EVENT PROGRAM #SVGTRANSPORT TITLE SPONSOR: DIAMOND SPONSORS: EVENT SPONSORS: www.asperasoft.com moving the world’s data at maximum speed 2:55 – 3:30 p.m. 4K/HDR DELIVERY AND HEVC COMPRESSION: Ready To Break Out? Live 4K/UHD sports services finally arrived in North America this year, with AGENDA AN SUMMIT hundreds of live productions delivered to U.S. and Canadian homes, thanks to AT&T (DirecTV), Rogers Media (Sportsnet), and Bell Media (TSN). NBC 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. REGISTRATION AND LUNCH Olympics took it to the next level, distributing 80-plus hours of 4K/UHD coverage LUNCH SPONSORED BY (and the Opening Ceremony in HDR) on a one-day delay to participating MVPDs. KEEP FANS Is this the beginning of a 4K and HDR revolution or a blip on the radar? And how 12:45 – 1:00 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS does the potential rise of HEVC compression play into all this? ON THE SPONSORED BY MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Executive Director, Editorial PANELISTS: 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT: Where Are Your Thomas Edwards, Fox Networks, VP, Engineering and Development Dollars Trending? Matthew Goldman, Ericsson, SVP, Technology, TV and Media For the second consecutive year, SVG polled several major sports and media Philip Goswitz, AT&T Entertainment Group, SVP, Video, organizations to gain insight into how transmission budgets are being spent in today’s changing market. How is the use of satellite vs. fiber evolving, and how Space, and Communications does delivery over the public internet figure into the equation? Top broadcasters 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK and vendor execs weigh in on what this year-over-year data means for the SPONSORED BY industry and how they expect it to change in the future. MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor EDGE 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: Inside the ATSC 3.0 World PANELISTS: Series Broadcasts David Chilson, CBS, Associate Director, Broadcast Distribution Services In a defining moment for the future of television, the World Series became the Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, Director, first-ever major pro sporting event to be transmitted live using the ATSC 3.0 next- Transmission Engineering and Maintenance gen over-the-air transmission system last month. Learn how Fox, Tribune Media, OF THEIR Keith Goldberg, Fox Networks Group, VP, the NAB, and an army of tech partners teamed up to deliver the historic ATSC 3.0 World Series broadcasts. Global Operations and Transmission Services PRESENTER: ATSC Board Chairman Richard Friedel, Fox Networks Emory Strilkauskas, ESPN, Principal Engineer, Transport Technologies Engineering & Operations, EVP/GM and Special Projects 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: From Rio to Stamford 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. THE OTT FACTOR: and Beyond — How NBC Delivered the 2016 Rio Olympics How Multiple Streams Impact SPONSORED BY NBC Olympics’ transmission scheme for Rio 2016 was among the most Live Sports Productions ambitious and complex in the history of television. In all, more than 130 At high-profile events like major golf championships and Grand Slam tennis HD paths were transmitted from Rio to NBC Olympics’ Sports Production tournaments — not to mention the Olympics — broadcasters are live-streaming Operations Center in Stamford, CT, as well as to 30 Rock in New York, Golf more feeds and alternate angles than ever in an effort to better serve viewers Channel in Orlando, Telemundo in Florida, and more. Learn how NBC beyond the linear broadcast. How does this phenomenon complicate traditional connected production facilities across the globe and delivered one of the largest transport schemes onsite, and how is it driving the transmission industry’s sports events of all time to the masses. growth? Vendors and broadcasters discuss the impact of the OTT and streaming PRESENTERS: explosion on remote production. Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, Director, Transmission Engineering MODERATOR: Brandon Costa, SVG, Senior Editor Haivision’s video streaming and media managment solutions engage fans at the and Maintenance PANELISTS: SEAT Bob Kiraly, NBC Olympics, Director, Broadcast Telecommunications Ops Michelle Munson, Aspera, CEO largest stadiums and arenas, and power the world’s leading sports broadcasters. 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. THE RISE OF IP NETWORKS: Infrastructure Tom Sahara, Turner Sports, VP, Operations & Technology Challenges and Opportunities John Ward, AT&T Entertainment Group, SVP, Content Operations As IP transport becomes more mainstream, the technical workflows faced at both the remote and the broadcast facility continue to provide new advances 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. AT-HOME PRODUCTION: Now That It Has Arrived, and complexities. With the convergence of data, voice, and video, professionals What’s the Next Step? weigh in on their challenges in managing QoS, network protocols, and the IP Over the past two years, no trend has had a larger impact on the evolution of REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE STADIUM hardware that helps make it all happen. live sports production than the “at-home” model. This year, hundreds of live MODERATOR: Stephan Beckert, TeleGeography, VP, Strategy sports shows will deploy at-home workflows to reduce costly onsite resources GAME BROADCAST MEDIA PANELISTS: while boosting production capabilities by connecting the remote production with the power of the broadcast center. Experts from broadcasters deploying Lionel Bentolila, Aldea Solutions, CEO ANALYSIS INTERVIEWS these workflows discuss how the at-home model will grow in the coming years Andre Carrington, Level 3 Communications, Senior Sales Engineer and will address the need for gear purpose-built for at-home production. Ghislain Collette, Haivision, VP, Product Management, Streaming MODERATOR: Glenn Adamo, Ivanhoe Media & Entertainment, President Low latency HD video connects Connect remote studios with low Deliver low latency, high-quality Jeremy Dujardin, Tata Communications, CTO, referees with remote officials in latency, HD, bi-directional video, media experiences from the field PANELISTS: Global Media and Entertainment Services real-time, so they can make the for live interviews & commentary to video display systems in private Scott Beers, The Switch, CEO David Herfert, MediaLinks, VP, Sales – Americas right call. over public Internet. suites, retail areas and concourses. Harry Carr, Bay Microsystems, CEO 2:45 – 2:55 p.m. STANDARDIZATION UPDATE ON Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, Director, Transmission Engineering HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE and Maintenance PRESENTER: Matthew Goldman, Ericsson, SVP, Technology, TV and Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering Media 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION #SVGTRANSPORT SPONSORED BY [email protected] North America: 1.877.224.5445 haivision.com International: +1.514.334.5445 CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN SPEAKER BIOS CHAIR: EMORY STRILKAUSKAS, ESPN, Principal Engineer, CHRIS CONNOLLY, NBC Sports Group, Director of Transmission Engineering and ransport Technologies and Special Projects Maintenance With ESPN since 1989, Strilkauskas has extensive experience in transport opera- Prior to his current role, Connolly served various roles at DirecTV Sports thanks its tions and engineering. In his current role, he has focused on exploiting the ben- Networks, including director of broadcast engineering, chief engineer for efits of digital and fiber technologies. This past year, he helped facilitate transport ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain (formerly FSN Rocky Mountain), and chief solutions for full-time expansion requirements globally for ESPN, along with architect. He also held key positions at STARZ and the University of Colora- special events, such as the tennis Grand Slams, Euro Championships, and the Olympics. do’s BuffVision. JEREMY DUJARDIN, Tata Communications, CTO, Global Media and Entertainment SPEAKERS Services GLENN ADAMO, Ivanhoe Media & Entertainment, President Dujardin has 15+ years’ experience designing, implementing, and operating With more than 37 years’ experience in the industry, Adamo currently heads an infrastructures supporting contribution- and distribution-video services independent consulting business focused on media creation, production, and de- across fiber, IP, and satellite. Prior to joining Tata Communications, he livery. Previously. as VP, media operations, NFL Films & Broadcasting, he helped served at Accenture, Level 3 Vyvx Solutions, Global Crossing, Genesis Net- develop NFL Network’s production facility in Culver City, CA, left his imprint its works, and Triumph Communications. sponsors Thursday Night Football package, and spearheaded development of the league’s flexible sched- THOMAS EDWARDS, Fox Networks Engineering and Operations, VP, Engineering and uling system. Development In his current role, Edwards works on advanced-technology development, such as STEPHAN BECKERT, TeleGeography, VP, Strategy UHD, OTT, and IP live-production systems. He contributed to the NAB Engineering Beckert helped design and produce many of TeleGeography’s research services Handbook, the SMPTE Study Group on Media Production System Network Archi- TITLE SPONSOR: and still directs its research on the international voice market. In addition, he tecture, and SMPTE/EBU/VSF Joint Task Force on Networked Media, VSF TR-03 managed marketing and launched its WAN Summit conference series. With more and chairs the SMPTE 32NF-60 Video over IP Working Group. than 15 years’ experience in telecom market research and consulting, he previ- ously directed the wireless-data practice at The Strategis Group. RICHARD FRIEDEL, Fox Networks Engineering & Operations, EVP/GM In