Software-defined content supply chains are a staple of the modern media industry. Increasingly, they are highly automated, and led by data.
Yet even as we look to the next generation of AI solutions to unlock new efficiencies and revenue opportunities, media companies still find that integration between partners, and the exchange of content and business data, remain fraught with friction.
That’s why the Media Supply Festival brings together content companies, cloud providers, integrators, and startups to share best practices and work together to define tomorrow’s media supply chain.
Here are some photo highlights from the Festival, now in its fourth year.
The morning of day 1 featured the following sessions:
- Where’s the content gone? with ProdPro and Harbor Picture Company
- Tomorrow's pipeline with AWS and Tubi
- Dealing content to the world with Ateliere and World Poker Tour
Featuring Alex LoVerde, Co-Founder & CEO at ProdPro and Rochelle Brown, VP of Sales, Entertainment at Harbor Picture Company
Featuring Rochelle Brown, VP of Sales, Entertainment at Harbor Picture Company
Featuring Samira Bahktiar, GM, Global M&E at AWS and Courtney Sanchez, Chief Strategy Officer at Tubi
Featuring Kira Baca, CRO at Ateliere and Marc M.Dion, Director, Distribution & Ad Sales at World Poker Tour
Featuring Kira Baca, CRO at Ateliere and Marc M.Dion, Director, Distribution & Ad Sales at World Poker Tour
Senior executives from Warner Bros. Discovery, Backlight, and TelevisaUnivision spoke in the next few sessions on day 1.
Featuring Benazeer Saifee, Director, WarnerMedia and Rebecca Burriss, Senior Staff Product Manager - Tech at Warner Bros. Discovery
Featuring Benazeer Saifee, Director, WarnerMedia and Rebecca Burriss, Senior Staff Product Manager - Tech at Warner Bros. Discovery
Featuring Kathleen Barrett, CEO at Backlight
Featuring Kathleen Barrett, CEO at Backlight
Featuring Marcos Obadia, SVP Global Engineering & Media Technology and Shanir Camacho, Director of Media Management Technology at TelevisaUnivision
Featuring Marcos Obadia, SVP Global Engineering & Media Technology and Shanir Camacho, Director of Media Management Technology at TelevisaUnivision
These sessions took place after lunch on day 1:
- Improving efficiency in media supply with BBC Studios and NBCUniversal
- Can we ever be agile enough? with Paramount
- Extreme A/B testing with Meta
Featuring Caroline Brown, VP, Global Content Operations at BBC Studios and Megan Mauck, SVP Media Operations at NBCUniversal
Featuring Brian Lakamp, EVP, Media Supply Chain at Paramount
Featuring Michael Martinez, Senior Director of Video Infrastructure at Meta
Featuring Michael Martinez, Senior Director of Video Infrastructure at Meta
Day 1 concluded with sessions featuring KOCOWA, Prime Focus Technologies, AWS, A+E Networks, and Vubiquity.
Featuring KunHee Park, CEO & CPO and Jaewon Chung, Director of Strategic Partnerships at KOCOWA
Featuring Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder, President & CEO at Prime Focus Technologies and Ian McPherson, Global BD Strategy, M&E at AWS
Featuring Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder, President & CEO at Prime Focus Technologies and Ian McPherson, Global BD Strategy, M&E at AWS
Featuring Kristyn DiPane, Director of Localisation at A+E Networks and Matteo Natale, Head of Global Localization at Vubiquity
Thanks to our Refreshments Sponsor, Signiant, for keeping attendees watered throughout the event.
Day 2 morning sessions included the following:
- Tomorrow’s news at AP with the Associated Press
- Trust and value in an AI age with BCL / FOX
Featuring Gianluca D'Aniello, CTO at Associated Press
Featuring David Tackel, SVP, Product Strategy at BCL / FOX
Featuring David Tackel, SVP, Product Strategy at BCL / FOX
On both days, exhibitors showcased the latest media supply products in the Demo Zone.
To finish the Festival, discussions with RTL Nederland on delivering major business change ahead of its technology transformation took place, as well as conversations with A+E Networks and Sinclair on their technology/finance partnerships.
Featuring Krishna Pothula, Head of Architecture and Jeanette Spronk, Release Train Engineer at RTL Nederland
Featuring Don Jarvis, SVP, Global Engineering & Technology and Peter Mingione, VP, Financial Planning & Analysis, Global Operations at A+E Networks
Featuring Don Jarvis, SVP, Global Engineering & Technology and Peter Mingione, VP, Financial Planning & Analysis, Global Operations at A+E Networks
Featuring Mike Kralec, SVP & CTO and Lucy Rutishauser, EVP & CFO at Sinclair
Shoutout to our Lead Sponsor SDVI for supporting the festival - four years in a row.
