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AGENDA 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION OPENS

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8:30 – 10:15 a.m. VIDEO SERVICES FORUM (VSF) OCTOBER MEETING SERIES 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS

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PRESENTERS: Keith Goldberg, Walt Disney Television, VP, Global Operations; 2019 TranSPORT Chair Charles Mensching, AT&T, AVP, Sales

11:00 – 11:40 a.m. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT: Broadcaster Perspectives

Transmission-focused execs from major sports broadcasters sound off on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. Hear how the connectivity needs for live-sports-content creators are evolving and how major broadcasters and streaming outlets are confronting these challenges. MODERATOR: Keith Goldberg, Walt Disney Television, VP, Global Operations PANELISTS: David Chilson, CBS, Director of Broadcast Distribution Operations and Engineering Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, Sr. Director, Transmission Engineering and Operations Paul Spinelli, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Associate Director, Remote Traffic Operations

11:40 – 11:55 a.m. PRESENTED BY CASE STUDY: Cingularity Delivers Critical Connectivity for At-Home Production of Major Tennis Tour

This case study will discuss how to deploy a secure, high-quality and minimal-delay fiber network for at-home production. Learn how Cingularity leveraged Net Insight technology to connect international tennis venues across 5,000 miles to centralized control rooms. PRESENTERS: Per Lindgren, Net Insight, Co-Founder and CTO of Media Networks Dan Pope, Cingularity, Managing Director

11:55 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. SPONSORED BY THE 5G REVOLUTION: How 5G Will Transform Live-Sports Production and Delivery

While major U.S. cellular providers began rolling out 5G networks in earnest this year, the technology promises to dramatically impact the way live sports events are produced and delivered to fans. Learn how 5G has been utilized at events like the U.S. Open, NBA Summer League, PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and more, as well as how the next-gen technology could impact your operation in the near future. MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial PANELISTS: Mike Flathers, IBM Aspera, CTO Steve Hellmuth, NBA Entertainment, EVP, Media Operations and Technology Daniel Pisarski, LiveU, VP of Engineering

12:35 – 1:20 p.m. SPONSORED BY NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSORED BY 1:20 – 2:00 p.m. TRADITIONAL VS. OTT DISTRIBUTION TECH: Where Are We?

Whether an authenticated or direct-to-consumer OTT service, sports-content creators must find ways to stream at scale, match the low latencies of broadcasts, and offer unique new streaming experiences to differentiate from broadcast. Leaders from major broadcasters and OTT services dissect their technological strategies and offer a peek at where the business is headed. MODERATOR: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital PANELISTS: Phil Green, Endeavor Streaming, SVP, Partnership Development Jason Justman, SinclairDigital, Senior Principal Architect Abe Zerbib, TAG Video Systems, CEO Ben Ziskind, Fox Corporation, Executive Director, Live Video Platform

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. ATSC 3.0 UPDATE: The Latest on Next-Gen Broadcast Standard

The ATSC 3.0 next-gen TV standard is set to revolutionize the way broadcasters deliver content to viewers, including over-the-air transmission of UHD, HDR, immersive audio, and personalized addressable content. Hear the latest developments on ATSC 3.0. PRESENTER: Luke Fay, Sony, Senior Manager, Technical Standards

2:15 – 2:50 p.m. SPONSORED BY CLOUD VS. ON-PREM: The Shifting Future of Encoding and Distribution

As more and more media organizations look to virtualize their infrastructure and shift portions of their workflow to the cloud, many companies are using on-demand cloud encoding services to supplement — or even supplant — their on-prem systems. Cloud vendors and encoding experts discuss the latest developments and how to find a happy medium between on-prem and the cloud. MODERATOR: Paul Spinelli, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering PANELISTS: Rick Clarkson, Signiant, Chief Strategy Officer Bryan Samis, AWS, Senior Specialized Solutions Architect Mark Senecal, Imagine Communications, VP, PLM and Engineering

2:50 – 3:00 p.m. TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT: How Microsoft Azure’s Cloud-Based Workflows Are Powering the M&E Industry Demand for content is skyrocketing, straining existing on-premises systems and processes. Learn how Microsoft Azure is working with SES to create a broadcast-grade managed cloud service, as well as how Azure’s cloud-based workflows are transforming the Media & Entertainment industry with Walt Disney Studios, Technicolor, and others. PRESENTER: Scott Bounds, Microsoft, Media Industry Lead

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK

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3:15 – 4:00 p.m. SPONSORED BY PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE: The State of IP Contribution and Internet-Based Production

With the growing success of using IP networks for contribution and the flexibility offered in production, several media organizations are dramatically rethinking their internal infrastructures. Does the transition from hardware- to software-based solutions mean that SDI is DOA, or will there remain a hybrid infrastructure for the foreseeable future? Industry leaders discuss how increased network reliability using both public and private internet, as well as the introduction of future codecs, promises to make IP the new normal for broadcast. MODERATOR: Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Associate Director, Remote Traffic Operations PANELISTS: Eric Bolten, Zixi, VP of Business Development Imry Halevi, Harvard University Athletics, Assistant AD, Multimedia and Production Joseph Hopkins, LTN Global, SVP, Sales and Business Development Jon Landman, Teradek, VP, Sales Al Nuñez, MediaLinks, SVP of Sales, Americas & EMEA

4:00 – 4:40 p.m. SPONSORED BY COMPRESSION 2020: JPEG XS, HEVC, SMPTE VC-6, and Beyond

Compression standards continue to evolve as the delivery of live-sports video continues to grow exponentially and the industry launches new higher-bandwidth UHD and HDR services. As the industry looks to lower latency and complexity while also boosting resolution and quality, experts in the field break down the challenges and opportunities surrounding next-gen compression technologies including JPEG XS, HEVC, SMPTE VC-6, and more. MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Executive Director, Editorial Services PANELISTS: Kevin Ancelin, VITEC, VP, Worldwide Broadcast Sales Matthew Goldman, MediaKind, SVP of Technology Andy Rayner, Nevion, Chief Technologist Laurence Venner, V-Nova, Professional Video Product Manager

4:40 – 5:15 p.m. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT: Vendor Perspectives

TranSPORT 2019 is once again bookended by a pair of “state of the industry” sessions, including this closing panel featuring execs from top terrestrial, satellite, and IP transmission vendors. As the connectivity demands of live sports broadcasters and streaming outlets evolve, learn how these industry leaders are adapting and finding innovative new ways to serve both the client and the fan. MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor PANELISTS: Lionel Bentolila, Aldea Solutions, CEO Ryan Korte, CenturyLink, Senior Director, Architecture Bobby Stevens, SES, Director of Sales, Sports and Events

5:15 – 6:00 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSORED BY

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LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Thanks the 2019

TranSPORT Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR: KEITH GOLDBERG Walt Disney Television, VP, Global Operations COMMITTEE MEMBERS: BOB BAKER Industry Consultant DAVID CHILSON CBS, Associate Director of Broadcast Distribution Services CHRIS CONNOLLY NBC Sports Group, Senior Director, Transmission Engineering and Operations PAUL SPINELLI Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering ADAM WHITLOCK ESPN, Associate Director, Remote Traffic Operations

Dear TranSPORT Attendee, It’s my pleasure to again welcome you to the 2018 SVG TranSPORT conference. Your participation today to engage in discussion around our industry’s challenges and examine the current and future state of our business is evidence of what we can accomplish when we focus our collective efforts. As best practices continue to evolve around how we acquire content, how we distribute it, and to whom, events like TranSPORT provide a critical platform to gather industry experts from an expanding world to collaborate and contemplate the future shape of our business. I know you will find many of today’s topics being discussed by industry leaders to be extremely informative as they take an in-depth look at some of the most critical areas of interest facing our profession. As IP, 4K, and 5G contribution continue to play an increased role in production of TV Everywhere, OTT, and linear platforms, the opportunities these developments offer — while technically innovative — also introduce increased workflow complexities when it comes to maintaining the highest standards of delivery. As an industry, we must continue to leverage and share our knowledge base with one other, even when it can be challenging at times. In this constantly evolving but vastly exciting time for us, it’s my privilege to chair the TranSPORT committee. I look forward to the engaging dialogue across the many panels on our agenda. Thank you again for attending! Sincerely,  Keith Goldberg Committee Chair SVG TranSPORT

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SPEAKER BIOS

2019 TRANSPORT COMMITTEE CHAIR KEITH GOLDBERG, Walt Disney Television, VP, Global Operations Goldberg has spent over 20 years managing the contribution and distribution transmission requirements for Fox Networks Group (FNG). As a division of 21st Century Fox, FNG supports the entire Fox Network and cable groups to include entertainment, sports, and international channels, as well as the regional sports networks, which collectively produce and distribute thousands of events annually on both traditional linear and OTT distribution platforms. Currently, Goldberg is focused on providing transitional service support between Fox and Disney operational teams to ensure that the highest levels of performance and efficiencies are being maintained during the migration period.

KEVIN ANCELIN, VITEC, VP, Worldwide Broadcast Sales Ancelin supports VITEC product management and R&D, providing direction to employ VITEC-developed codecs and pivot the company into the broadcast market. Since the acquisition of T-21, VITEC has introduced a new openGear-based decoder and encoder purpose-built with features, functionality, and market pricing to capture broadcast market share. Ancelin founded T-21 with Intelligent Transportation Systems industry veteran Mehdi Daryadel. T-21’s first product, the T9261-D HEVC ultra HD platform, began shipping in September 2015.

LIONEL BENTOLILA, Aldea Solutions, CEO Bentolila is a founder of Aldea Solutions and has been its CEO since 2001. Aldea is a leading provider of high-quality, ultra-low latency, and reliable video services and solutions for the television and media industries. Prior to Aldea, Bentolila held senior management positions in sales, marketing, and engineering at ABL Canada, a provider of broadcast video compression and networking equipment. His technology career began at Nortel Networks research and development labs.

ERIC BOLTEN, Zixi, VP of Business Development Bolten has worked with leading high-technology companies with a focus on digital video on a global basis for the world’s most demanding customers. He has held executive, sales, marketing, and business development roles in markets that range from Australia and Asia to South America, Europe, and the United States, serving the biggest media and sports entities in the world and Fortune 1000 corporations. Bolten previously worked for technology providers Com Tech, PictureTel, Vela Research, Venaca, and Signiant in a variety of revenue-driven roles.

SCOTT BOUNDS, Microsoft, Media Industry Lead

Bounds is Microsoft’s U.S. industry lead for media, engaging with enterprise customers in the media and entertainment sector. In this role, Bounds is responsible for identifying trends and opportunities in the industry and working with customers on solutions using Microsoft technologies. He is a 20-year veteran of Microsoft, spending over 10 years in the media industry in a variety of management and technical roles.

DAVID CHILSON, CBS, Director of Broadcast Distribution

Operations and Engineering Chilson oversees the CBS Transmission Center and CBS’ Affiliate Engineering. At the network, he has been central to the development, design, and operation of CBS’ global contribution video networks. Chilson provides both engineering solutions and operations management for facilities that bring feeds in and out of the New York Broadcast Center. In addition, he manages the development and sustaining engineering for the network’s satellite distribution systems and the technical support for CBS’ affiliates. Prior to CBS, Chilson was with ABC-TV for 14 years.

RICK CLARKSON, Signiant, Chief Strategy Officer Rick Clarkson rejoined Signiant in 2018, filling the newly created position of chief strategy officer to steer the roadmap for new services that leverage Signiant’s SaaS platform and huge global footprint in the media and entertainment space. In his previous eight-year tenure at Signiant, Clarkson was one of the leaders in the company’s SaaS transition. His vision of using cloud technology to build a powerfully simple filetransfer solution led to the Media Shuttle product, Signiant’s first SaaS offering.

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CHRIS CONNOLLY, NBC Sports Group, Senior Director,

Transmission Engineering and Operations Connolly had been with NBC Sports for over six years. He currently oversees all transmission engineering and operations for NBC Sports Group and is based out of its state-of-the-art broadcast center in Stamford, CT. This encompasses NBC Sports, NBC Digital, NBC Olympics, Olympic Channel, and Golf Channel.

BRANDON COSTA, SVG, Director of Digital Costa covers the sports video production industry with a focus on live streaming, over-the-top (OTT), social media, and other digital distribution technologies and platforms. He also directs SVG’s internal digital strategies launching the company’s video outfit, ‘SVG On Demand,’ designing and overseeing its mobile application, ‘SVG Mobile,’ and serving as executive producer and host of The SVG Podcast. Costa serves as program director of networking events serving the SVG College and SVG Digital communities.

JASON DACHMAN, SVG, Chief Editor and TranSPORT Program Director Dachman oversees all aspects of SVG’s North American editorial operations, including the thrice-weekly SVG Insider newsletter and SVG’s annual print publications. A member of the SVG team since 2009, Dachman also serves as program director for SVG’s TranSPORT event, RSN Summit, Sports Content Management Forum, Sports Graphics Forum, and Esports Production Summit. Prior to joining SVG, he spent three years covering local sports for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, MA, and two years on the production staff of SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s The Ron & Fez Show.

LUKE FAY, Sony, Senior Manager, Technical Standards Fay is a senior manager, technical standards for Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products – America. Currently, he is involved with the development of the next generation of broadcast television in a variety of standards organizations and their efforts to educate members of the new possibilities available with ATSC 3.0. Fay has over 20 years of experience in digital communications systems engineering and receiver design. Fay is currently serving as chairman of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Technology Group 3 (TG3). He became a SMPTE Fellow in 2018.

MIKE FLATHERS, IBM Aspera, CTO Flathers has more than 20 years of software development experience. He has a passion for pushing the technology envelope and has been a primary contributor and visionary for Aspera FASPStream. Throughout his career, Flathers has focused on enabling third-party technology integrations by creating software solutions and APIs. He has deep video experience having been CTO at Sorenson Media prior to joining Aspera. At Sorenson Media, Flathers led the development of Sorenson VCast, one of the industry’s first online video delivery platforms, and Sorenson VRS, a video relay service empowering communication for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

MATTHEW GOLDMAN, MediaKind, SVP of Technology Goldman is focused on video processing and media delivery solutions. He has been actively involved in the development of DTV systems since 1992. He helped create the MPEG-2 Systems standard, and he has been influential in SMPTE, AIMS, ATSC, DVB, SCTE, and the Ultra HD Forum. Goldman holds six patents related to digital video transport. A SMPTE Fellow, he is also a senior member of the IEEE, an inductee of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and is currently serving as SMPTE past president.

PHIL GREEN, Endeavor Streaming, SVP, Partnership Development Green is an award-winning versatile media executive with more than 25 years of experience working for some of the biggest brands in the sports, entertainment, and news industries, including Endeavor Streaming, ESPN, MLB Advanced Media, the United States Tennis Association (USTA), ABC News Radio, and WCBS News Radio. In his current role, Green leads the team responsible for generating new business partnerships in the Americas. Endeavor Streaming powers OTT services for the top programming brands in the world of sports and entertainment, including NFL, NBA, UFC, ESPN, Rogers, Univision, UEFA, Big Ten Network, and WWE. SVG TranSPORT Committee Members Highlighted in Blue

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SPEAKER BIOS continued IMRY HALEVI, Harvard University Athletics, Assistant AD, Multimedia and Production Halevi joined Harvard University Athletics in 2012 as director of multimedia and production. He was promoted to his current role as assistant director of athletics in 2018. Halevi manages Harvard Athletics’ multimedia team, and leads all department-wide multimedia and production initiatives. He has completely reorganized video board productions and live game broadcasting for the Crimson, bringing these efforts in house, and expanding their scope and reach. STEVE HELLMUTH, NBA Entertainment, EVP,

Media Operations and Technology Hellmuth is responsible for overseeing the league’s broadcast operations, engineering and stats, and analytics technology departments. The global delivery of video and statistics via satellite, fiber, broadband, and mobile falls under Hellmuth’s purview. He also oversees the development and implementation of the NBA broadcast facility standards for the design, construction, and operation of the NBA arenas, including lighting and camera placement in-venue.

JOSEPH HOPKINS, LTN Global, SVP, Sales and Business Development Hopkins is chief revenue officer at Make.TV, a division of LTN Global and the leading provider of solutions that open pathways for hyper-local live video to be created and shared between content creators, producers, programmers, and advertisers with scale, speed, and relevance previously not possible.

JASON JUSTMAN, SinclairDigital, Senior Principal Architect Justman is focused on developing next-generation cloud-based solutions for converged OTT, digital, and broadcast systems. While at Sinclair, he has helped architect and deliver digital products to innovate capabilities across all touchpoints of media workflows, with a focus on embracing cloud solutions for both VOD and live workflows.

KEN KERSCHBAUMER, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services Kerschbaumer was a co-founder of SVG along with Paul Gallo and Marty Porter in 2005 and has been writing about how sports networks and leagues use video and audio technology to deliver a quality TV experience since 1991. Kerschbaumer began his career in 1991 at Television Broadcast magazine before joining Cahners where he was founding editor of Digital Broadcasting magazine. In 2000, he joined Broadcasting & Cable magazine as senior editor of technology.

RYAN KORTE, CenturyLink, Senior Director, Architecture Korte has more than 23 years of experience in developing and managing advanced fiber-optic network architecture for both Fortune 500 enterprise companies and nationwide telecommunications carriers. In his current position, he is responsible for the strategic technology direction of the global Internet networks, content distribution network (CDN), and video networks for both consumer and broadcasters.

JON LANDMAN, Teradek, VP, Sales Landman serves as VP of sales for Teradek, managing worldwide sales, consulting, and broadcast systems integration. Landman has over 30 years of experience in the industry, with expertise in AVC, HEVC, and cellular-bonding technologies, as well as many other forms of IP-video deployment.

PER LINDGREN, Net Insight, Co-Founder and CTO of Media Networks Lindgren is CTO of media networks at Net Insight and is a founding member of the company. Previously, he was an assistant professor at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, where he worked on optical network technologies and EU projects involving high-speed optical networks and multimedia services. .

AL NUÑEZ, MediaLinks, SVP of Sales, Americas & EMEA Nuñez has a wealth of experience that includes an established track record in regional & international sales and distribution channels, as well as spearheading business development in new and emerging markets. Prior to joining Media Links, Nuñez led the Americas Video Business unit for TANDBERG Television and Ericsson where he consistently drove the division towards accomplishments in sales, service, and leadership strategies.

DANIEL PISARSKI, LiveU, VP of Engineering Pisarski is an engineering leader in the online, video, and broadcast industries with over 20 years of experience. With a broad background in software and hardware design, product development, research and analysis, and quality assurance, Pisarski understands how to take complex technology solutions from inception to delivery and beyond. A tech visionary, Pisarski is a recurring contributor to articles and white papers.

DAN POPE, Cingularity, Managing Director Pope is a telecoms industry veteran and former managing director of TeliaSonera, staying with the company as it was acquired first by Hibernia Networks and later by GTT. He founded Cingularity in 2018 to build a global broadcast network for remote production. The company’s design principles ensure its customers are always live, with perfect transmission every time.

#SVGTRANSPORT ANDY RAYNER, Nevion, Chief Technologist Rayner provides technical direction for the evolution of the company’s media solutions and heads up the Nevion UK technology center. Prior to joining Nevion in 2010, he was head of the Broadcast Technology at BT. In this role he was responsible for the design of the BT Global Media Network and oversaw the development of key video interfacing, monitoring and protection technology.

BRYAN SAMIS, AWS, Senior Specialized Solutions Architect Samis is a specialized solutions architect at Amazon Web Services, focusing on video transport, processing, and distribution in the cloud. He has over 10 years of experience working with leading media companies on their media workflows.

MARK SENECAL, Imagine Communications, VP, PLM and Engineering Senecal is responsible for product line strategy and development across Playout and Networking product lines. He has more than 20 years of experience in the digital video business supporting solutions for distribution, channel origination and live production markets. Prior to Imagine Communications Mark was with Cisco Systems and Scientific Atlanta as the product manager of their primary distribution platforms.

PAUL SPINELLI, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering Spinelli has been the director of engineering for Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) since 2014. He has expanded SBG’s linear and file-based acquisition and distribution strategies and technologies. Prior to this he served as the engineering manager of Sinclair Television Group’s corporate facilities. He has held various operations and engineering positions with SBG for the past 12 years. BOBBY STEVENS, SES, Director of Sales, Sports and Events For nearly two decades, Stevens has managed multiple, secure video transmissions for major events throughout the world, including the distribution of live sports and event coverage over satellite, fiber, and the internet. Stevens joined SES in January of 2018, bringing his vast experience in the media and entertainment industry to the world’s leading satellite operator and global distributor of video content.

LAURENCE VENNER, V-Nova, Professional Video Product Manager Venner is the product manager for V-Nova’s professional video portfolio, including the high-performance AI-powered software library that is the basis for SMPTE VC6 (ST-2117) as well as the deployment of LCEVC into markets for newsgathering and non-broadcast markets. Venner has over 20 years of experience in the industry moving from Thales and Panasonic to V-Nova with extensive technical depth experience.

ADAM WHITLOCK, ESPN, Associate Director, Remote Traffic

Operations Whitlock oversees the daily operation of ESPN’s Remote Traffic department, which is responsible for the acquisition of all live event contribution transmissions for ESPN linear and digital networks, both domestic and international. Since joining ESPN in 2001, Whitlock has provided transmission planning and on-site support to a variety of remote event productions including the Super Bowl, World Cup, World Series, X Games, NBA Finals, and Monday Night Football.

ABE ZERBIB, TAG Video Systems, CEO Zerbib is a 30-year veteran of the broadcast and media industry. He launched his career as a video editor in the 1990s and, with his intimate understanding of production workflows and the tools needed, Zerbib successfully transitioned into business development where he held high-level management positions in international technology companies before joining TAG in 2013.

BEN ZISKIND, Fox Corporation, Executive Director, Live Video Platform Ziskind is responsible for audience-facing video solutions and operations across the company’s portfolio of sports, news, and entertainment apps/website. Since joining Fox, Ziskind has led an overhaul of the live video platform focusing on quality of service and delivering a “better than TV” customer experience. Recently, Ziskind led the launch of 4K UHD live streaming in the Fox Sports and Fox NOW apps with the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and NFL Thursday Night Football. SVG TranSPORT Committee Members Highlighted in Blue

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