Interview with Harry Glazer, WTC Dulles Airport Capital Partners
Harry Glazer speaks with Dave Gardy about the new World Trade Center at Dulles International Airport and how they are using Internet TV to deliver their message.

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Interview with Jose Castillo of ThinkJose.com
Well-known industry blogger Jose Castillo of ThinkJose.com talks with Kevin Shively about exciting things seen at Streaming Media East 2008 and what the buzz on the floor is all about.

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Interview with VBrick Systems: Rich Mavrogeanes
Streaming Media All-Star Rich Mavrogeanes of VBrick Systems speaks with Dave Gardy about being selected as an All-Star by Streaming Media Magazine and new developments with Vbrick Systems.

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Interview with Tim Green of Eyepartner.com
Tim Green, founder and CEO of Eyepartner, speaks again with Kevin Shively about the company and all the ways they are helping content producers deliver compelling experiences around their content.

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Vendor Demo: Say Hello to Ensemble Video, Andy Covell, President & CEO
Introducing the easiest and most flexible, stand alone enterprise video
publishing and sharing platform for those that want to manage video
content on their media servers and on their infrastructure.

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Vendor Demo: Putting It All Together for Internet-TV, BestTV Oded Felled, Founder & VP, BD & Marketing
Come witness the power of V-ware™, BestTV’s leading video management
platform. Learn how leading global companies leverage the power and
flexibility of our platform, to achieve beyond their business goals.

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CNNMoney.com Video: From Launch To More Than 30 Million Streams In 90 Days
Caleb Silver will address the challenges and production workflow involved in producing video for the various brands under the CNNMoney.com umbrella. Silver will discuss how he and the CNNMoney.com team built an independent video production facility inside CNN to produce a high volume of original videos for the website and distribution throughout the internet.

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Vendor Demo: Video Online Content Transport to Mobile Devices
Go-Ez Mobile
Vui Le, Technology Adviser
Live webcasting session of video online content delivery to any mobiledevice with full screen and high definition quality with the ability to monetize content.

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Vendor Demo: A Corporate Version of iTunes?
Ignite Technologies, Inc.
David Tucker, VP, Business Development
Learn how managed peer to peer solutions complement live streaming
within the enterprise while making content more measurable, portable
and secure.

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Vendor Demo: IV~8®Intelligent Media Delivery Middleware
NetStairs.com, Inc.
Steve Remondini, Business Development
Mark Mathewman, Business Development
With video from Mobile to IP TV being embraced, content and social
brands become an integral part of corporate culture. Web content
presence and delivery, therefore, portrays the all-powerful corporate
image. IV~8®Intelligent Media Delivery Middleware servers can provide
push-pull unicast content delivery stand alone or when coupled with
AKAMAI CDN.

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Vendor Demo: Introduction to Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft
Ben Waggoner, Principal Video Strategist
Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Learn how Silverlight media capabilities enable world-class media experiences.

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Vendor Demo: Making the Most of Video Advertising: 10 Best Practices
Adap.tv
Curt Cimei, VP, Business Development
In this non-partisan and informative session, Amir will lay out the best practices that all publishers need to make the most of online video advertising. This will include tips around ad formats, analytics, optimization and more. It’s a “can’t miss” session for any publisher.

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Day Two Opening Remarks from Streaming Media East 2008
Dave Gardy and Kevin Shively open day two of the live webcast from Streaming Media East 2008

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Codec Comparison: VP6, H.264, and Windows Media
Presenter: Jan Ozer, Principal, Doceo Publishing
Choosing the right codec involves lots of factors, including quality, player install base, costs, and server-related features. This session will compare the video quality of the big three codecs: VP6, H.264, and Windows Media. It will also include a comparison of the primary H.264 codecs including Apple, Sorenson, Main Concept, and Dicas. The session will present attendees with the latest published penetration figures for the H.264-compatible Flash 9 player and Microsoft's Silverlight player and provide usage statistics among major broadcasters and corporations. Attendees will also learn how to compare relevant server-and player-related features, as well as costs associated with adapting and using each platform.

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Interview with Dave Stubenvoll from Wowza Media Systems
Wowza Media Systems CEO Dave Stubenvoll speaks with Kevin Shively about the release of their H.264 Flash streaming server and other developments with the fast growing platform.

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Interview with Mike King from Abacast
Mike King, president of Abacast, announces news about their Hybrid Peer-to-Peer solution for delivering high bitrate streams at low bitrate costs.

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New Advertising Platforms and Networks
Despite all the talk of how well online video advertising works and the projections of it being a billion-dollar business this year, the fact remains that many video advertising platforms still leave a lot to be desired. In the past year, new ad platforms and networks have come to the market looking to solve problems like targeting, analytics, syndication, and inventory management among others. This special session will feature demos from some of those new companies including YuMe, FreeWheel.tv, and others that will give you an insight into how these companies are looking to take content monetization to the next level.
Moderator: Evan Berg, VP, Corporate and Business Development, Visible Measures
Presenters: Bob Bahramipour, VP, Ad Operations, YuMe
Matt Sanchez, CEO and Co-Founder, VideoEgg
Steve Wolkoff, Senior Product Manager, FreeWheel

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Lifecasting: The New Broadcasting Platform
How did lifecasting videos get so hot? In the early days of television, live was the second choice, because of potential pitfalls, cost of production, and a host of other problems. And yet, in the world of internet video, lifecasting—using internet video to share moments of our lives or to broadcast personal events and happenings—is the new hot thing. With platforms like Kyte.tv, Zannel, Mogulus, Stickcam, and many others now available, lots of new options and opportunities exist. Come see some of the hot and upcoming mobile lifecasting options in action and learn if lifecasting will become just a fad or the next big thing.
Moderator: Jose Castillo, President, thinkjose
Presenters: Scott Monty, Consigliere, crayon
Sarah Austin, Founder, Pop17.com
Steve Garfield, Mobile Video Journalist, SteveGarfield.com
Sarig Reichert, Co-founder & VP BD, Flixwagon

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Planning & Executing Successful Webcasts
No longer just a conduit for corporate communications, webcasting offers exciting ways to engage targeted audiences. Whether it's for internal purposes like training, sales, and marketing or consumer-facing entertainment events, effectively reaching your audience requires understanding the strengths and weaknesses of existing technologies, following guidelines for assembling event resources, and selecting the best channel for message delivery. Hear several case studies from webcast events and gain valuable insights into webcasting best practices.
Moderator: Don Michels, CTO, Medialink Worldwide
Presenters: Asil Toksal, President, CEO, Lapis Digital
Chet Rhodes, Assistant Managing Editor, News Video, WashingtonPost.com
Paul MacDougall, Post Production Coordinator, IMG World
Andrew Lipson, Founder, President, Iced Coffee Media

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Q&A with George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer, NBC Universal
Come hear an in-depth Q&A conversation between Dan Rayburn and George Kliavkoff discussing NBC Universal’s multiplatform online video strategy.

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Opening Day One with Dave Gardy and Kevin Shively
Dave Gardy and Kevin Shively open the Streaming Media East 2008 webcast with an overview of the event.

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Interview with Tim Green about BlinkoTV
Tim Green, Founder and CEO of Eyepartner, speaks with Kevin Shively about the FREE BlinkoTV Flash video streaming solution being used by TV Worldwide for the Streaming Media East 2008 live webcast.

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Interview with Keith Feingold, CEO of Skytide
Keith Feingold, CEO of Skytide, talks with Kevin Shively about Skytide's solution for delivering key metrics and measurement to content producers, CDNs and advertisers.

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Interview with Martin Hayward, Mirror Image
Martin Hayward, Director of Marketing for Mirror Image, talks with Dave Gardy about new announcements from his company and their growth and development in the delivery of multimedia content.

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Interview with Blake Wenzel, Kulabyte
Blake Wenzel, co-founder of Kulabyte, speaks with Kevin Shively about their patent-pending live 2-pass VBR solution for streaming Flash video at high-bitrates to deliver true 720p streaming video.

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Vendor Demo: Online Video Advertising – Putting the Power - Back in the Publisher’s Hands
Internap Network Services, Vincent Wienczorkowski, Technical Sales Engineer
Internap Advertising Services gives maximum control back to you by providing full visibility to your inventory and the means to optimize ad revenues.

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Vendor Demo: How to Launch a Profitable Live Internet TV Channel Today
VBrick Systems, Erik Herz, Director, Video Services ‘VBOSS Engage!’ is a new solution for launching a live Internet TV channel including an engagement site, ad insertion features, and pay-per-view capabilities. Erik will review the market opportunity for Internet TV and demonstrate the new VBOSS Engage! service.

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Vendor Demo: Monetizing Your Online Video
Dan Scherer, VP, Publisher Relations - Learn how to schedule and dynamically deliver in-stream video and overlay ads from multiple ad sources through one central console.

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Raising the Bar: Benefits of Advanced Analytics and Reporting for Streaming Media, Skytide
MODERATOR: Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Editor, Streaming Media; PANELISTS: David Frigeri, VP and General Manager, CDN Services, Internap; Eric Klinker, CTO, Bittorrent; Robert Feldman, CEO, Total Webcasting, Skytide; Joseph Rozenfeld, VP, Strategy & Solutions, Skytide -
A recent Streaming Media survey revealed a critical need for advanced reporting for streaming media content. But what types of reports and technologies can help monetize streaming content? This educational panel brings together industry experts to provide a real-life look at how advanced analytics & reporting can be used to drive ROI for streaming content.

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Will P2P Become a Legitimate Means of Delivering Video?
Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology has become one of the hottest topics lately in the online video industry. Controversy now surrounds the role P2P will play especially in high-quality video delivery on the Net. Does P2P have a legitimate shot at becoming a mass-market distribution model or will networks block the traffic before it has the chance? If P2P really is cheaper and better, then why haven't content providers adopted it en masse? What's missing from P2P business models? Can P2P truly support live delivery, Flash-based videos, VOD security, broadcast audience scalability? These and many other questions will be addressed in this interactive session. Moderator: Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA; Presenters: Robert Levitan, CEO, Pando Networks; Patty Perkins, VP, Special Projects Manager, Wachovia Video Network, Wachovia Bank; Doug Pasko, PMTS, Network and Technology Group, Verizon; Barry Tishgart, VP, Internet Services, Comcast

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Vendor Demo: Your Online Audience Is Expecting More Than Your Content
STREAMTHEWORLD, Samuel Sousa, Senior Solutions Specialist
The streaming media industry should embrace user-centered design. In the end, a happy user will spend more time enjoying your content and will do so regularly.

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