity.

The decision with the largest downstream impact

We standardized package visualization into a modular entitlement model. Instead of showing flat channel lists, we grouped channels by functional bundles.

Trade-off: Detailed listing vs conceptual clarity
Impact: Improved comprehension and reduced subscription modification errors.

Business Outcomes

Increased control. Reduced friction.

  • Increased mobile package change adoption within first release cycle
  • Reduced subscription-related support calls for add/remove actions
  • Higher successful self-serve modification completion rates
  • Increased visibility of premium add-ons within mobile interface
Learnings

Transparency drives action

  • Pricing previews reduce anxiety and increase self-serve adoption
  • Subscription complexity requires visual clarity, not hidden logic
  • Guardrails are essential in high-revenue change flows










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