OTT.X is gearing up for its highly anticipated 6th annual Summit on September 25-26, 2024, in Los Angeles California. This year promises an electrifying conference program with an enhanced emphasis on interactive sessions designed to tackle industry challenges, exploring standards development, immersive research deep-dives, and discovering the latest developments, trends and tech in streaming.
Gain invaluable insights from an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers, connect and network with industry catalysts from all facets of streaming and delve into groundbreaking research with our esteemed data analysts, who will unveil exclusive findings and primary data that are transforming how we understand and harness the power of streaming.
Activities for this year’s Summit will include two days of conference programming featuring presentations, panels, & research insights, workshop tracks addressing operational inefficiencies & evangelizing standards and best practices, education sessions from leading organizations with one-of-a-kind domain expertise, scheduled business meetings, an exhibitor hall featuring the latest tech, content & more, exclusive members only sessions and a plethora of networking functions.
Join an unparalleled opportunity to connect, learn, and transform the future of streaming alongside content providers, publishers, platforms, channels and technology organizations.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Windowing Content for Maximum Return and Consumer Satisfaction
AI and Opportunities for Streaming
Improving the OTT/CTV User Experience.
Monetizing Content Across Distribution Models
Balancing Content Depth With Ease of Discovery
Reaching the Consumer Outside of the Home
Much more!
SPEAKERS
Lynnwood Bibbens
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Reach TV
Laura Martin
Managing Director, Senior Internet & Media Analyst
Needham & Company
Thomas K. Arnold
Publisher and Editorial Director
Media Play News
Jonathon Barbato
Co-Chief Executive Officer
BestEverChannels
Evan Bregman
General Manager, Streaming
Tastemade
Dave Bernath
Vice President, Sales & Partnerships
Wurl
John Buffone
Vice President, Industry Advisor
Circana
Bryan Crocker
Chief Operating Officer
Multicom Entertainment Group
Colin Dixon
Founder & Chief Analyst
nScreenMedia
Cameron Douglas
OTT.X Chairman
SVP, OTT/Streaming
Fandango
Michele Edelman
Head of Growth
Premiere Digital Services
Laura Fitzpatrick
Senior Vice President, Sales
Comscore
Laura Ghisiglieri
Global Development & Marketing Director
BB Media
Brian Hirsch
Adjunct Lecturer, USC Annenberg and Founder
BHLA Group
Richard Hull
Chief Executive Officer
Miso Robotics
Charlie Ibarra
Head of Content
Creator Television
Kyle Kaczmarek
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
KDMG
Shira Lazar
Creator, Host, and Producer
Marc Liebmann
Chief Revenue Officer
SymphonyAI
Yolanda Macias
Chief Content Officer
Cineverse
Mitch Mallon
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Stadium Media
Josh Melick
SVP of Product and Data
App Science
Arjun Mendhi
Chief Executive Officer
Molten Cloud
Vince Muscarella
Vice President, Sales
Whip Media
Preeya Naul
Vice President, Streaming Partnerships
VideoElephant
Jaime Otero
VP, Partnerships
Parrot Analytics
Teresa Phillips
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Spherex
Adam Rumanek
Chief Executive Officer
Aux Mode
Brad Samuels
Principal
Eagle Dock Media
Michael Sid
Chief Strategy Officer
Whip Media
Craig Seidel
Chief Technology Officer
Pixelogic Media
Ethan Shvarzman
Head of Product
Molten Cloud
Lena Wasikowski
Head of Content
Synamedia
SCHEDULE
CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
MEMBERS ONLY & ALL ACCESS
“Breakout Sessions at The Summit”
In these interactive working sessions, deep-dives and discussion groups, attendees will collaborate, share knowledge and ideas, and have access to exclusive data and analysis. Note that some sessions are for OTT.X members only (as well as Summit All Access attendees).
DAY 1 | SEPTEMBER 25TH
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Opening Remarks
Speaker
Eric Hanson, Interim President, OTT.X
Fireside Chat | The Evolution of FAST. A Fireside Chat with Plex & VideoElephant
Explore how Plex is shaping the future of FAST streaming, from building on-platform audience engagement to fostering successful content partnerships. Learn how they assess channels for their platform, what drives growth, and the strategies content providers need to thrive in this competitive space.
Speakers
Preeya Naul, VP, Streaming Partnerships, VideoElephant
Josh Rosenblatt, Strategic Partnerships & Content, Plex
Keynote Presentation | The Power of Scale & Partnerships
Gain invaluable insights on the power of scale & partnerships from Lynwood Bibbens, an industry leader that led Reach TV’s direction and growth from a national to an international network with a reach of over 100 million viewers on the go with key network and advertising partners.
Speaker
Lynwood Bibbens, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Reach TV
Unlocking AI: Driving Growth in Global Media Distribution
Join us for a fireside chat with Teresa Phillips and Colin Dixon as they discuss how AI-driven technologies are helping media and entertainment companies manage the complexities of global content distribution. AI has become a crucial tool for enhancing audience engagement, increasing content profitability, and driving efficiency and growth. The discussion will encompass how AI can drive revenue and amplify the reach and impact of content, now and in the future.
Speakers
Colin Dixon, Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
Teresa Phillips, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Spherex
Research Deep Dive | Ad-Supported TV Trade Down
An overview of how cost Sensitivity is persisting and subscription cycling increasing. Meanwhile viewers trade-down to advertising supported TV is propelling SVOD ad-tiers and FAST to continue growing. These trends are massively increasing the audience scale for advertisers and changing the content distribution landscape.
Speaker
John Buffone, Vice President, Industry Advisor, Circana
FAST Transparency Initiative Introduction - “How Fast is FAST?”
FAST Viewership is increasing at a torrid pace globally and the number of FAST Channels is in the thousands and growing. If you are a FAST Channel, you know what your own channel’s minutes of viewing are on each platform. But are your performance levels good? How does it compare to your competition? The reality is that without competitive data, you won’t know how your channel stacks up.
The FAST Transparency Initiative aims to change that and bring to light performance across channels. With multiple companies pooling data via a trusted intermediary, we will make competitive benchmarking a reality.
In this session we will give an overview of our initiative, and you can hear firsthand from participating FAST companies why this is so important for the industry. We will answer “How Fast is FAST?”
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Speakers
Jonathon Barbato, Co-Chief Executive Officer, BestEverChannels
Evan Bregman, General Manager, Streaming, Tastemade
Michael Johnson, Director of Operations, ElectricNow
Vince Muscarella, Vice President, Sales, Whip Media
Michael Sid, Chief Strategy Officer, Whip Media
DAY 2 | SEPTEMBER 26TH
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Opening Remarks
Speaker
Eric Hanson, Interim President, OTT.X
From Engagement to Monetization: A Look at the Current State of FAST
Join Wurl for a discussion on the current and future state of FAST, including a look at how viewer engagement and monetization is changing on the medium. Wurl's Dave Bernath, VP Sales & Partnerships, Americas will share new insights and data that reveal key opportunities (and challenges) facing FAST publishers and streamers today.
Speakers
Dave Bernath, Vice President, Sales & Partnerships, Wurl
Colin Dixon, Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
Keynote Presentation | The Streaming Business & Where it’s Going Over the Next Five Years
Join Laura Martin for an in-depth analysis and overview of the streaming business & where it is going over the next five years.
Speaker
Laura Martin, Managing Director, Senior Internet & Media Analyst, Needham & Company
High-Impact AI Strategies
AI is being rapidly deployed throughout the media value chain, with varying degrees of impact and effectiveness.
This session explores nine AI strategies with the highest potential to optimize content performance, improve workflow efficiency, and predict business outcomes – focusing on practical, near-term use cases.
Speaker
Marc Liebmann, Chief Revenue Officer, Media
Research Deep Dive | Comscore Consumer Watch Report Preview
Share of ad exposure time across TOTAL television: cable, broadcast, and streaming – at the local market level. Powered by Comscore’s MRC-accredited linear television currency and cross-platform dataset at-scale.
Speaker
Laura Fitzpatrick, Senior Vice President, Sales, Comscore
Fireside Chat | Creator-Led TV: A Shot in the Arm for Streaming Platforms
Join industry veteran Brad Samuels as he sits down with TV Writer/Producer and Head of Content at Creator Television, Charlie Ibarra, to explore the rise of creator-led television. This fireside chat will delve into how creator-driven content is set to transform the TV landscape, the unique challenges of this new frontier, and the exciting possibilities it presents. Whether you’re already incorporating creator-led TV into your content strategy, developing a plan for it, or just starting to explore this space, this session promises invaluable insights and plenty of inspiration.
Speakers
Brad Samuels, Principal, Eagle Dock Media
Charlie Ibarra, Head of Content, Creator Television
Navigating the Swirling Vortex of Operational Chaos with Industry Best Practices and Standards
Learn how their business growth and agility has been enabled by leveraging industry standards for metadata, rights and delivery and learn about a standard in the works for FAST to support efficient delivery of EPG data.
Speaker
Eric Hanson, Interim President, OTT.X
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SESSIONS
MEMBERS ONLY & ALL ACCESS
Transparency and Standards are a Pipe Dream: Practical Strategies for Royalties Today
Let’s face it: data standards are a nice idea, but you need to pay royalties today. In a world of inconsistent revenue reports and fragmented data, how do you manage royalties without waiting for standards that may never come?
Join Ethan Shvarzman and Arjun Mendhi as they share how automation is solving this problem now—streamlining royalty calculations across multiple platforms, no matter the format.
Speakers will explore the challenges of royalty management in a fragmented data ecosystem and share from their experience working with film & TV distributors globally to solve the premiere data challenge in streaming today.
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Speakers
Arjun Mendhi, Chief Executive Officer, Molten Cloud
Ethan Shvarzman, Head of Product, Molten Cloud
FAST Transparency Working Session 1
The FAST Transparency Initiative aims to bring to light performance across channels. Weare looking forward to sharing the details of that initiative and its roadmap with you in this session.
More importantly, we want this to be a working session to solicit your feedback and get your input to make it even better
Expect a Hands-On Q&A with Initiative members, and an engaging discussion about what will really take the FAST industry forward.
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Speakers
Jonathon Barbato, Co-Chief Executive Officer, BestEverChannels
Evan Bregman, General Manager, Streaming, Tastemade
Michael Johnson, Director of Operations, ElectricNow
Vince Muscarella, Vice President, Sales, Whip Media
Michael Sid, Chief Strategy Officer, Whip Media
Monetizing Content on YouTube
Learn the ins and outs necessary to run a successful YouTube channel and how to monetize it. From traditional ad revenue to joining the YouTube Partner Program, discover a range of ways to monetize your channel and make money on YouTube.
Join Adam Rumanek, CEO of Aux Mode for an in-depth analysis of YouTube and how to meaningfully engage with its audience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the latest strategies to grow your channel & its audience, and how to protect and monetize your content on YouTube.
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Speaker
Adam Rumanek, Chief Executive Officer, Aux Mode
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SESSIONS
MEMBERS ONLY & ALL ACCESS
Breakout | The Rise of Creator TV: Is It the New C in CTV?
YouTube is dominating as the most-watched CTV app, and it's no accident. Social media titans like Mr. Beast and Uncle Roger are drawing in millions with their raw, original content, reshaping what TV means for younger audiences. This panel cuts through the noise to explore how creator-driven content isn't just filling gaps—it's becoming the backbone of the new premium pipeline in FAST/AVOD.
We’ll dive deep with industry insiders and platform execs on how to turn short-form gold into TV success, the criteria for spotting the next big creators, and how these online influencers might just hold the key to driving FAST’s future. And let's not forget the brands—are they ready to ride this wave from social to CTV, or is this a risk they’re not willing to take? Expect real talk and big ideas as we tackle whether it's time for creators to take the reins in CTV.
Speakers
Charlie Ibarra, Head of Content, Creator Television
Brian C. Janes, VP, Distribution Operations, pocket.watch
Shira Lazar, Founder & CEO, What’s Trending
Brad Samuels, Principal, Eagle Dock Media
FAST Transparency Working Session 2
The FAST Transparency Initiative aims to bring to light performance across channels. Weare looking forward to sharing the details of that initiative and its roadmap with you in this session.
More importantly, we want this to be a working session to solicit your feedback and get your input to make it even better
Expect a Hands-On Q&A with Initiative members, and an engaging discussion about what will really take the FAST industry forward.
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Speakers
Jonathon Barbato, Co-Chief Executive Officer, BestEverChannels
Evan Bregman, General Manager, Streaming, Tastemade
Michael Johnson, Director of Operations, ElectricNow
Vince Muscarella, Vice President, Sales, Whip Media
Michael Sid, Chief Strategy Officer, Whip Media
Breakout | No Holds Barred Wall Street Q&A with Laura Martin
Join Laura Martin for an in-depth Q&A session addressing attendees’ most pressing questions about the current and future state of streaming from Wall Street's point of view. This session will serve as a follow up to Laura's keynote presentation.
Speaker
Laura Martin, Managing Director, Senior Internet & Media Analyst, Needham & Company
12:20 PM | NETWORKING LUNCH
12:20 PM | NETWORKING LUNCH
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SESSIONS
MEMBERS ONLY & ALL ACCESS
Imagining the Future of FAST Transparency
The FAST Transparency Initiative initial iteration is about the Art of the Possible - what can be delivered today to help the industry.
For this session we’ll be asking our panelists to stretch their minds a bit and imagine what Transparency Data would truly help to transform the FAST Industry - the sky’s the limit!
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Speakers
Jonathon Barbato, Co-Chief Executive Officer, BestEverChannels
Evan Bregman, General Manager, Streaming, Tastemade
Michael Johnson, Director of Operations, ElectricNow
Vince Muscarella, Vice President, Sales, Whip Media
Michael Sid, Chief Strategy Officer, Whip Media
Starting and growing a successful streaming business; the story of ViX, a case study for discussion and inspiration.
Join media and technology entrepreneur, streaming industry pioneer, and a founder of TelevisaUnivision’s ViX streaming service, Rich Hull, in a unique, interactive discussion about the processes, strategies, and tactics he and his partners used to build ViX into the world's largest streaming service for Spanish speakers.
Rich will also discuss how technology, competition, globalization, and socio-economic factors are impacting the industry and its trajectory over the coming 12-18 months. What should businesses be doing now to navigate the tumultuous waters ahead and thrive amidst this dynamic business landscape.
Rich has been honored with Los Angeles Business Journal's 2024 LA500 award of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles; Variety's Dealmaker of the Year; Forbes' 1000 list of America's top entrepreneurs; and the streaming industry's OTT.X Hero Award.
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Speakers
Rich Hull, Chief Executive Officer, Miso Robotics
What's old is new again: FASTs and the guide at the center of the CTV experience
As TV OS providers place their built-in FAST services at the core of the experience, the linear guide is returning to the center of content navigation. This session will examine the intimate relationship between built-in FASTs and TV OSs and what it means for distributing, promoting, and monetizing content. It will also look at how many channels are too many in the linear guide and why. What are the limiting factors and potential solutions, and what it mean to have an "infinite" guide? .
Speaker
Colin Dixon, Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
MEMBERS ONLY & ALL ACCESS
The TV Industry 101: Studios, Networks, Cable and Streamers
Are you new to the world of entertainment or just interested in a high-level overview of how we arrived at the current AVOD, SVOD, vMVPD, and FAST streaming landscape? Join us for a broad look at the evolution of studios, networks, IP ownership, and cable. We'll take a look at how these players have shaped today’s TV environment, and then dive into an interactive roundtable discussion as together we make bold predictions about where the industry is heading. .
Speaker
Brian Hirsch, Adjunct Lecturer, USC Annenberg and Founder, BHLA Group Consulting
Saving Time, Money and Achieving Efficiency at Scale Using Industry Best Practices and Standards
Join industry leaders from Amazon, Google and Pixelogic to learn how their business growth and agility has been enabled by leveraging industry standards for metadata, rights and delivery and learn about a standard in the works for FAST to support efficient delivery of EPG data. .
Speakers
Jude Fitzmorris, Head of Product and Engineering, Prime Video Acquisition Technology, Amazon
Qynn Nguyen, Video on Demand, YouTube
Craig Seidel, Chief Technology Officer, Pixelogic Media
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Research Deep Dive | Measuring the Global Performance of Streaming Services
An analysis of the footprint of each major streaming service around the world with a particular focus on key trends impacting subscriber growth, churn, and subscription revenue.
Speaker
Jaime Otero, Vice President, Partnerships, Parrot Analytics
Presentation | Brightcove
Speakers
Zach Mannon, Vice President, Product, The CW Network
Sam Martin, Director, New Logo Media, Brightcove
Panel | Windowing Content for Maximum Return & Customer Satisfaction
Moderator
Thomas K. Arnold, Publisher and Editorial Director, Media Play News
Panelists
Bryan Crocker, Chief Operating Officer, Multicom Entertainment Group
Kyle Kaczmarek, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, KDMG
Yolanda Macias, Chief Content Officer, Cineverse
Mitch Mallon, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Stadium Media
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Research Deep Dive | Unlocking Global Content Demand and Winning Distribution Strategies
Discover the most demanded content worldwide by uncovering regional preferences and viewing trends. Learn about the top distribution strategies that maximize audience reach and boost revenue.
Speaker
Laura Ghisiglieri, Global Development & Marketing Director, BB Media
Panel | AI for the OTT/CTV Workflow
Moderator
Michele Edelman, Head of Growth, Premiere Digital Services
Panelists
Marc Liebmann, Chief Revenue Officer, Media, SymphonyAI
Josh Melick, SVP of Product and Data, App Science
Craig Seidel, Chief Technology Officer, Pixelogic Media
Lena Wasikowski, Head of Content, Synamedia
NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Networking Cocktail Reception | Creator Television Lounge
Presented By:
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SPONSORS
If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s OTT.X Fall Summit, click here or email Steve Apple at sapple@ottx.org.
EXHIBITORS
REGISTER NOW
The OTT.X Summit is FREE for all OTT.X Members. OTT.X Members should not purchase General Admission or All Access tickets for the Summit. CLICK HERE or contact Jose Rodriguez (jrodriguez@ottx.org) to learn how to register for FREE.
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VENUE & NOTES
VENUE
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
HOTEL
Courtyard Los Angeles Sherman Oaks
15433 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, California 91403
The hotel is adjacent to the intersection of I-405 (San Diego Freeway) and Highway 101 (Hollywood Freeway). Near the Sherman Oaks Galleria, at the corner of Ventura & Sepulveda Blvd., directly on Ventura Blvd., the heart of the San Fernando Valley.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Activities for this year’s Summit will include two days of conference programming featuring presentations, panels, & research insights, workshop tracks addressing operational inefficiencies & evangelizing standards and best practices, education sessions from leading organizations with one-of-a-kind domain expertise, scheduled business meetings, an exhibitor hall featuring the latest tech, content & more, exclusive members only sessions and a plethora of networking functions.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
The OTT.X Fall Summit encompasses the entire OTT industry as such we will have leading organizations from all sectors of OTT in attendance. 2022 OTT.X Summit participants included:
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Registration for the 2023 OTT.X Summit is Open!
For sponsorship inquiries, either click here or email Steve Apple at sapple@ottx.org
NOTES:
- Employees of OTT.X member companies receive FREE admission to the Summit
- Contact jrodriguez@ottx.org to learn how to receive free admission to the summit.
- OTT.X members must register with their member company email address
- General Admission includes access to all conference programming and select breakout tracks. General admission does not include access to members' only sessions at the summit. To gain access to all conference elements including member sessions and the VIP cocktail party please purchase All Access ticket.
- All Access pass grants access to all conference elements including members only sessions and the VIP cocktail party with speakers sponsors and OTT.X Board of Directors on the eve of the Summit.
- Non Member Early Bird Rate $400.00 | Expires August 9th, 2024
- Non Member General Admission Rate $600.00
- Non Member Early Bird All Access Rate$1000.00 | Expires August 9th, 2024
- Non Member All Access General Rate $1500.00
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