Real-time cloud processing is delivering untold opportunities for broadcasters. But as we move to these new virtualized infrastructures, we must understand the key challenges for streaming media to and from the cloud.
A series of three evening virtual events from 5th April will address:
- How cloud infrastructures are influencing the broadcasting landscape
- The key challenges of streaming broadcast-grade media to the cloud
- New advances in cloud technology
Tuesday 5th April 6pm
Uploading Live Content
Speaker: David Walker, Senior Elemental Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services Company (hosted by Tim Marshall)
Uploading Live Content by David Walker from AWS will discuss common use cases such as Zixi and SRT over internet, ST2110 and AWS Direct Connect over fiber, operational use cases and what we do with the media when it is in the cloud.
David Walker - worked in the broadcast industry since 2010 in all aspects of the workflow from baseband automation, headend compression, statistical multiplexing, and all things OTT. Now currently working for AWS as a senior solutions architect.
Wednesday 6th April 6pm
Making Cloud Work
Speaker : Dr Rob Oldfield, Co-founder & CEO at Salsa Sound Ltd (hosted by Jennie Marwick-Evans)
Real-time Cloud Audio Production by Dr Rob Oldfield, Co-founder and CEO of Salsa Sound. Covering the new opportunities that can be realised with cloud-native audio processing including immersive experiences, personalisation, increased automation, and AI/data mining for metadata creation.
Rob Oldfield - an engineer, researcher and entrepreneur based in Manchester, UK. Rob is co-founder and CEO of Salsa Sound who have developed a patented AI engine which automates and enhances audio mixing for live sports broadcast. Rob gained his PhD from the University of Salford in object-based, immersive audio in 2013 and has worked in the audio/broadcast industry for over 15 years.
Wednesday 6th April 6:30pm
Making Cloud Work
Speaker : Ethan Kovacs, Senior Cloud Media Engineer at Sky (hosted by Jennie Marwick-Evans)
AI based story telling with Ethan Kovacs from Sky UK. Join Sky to walk through their Cloud-backed Sports Recap product and how they are using applied AI & ML in partnership with their Comcast colleagues to produce and serve highlights in real-time across a multitude of Sports, clients, and territories across the Sky, Comcast & NBCU family.
Ethan Kovacs - a Senior Cloud Media Engineer working in the Innovation & AI team, part of Group Product, at Sky UK - he is responsible for any media engineering related topics across the various development squads and specialises in cloud-based media workflows. Ethan has been at Sky for a collective 5 years+, where he initially joined as an apprentice and has since spanned roles from Broadcast infrastructure, DTH Platform support, and now working in the Cloud space.
Thursday 7th April 6:00pm
Panel Discussion – From Ground to Cloud
Chaired by : Tony Orme
Panellists confirmed to date:
Tracie Mitchell , Managing Director at Greenfish.io
Tim Burton, Managing Director at 7fivefive
David Walker, Senior Elemental Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS
Russell Trafford-Jones, Manager, Support & Services at Techex
- What makes cloud difficult?
- How do we overcome the technological challenges?
- What will be happening in the future?
Tracie Mitchell – is a blockchain specialist working at the edge of innovation. With a career in the broadcast industry, providing solution design and business process definition for all areas of media delivery and transmission, she spends her time working with clients to transform businesses to new operating models.
Tim Burton - A firm believer in technology - the right technology - the achieve the creative vision whilst working for the business goals too. In a world where too many solutions look like a Rube Goldberg machine, I like to follow Colin Chapman's (the Lotus Cars & F1 founder) philosophy of 'simply, then add lightness’.
Russell Trafford-Jones - Manager, Support & Services at Techex
