Delivering media content at scale for local, regional and global audiences requires content to be made available for successful consumption on many devices and in a range of different user environments.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, this session will focus on the options and best practices for packaging media for the best playback and delivery to the end user. Providing insight into the options available in media delivery workflows, panelists will discuss questions such as: what formats and frameworks are available and the benefits they offer, how latency can be reduced for live and time sensitive applications, how to achieve high quality, un-interrupted playback and how incorporating services like security and advertising into stream delivery affects packaging and playback. Confirmed speakers include:

• Rob Dillon, Digital Operations Manager, Tribune Media
• Steve Miller-Jones, VP, Product Strategy, Limelight Networks
• Darren Lepke, Head of Video Product Management, Verizon Digital Media Services
• David Heppe, GM, Imagine Communications
• Massimo Bertolotti, Broadband CTO, SKY Italia

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OTT offerings are proliferating, as major studio-broadcasters and other industry participants look for new ways to monetize their content assets, responding to growing consumer demand. However, developing, launching and operating a high-quality OTT offering remains challenging, in terms of technology and operations.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, hear from a panel of leading industry CTOs and COOs to hear the key requirements for building and managing an OTT service. Learn how to critically evaluate the capabilities of the supplier base and the balance between insourcing and outsourcing and assessing the future evolution of the video workflow. Confirmed speakers include:

• Jon Watts, Managing Partner, MTM
• Ashutosh Nayak, VP, Engineering, CBS News Digital
• Anil Jain, Managing Director Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, Google Cloud
• Igor Macaubas, Head Of Online Video Platform, Product and Engineering, Grupo Globo
• Bart Spriester, VP, GM, Comcast Technology Solutions

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A fraying pay TV bundle and consumer adoption of over-the-top streaming opens opportunities for sports brands to build direct-to-consumer models. But with the wholesale broadcast and pay TV model still generating much bigger and better economics than streaming, challenges remain for monetizing video online.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, this session will discuss the rising cost of content, how rights holders are analyzing streaming media services, and where additional revenue can be generated online, be it subscription and/or advertising. Confirmed speakers include:

• Brian Ring, Principal Analyst, Ring Digital
• Mark Floreani, CEO, Co-Founder, FloSports
• David Feldstein, VP, Sports Strategy and Product, FOX Sports
• Blake Stuchin, VP, Digital Media Business Development, National Football League
• Erik Schwartz, Head of Tech, Alliance of American Football

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NBC Sports Digital and Playmaker Media regularly stream some of the most prestigious properties in sports and have focused on both high concurrent traffic and scale, and now operate on more than 20,000 events per year, resulting in billions of consumed minutes. At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, Eric Black, SVP & CTO, NBC Sports Group Digital, and Playmaker Media, will highlight NBC Sports Group’s successful development of NBC Sports Digital and Playmaker Media, as well as discuss NBC Sport’s ongoing efforts to provide best-in-class products that include live video streaming, short-form videos, sport-specific websites, and fantasy sports information.

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Forget about the cable news network wars. The big battle for market position these days is over the new breed of streaming video news networks. With Fox News having just launched Fox Nation late last year and NBC News planning to debut NBC News Signal this spring, the market will soon have major entries from all the big broadcasters and news networks, plus OTT-only services like Cheddar and Vice.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, we’ll look at the rapid growth of the streaming video news market, the drivers of that growth, the jockeying for position among the services, and the opportunities and challenges they face. Confirmed speakers include:

• Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
• Rebekah Dopp, Principal, News & Local Media, Global Partnerships, Google
• BlakeSabatinelli, CEO, Newsy
• Adam Wiener, EVP, GM, CBS Local Digital Media
• Nick Sallon, Head of US News Partnerships, Twitter

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It’s been two years since Hulu launched its live service and the television industry has changed dramatically in this time. With 33 million adults cutting the cord in 2018 alone, there’s been a massive shift in demand as more viewers turn towards television that’s delivered over the internet as their main channel for live sports, news, and episodes of their favorite shows.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, Rafael Soltanovich, VP, Software Development at Hulu, will discuss how Hulu’s tech team is scaling for its rapid growth, managing its metadata, and supporting a growing list of devices across the ecosystem.

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Amazon kicked off live sports on Prime Video in 2017 with a ground-breaking NFL partnership that brought 11 Thursday Night Football games to Prime members worldwide. While Amazon Prime Video has continued the NFL partnership for 2018 and 2019, Amazon has launched AVP, PGA Tour, NBA League Pass, and more. This is just the beginning.

At the Streaming Summit, taking place April 8-9, at the NAB Show, BA Winston, Global Head of Digital Video Playback and Delivery for Amazon Prime Video, will discuss how Amazon Prime Video built their live platform from the ground up and are tackling the future of live programming with innovative experiences and high quality at scale.

Check out the entire two-day Streaming Summit lineup, with over 75 speakers, and register for only $695 to learn about The Business and Technology of OTT Video. #streamingsummit