Want To Speak About Video? Few Spots Still Open At Streaming Media East

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.