The Strategy track at Streaming Media 2025 explores the business side of streaming, covering monetization models, advertising innovations, subscription strategies, and new ways to maximize revenue in an evolving digital landscape. Discussions will span FAST, AVOD, SVOD, hybrid models, branded content, ecommerce, and AI-driven monetization strategies.
As streaming revenue models evolve, platforms must balance ad-supported and subscription models, optimize content monetization, and explore new revenue streams. This track provides insights for executives, strategists, and advertisers navigating the business of video.
The audience for this track includes:
Tuesday, October 7: 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Ad-driven streaming monetization is all about making the most of user data to deliver the right ads to viewers via AI; check out this panel to learn how you can leverage AI and machine learning to gather more data and use it more efficiently to improve ad targeting and pricing.
Shailley Singh, EVP, Product & COO, IAB Tech Lab
Tuesday, October 7: 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Shoppable TV is the next frontier in maximizing sales opportunities for brands and monetization opportunities for streaming content without deluging viewers with more ads. Learn how innovative streaming platforms, content owners, and brands are merging entertainment with ecommerce to drive sales.
Dallas Lawrence, Chief Strategy & Communications Officer, Telly
Tuesday, October 7: 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
There are riches in the niches, as more than one independent FAST channel maverick has declared from the Streaming Media stage. This session explores the latest schemes for maximizing revenue in smaller, passionate communities.
Rashaun Hall, Vice President, Streaming & Partnerships, Fuse Media
Shamroc Peterson, CEO, Diverseego
Tuesday, October 7: 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Some of the most surprising, imaginative, and budget-friendly streaming subscription bundles we’re seeing these days are coming from telcos and retailers and pairing competing services. Are multi-platform streaming bundles becoming the new cable TV?
The Strategy track at Streaming Media 2025 explores the business side of streaming, covering monetization models, advertising innovations, subscription strategies, and new ways to maximize revenue in an evolving digital landscape. Discussions will span FAST, AVOD, SVOD, hybrid models, branded content, ecommerce, and AI-driven monetization strategies.
As streaming revenue models evolve, platforms must balance ad-supported and subscription models, optimize content monetization, and explore new revenue streams. This track provides insights for executives, strategists, and advertisers navigating the business of video.
The audience for this track includes:
Wednesday, October 8: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Many industry pundits have commented that GenAI would have an easier entry into the adtech media workflow than other areas because the ROI is more transparent, and upfront updates from major content platforms suggest the industry is buying in. This panel explores whether those bets are likely to pay off, and if agentic AI is really capable of following IAB standards, creating media plans, personalizing creative, optimizing A/B testing, buying placement, monitoring QoS, providing measurement, and more.
Jarred Wilichinsky, SVP, Ad Operations, Paramount
Shailley Singh, EVP, Product & COO, IAB Tech Lab
Wednesday, October 8: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
From direct-to-consumer leagues to ad-driven sports streaming, this panel explores next-generation strategies for delivering dynamic and profitable sports experiences that connect with mass and niche audiences alike.
Remi Beaudouin, Chief Strategy Officer, Ateme
David Guinan, Independent Digital Strategy Consultant
Wednesday, October 8: 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Brand integration today goes beyond mere product placements or commercial breaks. It’s about creating organic connections between content and brand experiences with sponsored content, co-branded shows, and interactive experiences. This session digs into the ways brands are embedding themselves in video content.
John Petrocelli, Founder & CEO, Bulldog DM