In this special keynote presentation, Streaming Media editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen will be joined by Help Me Stream’s Tim Siglin and Zixi’s Gordon Brooks to present the findings of the Autumn 2020 State of the Streaming Market survey, followed by a lively and provocative discussion about the survey results in a question-and-answer session with our audience.

Has the time finally arrived for all OTT services to take the leap to the Common Media Application Format (CMAF)? Recent entrants Disney and Peacock both embraced CMAF when they launched, and its efficiency, compatibility with the Common Encryption standard, and support for both MPEG-DASH and HLS as well as the latest codecs mean that others should consider following.

The FCC has accessibility rules around online video programming and user interfaces. Find out about the detailed closed captioning rules for full-length video programming and video clips. Further learn about the accessibility requirements that apply to equipment designed to receive or play back video programming, including personal computers, tablets, and smartphones.

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The last thing consumers want to do is spend all their free time searching for something to watch. We’ve talked about true personalization for a long time, and our panel of experts discuss exactly what you should be doing and what technologies you’ll need to make it happen. Where does machine learning fit in? What about first-party or third-party data? How about voice? Will your mobile apps need something different than a connected TV? What do you do about niche vs. broad content? Do AVOD and SVOD libraries require different approaches? This is a technical conversation on how to implement things you need to know about.

Wayne Gretzky famously said, "Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been." This panel brings together veterans and rookies alike to talk about where we are going to see the next round of innovation in sports and esports streaming, from revolutionary viewing experiences to creative sponsorship and branding models to outside-the-box social media campaigns to grab vans and keep them coming back for more.

Leading technology and service providers share their insights into the crucial challenges facing the streaming industry and how best to solve them. No sales pitches—just real talk about what works and what doesn’t.

As media companies virtualize their infrastructures, how will they maintain visibility to and control across such an evolving and complex supply chain? In this Tech Talk, Zixi’s Executive Chairman and CEO Gordon Brooks will explain how the different elements of the SDVP allow the broadcaster video network to be intelligently and centrally managed using software and integrated devices across IP networks, industry protocols, different cloud providers and edge devices for a truly unique live video solution.

A key concern for scaling streaming services: delivering content in the most efficient way while meeting subscribers' expectations for Viewer Experience. In this talk, we will demonstrate how OTTs can use a perceptual video quality metric to scale efficiently by overcoming uncertainty in viewer experience, complexities of upgrading a content delivery chain, access network constraints, and playback behaviour anomalies.

Does your team have the tech it needs to navigate remote work for the foreseeable future? With different time zones, internet speeds and distractions teams are scattered everywhere, and we’re all seemingly one day away from another shut down. But having the right mix of technologies in place will ensure your team continues to brainstorm, sync up, learn and engage with each other and your customers.

Join this fireside chat with Mediasite’s VP of Customer Success & Support Bill Cherne to learn how you can:

This session will address the inherent challenges of the typical video supply chain and then discuss how and why to leverage the latest innovations in content centric design, blockchain data protocols, machine learning, in-network processing and transport, and programmable media. Specifically, it will provide an overview of the Eluvio Content Fabric and how it is being used today by Tier 1 Hollywood studios, broadcasters and new mobile streaming platforms for radically simple, fast, and inexpensive supply chains. Neither cloud nor CDN, the Fabric allows content publishers to distribute premium video globally including live, video on demand, and linear channels, direct to consumers and to business partners without CDNs, cloud stacks, transcoding services or databases.

As the deadline for Flash Player's end of life approaches, more and more businesses that cautiously waited for WebRTC to support their requirements are updating their end-to-end publishing and playback systems to WebRTC. In this session, you learn how to prepare for WebRTC application development and explore various client and server options. You also learn how to use browser debugging tools for WebRTC development.

The last year has seen the launch of several successful high-profile OTT services, along with at least one that, well, let’s just say wasn’t so successful. This panel discusses what the winners have done right, what the losers did wrong, and how the incumbents in the space are keeping up with these new entrants. Our panelists discuss everything from programming and user experience to customer acquisition/retention strategies and technical innovations that keep get users to sign up and keep coming back for more.

Live event spaces have been dark for months, but the hunger for shared cultural experiences is stronger than ever. Live streaming has stepped in to fill the void with quarantine concerts, virtual conferences, and all manner of hitherto unforeseen ways to bring people together in the safety of their own homes. All of that has meant that "at home production" has, in many cases, literally become at-home production, creating both new opportunities and challenges for the teams tasked with delivering flawless live events to viewers across the world. This panel talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly of live streaming productions, both large and small, in 2020 and beyond.

Today's streaming channel menus are riddled with former independents recently acquired by major studios. Pluto, Tubi, Xumo and others are all now backed by majors like Viacom and FOX. Where does this leave the remaining independent channels and how will they survive and thrive in the battle for audience and awareness?

Surprise: Remote production is the new standard. Here are 10 tips to help guide video producers into the remote production world. With nearly unlimited ways to solve remote production challenges, you can manage people, time, gear, data, and experiences better by knowing where you want to go before you even start.

Dear SSAI Girl, I’m having issues in my ad tech relationship, what should I do? Signed, Lost in SCTE.Dear LIS, Join Nadine Krefetz—aka The SSAI Girl—for a conversation on advertising technology. Bring all those tricky questions about SSAI, CSAI, programmatic, and more to this technical discussion with industry leaders from both the engineering and business sides of ad tech.

AVOD, SVOD, TVOD? Hybrid? TRIBRID? There are almost as many approaches to monetizing content as there are types of devices to view that content on, and it’s no longer simply a choice of ad-supported vs. subscription. We examine the pros and cons of each and discuss how OTT services can determine the best model (or models) for their particular mix of content types, delivery, and audience.

As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the world, streaming took center stage for entertainment, news, remote working, and online learning. In the middle of it all, major new OTT services like Peacock, Quibi, and HBO Max launched, and streaming video on social platforms has skyrocketed. How have all the players in the ecosystem responded to this unprecedented demand for streaming video, and is it sustainable? We look at everything from infrastructure and workflows to business models and social media strategies to share what the industry has learned and how it prepares us for the new reality, one in which streaming video is more important than ever before.

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This 6-hour course held over two days is designed to provide the necessary technical background for in-house professionals who are new to streaming media and to teach critical skills for on-demand and live streaming. Attendees can register for both parts or just one, depending on their needs. The first session starts with a review of fundamental video and streaming concepts and then covers encoding for on-demand delivery (VOD), including the following topics:

One of the most widely used tools for video encoding and deployment processes is FFmpeg, an open-source command line utility that can read and write just about any video, audio, or subtitle codec with just about any format, container, or protocol. Starting with core command-line parameters, you’ll learn how to read video files and output in various bitrates, codecs, and containers. The workshop then moves into more intermediate-level commands with map parameters and video filters. We also look at streaming VOD as Live with RTMP distribution to social media and custom ingest destinations. (Not sure whether you should attend this introduction to FFmpeg or the more advanced workshop on Tuesday?Click here for a quick quiz on your FFmpeg knowledge.)

The live streaming component of Streaming Media Bootcamp covers the knowledge and skills necessary to produce live events and optimize audio and video quality for those who are on webcam or camera within your organization:

If you’re already familiar with the basics of FFmpeg operation, you’re ready to tackle more ambitious tasks with one of the most powerful compositing tools available. In this workshop, we explore composition of two video sources with text labels and placement, setting up multiple processes to output multiple bitrates for adaptive delivery, using the “tee muxer” to distribute one encoding process to several outputs, and accessing connected hardware (e.g. webcams, A/V capture devices) and networked hardware (e.g. IP cameras) as inputs to FFmpeg processes. Additionally, a diagnostic test will be made available for attendees of this advanced workshop. (Not sure whether you should take this advanced workshop or the introductory workshop on Monday? Click here for a quick quiz on your FFmpeg knowledge.)

If you want to take advantage of real-time audio and video communication services in your HTML5, iOS, and Android apps, chances are you’ll consider using WebRTC. In this session, you learn the what and how of using vendor-specific web app client-side SDK, exploring various open source and licensed services available. You learn what works and doesn't work across various browsers and WebRTC platforms.

Join Dolby to learn how companies like Sony Pictures, HBO, and Showtime use Dolby’s Cloud Media Processing to deliver the world’s most compelling content. Learn how you can scale your media workflow — and save money — with the most efficient transcoding engine and automated QC solution available. Don’t miss this chance to see a live demo and ask questions about how you can:

Broadfield Distributing has dealers all over the U.S. who are installing live production and streaming systems for schools, churches and corporations. Join us as we hear their success stories.

2020 has been a remarkable year for codec advancements. With further adoption of (now) modern codecs HEVC and VP9, and the release of VVC (h266), it’s once again time to pose the questions: What other codecs are out there? Is now the time to plan for multi-codec support? Join Bitmovin for an interactive presentation on how advances in cloud encoding and adoption of next-generation codecs can help your organization achieve faster time to market and improved operational efficiencies.