dash.js ushers in a new era of industry cooperation in establishing a sophisticated and freely available browser-based player for MPEG-DASH. Leveraging the Media Source Extensions being developed by the W3C, the player brings extensible, adaptive, multi-bitrate playback to a browser near you. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, you will learn about the architecture of the dash.js player, how it works with IE and Chrome, and how you can use it in your own projects. The experts will also discuss the governance model of the project, its future roadmap and how you can contribute to this cutting edge project. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Will Law, Chief Architect, Akamai
• Richard Leider, Tech Lead Manager, Google
• Ross Gardler, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft
• Jeff Tapper, Senior Consultant, Digital Primates

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At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, a panel of leading content owners, syndicators and distributors will discuss how they solve some of the challenges in delivering the creator’s intended entertainment experience across new devices and consumer use cases. Hear their vision on where the future of digital entertainment is heading and key industry drivers that could enable the next-generation entertainment experience on mobile and tablet devices. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Sarah Barry James, Senior Reporter, SNL Kagan
• Luke Kallis, SVP, West Coast Sales, Vevo
• Piers Lingle, VP, Product Development, Comcast Cable
• Jonathan Mantell, VP, Mobile Entertainment and Video, CBS Interactive
• Ken Shapiro, SVP, Digital Ad Sales, Turner

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest

Is 7 seconds of video enough to tell a story? Is 15 seconds too long? The social video app battle between Facebook’s Instagram and Twitter’s Vine is more than just a distraction for early adopters. Major brands and companies are using these tools to launch products, market services, and tell their stories in an increasingly distracted world. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, social media guru Jose Castillo, will demonstrate how these tools work, create videos in real-time and share them online in this hands-on, interactive presentation.

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest

At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, we have a session that will provide a practical guide to HEVC deployment for different markets and through the evolving video ecosystem. It will feature subject-matter experts associated with video codec development as well as end users considering or having already deployed HEVC. Hear which type of video applications can best take advantage of H.265, which devices will be upgradeable, and when products will be shipping. Participants will also discuss the barriers to faster HEVC adoption and what impact they think 4K will have on the market. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Michelle Abraham, Sr. Analyst, MRG
• Panelist: Aidan O’Rourke, Senior Marketing Director, IP Multimedia Access, Broadcom
• Panelist: Keith Wymbs, VP, Marketing, Elemental Technologies
• Eric Grab, VP, Technology, Rovi

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest

At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, encoding guru Jan Ozer will discuss factors to consider when choosing an on-demand enterprise video encoding systems from the likes of Digital Rapids, Elemental, Harmonic, Sorenson, and Telestream. Factors incorporated into the analysis will include performance, output quality, quality control options, format support, expansion options, programmability, and other variables. If you’re considering buying an enterprise encoder or upgrading your current systems, you’ll find this session particularly useful.

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest

The BBC iPlayer is the largest VOD service in the UK, with 6 million users every month. Last year it served 36.5 billion minutes of content and supports over 600 different devices from IPTVs to mobile phones and games consoles. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, Stephen Godwin, Senior Technical Architect at the BBC, will detail how the BBC moved their live and on demand transcoding workflow to the cloud and highlights the performance and flexibility benefits they got in return. Learn how the BBC integrated cloud-based systems with its broadcast infrastructure to build a resilient video solution.

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest

At the Streaming Media West show, taking place Nov. 19-20 in Huntington Beach, Caleb Silver, Director of Business News at CNN will explain how the path to live video streaming dominance is a dense thicket of old consumer habits, resilient technology and billions of dollars in traditional advertising that need to be re-routed towards a new experience. His presentation will examine the trends and differences in consumer consumption of live streaming media versus broadcast and where are they coming together in ways that are working for the audience, the content companies, and their advertisers. Learn what the competitive landscape looks like for streaming mass media and who is winning.

It’s not too late to get a pass to the show and readers of my blog can register using my own personal discount code of DR13, which gets you a two-day ticket to the show for only $595 and gives you access to 40 sessions and how-to presentations and 100+ speakers. You can also register for an exhibits only pass and get access to the show floor, both keynotes and all the networking events, at no charge. #smwest