Examining the OTT Technology Stack

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 10:00am (PT)

On the surface, streaming seems rather simple: encode some content, package it for segmented delivery, put it on a server, and then request it from a player. But actually delivering a stable, resilient, consistent streaming experience is far from that simple. Building an OTT platform requires the combination of dozens of different interoperable technologies, spread out over private networks and public cloud providers, all scalable and secure. In this webinar, we will explore the technology stack that makes up a typical OTT service and some best practices to help assure a great viewer experience. This webinar will be moderated by Jason Thibeault, Executive Director of the Streaming Video Alliance.

Webinar Recording

Topics Covered

  1. How can we categorize the technologies within the streaming video stack? What are the major and minor groups?
  2. How is the stack evolving? What are some of the big trends driving the changes?
  3. Where in the stack do the technologies need to improve the most?
  4. How will “the edge” impact the technology stack in the coming years? Will a lot of the components migrate to serverless functions or something similar?
  5. Without standards to govern the technology components, how can OTT operators ensure interoperability?
  6. As the stack evolves into more software-based services, what are the challenges to enabling a programmatic workflow?
  7. What role does data play within the technology stack? How are operators using the data to make more intelligent and effective workflows?
  8. Are there any areas of innovation within the player environment that can improve the user experience?
  9. Will new programming frameworks, like reactive and EDA, change the way components within the stack are built?

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Panelists

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Brenton Ough (Co-Founder/CEO at Touchstream)

Technology focused entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience including general business management, product innovation and development, business operations and strategy. Brenton specializes in availability & performance monitoring for OTT live and VOD streams

Damien Lucas (Chief Product Officer at Ateme)

Damien Lucas is the Chief Product Officer of ATEME and an expert in video-streaming technologies for fixed and mobile networks. Previously he was co-founder and CTO of Anevia, the provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions that was recently acquired by ATEME. He was also one of the creators of VLC Media Player and has been the driving force behind many technological world firsts in the streaming industry. As Chief Product Officer of ATEME, Damien is responsible for extending the business through new product developments. Damien is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (France), as well as a regular speaker and panelist at events and tradeshows such as NAB Show, Content Delivery World, and OTT Summit.

Hojatollah Yeganeh (Research Team Lead at SSIMWAVE)

Dr. Hojatollah Yeganeh joined SSIMWAVE in 2014 and has contributed numerous features to the SSIMPLUS metric. He was part of the design and the implementation of various algorithms including banding detection, HDR video quality assessment, learning based source quality assessment, SSIMPLUS optimizer, temporal alignment, reduced reference temporal alignment, and animation detection. He is part of the SSIMWAVE research team that was awarded a 2020 Technology and Engineering Emmy for leadership in video encoding optimization. He holds a Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Thierry Fautier (Managing Director at )

Thierry Fautier is a Silicon Valley veteran. As Vice President of Video strategy at Harmonic, he drove innovation, standards, and strategic partnerships. Active contributor to the industry, he founded and chaired the Ultra HD Forum, co-chaired the Streaming Video Alliance VR group, and co-founded the VR Industry Forum. In TV Broadcast Europe top 25, he also won a Technical Emmy Award for his work on AI optimization applied to real-time video compression.

Brenton Ough (Co-Founder/CEO at Touchstream)

Technology focused entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience including general business management, product innovation and development, business operations and strategy. Brenton specializes in availability & performance monitoring for OTT live and VOD streams

Damien Lucas (Chief Product Officer at Ateme)

Damien Lucas is the Chief Product Officer of ATEME and an expert in video-streaming technologies for fixed and mobile networks. Previously he was co-founder and CTO of Anevia, the provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions that was recently acquired by ATEME. He was also one of the creators of VLC Media Player and has been the driving force behind many technological world firsts in the streaming industry. As Chief Product Officer of ATEME, Damien is responsible for extending the business through new product developments. Damien is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (France), as well as a regular speaker and panelist at events and tradeshows such as NAB Show, Content Delivery World, and OTT Summit.

Hojatollah Yeganeh (Research Team Lead at SSIMWAVE)

Dr. Hojatollah Yeganeh joined SSIMWAVE in 2014 and has contributed numerous features to the SSIMPLUS metric. He was part of the design and the implementation of various algorithms including banding detection, HDR video quality assessment, learning based source quality assessment, SSIMPLUS optimizer, temporal alignment, reduced reference temporal alignment, and animation detection. He is part of the SSIMWAVE research team that was awarded a 2020 Technology and Engineering Emmy for leadership in video encoding optimization. He holds a Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Thierry Fautier (Managing Director at )

Thierry Fautier is a Silicon Valley veteran. As Vice President of Video strategy at Harmonic, he drove innovation, standards, and strategic partnerships. Active contributor to the industry, he founded and chaired the Ultra HD Forum, co-chaired the Streaming Video Alliance VR group, and co-founded the VR Industry Forum. In TV Broadcast Europe top 25, he also won a Technical Emmy Award for his work on AI optimization applied to real-time video compression.

Moderated by Jason Thibeault

CEO

Jason Thibeault is the Chief Executive Officer of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance, the international association of companies collaborating to solve critical challenges in delivering a better streaming video experience and increasing adoption. Prior to this role, Jason spent eight years at Limelight Networks, a leading CDN, where he held several roles including product manager and marketing strategist. Jason is an inventor on multiple technical patents in the streaming industry and a proven entrepreneur. He is also a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine.

About the Streaming Video Technology Alliance

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance is the international technical association addressing critical challenges in streaming video. By educating the industry on the technical nature of the issues, providing a neutral forum for collaboration across the video ecosystem, and publishing documentation that defines technical solutions, the SVTA is helping to improve the streaming video experience at scale. Over 100 companies including network operators, content rights holders, OTT platforms, service providers, and technology vendors – representing some of the biggest names in global streaming – participate in bi-weekly working group activities and quarterly face-to-face meetings.