OTT Executive Summit Overview
T hank you for your interest in the 10th annual OTT (Over The Top) Executive Summit, being held November 14-16, 2023, as a hybrid virtual/in-person three-day conference in Tampa, Florida. The OTT Executive Summit brings together the top minds in video content, distribution, and technology to discuss how OTT is enabling new business models for both traditional Pay TV providers and streaming video innovators. We are planning another fantastic virtual gathering of industry executives representing the “who’s who” of the industry— including OTT streaming services and apps, cable/sat service providers, broadcasters, programmers, content producers, advertisers, and enabling technologies.
2021 Recap and 2023 Plans
L ast year’s 9th annual OTT Executive Summit was another huge success! All in all, we had a combined 2,000+ senior-level attendees who tuned in (or watched the VOD recordings) to learn from 125+ speakers from all over the world. Our 2021 agenda included 36 sessions (25 hours of content) including: 3 market research presentations, 4 keynotes, fireside chats with 15 other executives, and 3 Trender Panel focus groups to hear what the average consumer has to say. With the pandemic (mostly) behind us, we are looking forward to meeting you in person next year in beautiful Tampa, Florida. We hope you can join us!
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2021 Useful Links:
To watch all the 2021 VOD Recordings (for free!), Register Here. The best way to follow along the 2021 VOD is to download the program and use the timestamps in the agenda: 2021 OTT Executive Summit Program.
Presentations:
-Andrew Hare, MAGID: MAGID research
-Paul Erickson, Parks Associates: Parks Associates research
-Vern Freedlander: Freedlander research
-Paratus People's Jamie Walker webinar: Paratus webinar
-Evan Shapiro: "Media Universe", ad fraud "Pizza Pie Charts", and the "gaming metaverse": Shapiro Universe
Congrats to the 2021 Award recipients:
“OTT Genius”-- Evan Shapiro, NYU
“OTT Hero”-- Manish Sinha, To The New
“OTT Guru”-- Matt Moore, Zype
“Best of Show”-- To The New
“Best Innovation”-- rlaxxTV
“Best ROI”-- Zype
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Platinum
-KOCOWA www.kocowa.com/en_us/guide
-KOCCA www.kocca.kr/en/main.do
Gold
-SeaChange www.seachange.com
-Zype www.zype.com/
-Foxxum/ rlaxx TV https://foxxum.rlaxxtv.com/
-Amagi www.amagi.com
-ST Engineering iDirect www.idirect.net
-Symphony MediaAI www.symphonymedia.com
-TO THE NEW www.tothenew.com
-MEDIAGENIX www.mediagenix.tv/en/
-Zixi www.zixi.com
Silver
-Firstlight Media www.firstlight.ai
-SSIMWAVE www.ssimwave.com
-Synamedia www.synamedia.com
-Whip Media www.whipmedia.com
-ATEME www.ateme.com
Bronze
-Wicket Labs www.wicketlabs.com
-TransUnion www.truaudience.com
-Universal Search And Discovery www.universalsearch.io
-Paratus People www.paratuspeople.com
-Trender Research www.trenderresearch.com
-OTT Executive Summit & Magazine www.OTTexec.com/magazine
-Social Video & Live Streaming Summit www.socialvideolive.com

Our virtual/hybrid format fosters global discussions with executives from around the world.

"Big Data and OTT" was a popular discussion in 2020.

Representative Past Attendees

Profile of Past Attendees

Why Attend?
Total 2021 Attendees
Speakers
Strategic Sessions
Named "OTT Genius"
84% of past Summit attendees were executives
Thank you for an incredible day of insightful discussions. It was a great event and very well-run!
91% high approval rating ("exceeded" to "loved it!")

STIRR's Adam Ware shares insights on the blending of OTT and Pay TV.

Doris Casap leads a conversation on storytelling via OTT.

Our panels are highly interactive, with input from the experts and Q&A with the audience.

A diverse panel of "Trenders" keeps our experts grounded in the reality of the viewer.

Some local venues may host breakfast/lunch/dinner networking receptions.

Executive keynotes provide strategic insights from industry thought leaders.

For the first time ever, we are linking cities around the world via Zoom.

Content case studies show how OTT channels are launched successfully.

HGTV's Brian Balthazar accepts the 2015 "OTT Genius" trophy.

Paul Hamm, Endavo CEO, accepts 2016 "Best of Show" honors.

SeaChange's Kurt Michel wins the 2016 "OTT Genius" trophy.

In addition to "Best of Show" awards for sponsors, attendees and livestreamers compete for the coveted "OTT Genius" trophy.