Webinar: Cyber security – Protecting Assets


Webinar: March 28th 2018, 16:00 BST
With viewers consuming content on an increasing array of devices and platforms and the virtualisation of workflows, the task of protecting assets has never been so complicated and costly. Add to this the fact that the media industry is a high-profile target for hackers and it becomes clear that cyber security is at the top of the agenda for all those involved in the media supply chain.

Join this IBC365 webinar, sponsored by Juniper Networks, to hear from senior industry figures who will examine where the weaknesses lie in the production, delivery and distribution workflow and consider what can be done to address vulnerabilities and make sure that film and TV is consumed as intended by broadcasters, platforms and content owners.

The webinar will cover:
– Identification of supply chain vulnerabilities
– Best practice for safe guarding assets
– The role of people in protecting content
– How best to anticipate a cyber breach
– What to do if your security is compromised

Speakers:
Peter Elvidge, Vice President of Technology, TVT
Dr Mark Harrison, Managing Director, DPP
Spencer Stephens, Production & Media Technology Expert
Lee Fisher, Security Specialist, Juniper Networks

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Webinar: Online Video Formats: 2018 and Beyond


Webinar: Tue, Mar 27, 2018 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM BST
Sifting through the plethora of online codecs current and upcoming, Jason Thibeault and Thierry Fautier present this webinar from Harmonic and the Streaming Video Alliance

Recently, we have seen renewed attention on HEVC following Apple’s announcement to support the codec on their devices. 6 months later, Apple surprisingly became a founding member of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM) as a supporter of the AV1 codec. Yet, while the AOM group claims AV1 provides better performance than HEVC and will be offered royalty-free, there are some academic benchmarks who find AV1 inferior to HEVC on codec quality and performance.
In the meantime, MPEG / ITU-T is working on a next generation video codec, in a group called JVET (Joint Video Exploration Team) that has a mandate to deliver a video compression standard that can reach 50% over HEVC in 2020. Additionally, on the streaming side, we have seen the MPEG CMAF standard getting some traction not only to unify the HLS and DASH worlds, but also to offer the long awaited low latency delay solution for OTT.

This panel will discuss perspectives on these video compression technologies to help content providers, broadcasters, and service providers figure out the best path forward to distribute content over the internet in the coming years.

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Webinar: How Live Streaming is Introducing New Opportunities for Broadcasters

Date: 28th March, 2018

Live internet streaming brings new use cases and business models that are not possible with traditional broadcast TV services due to their geographic coverage restriction.  With rapid changes in the types of online video content viewers are consuming, it’s likely there will be a higher percentage of live video data over the next 2 years.

This webinar will discuss these new use case opportunities and their potential for generating significant revenue:

  • The largest sports events broadcasting including Soccer World Cup and Olympics, are  live streamed to audiences who don’t have access to the broadcast, or who prefer to watch on their mobile device. Key to delivering a great experience is reducing the typical 40 second latency of the live stream compared to the broadcast. Learn how to reduce latency to just a few seconds, and even to less than 1 second.
  • Online gambling is drawing large numbers of players today. Learn about new technologies that deliver an improved user experience for players by providing interactivity for betting. Speeding game play by lowering the online video stream latency provides players with the best experience, and drives increased revenue for casinos and video delivery.
  • Live auctions, and many types of games are now possible online that leverage the interactive capabilities and low latency of the newest live streaming technologies.
  • Language-based programming is becoming very important. We see many services available for German or French, etc. language programs to reach Ex-Patriot audiences living outside their country. Delivering language programming anywhere in the world is not possible with traditional TV broadcasters. Using the internet to deliver the video means there are no geographic boundaries. This use case is growing rapidly, and is expected to become a major market opportunity.

Speakers:

Presenter
Charlie Kraus

Senior Product Marketing Manager
Limelight Networks

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Thibaud Regeard du Cormier

Solutions Enigneer
Limelight Networks

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James McKeown

Content Director
NewBay

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Jeff Heynen

Consulting Director
SNL Kagan

Webinar: An Introduction to AV1, The Next-Gen Royalty-Free Codec From the Alliance for Open Media

Webinar: Thu, Mar 22, 2018 14:00 GMT and 18:00 GMT

Now that AV1 has entered its final stage of development and is getting close to finalising its features, it’s a good time to take a closer look at what’s in store for the future of video streaming.

Join Bitmovin and Mozilla – the two companies behind the world’s first AV1 playback with HTML5 – as we discover the cool new video tools in this royalty-free video codec from the Alliance for Open Media!

This webinar will cover:
+ A bit about the history that led to AV1 and the current state of the codec
+ Discover the cool new tools in AV1 brings and compare performance relative to other codecs
+ Review what’s already possible and what to expect next

Speakers:


Martin Smole
Engineering Director, Encoding
Bitmovin

Nathan Egge
Senior Research Engineer
Mozilla

Kieran Farr
VP Marketing Bitmovin

Register for the live webinar! 

See also Martin Smole in:
Webinar: Cloud Vs. On-Prem Video Processing and Delivery and
Webinar: Per-Title Encoding: Netflix-style Optimization for Quality and CDN Costs