Tuesday, Oct 7
Track A: Tech Jackpot: Winning the Streaming Innovation Game
The Technology track at Streaming Media 2025 explores the cutting-edge technologies shaping the next evolution of streaming, from AI-driven content curation to live interactive experiences. Discussions highlight personalization, workflow automation, and emerging technologies like AR and AI-powered localization.
Streaming platforms are rapidly adopting AI, AR, and automation to redefine how content is created, discovered, and monetized. This track provides insights for technology leaders, engineers, and product teams navigating this transformation.
The audience for this track includes:
- • Tech innovators and engineers working on AI, AR, and personalization tools
- • Media product leads and developers implementing next-gen streaming infrastructure
- • Content platform architects optimizing engagement and workflow automation
A101. AI-Powered Subbing, Dubbing, and Localization
Tuesday, October 7: 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Content owners and media tech experts discuss the challenges and cost efficiencies of scaling global content with voice cloning, AI-generated subtitles, and automation.
Nick Manoochehri, AI GTM - Media & Entertainment, Google
Gray Ainsworth, EVP & Global Head of Operations, Lionsgate
Justin Beaudin, CEO, Adapt
A102. Security and Trust in the AI Era: C2PA, DRM, and Content Authenticity
Tuesday, October 7: 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Securing digital and streaming content and tracking and determining content provenance are quickly converging in the age of GenAI. This panel explores how streaming platforms can ensure content protection and authenticity.
Rebecca Avery, Owner & Principal, Integration Therapy LLC
Olga Kornienko, COO & Co-Founder, EZDRM
A103. AI and Live Streaming: Automation and Analytics
Tuesday, October 7: 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
AI and machine learning are enabling new efficiencies in streaming workflows and taking live stream monitoring to new levels for those who know how to leverage them. Join this panel to see the cutting edge of real-time production workflows, automation, and predictive analytics.
Magnus Svensson, Media Solution Specialist, Eyevinn Technology
Corey Smith, Deputy General Manager, CSG, TATA Communications
Doug Daulton, Producer, Co-Creator, Future Frames Podcast
Juan Pablo Saibene, CEO, Qualabs
Sayyad Mohammed, Business Development, Media Transport/Compression, Evertz
A104. Cloud vs. On-Prem vs. Hybrid Workflows: What’s Next?
Tuesday, October 7: 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Optimizing infrastructure for cost efficiency and scalability are critical for live streams at scale. This panel examines how to manage CapEx and OpEx for cloud and hybrid streaming migration and what it might cost you in 2026 not to move more of your operations to the cloud.
Juan Pablo Saibene, CEO, Qualabs
Matt Herson, Principal WW Specialist, AWS
Corey Smith, Deputy General Manager, CSG, TATA Communications
Barry Owen, Chief Solutions Architect, Wowza
Wednesday, Oct 8
Track A: Tech Jackpot: Winning the Streaming Innovation Game
The Technology track at Streaming Media 2025 explores the cutting-edge technologies shaping the next evolution of streaming, from AI-driven content curation to live interactive experiences. Discussions highlight personalization, workflow automation, and emerging technologies like AR and AI-powered localization.
Streaming platforms are rapidly adopting AI, AR, and automation to redefine how content is created, discovered, and monetized. This track provides insights for technology leaders, engineers, and product teams navigating this transformation.
The audience for this track includes:
- • Tech innovators and engineers working on AI, AR, and personalization tools
- • Media product leads and developers implementing next-gen streaming infrastructure
- • Content platform architects optimizing engagement and workflow automation
A201. The Rise of AI-Generated Video: Is Synthetic Content the Future?
Wednesday, October 8: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This session delves into the range of AI-generated synthetic content populating the streaming ecosystem today, exploring such emerging genres of deepfakes, virtual influencers, and AI-generated news.
Eileen Rivera, Executive Producer/Host, Face of E Studio and Former Google/YouTube, NBC Productions
A202. AI-Powered Curation and Discoverability
Wednesday, October 8: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
In today’s saturated content market, even on the downward slope of the peak TV era, offering great content isn’t enough to deliver satisfying experiences to streaming users. Platforms and channels need to read the tea leaves of user data and surface the shows viewers most want to see next. This session explores how machine learning and personalization facilitate more effective curation and discovery and increasingly shape the viewer experience.
Max Rausch, Director, Business Optimization, Roku
Tony Huidor, President, Technology & Chief Product Officer, Cineverse
Sharon Kritzer, VP Product, Discovery + AI, Tubi
Rebecca Avery, Owner & Principal, Integration Therapy LLC
A203. The Evolution of Streaming Codecs and Standards: Encoding Live for the Edge
Wednesday, October 8: 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
In this session, encoding and codec experts discuss how compression technology is evolving as streaming delivery increasingly moves to the edge, with an eye to the rise of key codec contenders, from AV1 to VVC and beyond.
Thierry Fautier, Managing Director, Your Media Transformation
Mickael Raulet, Chief Technology Officer, Ateme
Subhrendu Sarkar, Senior Engineering Manager, Video Platform, Warner Bros Discovery