8th FOKUS Media Web
Symposium
Program Overview
Please see the program overview and the detailed program below.
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Detailed Program
9:30
10:00
HbbTV 2 – Deep Dive and Hands-on
Trainer:Louay BassboussThis tutorial provides an introduction to the HbbTV standard with its most relevant features introduced in HbbTV 2. Also, it presents related specifications and gives an overview on tools for validating and developing HbbTV applications.
Deep Media – Media meets AI
Trainer:Christopher KraussThis tutorial presents different application areas for Artificial Intelligence in the modern connected world. In hands on sessions we will practically apply these concepts and show algorithms at work while we explain how they work.
Internet Delivered Media – Streaming Tech Update
Trainer:Stefan PhamAs part of this tutorial, we will give an overview as well as best practices for playback and creation of adaptive bitrate (ABR) content. We will demonstrate the key technologies in multiple live demos and identify challenges and best practices when applying the technologies in production.
12:00
LUNCH, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
13:30
Ad Tech – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
Chair:Robert Seeliger13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Use Cases
Frode HernesAd-replacement and addressable TV
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SVP Product Management
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Vewd Software AS
Leander CarellMonetize Your Video Streaming
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Co-Founder & Managing Director
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nowtilus
Espen ErikstadAd Detection – Tech and Use Cases
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COO
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Norigin Media
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: DAI Tech
Valentijn SiebrandsDynamic content insertion
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Solutions Architect
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M2A Media
Zachary CavaRoad to Server Guided Ad-Insertion: Hulu’s DAI Evolution
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Playback Architect
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Hulu
Phil CluffThe Future of SSAI on OTT devices
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Streaming Specialist
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MUX
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: Ad Tech
David UhlmannUnlocking Programmatic Advertising with Dynamic Ad Insertion
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Senior Video Solutions Consultant
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Google
Alex ZhangServer-side Ad insertion – challenges and best practice
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Product Manager
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AWS Elemental
Marc LauriacThe Future is NOW: How SevenOne Media and FreeWheel are making live broadcast TV addressable
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Senior Director, Customer Success, Europe
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Johannes ThyssenFreeWheel
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Project Manager Addressable TV
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SevenOne Media
Sebastian BusseAddressable Broadcast TV
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Director Addressable TV International
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SpotX
Deep Media – Opportunities and Challenges
Chair:Christopher Krauss13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Deep Media Analytics / Deep Data
Adolf ProidlSharing Views with an AI and why this is crucial
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CEO
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XroadMedia GmbH
Diego GarcíaAI to action video analytics for a better delivery, encoding and QoE
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Sales Manager
,
Epic Labs
Andrea DueragerRethinking audience measurement with HbbTV
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Project Manager TV Research
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ServusTV
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: Deep Personalization
Tim SchäfferAlexa Smart Home – How AI makes Connected Homes more intuitive
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Senior Product Manager
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Alexa Smart Home
Jun HeiderHow to choose an effective AI video analysis solution
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Chief Technology & Operating Officer (CTOO)
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RealEyes Media
Carsten MüssigUser-centered media for caregivers
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Product Manager
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Springer Pflege
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: Deep Artificial Intelligence
Gerald ZanklLatest Encoding Techniques: Per-Title Encoding and AI-Based Encoding
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Director of Business Development
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Bitmovin
Anssi KostiainenMachine Learning for the Web
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Web Standards Technical Lead
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Intel Corporation
Ingo HoffmannCurrent and future customer requirements for AI-based analysis of real-time video content
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CTO
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artec technologies AG
Internet Delivered Media – Best Practice, Standards, Technologies
Chair:Stefan Pham13:30 - 14:30 Uhr | Session 1: Novel Apps & Services
Marc CymontkowskiLeveraging SRT for ultra low latency broadcast workflows in the Cloud
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Vice President Engineering
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Haivision
Ali C. BegenBandwidth prediction in low-latency chunked streaming
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Technical Consultant
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Comcast
Oliver LietzManaging Low Latency Live Streaming Delivery Challenges and Use Cases
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CEO and Founder
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nanocosmos
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
15:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Session 2: New Streaming Tech
Jesús OlivaStatus of Dash.js
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Co-Founder and Media CTO
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Epic Labs
Bram TullemansTechnical considerations when deploying a Multi-CDN strategy
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Project Manager
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EBU
Axel DelmasDevice-side delivery intelligence: rethinking the modern video CDN with peer-to-peer delivery and client-side load balancing
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Co-Founder and CTO
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Streamroot
Dr. Christian FeldmannAV1, VVC and beyond. An update
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Video Codec Engineer
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Bitmovin
16:00 - 16:30 Uhr | Coffee Break, Demos & Exhibition
16:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Session 3: W3C M&E/ DASH-IF - Joint Topics of Interest
Will LawLow latency DASH in DASH.js
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Chief Architect
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Akamai
Thomas StockhammerDASH Ad Insertion
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Director Technical Standards
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Qualcomm
Chris NeedhamWeb Platform APIs for Media Streaming
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Principal Software Engineer
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BBC
Iraj SodagarEvents in DASH and CMAF
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Senior Technical Consultant
Chris NeedhamW3C Media Timed Events and DataCue API
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Principal Software Engineer
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BBC
19:00
Media Web Night @ Panoramapunkt
This year our Media Web Night will take place at the event location Panoramapunkt. It is situated in about 100 meter height in the Kollhoff-Tower at Potsdamer Platz. Here you can experience the fastest elevator in Europe and enjoy a phenomenal 360° view of Berlin from the sun deck.
9:00
REGISTRATION, WELCOME COFFEE
9:15
Conference Opening & Keynote
Keynote:
John C. SimmonsThe Web Media Decade – Anticipating the Unexpected
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Media Platform Architect
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Microsoft Corporation
10:00
Internet Delivered Video – Where are we now?
Will LawBest Practices for Deploying DASH and HLS at Scale
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Chief Architect
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Akamai
Stefan LedererThe Ultimate Challenge of Saving Money While Streaming High Quality Videos
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CEO/Co-Founder
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Bitmovin
Nicolas WeilResilient End-to-End Live Streaming Workflows
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Senior Product Manager
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AWS Elemental
Jochen SchmidtZDFmediathek – status & perspectives
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Leader of team „Neue Informations- und Mediensysteme“
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ZDF
11:00
COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITIONS
11:30
Online Video Standardization Panel
Chair:Paul SzucsIraj SodagarDASH-IF
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Senior Technical Consultant
Will LawWAVE
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Chief Architect
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Akamai
Jon PiesingHbbTV
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Director Standardisation
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TP Vision
Paul SzucsDVB
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Senior Manager, Technology Standards Office
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Sony Europe
Thomas Stockhammer3GPP / MPEG
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Director Technical Standards
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Qualcomm
Rob KoenenVR Industry Forum
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Founder & CBO
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Tiledmedia
Chris NeedhamW3C
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Principal Software Engineer
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BBC
13:00
LUNCH, NETWORKING, DEMOS& EXHIBITIONS
14:30
Media meets AI meets 5G meets media
Thomas StockhammerCombining AI and 5G for new user experiences
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Director Technical Standards
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Qualcomm
Maurice UhlmannNext Generation Media Delivery by 5G
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Product Manager for Broadcast Transmitters
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Rohde & Schwarz
Dr. Per Fröjdh5G Roadmap for Media
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Director of Media Standardization
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Ericsson
Sven EckoldtOf Flying Cars and Empty Screens – Challenges for the Connected Vehicle
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Global Product Director
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ACCESS Europe
15:30
COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITIONS
16:00
Monetization
Joerg MuehleHow to monetize heise online
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VP Sales
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Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG
Stefan LietschHow to monetize OTT Live Streaming … by understanding the cost drivers at scale
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OTT delivery for TV and how it scales
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Zattoo
Oliver FriedrichReimagine the Commercial Break – A Google perspective on Addressable TV
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Strategic Partner Lead Broadcast DACH
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Google
Antonio PavoliniBusiness models on the Web: the medieval age of asymmetry
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Business Analyst for Digital Media, Italy
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Telecom Italia
17:00
NETWORKING, DEMOS & EXHIBITION
END OF CONFERENCE