In 2007, Netflix had a humble streaming service that consisted of an Internet Explorer plugin and a couple of thousand titles. Today, there are millions of active Netflix devices including smartphones, tablets, game consoles, and connected TV’s. In addition, Netflix’s streaming library has grown to tens of thousands of titles including Emmy award winning originals. At the Streaming Media East show, taking place May 13-14, David Ronca, Manager of Encoding Tools at Netflix will discuss the key engineering decisions around video encoding at Netflix. Some of the topics that will be covered include scalability, progressive and parallel video encoding, and Netflix’s 4K video encoding pipeline.

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At the Content Delivery Summit, taking place Monday May 12th in NYC, we have a session that will focus on the different types of service provider caching architectures and the pros and cons of each. The discussion will explore why an operator would choose one type of caching over the other and will cover the pros and cons of transparent caching platforms from independent vendors, Google Global Cache and Netflix Open Connect. Learn how network operators have deployed different caching strategies and what needs to be considered when evaluating the different options available in the market. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Mark Taylor, VP, Media and IP Services, Level 3
• Henri Setiawan Wyatno, VP, Innovation Management, Telin
• Bruno Beaugrand, Director of Marketing, Cloud and CDN, SFR
• Miles McWilliams, Head of Sales, Internet & Content, Deutsche Telekom North America

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Everyone talks about the threats to traditional motion picture and television business models as a result of digital/technological disruption. But despite the current discomfort and pain being felt by myriad traditional players, new opportunities exist to generate revenue from premium content services. At the Streaming Media East show, taking place May 13-14, this panel of experts representing different stakeholders in the premium video ecosystem will explore not only the peril, but also the promise, of digital distribution and new opportunities to monetize video. Panelists will also discuss their views of who the long-term winners and losers will be in the premium video world. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Peter Csathy, CEO, Manatt Digital Media
• Frank Besteiro, VP, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, AOL Video
• Miguel Rojas, Director, Content Production & Technology, Viacom Media Networks, Music Group
• Tiran Dagan, Lead Partner, Strategy & Analytics, IBM Global Business Services, Media & Entertainment
• Mike Wann, CRO, Fullscreen

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At the Streaming Media East show, taking place May 13-14, one panel will take an in-depth look at how premium content owners measure, analyze, and monetize their video assets. Whether the business model is subscription or ad-based, the lack of measurement standards across the industry makes determining value a very dynamic and challenging practice. The discussion will include insight into which metrics are worth capturing and analyzing, as well as best practice methodologies for analysis and thoughts on what the industry should use as a standard. Hear about the challenges content owners are facing and what changes need to take place in the industry to better measure the success of online video consumption. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Jonathan Hurd, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company
• Domenic DiMeglio, VP, Distribution and Operations, CBS Interactive
• Campbell Foster, Director, Product Marketing, Video Solutions, Adobe
• Beth Jacobs, VP, Product Strategy, 3Pillar
• Micah Gelman, Director, Digital Video Strategy & Operations, Discovery Communications

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Google works closely with network operators to deliver Google content and services efficiently and cost-effectively and aims to deliver its services with high performance, high reliability, and low latency for users, in a manner that respects Open Internet principles. At the Content Delivery Summit, taking place Monday May 12th in NYC, Keith McCallion, Technical Program Manager for Peering & Content Delivery at Google will provide an overview of Google’s approach to content delivery, explain how operators can interconnect their networks with Google, via peering and/or Google Global Cache, in order to provide bandwidth savings on their network and performance improvements for their users.

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It seems every year the online video space is inundated with the next big thing and a push toward the latest technology must-have. In years past, we saw pushes for 3D streaming and HEVC; this year, it’s all about 4K. At the Streaming Media East show, taking place next week in NYC, we will cut through the 4K hype and discuss what real-world impact 4K could have and what the requirements really are to stream in 4K. Hear from experts from various sides of the industry to get some clarity on what 4K will cost content owners to implement, how QoS will be addressed, and what the future may hold for 4K streaming.

• Moderator: Matt Smith, Chief Evangelist, Anvato
• Will Law, Chief Architect, Media Division, Akamai
• Ian Trow, Senior Director Emerging Technology & Strategy, Harmonic
• Joe Einstein, VP, Operations, AEG Digital Media

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At the Content Delivery Summit, taking place Monday May 12th in NYC, speakers from Comcast, Viacom, Yahoo! and Cedexis will examine the pros and cons of delivering video in a multi-CDN environment. Multi-CDN environments offer cost and performance enhancements but can large content providers realize those benefits without increasing operational complexity and overall delivery costs? How important is provider diversity and what’s the best way to use global CDNs and carrier/telco CDNs at the same time? Learn best-practices and what to expect when operating in a multi-CDN environment. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Barry Tishgart, VP, Network Services, Comcast Cable
• Glenn Goldstein, SVP, Chief Technology Convergence Officer, Viacom
• Chris Mangum, Sr. Manager, Live & On-Demand Video Streaming, Yahoo!
• Sean Longworth, GM, North America, Cedexis

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