Event Type 2: DAY 2

For those unable to take part in the live activities at this year’s OTT.X Summit (free for all OTT.X members), we are happy to announce that the 2022 OTT.X Summit will be livestreamed courtesy of our livestreaming sponsor Stellar Tickets

NOTE: Livestreaming of the OTT.X Summit does not include access to breakout sessions, the showroom floor, one-on-one meeting scheduler & networking opportunities.

Livestreaming is free to all OTT.X members and cost $350 for non-members. OTT.X members interested in registering for the livestream for free should contact Jose Rodriguez (Jrodriguez@ottx.org) for more information.

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The OTT.X Fall Summit is for companies engaged in distribution of entertainment content to the consumer through TVOD, SVOD, AVOD & FAST. Leaders of OTT channels and networks, digital retailers, MVPDs, platforms, content providers, and service and technology providers will gather for both a buyer-seller market and an exchange of knowledge and thought leadership. Activities will include two days of conference programming and workshops/breakouts, exhibitor booths and tabletops, one-on-one pre-scheduled business meetings, networking breakfasts, lunches and Industry Cocktail Parties.

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Networking Breakfast

Keynote Presentation

Speakers
TBD

Opening Remarks | 2022 OTT.X Fall Summit Summit

Speakers
Mark Fisher, President & CEO, OTT.X
Erick Opeka, Chief Strategy Officer, Cinedigm

Bringing Content Metadata into Clear Focus

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Outside of a relatively small group of specialists within the M&E industry, program metadata is somewhat of a fuzzy topic. Content owners generally understand that normalized and structured metadata is important to the success of their offerings. But they don’t necessarily know how they can leverage the power of third-party metadata to increase program visibility on streaming services or why unique identifiers can help them better manage their own content within internal systems. Through this presentation, Gracenote’s Jeremy Justice will bring content metadata into clear focus and help OTT.X attendees visualize how they can tap into its massive potential.

Speaker
Jeremy Justice, Director, Product Management, Gracenote

Panel Discussion | Growing Your Footprint

Moderator
Michele Edelman, Head of Growth, Premiere Digital Services

Speakers
Berkin Ecevit, Sales and Business Development Director, SPI International
Tomas Gennari, CEO, BB Media
Jason Peterson, Chairman & CEO, GoDigital Media Group
Matthew Singerman, President, KFA Consulting

FAST vs. Cable: And The Winner Is?

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Speaker
Craig Heiting, Head of Strategic Business Development, Wurl

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Speaker
Stephen Brooks, President, Latido Networks

OTT.X Trivia Challenge

Speaker
TBD

Networking Lunch

Track 2 | Small Business

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Conversations on People and Culture in Entertainment

Speaker
Laurie Knight, Senior HR Consultant, Peoplescape
Belinda Morris, Founder, Peoplescape

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Valuating and Selling Your Business

Track 3 | FAST

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Marketing Your Channel

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Thomas Ashley, CEO, Galxy TV
Strath Hamilton, CEO, TriCoast Studios
Kent Rees, CMO, FAST Studios

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
User Experience

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Andrew Baritz, VP: Advertising Sales & Operations, OTTera
Anthony Mesa, VP, Sales ViewLift
Sridhar Sinnasamy, Head of Sales (North America), Amagi

Track 4 | Presentation Track

2:30 – 2:45 PM PDT
XL8.ai

Speaker
Joshua Pine, Chief Revenue Officer, XL8.ai

Track 1 | New & Exciting

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
NFT’s 101
The Basics of Blockchain and NFTs

Speaker
Linc Gasking, In Stealth, Stealth Startup

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
NFT’s 201
NFT applications in OTT video distribution.

Speaker
Linc Gasking, In Stealth, Stealth Startup

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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Panel Discussion | Progress Toward Better Search & Discovery

Moderator
Steve Harnsberger, Founder & CEO, Universal Search & Discovery

Speakers
Linda Abrams, Vice President of Sales, Zype
Jason Cohen, CEO, MyBundle.TV
LaShawn McGhee, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Revry TV
Scott Olechowski, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Plex
Chris Tanquary, Senior Director of Business Development, Distribution & IP, VIZIO

Research Roundup
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• 4:50 PM | Are Robots Our Friends? And Other Questions From the Not-So-Distant Future. | Slalom
  • Speaker | Ryan McKinstry Principal | Strategy, Slalom

• 5:00 PM | Quantifying the Value of Diversity in Content | Nielsen – As the population of the U.S. continues to diversify across different race, ethnicity, gender and identity dimensions, so does the make-up of entertainment consumers. Viewers today actively seek out TV shows that feature talent mirroring themselves and storylines reflecting their experiences. Under these conditions, the industry has new opportunities to develop and distribute programming that will resonate authentically with diverse audiences. In this session, Gracenote’s Halleh Kianfar will present new insights on diversity in TV content and how engagement changes when viewers see themselves and their experiences in the programming they watch.
  • Speaker | Halleh Kianfar, Vice President, Product Management, Gracenote Video, Gracenote

• 5:10 PM | Media and Entertainment Industry Trends Update – A Story of Resilience | Pepperdine University – Dr. Granados will present the preliminaries of Pepperdine’s annual MEDIA Report, underscoring how the industry has come back strong after its pandemic crisis, when whole sectors of the creative economy were shut down. He will also provide an update on the streaming sector and the continuing growth of ad-based streaming.
  • Speaker | Nelson Granados, Executive Director, Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Sports, Pepperdine University

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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