Program

Streaming Media Connect 2026 this November 9 - 11 offers a dynamic lineup of sessions packed with practical advice, inspiring thought leadership, actionable insights, and lively debate. Learn how leading organizations are using innovative approaches to tackle today's challenges for sports streamers, including fan engagement, monetization, efficient content delivery, live streaming, and content protection. Join us for cutting-edge information, analysis, and education that you won't find anywhere else.

If you'd like to join us as a speaker, please see our Call for Speakers or Invitation to Sponsor.

Monday, Nov 9

Day One - Free Online Sessions

 

MON1. Keynote Fireside Chats

11:00 AM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media


 

MON2. Tunable Latency, MoQ, and the Future of Video Delivery

12:30 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

Get in tune with the evolving landscape of video delivery as we explore tunable low-latency architectures and Media over QUIC (MoQ), the emerging protocol poised to recast the future of real-time streaming. This panel explores the trade-offs between latency, quality, and reliability as live streams scale, providing insights into what's next for streamers as they deploy MoQ and map out the future of low-latency video.

 

MON3. Taming TCO for Live Streaming at Scale

02:00 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

While total cost of ownership spans an encyclopedic number of operational touchpoints, managing streaming P&L from CapEx to OpEx ultimately comes down to making targeted, high-impact architectural choices. This panel of streaming ops experts covers practical approaches to optimizing infrastructure, encoding, delivery, and operational costs without compromising the quality and reliability that live audiences demand.

 

MON4. Agentic AI and the Future of Streaming Ad Tech

03:30 PM2026-11-092026-11-09

Monday, November 9: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

The new generation of autonomous, goal-driven AI agents are poised to reshape ad-buying, ad-decisioning, contextual targeting, and optimized ad insertion across the CTV ecosystem. This panel explores what agentic AI means for advertisers, platforms, and the future of programmatic workflows.

Tuesday, Nov 10

Day Two - Free Online Sessions

 

TUE1. Keynote Fireside Chats

11:00 AM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media


 

TUE2. Unbreakable: Maximizing QoE With Resilient, Scalable Sports Streaming Infrastructure

12:30 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

High-performance, redundant, and resilient pipelines are critical to successful, mission-critical sports streams. This panel of seasoned sports streamers explores how sports streaming platforms leverage infrastructure designed to withstand the bursty demand of live sporting events without buckling under pressure. This session covers scaling strategies and failover systems that will keep your high-stakes streams running when your fan base surges in the moments that matter most.

 

TUE3. Still in the Loop: Leveraging AI and Humans in Streamlined Streaming Workflows

02:00 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

In an industry buzzing about ways to integrate AI into today’s streaming workflows, strategically positioning the humans in the loop is more critical than ever. How will large-scale streamers in 2027 balance AI automation with human oversight to build workflows that are both efficient and reliable? This panel pinpoints where human judgment still matters most and how to design streamlined pipelines that leverage AI from ingest to processing to observability.

 

TUE4. Audience-Activated Monetization: Pivoting to Pause Ads and Shoppable CTV

03:30 PM2026-11-102026-11-10

Tuesday, November 10: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

Today’s emerging ad formats and technologies increasingly empower viewers to activate interactive, revenue-generating opportunities via shoppable ads, pause ads, and the like. This session examines the enabling technologies and strategic innovations behind these audience-triggered experiences and how streaming platforms are enriching viewer experiences and unlocking new monetization potential via new ad integrations.

Wednesday, Nov 11

Day Three - Free Online Sessions

 

WED1. Keynote Fireside Chats

11:00 AM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Additional Information Coming Soon!

Moderator:

, VP & Editor-in-Chief, Streaming Media


 

WED2. Live Sports Streaming Lessons From the 2026 World Cup

12:30 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET) / 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PT)

The 2026 World Cup was the biggest global live sporting event of the year, and streaming was central to its success. This panel unpacks technical and operational takeaways and shares real-world lessons on scale, reliability, and viewer experience gathered from the frontlines of World Cup streaming, packing actionable insights for any live streamers looking ahead to the next massive live event.

 

WED3. FASTER, FASTER! Automating Linear CTV Channel Lifecycles From Launch to Monetization

02:00 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

This session explores how broadcasters and streaming platforms can dramatically accelerate the launch, management, and monetization of FAST channels by automating traditionally manual workflows across content ingestion, scheduling, and ad insertion. Attendees learn practical strategies and real-world case studies for compressing channel lifecycle timelines while maintaining quality and scaling operations efficiently across today’s sprawling CTV landscape.

 

WED4. Actionable Insights: Leveraging Deterministic Audience Data for Streaming Monetization

03:30 PM2026-11-112026-11-11

Wednesday, November 11: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PT)

Today’s streaming platforms are increasingly leveraging deterministic audience data—as opposed to modeled or probabilistic estimates—to support more accurate ad targeting, measurement, and monetization strategies. This panel explores the emerging tech behind deterministic measurement and what it means for advertisers and platforms navigating a privacy-conscious viewer landscape.