The program for the 2013 Streaming Media East show (#smeast) taking place May 21-22, at the Hilton hotel is NYC is nearly complete and we have an awesome list of speakers and presenters lined up. But if you missed the call for speakers deadline, you’re in luck as a few speaking spots still remain. I have one spot left on each of the eight round-table panels below. If you are interested in speaking on a session, reach out to me ASAP. If you wait until after you get back from NAB, it will be too late. All submissions, from all companies welcomed. If you have any questions, you can always call me anytime at 917-523-4562.

Session topics available:

• Creating OTT Apps For Connected Devices
• Designing Content Services For The OTT Revolution
• Driving TV Everywhere—Innovations, Challenges and the Tools of the Trade
• Using Cloud-Based Video Services For The Enterprise
• Integrating Streaming, Videoconferencing, and Unified Communications Solutions
• Best Practices for Building an Enterprise Content Delivery Network
• Monetizing Video Opportunities in Education
• The Future of Digital Entertainment in a Multiscreen World

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Creating OTT Apps For Connected Devices
Today’s content services must contend with a playback environment comprised of hundreds of different device platforms, many of which require different technology frameworks and development approaches. This session will outline what is happening with various UI technologies including Flash, HTML5, and Webkit, and detail what silicon vendors are doing to aid support for premium content services. Attendees will also learn about platform SDKs and what is required for content owners to deliver their services to connected devices.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Designing Content Services For The OTT Revolution
Broadcasters design their OTT distribution platforms considering many different factors, some of which can conflict with one another. Designing a product that both appeals to customers and enhances the offering can be constrained by budget, technical limitations, a fluctuating consumer device market, and existing licensing agreements and partnerships. This session will explore how some of the most notable content owners in the industry are looking to satisfy the desires of consumers as they successfully deliver their product through non-traditional distribution.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Driving TV Everywhere—Innovations, Challenges and the Tools of the Trade
TV Everywhere offers the promise of letting customers watch what they want to watch, wherever and—ideally—whenever they want to watch it. In order for TV Everywhere to take hold, MVPDs need to open up, partner, and extend their services to their customers wherever they may be. Given technical limitations, rights limitations, and sensitivities around brand and user experience, how are MVPDs innovating around this challenge and getting comfortable with sharing their services and customer relationships? Find out what MVPDs and partners are doing to make TV Everywhere a reality, and learn about some of the experiences that are becoming available to end consumers.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Using Cloud-Based Video Services For The Enterprise
It seems all you hear these days is about public, private, and hybrid clouds. Are cloud services applicable for enterprise video as well? This session will discuss the deployment options for cloud-based services for enterprise video with a focus on two primary methods of moving services to the cloud—encoding in the cloud and media management in the cloud. The session will address many questions around cloud-based enterprise services, including bandwidth concerns, pricing, and security. If you are considering moving to the cloud, this is a must attend session.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Integrating Streaming, Videoconferencing, and Unified Communications Solutions
Learn how organizations leverage existing videoconferencing infrastructure as a production studio when integrated with a video streaming system, as well as how videoconferencing allows presenters in multiple locations to participate jointly in webcasts. Finally, learn how this is all good news to those implementing streaming solutions, because now they can be budgeted as part of a larger video communications budget.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Best Practices for Building an Enterprise Content Delivery Network
In today’s enterprise business environment, delivering video across the network requires choosing the right technology and strategy. This session will give you the scoop on how to create robust and scalable video delivery strategies for your corporation. Learn the factors that need to be analyzed, the key variables that determine your network requirements, and how to best deploy and manage such a solution.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Monetizing Video Opportunities in Education
The exponential growth of smartphones and tablets is increasing the pressure in academia to offer more learning options online via the use of video. But only a handful of universities have implemented a comprehensive video strategy. This session will discuss how to use live streaming to attract part-time and international students as well as renowned faculty and guest speakers. While most academic executives and deans only analyze video from a dollars and cents perspective, this session will discuss ideas on how to incorporate it from a strategic standpoint.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Future of Digital Entertainment in a Multiscreen World
In the last five years, the advent of an ‘always-on, perpetually-connected’ culture has fundamentally altered the face of media products. As this evolution accelerates, what will premium media products look like in 2018? With a panel extending across media domains – sports, broadcast, film, cable programming, and social platforms – we will explore the evolution of data-driven product and distribution strategy for marquis media brands, including insight on the operational challenges associated with realizing an application-driven future that actively responds to a direct connection with individual audience members.

Almost six years to the day, I started this blog with the goal of sharing information with other industry insiders and writing about topics not being covered or detailed by the mainstream outlets. My desire has always been to showcase streaming media products and services in the right light and set the proper expectations regarding the streaming media industry, with a focus on the business behind the technology. Little did I know that my blog would turn into a full-time job and that six years later, I ‘d still have so many readers who have an interest in what I have to say.

None of that has been lost on me. My blog still exists because of you and the numerous companies who have or continue to sponsor the blog and the vendors who help me with stories, pitch me topics to write about and help me with data. I have all of you to thank. Even if you haven’t always agreed with what I thought, many readers have made the effort to let me know why and turned the blog into a real discussion outlet, with over 10,000 comments left to date. In turn, those comments help us all and allow others besides me to inform, educate and empower others.

As a one-man show, I have no editor, and I’ll be the first to admit that my grammar needs work. But that’s been the beauty of the blog, with readers accepting what I write even though it’s not always the most polished. But by now, most know that’s how I write and talk about the industry, without sugar-coating anything and trying to keep it practical and real-world at all times. With the blog averaging 100,000 page views a month, none of that would be possible without loyal readers, who in my mind, are the ones who have made the blog successful.

Thank you for your support over the years and remember that I take my responsibility to the industry very seriously. I answer all calls. I accept all briefing requests. I return all emails and messages. And I’m always available via email or my cell (917-523-4562) to answer any questions or connect you with people smarter than me. If there is anything I can do to assist you or your company in the use, adoption, or understanding of streaming media technology, at any time, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

Thank you for your continued interest and support of the blog.

On Tuesday at 1pm ET, my co-worker at Frost & Sullivan, digital media Industry Manager Avni Rambhia, will lead a short webinar on the topic of HEVC. She has recently completed an extensive analysis on the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) market and will share these findings, followed by a live question-and-answer session. You can register for the event for free and learn all about this next-generation video compression technology

Why You Should Attend:

• Learn about HEVC technology and applications where it is making immediate inroads
• Identify the drivers and restraints for development of HEVC productions and rollout of HEVC-powered services
• Separate hype from substance and be equipped to realistically account for HEVC in your product or service roadmap

This briefing will discuss the current state of HEVC products and technology, and its strategic implications in the short, mid and long term for a variety of businesses. Bring your questions!

Thursday March 28th, at 11am ET I’ll be moderating another StreamingMedia.com webinar on the topic of, “CorporateTube – The Next Step for Enterprise Success.” While it is commonly known that video is the next frontier for efficient communication in modern companies – many enterprises today still only leverage a fraction of the benefits video can bring. Much has been said about the multiple benefits that will arise from using more video: cost cutting, increased employee collaboration and productivity, enhanced customer engagement, superior learning and training, and more. But it seems like many organizations still struggle to find a video solution that can combine all these benefits and easily incorporate video into existing systems and processes.

In this webinar, we will discuss the ultimate solution – the CorporateTube. Join experts from SAP and Kaltura for a session that will explain the many possibilities of deploying a CorporateTube for your organization. Learn from an elaborate case study and see how leading companies implemented this cutting edge solution to reap the benefits of video in the enterprise.

We’ll have a full Q&A session in which your questions will be answered and as always, all StreamingMedia.com webinars are free. So register here and save the date for this instructional webinar.

Sorry for the delay in responding to emails, I’m out with a cold and will be off the rest of the week. Back online next week and I will respond to all emails and the messages about the upcoming East show.

Now that the new Roku 3 is out, I’ve cracked one open to take a look at the inside. You can clearly see HDMI, ethernet, power, USB ports and IR receiver. I’m no silicon expert but the chips I see are for the power supply, AV/DAC, ethernet/USB, Broadcom A9 processor and what looks to be two banks of NAND flash memory. Maybe someone who knows more than me when it comes to chips can say how much memory the Roku 3 has. I’ve also included a photo of the board from inside the remote control as well, but a word to the wise. Opening the Roku is easy, but you’ll most likely damage the remote when you take it apart.

Click on the images to see them in high-res.