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Sports league insiders and the engineers delivering live sports experiences at scale will open their playbooks in multiple sessions at Streaming Summit, returning April 15-16 to West Hall.

As we enter the next era of sports streaming bundles, massive deals are being announced, and massive changes are happening behind the scenes. Discover how these speakers leverage sports properties to maximize engagement, create revenue predictability, increase customer lifetime value, and mitigate rights costs.

Streaming Summit by Dan Rayburn will tackle the latest developments and implications for a sports industry reshaped by streaming, including licensing, bundling, advertising, and exclusive games available on OTT platforms. With one pass, over two days, you’ll hear more about:

  • the complex business of sports streaming fragmentation, bundling and retention
  • the challenges in delivering high-quality video at scale and how to improve upon user personalization
  • the rising cost of sports content and where additional revenue can be generated online
  • the challenges in monetizing sports streaming when broadcast and pay TV models still generate much bigger and better economics than streaming

Case studies will go in-depth on specifics, including with Michael Blanchard, Director of Engineering, Platform for NFL Media and Willem De Saegher, VP at THEO Technologies. This session will explore how the National Football League (NFL), as the largest professional American football league, delivers an unparalleled live streaming experience across platforms and devices for NFL+. The session will focus on choices made and actual experiences regarding video playback and real-time monitoring, with the objective of making every streaming session a touchdown for fans.

Fireside chat-style sessions will go in-depth on strategy, with some of the top minds in the space sitting down for an interview with Conference Chairman Dan Rayburn, who also will share his insights, as well, from years of studying the space and crunching the numbers. This is insight on what shareholders are thinking, where money is flowing, who’s innovating and who’s actually delivering quality experiences.