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Agenda

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  • Tuesday May 12
  • Wednesday May 13
  • Thursday May 14
 
Day One - Free Online Sessions
 
Day Two - Free Online Sessions
 
Day Three - Free Online Sessions
11:00 AM ET
8:00 AM PT
Day One - Free Online Sessions
TUE1: Keynote Fireside Chats: ATP, WTA, DTC: Programming, Positioning, and Scaling the Tennis Channel App
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media
, SVP, Direct-to-Consumer, Tennis Channel
Description: In late 2023, Tennis Channel brought in AMC Networks and PBS Digital veteran Matthew Graham to spearhead the development of the network’s DTC app. In this exclusive keynote fireside chat, Graham will delve into the app’s content, monetization, partnership, and growth strategy, as well as how Tennis Channel positions the app in relation to its other platforms and leverages data audience insights to measure customer lifetime value, personalize content, and inform future strategic decisions. The conversation will also explore how Tennis Channel approaches the app as a vehicle for helping newer fans to better understand the game and its emerging and established stars, target new audiences, and how they’re leveraging AI for content to accelerate and automate content generation and app development.

12:30 PM ET
9:30 AM PT
Day One - Free Online Sessions
TUE2: Beyond the Break: DAI, Agentic AI, and the Future of Live Streaming Ad Tech
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, Consultant, Reality Software
, Owner, Sargeway
, VP Product Architecture, Freewheel
Description: The only thing moving faster in high-stakes sports streaming than the action on the field is the pace of innovation in live ad insertion, whether it’s the rise of DAI or new AI agents that have the potential to execute adtech at a scale unimaginable even a few months ago. Come hear how AI and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing ad operations for premium advertising workflows for premium live sports streams.

2:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Day One - Free Online Sessions
TUE3: Remote and Cloud Production for Large-Scale Sports
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, Media Solution Specialist, Eyevinn Technology
Description: This panel examines how remote and cloud-native production solutions are decentralizing the live sports control room: collaborative software platforms that synchronize remote teams, cloud-based switching and graphics systems that replace traditional hardware, and the infrastructure required to handle latency, reliability, and real-time collaboration at broadcast quality. Hear about the transition from hardware-centric to software-centric production, the opportunities it unlocks, and the additional costs, challenges, and complexities it incurs.

3:30 PM ET
12:30 PM PT
Day One - Free Online Sessions
TUE4: Worlds Collide: Globalizing and Localizing Live Sports Streams
Length: 1 Hour
Description: As national sports leagues go global and international fan bases clamor for more games, delivery challenges abound. Network variability, rights fragmentation, regulatory frameworks, and language diversity make global sports streaming a puzzle with a thousand pieces. Learn how streaming architects and ops teams optimize for bandwidth-challenged markets, contend with regional blackout rules, manage localized commentary feeds, and work to ensure consistent quality across wildly different infrastructure in this candid look at how to make regional sports both global and local.

11:00 AM ET
8:00 AM PT
Day Two - Free Online Sessions
WED1: Keynote Fireside Chats
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media
Description: Additional Information Coming Soon!

12:30 PM ET
9:30 AM PT
Day Two - Free Online Sessions
WED2: Watch Party: Maximizing Observability for Live Sports at Scale
Length: 1 Hour
Description: This session is cancelled.

2:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Day Two - Free Online Sessions
WED3: Streaming Security at Scale: Protecting Live Sports Broadcasts
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, Founder, Help Me Stream Research Foundation
, CEO, BuyDRM
, General Manager, OTT, OneFootball
, Owner, Sargeway
Description: Large-scale live events bring with them unique potential for failure that doesn’t exist in the video-on-demand industry. While new tent-pole releases generate substantial eyeballs, live events all go through a variety of “danger zones” including the “gate-crashing” effect, global versus regional audience impact, peak Internet traffic delays, very demanding customer expectations about low-latency streaming and of course draw pirates out of the shadows into the live event spotlight. This panel explores two proven methodologies for nearly eliminating live streaming piracy which are inserting forensic watermarks inside the content with DRM wrapped around the content. Learn more about how to do this to-scale in an extremely challenging live environment.

3:30 PM ET
12:30 PM PT
Day Two - Free Online Sessions
WED4: Fans Forward: Creating Lean-In Engagement With Personalized, Next-Gen Sports Streaming Experiences
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, President, Team Whistle, a DAZN Company
, Founder & CEO, Bulldog DM
, CSO, Play Anywhere
, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media
, Founder & Chief Business Officer, Tiledmedia
Description: One fan wants advanced analytics or tactical analysis; another wants enhanced commentary; another wants live interaction and shoppability; yet another wants player-specific highlights. All want to see these elements at the point they are in the game. This panel explores how next-gen platforms deliver individualized sports experiences: customizable commentary tracks, fan-selected camera angles, in-game ecommerce, personalized graphic overlays and statistics, and even AI-generated highlight reels tailored to individual interests. Learn about the production and technical hurdles of creating individualized and interactive experiences from a single live event and how platforms are making personalization feel natural rather than overwhelming.

11:00 AM ET
8:00 AM PT
Day Three - Free Online Sessions
THU1: Keynote Fireside Chats
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media
Description: Additional Information Coming Soon!

12:30 PM ET
9:30 AM PT
Day Three - Free Online Sessions
THU2: Up All Night: Engineering Optimal Uptime for Live Sports at Scale
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, Director, Global Stream Operations, FloSports
, Founder & CTO, CacheFly
, Chief Business Development Officer, Norsk by id3as
, Principal Engineer, Large-Scale Video Delivery & Platform Reliability
Description: When millions of fans tune in for a World Cup match or the NBA Finals, downtime isn't an option. This panel explores how to meet the engineering demands of achieving and maintaining "five nines" (99.999%) uptime on live sports platforms. Learn about redundancy and failover strategies, chaos engineering, and the decision-making frameworks that keep high-stakes sports streams up and running when everything else is failing.

2:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Day Three - Free Online Sessions
THU3: Need for Speed: Ultra-Low-Latency Sports Streaming From Stadium to Screen
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, Women in Streaming Media
, Streaming Infrastucture Expert, Servers.com
, Chief Executive Officer, Vindral
, Field CTO, Stats Perform
, Head of Sport, Video Network, Synamedia
Description: Sports fans expect instantaneous action—and between the explosion of betting culture and shared second-screen experiences, sports streaming demands not only low-latency delivery but seamless sync. This panel dives into the engineering fundamentals—capture, encoding, delivery, and playback—that underpin smooth execution through the first, middle, and last miles without sacrificing quality. Learn what breaks at scale, how to prepare for and ward off disaster, and why low latency isn't just a number but the difference between a winning broadcast and a blown opportunity.

3:30 PM ET
12:30 PM PT
Day Three - Free Online Sessions
THU4: Alpha Channel: Programming and Monetizing Sports on FAST
Length: 1 Hour
Speaker(s):
, CoPresident, Sports Studio
, VP Business Development, FloSports
, President, TeleGraff Media
, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech Media
, Head of Fubo Studios, Fubo
Description: FAST channels thrive on volume and discoverability, but sports rights are costly and complicated. How do you fill a 24/7 channel with compelling sports programming without breaking the bank? This panel explores creative scheduling and content mixes, licensing strategies, fresh angles on balancing mass appeal and niche differentiation, and tips for identifying and serving passionate communities of fans. Learn what turns on FAST sports channel viewers and keeps them tuning in.