Nov 17-18, 2015 | Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach

Streaming Media West 2015 Agenda


Monday, November 16, 2015

Streaming Media University Workshops

9:00 - 12:00

W1: Encoding 2015: Codecs and Packaging for PCs, Mobile and OTT/STB/Smart TVs

W2: Best Practices for Building an End-to-End Live Streaming Workflow
1:30 - 4:30

W3: Making The Switch From Flash To HTML5

W4: Building an Open-Source Encoding Workflow

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

9:00 - 10:00

Welcome & Opening Keynote by Xbox Live
Presenter Corey Smith, Senior Service Engineering Manager, Xbox Live
10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Track A

Track B

Track C:
OTT Track

Track D

Discovery Track

Live Streaming Summit


10:30 - 11:15

Fine Tuning Your Adaptive Groups with Objective Quality Metrics
11:30 - 12:30

Best Practices for Interacting With the Social Platforms
10:30 - 11:15

What Corporate Users Really Want From Their Webcasting/ Online Video Platform
11:30 - 12:30

Emerging Streaming Technologies: H.265, VP9, WebM, DASH, HTML5, & WebRTC
10:30 - 11:15

Making Money With Video in an Unbundled World
11:30 - 12:30

A Deep Dive Into the Video Behavior of U.S. Consumers
10:30 - 11:15

HOW TO: Creating A Great Streaming Channel on the Roku Platform
11:30 - 12:30

HOW TO: Encoding Live and On-Demand Video Using HEVC
10:30 - 10:50

IQ264: Perceptual Quality Optimization for Next-Generation H.264 Encoding
10:55 - 11:15

The Journey of Object Storage in a Data Driven World
11:30 - 11:50

Streaming Success: A look at the Future of Streaming Video
11:55 - 12:15

Meet AllDigital: From Ground to Cloud to File Based Workflow
10:30 - 11:15

Panel: Bridging the Invisible Wall Between Your Show and Your Viewer
11:30 - 12:30

Live Streaming Insights
12:30 - 1:45
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Special Lunch Presentation: Why Be a Device Slave?

1:45 - 2:30

HEVC Revisited: Status, Justification and ROI in 2016
2:45 - 3:30

Streaming Deployment Architectures in Higher Education
1:45 - 2:30

Creating Great Video User Experiences That Drive Adoption
2:45 - 3:30

World-Class Video: Speaking To The Heart Of Enterprise ROI
1:45 - 2:30

How Big Data Can Increase OTT Ad Revenue
2:45 - 3:30

The Business Strategy Behind the Fragmenting OTT Market
1:45 - 2:30

HOW TO: Selecting the Right Video Management Technology
2:45 - 3:30

HOW TO: Choosing the Best Streaming Player for the Right Device
1:45 - 2:05

Technology Trends in Live Production and Streaming
2:10 - 2:30

The Streaming Road Warrior: Overcoming the Challenges of Portable Live Production
2:45 - 3:05

Myth Busting: The Truth About Delivering to Multiple Devices
3:10 - 3:30

How Media Services Companies are Modernizing their Distribution Workflow
1:45 - 2:30

Live Encoding and Transcoding Techniques
2:45 - 3:30

Managing and Protecting the Live Content Flow
3:30 - 4:00

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 5:00

Best Practices for Future Proofing Your File-Based Workflow
4:00 - 5:00

Building an Integrated, Multi-Platform Analytics Solution for TV Everywhere
4:00 - 5:00

Best Practices for Content Monetization & Distribution on Twitter
4:00 - 5:00

How T-Mobile’s CEO Uses Periscope to Engage With Customers
4:00 - 5:00

The Future of 4K and Ultra HD on Streaming Services
4:00 - 5:00

Real World Comparisons of H.265 and H.264 Compression
4:00 - 4:20

Pitfalls to Avoid When Broadcasting a Live Audio Event
4:25 - 4:45

Streaming with Quality and Portability
4:00 - 5:00

Panel: Turning Live Streams Into Profits
5:00 - 6:00

Streaming Media Exhibit Hall Reception
6:00 - 8:00
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Streaming Media Beer Garden & Networking Event

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

8:30 - 9:00
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Streaming Media Magazine Readers' Choice Awards Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00

Welcome & Keynote by Yahoo
Presenters Omer Luzzatti, Senior Director, Head of Video Platform, Yahoo
P.P.S. Narayan, CTO Video, Verizon Digital Media Services
10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Track A

Track B

Track C:
OTT Track

Discovery Track

Live Streaming Summit


10:30 - 11:15

DRM In the Age of HTML5: What You Need to Do Now
11:30 - 12:30

Bye-Bye Browser: Product Strategy for OTT and TVE in the Post-PC Era
10:30 - 11:15

Using OTT Workflows to Create Live-to-VOD Assets
11:30 - 12:30

Stream Stitching: Why the Buzz, Where It’s Working, and What Happens Next
10:30 - 11:15

Benefits of Deploying Multicast-Assisted ABR Within an Operator Network
11:30 - 12:30

Friction-Free TV Everywhere Authentication
10:30 - 10:50

Changing the Channel on the Broadcast Business Model
10:55 - 11:15

Quickly Build a 4K Live Streaming Workflow
11:30 - 11:50

Deploying a Live Streaming and Production Solution in 5 Minutes or Less
11:55 - 12:15

Live streaming in VR
10:30 - 11:15

Panel: Now That You’ve Got the Viewers, How Do You Make Them Stay?
11:30 - 12:30

Live Streaming Insights
12:30 - 1:45

Lunch Break - Visit the Exhibit Hall

1:45 - 2:45

Windows 10 and Its Impact on the Media Ecosystem
1:45 - 2:45

Building an Internal Enterprise/EDU Streaming Solution
1:45 - 2:45

How the Creator Revolution Is Changing the Content Business
1:45 - 2:05

All About Live Streaming Cameras and PTZ Camera Control Options
1:45 - 2:45

Panel: Measuring the Success of Live Content Delivery
2:45 - 3:15

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:15 - 4:00

The Future of Video in a Multi-Screen World
3:15 - 4:00

Panel: The Future of Live Streaming

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