Fierce Video & The StreamTV Show Present:
OTT Blitz Week
July 27-31 Free Virtual Event
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ABOUT OTT BLITZ WEEK
Streaming television is accelerating faster than ever. Not only are consumers being inundated with a variety of new services from incumbent and upstart players alike, but they're also watching more TV than ever before as COVID-19 is forcing them to stay indoors. Amidst this current market, how are media and entertainment companies innovating to capture new users, and perhaps more importantly, how are they turning them into long term, loyal customers? What can be done to accelerate the adoption of advertising over OTT? And what does the future hold for Live TV? During OTT Blitz Week, the team behind the StreamTV Show will bring together leaders from across the OTT ecosystem to answer these questions and more.

MONDAY, JULY 27
11:00AM-12:10PM ET:
The Future of Bundling Over OTT
2:00PM-3:30PM ET:
Distribution Evolution: Strategies for the New World of Streaming

TUESDAY, JULY 28
11:00AM-12:05PM ET:
Driving OTT Growth: Data, Engagement, and Monetization Strategies
2:00PM-3:05PM ET:
Delivering the Ultimate UX

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
11:00AM-12:05PM ET:
OTT Ad Innovations: Improving the Experience
2:00PM-3:20PM ET:
Accelerating OTT Advertising Adoption: What Do Buyers Want?

THURSDAY, JULY 30
11:00AM-12:00PM ET:
Next Gen Video Architectures
2:00PM-3:00PM ET:
The Road to Low Latency Streaming

FRIDAY, JULY 31
11:00AM-12:30PM ET:
OTT Leaders Day
AGENDA
MONDAY, JULY 27
11:00AM-12:10PM ET:
THE FUTURE OF BUNDLING OVER OTT
As consumers are forced to stay in due to COVID-19, streaming services are experiencing an unprecedented boom in demand. But as the amount of services continues to explode, many consumers are faced with the growing problem of navigating (and paying for) them all. How can all of these services best be bundled together for more value, and a simplified experience?
11:00AM-11:20AM ET - Fireside Chat
11:20AM-12:10PM ET - Panel
Speakers

FIRESIDE CHAT
Warren Schlichting
Former EVP and President
Sling TV

FIRESIDE CHAT MODERATOR
Dade Hayes
New York Business Editor
Deadline Hollywood

PANELIST
Randy Ahn
Director, The Roku Channel Premium Subscriptions
Roku

PANELIST
Bob Leighton
SVP, Programming
Liberty Global

PANELIST
Stefanie Meyers
Senior Vice President, Distribution
Starz

PANELIST
Jim O'Neill
Principal Industry Analyst
Brightcove

PANELIST
Greg Riker
Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas
Metrological

MODERATOR
Jon Watts
Senior Editorial Advisor
Beet.TV
2:00PM-3:30PM ET:
DISTRIBUTION EVOLUTION: STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW WORLD OF STREAMING
In a world with a variety of aggregators, be it MVPD’s, vMVPD’s, or FASTS, content owners have to balance all of their agreements, while simultaneously building up their own direct to consumer businesses. How is this effectively being done? What distribution strategies are assisting content owners in building up their DTC services? And what does the future hold for PVOD releases?
2:00PM-2:30PM ET - Research Keynote
2:30PM-2:45PM ET - Fireside Chat
2:45PM-3:30PM ET - Panel
Speakers

RESEARCH KEYNOTE
Mark Orne
Executive Vice President, Cross Platform Group
ScreenEngine ASI

FIRESIDE CHAT
Gabriel Sauerhoff
SVP, Digital Distribution
Discovery

FIRESIDE CHAT & PANEL MODERATOR
Gary Schanman
President/Founder
GB Monday, LLC - Media, Tech & Telecom Advisors

PANELIST
Alden Budill
Head of Global Partnerships and Content Strategy
Crunchyroll

PANELIST
Jeremy Strauss
Global Head of Business Development
Tastemade

PANELIST
Jeremy Teres
Head of Business Development
PBS Digital

PANELIST
Andrew Thompson
Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development
Symphony AI
AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 28
11:00AM-12:05PM ET:
DRIVING OTT GROWTH: DATA, ENGAGEMENT, AND MONETIZATION STRATEGIES
With more people than ever at home in front of their TV’s, many OTT services are experiencing a surge in new users. Offering free, premium content, as well as free trials, has been a popular user acquisition choice for many. How else are companies experimenting to grow their user bases and engagement levels? How are various forms of aggregators and distributors working with content providers to help with sustained growth and discovery? And what are some of the ways that data and analytics are assisting with acquisition and retention?
11:00AM-11:15AM ET - Sponsor Interview
11:15AM-12:05PM ET - Panel
Speakers

SPONSOR KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Thomas Schaeffer
CEO
Float Left Interactive

PANELIST
Devin Emery
Head of Growth
CuriosityStream

PANELIST
Ashley Podoll
CMO
Intelivideo

PANELIST
Marty Roberts
CEO & Co-Founder
Wicket Labs

PANELIST
Jason Schaeffer
SVP, Growth
CRACKLE PLUS

MODERATOR
Kirby Grines
Founder
43Twenty
2:00PM-3:05PM ET:
DELIVERING THE ULTIMATE UX
Maintaining a consistent, simplified user experience across dozens of devices and platforms is no easy task. Moreover, for many services…the UX/UI is increasingly relied upon as a differentiator to help boost their subscriber numbers and engagement rates. What types of User experiences are working best with consumers? How are content recommendations leading to additional engagement (and revenue opportunities)? How can Live and On Demand offerings best work together under the same app?
2:00PM-2:20PM ET - Fireside Chat
2:20PM-3:05PM ET - Panel
Speakers

FIRESIDE CHAT
Shampa Banerjee
Chief Product Officer
Pluto TV

FIRESIDE CHAT MODERATOR
Colin Dixon
Founder and Chief Analyst
nScreenMedia LLC

PANELIST
Esther Ahn
Head of User Experience
YouTube TV

PANELIST
Chris Hall
SVP Product
Xumo

PANELIST
Liesel Kipp
SVP Product
Discovery

PANELIST
Simon Leadlay
Head of Product Management
You.i TV

PANELIST
Devra Prywes
Chief Product Officer
Applicaster

MODERATOR
Ben Munson
Editor
Fierce Video
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
11:00AM-12:05PM ET:
OTT AD INNOVATIONS: IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE
Current market conditions aside, there’s never been a time as ripe for innovation in the world of Connected TV Advertising. The transition to streaming is allowing for previously unthinkable forms of targeting, interactivity, and ad unit innovations, all having the potential to deliver a significantly improved experience for global audiences. How will addressable advertising scale? What new ad units, and interactive experiences hold the most promise?
11:00AM-11:20AM ET - Fireside Chat
11:20AM-12:05PM ET - Panel
Speakers

FIRESIDE CHAT ON ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING
Denise Colella
Senior Vice President, Advanced Advertising Products & Strategy, Advertising Sales
NBCUniversal

FIRESIDE CHAT & PANEL MODERATOR
Alan Wolk
Co-Founder/Lead Analyst
TV[R]EV

PANELIST
Reed Barker
Head of Advertising
Philo

PANELIST
Ed Knudson
VP, Product & Strategy
Canoe Ventures

PANELIST
Steve Silvestri
VP Advanced Advertising
Discovery

PANELIST
Frank Sinton
President and Founder
Beachfront
2:00PM-3:20PM ET:
ACCELERATING OTT ADVERTISING ADOPTION: WHAT DO BUYERS WANT?
While OTT advertising is undoubtedly growing at a significant rate, there still remains a large gap between the overall usage of AVOD services, and their respective share of the pie. What can be done to accelerate the adoption of OTT advertising? What is being done to improve measurement and attribution to better showcase the value? How is the industry pivoting to enable more effective regional campaigns during COVID-19?
2:00PM-2:20PM ET - Keynote
2:20PM-2:35PM ET - Keynote
2:35PM-3:20PM ET - Panel
SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE
Tim Natividad
Head of Advertising Sales, Performance Marketing
Roku

KEYNOTE
Chris Bodkin
Head of US OTT and Audio Advertising
Amazon Advertising

PANELIST
Dave Antonelli
Director of Ad Strategy and Revenue at Sling
DISH Network

PANELIST
Duryea Ruffins
President, Engagement Planning & Investments
Quigley Simpson

PANELIST
Aman Sareen
CEO
ZypTV

PANELIST
Sonya Svaty
SVP Media Strategy Director and TV Investment
Klick Health

MODERATOR
Jon Watts
Senior Editorial Advisor
Beet.TV
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 30
11:00AM-12:00PM ET:
NEXT GEN VIDEO ARCHITECTURES
Global IP traffic is expected to explode over the next few years and most that traffic will be streaming video. Current top-tier content delivery networks may not be able to keep up, creating a capacity gap that could affect video streaming performance and experience for consumers. How will video delivery architectures need to evolve to meet the increasing demand? How can content owners, cloud service providers, and ISPs work together to meet the challenges? Is the network edge being fully utilized in handling the rising tide of streaming video?
11:00AM-11:15AM ET - Sponsor Keynote
11:15AM-12:00PM ET - Panel
Speakers

SPONSOR KEYNOTE
Peter Guglielmino
CTO
IBM Global M&E Industry Solutions

PANELIST
Dave Andrews
Chief Architect
Verizon Media

PANELIST
Michael Dale
Vice President of Engineering
Crunchyroll

PANELIST
Tom Kuppinen
Senior Sales Engineer
Bitmovin

PANELIST
Tom Williams
CTO
Schurz Communications

MODERATOR
Brian Ring
Principal Analyst
Ring Digital LLC
2:00PM-3:00PM ET:
THE ROAD TO LOW LATENCY STREAMING
Low latency streaming has always been crucial for live sports and now it’s becoming increasingly important for other applications like cloud gaming. As CBS Sports’ Jeff Gerttula put it, “Latency is about just finding the most efficient path from the raw feed to the consumer.” How can streaming architectures and workflows still improve latency levels, especially at scale? How can 5G be fully utilized in reducing latency for next-gen applications and video services?
2:00PM-2:15PM ET - Sponsor Keynote
2:15PM-3:00PM ET - Panel
Speakers

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Xavier Leclercq
VP Business Development
Broadpeak

PANELIST
Mahmoud J. Al-Daccak
EVP Product Development and CTO
Haivision

PANELIST
Andrew Crowe
Video Architect
Limelight Networks

PANELIST
Chris Xiques
Vice President, Video Technology Group
CBS Interactive

MODERATOR
Jason Thibeault
Executive Director
Streaming Video Alliance
AGENDA
FRIDAY, JULY 31
11:00AM-12:30PM ET:
OTT LEADERS DAY
The streaming revolution has led to a foray in new services and business models, from companies both large and small. In today's session, we highlight some of the services and executives that have found success through OTT's early days, while honoring the future generation by announcing the winners from our under Under 35 competition.
View the 2020 OTT Leaders here.
Speakers

KEYNOTE
David Gandler
CEO
FuboTV

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Alan Wolk
Co-Founder and Lead Analyst
TV[R]EV

KEYNOTE
Colin Petrie-Norris
Chief Executive Officer
Xumo

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Ben Munson
Editor
Fierce Video

KEYNOTE
Andrew McCollum
CEO
Philo

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Joan Solsman
Senior Writer, Tech and Media
CNET
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