In a new digital event, we will tackle the technical, operational, security, business model, service quality and navigation issues of delivering next-gen OTT video to viewers.

Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading

March 18, 2020

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Light Reading preps online event on streaming video

Although the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has postponed its annual convention in Las Vegas next month, Light Reading is still going ahead with plans to stage a forum on next-gen streaming video then.

Only now we're turning our planned, on-location breakfast forum about streaming video at the annual NAB Show into an all-digital event. The approximately 90-minute virtual event, "Taking Streaming Video to the Next Level," will take place online, starting at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, April 20.

Why are we tackling this subject? As everyone knows, streaming video is simply exploding right now. With such media behemoths as Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, AT&T and Discovery all plunging into the space, the OTT video market is clearly shifting into higher gear as more and more consumers cut the pay-TV cord and opt for more appealing streaming alternatives.

But, even as new and more advanced streaming services come to market, numerous major hurdles must still be cleared for them to survive and thrive. These hurdles include key technical, operational, security, business model, service quality and navigation challenges of delivering next-gen OTT video to viewers.

The April 20 virtual event, co-hosted by the Streaming Video Alliance, will tackle all these issues. Video industry experts from across the spectrum will assess the streaming video market, evaluate the latest entrants, examine the major challenges and debate how the industry can reach the desired goal of OTT Video 2.0 – a scalable, stable, secure streaming platform that generates regular, predictable revenue and income.

The 90-minute session will consist of a research presentation, fireside chat and panel discussion. So far, the speaking roster includes: Steve Nason, director of research at Parks Associates; Mitchell Weinraub, director of product management at Dish Network's Sling TV/AirTV operations; Jim DeChant, VP of technology at News-Press & Gazette Broadcasting; and Rob Holmes, VP of programming at Roku. More speakers are expected to join as well.

So, even without our usual eggs, bacon, bagels and coffee, it promises to be a sizzling experience. Please join us on Monday, April 20 for this digital event. Click here to find out more information and register for the event.

See you all online.

— Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading

About the Author(s)

Alan Breznick

Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading

Alan Breznick is a business editor and research analyst who has tracked the cable, broadband and video markets like an over-bred bloodhound for more than 20 years.

As a senior analyst at Light Reading's research arm, Heavy Reading, for six years, Alan authored numerous reports, columns, white papers and case studies, moderated dozens of webinars, and organized and hosted more than 15 -- count 'em --regional conferences on cable, broadband and IPTV technology topics. And all this while maintaining a summer job as an ostrich wrangler.

Before that, he was the founding editor of Light Reading Cable, transforming a monthly newsletter into a daily website. Prior to joining Light Reading, Alan was a broadband analyst for Kinetic Strategies and a contributing analyst for One Touch Intelligence.

He is based in the Toronto area, though is New York born and bred. Just ask, and he will take you on a power-walking tour of Manhattan, pointing out the tourist hotspots and the places that make up his personal timeline: The bench where he smoked his first pipe; the alley where he won his first fist fight. That kind of thing.

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