The Pay TV Show: Full Schedule

1:00pm PDT

Survivor’s Guide to the New Video World Presented by Parks Associates

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Parks Associates Research Workshop at Pay TV Show: Survivor’s Guide to the New Video World

New competition and changing consumer habits have reshaped the marketplace for pay TV, OTT services, and the content industry. Join Parks Associates and key industry leaders as we explore the trends that are defining success in the new landscape for video services.

1:00PM Welcome and Overview of Pay TV

Parks Associates’ Senior Director of Research, Brett Sappington, provides an overview of the pay-TV landscape and examines how the increasing availability of alternative paid video options has driven a decline in pay-TV subscribers.

1:10PM Video Disrupted: The New Landscape for Video Services

This isn’t your father’s pay-TV marketplace. Competitors, partners, and distribution channels are evolving, forcing a re-examination of everything from branding to service offerings to roles within the industry. This research presentation outlines the new ecosystem for video services and the trends shaping the landscape for video.

Presentation by Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

1:45PM Video Insight: Operating in the Age of Data Ninjas

In today’s video service arena, data is a critical element for success. Companies like Netflix, Google, Amazon, and Facebook are accustomed to using data to shape their services and user experiences. In this session, industry leaders will examine the competitive advantages available through use of viewer data and how pay TV must change to achieve success in a data-driven world.

Presentation by Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

Mrugesh Desai, Head of Sales Engineering, Accedo

Kristin Dolan, Founder & CEO, 605

Blake Sabatinelli, CEO, Newsy

Jeff Shultz, Chief Business Officer, Pluto TV

2:45PM Video Streamed: Lessons from OTT Video

Over the past three years, hundreds of OTT video services entered the market, offering consumers new choices in original content, business models, and user experiences. This research presentation will examine the successes and struggles among OTT video services, outlining the key learnings that today’s video services are leveraging to better attract and retain users.

Presentation by Hunter Sappington, Researcher, Parks Associates; and Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

3:15PM-3:45PM Networking Break

3:45PM Video Potential: Habits of Millennials, Cutters, and Nevers

Understanding the perceptions, values, content consumption, and spending of young consumers will be important for future video service success. This research presentation will examine the behavior and attitudes of young consumers, including the video services and experiences that best capture their interest.

Presentation by Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

4:00PM Video Tomorrow: Innovations Fueling Future Video Services

Technology and service innovations continue to reshape user experiences and redefine video services. This panel of industry leaders examines the innovations that will fuel the next generation of video services and how today’s operators and content producers can best prepare for the road ahead.

Panel Led by Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

Mark Jensen, Exec Director, Video Product Mgmt & Strategy, ATN International

Chris Thun, VP of User Experience Product Management, TiVo

Clayton Wagar, Vice President of Advanced Technologies, Espial

Mitch Weinraub, Director of Product, AirTV

5:00PM Closing Comments and Key Takeaways

Parks Associates’ pay-TV research team provides top takeaways and recommendations for service providers navigating the changes in the pay-TV industry.

Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

Hunter Sappington, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Speakers

Mrugesh Desai

Head of Sales Engineering, Accedo

Mrugesh Desai is Head of Sales Engineering, Accedo. Prior to joining Accedo, Mrugesh was Director of Program Management at Digiflare, forging alliances with partners worldwide and enhancing Digiflare’s product offerings. He believes that compelling user experiences build sustainable... Read More →

Kristin Dolan

Founder & CEO, 605

Kristin Dolan is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 605. She founded 605 in November 2016, bringing more than 30 years of media and entertainment experience to her role with the company. At 605, Kristin leads all day-to-day business operations including key client relationships... Read More →

Mark Jensen

Executive Director, Video Product Management and Strategy, ATN International

Mark Jensen is the executive directory of video product management & strategy. Identifying key insights and market research for developing innovative product plans. Leading teams in developing strategic technology blueprints for evolving existing television and media systems to achive... Read More →

Blake Sabatinelli

CEO, Newsy

Blake Sabatinelli is CEO of Newsy, the next-generation national news network. Prior to joining Newsy, Blake oversaw video strategy for the digital division at Newsy's parent company, The E.W. Scripps Company. Blake has a long history in both news and digital strategy. A native Texan... Read More →

Brett Sappington

Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates

As a director of research at Parks Associates, Brett Sappington leads Parks Associates services research team, including access and entertainment services, digital media, OTT, cloud media, video gaming, and technical support services. Brett is an expert in worldwide television and... Read More →

Hunter Sappington

Researcher, Parks Associates

Hunter Sappington currently studies trends and innovation in connected consumer electronics including devices such as game consoles, smart TVs, virtual and augmented reality headsets, drones, and robotics as well as a variety of smart home devices. Hunter earned his BA in New Media Journalism with a focus in advertising from Baylor University in Waco, TX... Read More →

Jeff Shultz

Chief Business Officer, Pluto TV

Jeff Shultz is the Chief Business Officer at Pluto TV, the leading free Internet television service in America. Jeff is responsible for growing and managing Pluto TV's portfolio of partnerships, strategically positioning the company to achieve its audience and revenue objectives... Read More →

Chris Thun

VP of User Experience Product Management, TiVo

Chris Thun is VP of Product at TiVo where he is responsible for consumer experience across TV, mobile, and web. His team drives the product strategy across TiVos client portfolio, including Linux set-top boxes, Android TV, and Streamers. As an Internet and media entrepreneur Chris... Read More →

Clayton Wagar

Vice President of Advanced Technologies, Espial

Clayton Wagar is Vice President of Advanced Technologies at Espial. The Espial Elevate Cloud serves as the PayTV back office for more than 40 operators in North America, and millions of consumers worldwide. In his role, he leads the technical sales and advanced technology groups... Read More →

Mitch Weinraub

Director of Product, AirTV

In his 20+ years with Comcast, Primestar (purchased by DirecTV in 1999), Insight Communications (purchased by TWC in 2012) and DISH Network Mitch has held roles in product development, business development, and operations management. Regardless of title, Mitch usually focuses on the... Read More →

Monday May 14, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

Partner Events

7:30am PDT

Morning Workshop: Using ACR Data To Better Monetize OTT: Separating Truth From Fiction

This fun interactive session will provide an overview of what ACR data from smart TVs is, how it’s collected, why it’s suddenly such a hot commodity and how TV content owners are using it to make money. We’ll talk about some of the myths and misunderstandings around ACR data, who is using it and how, and what the future looks like.

Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the benefits of ACR data, of what the measurement landscape looks like in general, and how they can use ACR and techniques like multitouch attribution to grow their ad business.

Moderators

Alan Wolk

Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, TV[R]EV

“If you know anything about television, you probably know Alan Wolk.” That’s how Adweek describes the best-selling author of Over The Top. How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely) Changing The Television Industry. As co-founder and lead analyst of TV[R]EV, Wolk has become the... Read More →

Speakers

Jodie McAffee

SVP Sales + Marketing, Inscape

Jodie McAfee is Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Inscape. Prior to joining Inscape, Jodie was General Manager at Samsung AdHub, where he lead the development and introduction of Samsung’s multi-screen advertising platform to US and European markets, while sourcing and... Read More →

Rob Tregenza

Senior Director of Enterprise Strategy, iSpot

Rob Tregenza, Sr. Director Enterprise Strategy, iSpot.tv Rob has a unique background that involves creating and translating brand strategy, consumer analytics and market research for big and small creative companies both on and offline. Now he spends all of his time working with innovative product, marketing, analytics, digital and bran... Read More →

Tuesday May 15, 2018 7:30am - 8:20am PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

Partner Events

2:30pm PDT

Track 2: Creating Intelligent Video Platforms Through Data, Analytics and AI

Entertainment consumers not only have a vast amount of decisions to make when it comes to content these days, they also have a fair amount of choice in regard to the tools that help them navigate and select shows. On the other end, distributers have more tools than ever to understanding who their audience is and selecting targets on a granular level. From Big Data to advanced analytics to AI, what are the latest technologies and best practices for creating personalized video experiences that draw subscribers in and make them stick?

Moderators

Ben Munson

Editor, FierceVideo

Ben Munson is the editor of FierceVideo. Ben has covered the cable and wireless industries as a journalist for more than four years and previously served as editor at CED Magazine and associate editor at Wireless Week. In his free time, he tries not to hurt himself playing softball... Read More →

Speakers

Gabriel Berger

CEO, ThinkAnalytics

Gabriel Berger is CEO of ThinkAnalytics.For over 25 years, Gabriel has focused on developing and deploying solutions and platforms that foster the actionable intersection of information and entertainment. Prior to joining Think, Gabe was EVP of Sales and Operations at Vubiquity... Read More →

Scott Maddux

Vice President of Business Development, TiVo

Scott Maddux leads business development for TiVo’s entertainment metadata business. Throughout his career, Scott has been at the forefront of innovation in media and technology. He has held founding and executive positions with Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 500 companies... Read More →

Jim O’Neill

Principal Analyst, Ooyala

Jim O’Neill is an award-winning industry expert and futurist who specializes in the convergence of traditional TV and the Internet. Jim is the Principal Analyst at Ooyala and routinely provides actionable strategic advice to technology and investment executives globally, based on... Read More →

Anthony Smith-Chaigneau

Senior Director Product Marketing, NAGRA

Anthony Smith-Chaigneau is the Senior Director Product Marketing for NAGRA’s pay-TV and OTT Solutions unit. He is recognized as a leading evangelist for advanced-service television technologies, having held several senior management roles in leading digital TV companies since 1999... Read More →

Tuesday May 15, 2018 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

UX and Technology

3:55pm PDT

Track 2: 4K UHD/HDR: Tackling the Technology Conundrum

4K services are close at hand, as reflected in the quickening pace of content development, competitive trends and next-gen TV set sales. Content availability will be top of mind in this discussion, along with monetization strategies and how best to accommodate rollout with respect to CPE, bandwidth allocation, choice of distribution modes and other considerations.

Moderators

Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Content Producer-Technology, Multichannel News

Jeff Baumgartner, presently Senior Content Producer-Technology at Multichannel News, joined the publication as Technology Editor in April 2013 to head up tech coverage for the its online and print platforms. Prior to MCN, Baumgartner was Site Editor for Light Reading Cable, where... Read More →

Speakers

Jonathan Bullock

Vice President of Corporate Development & Government, Hotwire Communications

As Vice President of Corporate Development & Government at Hotwire Communications, Jonathan Bullock is responsible for the company’s cable and satellite content acquisition, government relations, and its corporate development/strategy functions. Hotwire Communications, an all-fiber... Read More →

Steve Corda

Vice President, Media Platform North America, SES

Steven Corda leads the North America Media Platforms business unit within SES. In this role, Steve is responsible for leadership of SES’ efforts to expand its media services portfolio in North America, including the development of next generation video products such as UltraHD and... Read More →

Nandhu Nandhakumar, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Strategic Technology Projects, Office of the CTO, LG Electronics

As Senior Vice President in the office of the CTO of LG Electronics Inc., is currently responsible for establishing and leading strategic projects inareas such as Next Gen Media and Display Technologies, Smart Cities & Communities, and Robotics. Nandhu has led technology initiatives... Read More →

Kevin Wirick

VP of Business Development, ARRIS

Kevin Wirick leads business development for ARRIS Network and Cloud Business, and is responsible for analyzing markets and developing future product strategies. ARRIS is the leading supplier of data access networks and video networking solutions to the service provider industry... Read More →

Tuesday May 15, 2018 3:55pm - 4:40pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

UX and Technology

4:45pm PDT

Track 2: The Rise of Streaming STBs

From Android TV to Roku, pay TV operators are getting serious about adapting their proprietary video ecosystems to work within open confines of popular over-the-top platforms. Consumers love the flexibility and freedom, but what capabilities are they giving up by giving up robust leased, full-function pay TV set-tops? What are the content security challenges for operators and their programmer partners? What are the cost advantages? We’ll explore the pros and cons of these new set-top environments.

Moderators

Dan Frankel

Editor, FierceCable

Daniel Frankel is the editor of FierceCable. He joined the FierceMarkets staff in May 2014 and is responsible for covering news and trends in the pay-TV section of the telecom industry. Before joining FierceMarkets’ Telecom Group, Daniel served as a senior writer for GigaOm... Read More →

Speakers

Charles Cheevers

CTO Customer Premises Solutions, ARRIS

Charles Cheevers is ARRIS CTO CPE Solutions and is responsible for the 2-5 year Technology vision of ARRIS CPE Business and the evolution of Home Gateways , STB and User interaction with all Digital Services. In this role Mr Cheevers is responsible for defining architectures for... Read More →

Andrew Ferrone

VP of Pay TV, Roku

Andrew Ferrone leads Roku’s global pay TV business. In this role, he is responsible for all pay TV deals including over-the-top multichannel services, managed network services, and co-branded device deals. Most recently Andrew was head of consumer product management at RealD, the... Read More →

Jon Stewart

Head of America's Android TV Partnerships, Google

Jon Stewart Head of America's Android TV Partnerships has been in the TV middleware industry since 2005. Jon comes from the Microsoft Mediaroom team where he ran the Global Deployments team responsible for helping operators adopt and implement the Mediaroom solution. Ericsson... Read More →

Clayton Wagar

Vice President of Advanced Technologies, Espial

Tuesday May 15, 2018 4:45pm - 5:30pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

UX and Technology

1:40pm PDT

Track 2: Streaming Video Everywhere: Quality and Reliability

While there are many different technological philosophies in regard to how to approach the streaming of video, there is a common fact on which we can all agree: the internet was not designed as an ideal platform for distributing video to many, many users simultaneously. From the latest codecs and advances in encoding and transcoding, to optimizing delivery across myriad platforms, this panel will examine the latest innovations and best practices needed to successfully overcome the challenges of both on-demand and live streaming.

Moderators

Brian Ring

Strategic Marketing - SPVSS, Cisco

Brian Ring recently joined Cisco to lead Strategic Marketing efforts across Cisco’s Service Provider Video portfolio. Mr. Ring has over 18 years of experience designing, marketing and selling video & TV tech globally to operators, publishers, broadcasters, networks, and studios.Previously... Read More →

Speakers

Michael Dale

VP of Engineering, Ellation

Michael Dale is vice president of Engineering at Ellation where he leads development on Crunchyroll a rapidly growing international top 10 OTT AVOD and SVOD video service available on more then dozen device platforms. He also leads development on VRV a recently introduced multi-channel... Read More →

Jacques Le Mancq

President & CEO, Broadpeak

Jacques is the President & CEO of Broadpeak. He is driving the strategy and execution of the company to develop and realize the full potential of the Global Leader of IP Video delivery solutions. Prior to co-founding Broadpeak, Jacques Le Mancq was with the Technicolor Connect Division... Read More →

Clint Meeks

Manager – Content Services Product Team, Sling TV – Dish Technologies

Clint leads a product team at Sling TV that manages a number of key internal OTT video delivery and playback products. He works closely with people across many different areas of the organization, as well as with key partners, to maximize value delivery to Sling TV customers. Prior... Read More →

Kerry Travilla

Vice President of Technology, MobiTV, Inc.

Kerry Travilla is VP of Technology for MobiTV, and is responsible for evangelizing the MobiTV video service platform and helping customers advance their video delivery systems. Kerry holds engineering degrees from the University of Michigan and General Motors Institute and for the... Read More →

Wednesday May 16, 2018 1:40pm - 2:25pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

UX and Technology

2:30pm PDT

Track 2: The Expanding Role of Cloud Service Providers in the Pay TV Playbook

While reliance on in-house facilities to process and deliver content remains the dominant modus operandi among MVPDs, alternative options, many offered by traditional providers of turnkey VOD support, are vying to lower costs of keeping pace with service expansion into UHD, cloud DVR, IP streaming and other components of the new pay TV service paradigm. This discussion offers audience members an opportunity to learn more about these new services.

Moderators

Dan Frankel

Editor, FierceCable

Speakers

Scott Labrozzi

Senior Principle Engineer, BAMTECH Media

Scott is a widely recognized expert in the streaming media industry over 25 years of experience in leading technology and product development involving video technologies. In the early 90s he worked at Sun Microsystems developing the foundation software and later hardware solutions... Read More →

Steven Sklar

Vice President of Video Strategy, CenturyLink

Steve Sklar has worked in the media and telecommunications industry since 1988 and is currently Vice President of Video Strategy for CenturyLink. In this role, he oversees product development, programming and business development for CenturyLink’s video products. His team’s accomplishments... Read More →

Evan Statton

Solutions Architect, AWS Elemental

At AWS Elemental, Evan Statton is responsible for media storage and delivery workflows for some of the largest media and entertainment customers in the world. Evan works closely with customers and business leaders to develop and champion the best solutions possible for media delivery... Read More →

Wednesday May 16, 2018 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Chasm Creek (2nd Floor), Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

UX and Technology