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There’s a growing number of vendor options when it comes to encoding video, but each one is different in terms of feature sets, distribution functions, audience reach, monetization opportunities, interactivity and many other factors. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place next week on Nov. 2/3, one session will compare the panelists offerings, discuss the technical features they are bringing to market, and where they see demand for new capabilities from their customers. This panel will help you understand which platforms and approaches are best suited for specific video content and consumer use-cases as well as overall business goals. It will also discuss how the market for encoding services is evolving and what we should we expect to see in the next 6 to 12 months. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Dom Robison, Contributing Editor, StreamingMedia.com
• Panelist: Dan Germain, Sr. Product Manager, AWS Elemental
• Panelist: James Jackson, Director, Technical Product Marketing, Wowza
• Panelist: Dror Gill, CTO, Beamr
• Panelist: Mahmoud Al-Daccak, EVP, Product Development & CTO, Haivision

You can sign up online for a discounted conference pass by using the code DR100 and I even have a few free passes to give away. Re-tweet out “I want a pass for the Streaming Media West conference in CA on Nov. 2/3 – #smwest ” and I’ll pick some free winners every day!

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As operators and media companies navigate through the growing mix of technologies and the changing TV environment, content owners continue to experiment with new TV services and OTT solutions. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place next week on Nov. 2/3, we’ve got a great session on “Building a Scalable Next Generation TV Service”. With the goal of finding new revenue streams, and retaining audiences, service providers are continuously introducing new engaging features that cater to today’s personalized viewing habits. This panel will dive into the technology landscape for scalable Next Generation TV deployments as well as how content owners can tackle scalable content distribution in a cost effective manner. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Daniel Webster, VP, Sales & Customer Success, Kaltura Strategic Solutions
• Panelist: Will James, VP, APAC Sales, Massive
• Panelist: Felix Gomez, VP, Western Region, YuMe
• Panelist: Adam Diep, VP, Client Solutions, OWNZONES Media Network
• Panelist: Titus Bicknell, CDO & EVP, Operations, RLJ Entertainment

You can sign up online for a discounted conference pass by using the code DR100 and I even have a few free passes to give away. Re-tweet out “I want a pass for the Streaming Media West conference in CA on Nov. 2/3 – #smwest ” and I’ll pick some free winners every day!

Amazon has been investing deeply in artificial intelligence for over 20 years, and many of the capabilities customers experience are driven by machine learning. At the Streaming Media West show, taking place next week on Nov. 2/3, Konstantin Wilms, Principal Solutions Architect for Media & Entertainment at Amazon Web Services will explain how Amazon AI and Deep Learning-based services such as Amazon Rekognition can be applied to media workflows for metadata enrichment, image classification, live and VOD media processing, sentiment analysis, facial recognition and content moderation.

It’s not too late to get a pass! You can sign up online for a discounted conference pass by using the code DR100 and I even have a few free passes to give away. Re-tweet out “I want a pass for the Streaming Media West conference in CA on Nov. 2/3 – #smwest ” and I’ll pick some free winners every day!

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At the Streaming Media West show, taking place next week on Nov. 2/3, we’ve got a great session on how the upcoming support of HEVC on iOS is bringing new dynamics into the video codec world along with the expected impact of AV1 and VP9’s reach via Web browsers and Android devices. This panel will discuss what is the status of the different video codecs today, what are benefits and problems, and how this will change in the future. It will also discuss how content providers should approach having to support multiple video codecs in parallel to reach all devices. Confirmed speakers include:

• Moderator: Stefan Lederer, CEO, Bitmovin
• Panelist: David Sayed, VP, Product Strategy & Product Marketing, Brightcove
• Panelist: Andy Beach, Principal SDE, Communications & Media, Microsoft
• Panelist: Timothy Terriberry, Principal Research Engineer, Mozilla
• Panelist: Tarek Amara, Senior Video Specialist, Twitch

You can sign up online for a discounted conference pass by using the code DR100 and I even have a few free passes to give away. Re-tweet out “I want a pass for the Streaming Media West conference in CA on Nov. 2/3 – #smwest ” and I’ll pick some free winners every day!

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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Streaming Media West show and we’ve got a great lineup of speakers taking place November 2-3rd in Huntington Beach CA. Lots of sessions and presentations on the entire video ecosystem, covering both the technology and business models for live and VOD. Speakers from Facebook, Amazon Video, Hulu, Twitch, The New York Times, FOX Sports, CBS Interactive, FandangoNow, FOX Networks, Vimeo, Roku, Disney, Turner, LinkedIn and many others will all be sharing their expertise.

You can sign up online for a discounted conference pass by using the code DR100 and I even have a few free passes to give away. Re-tweet out “I want a pass for the Streaming Media West conference in CA on Nov. 2/3 – #smwest ” and I’ll pick some free winners every day!

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I’m excited to announce that execs from AWS Elemental and Amazon Video will kickoff this year’s Streaming Media West conference and exhibition, on Thursday November 2nd at 9am. Hear insights about how the NFL is delivering a new level of live streamed sports experiences for fans on Amazon Prime. A special guest from Amazon Video will join the discussion for a deeper dive into the video and cloud infrastructure that’s being used to deliver the live streamed sports action.

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