2022 SVG TranSPORT Event

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9:30 – 10:15 a.m. REGISTRATION

10:15 – 10:25 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS

PRESENTED BY:

Jon Finegold, Signiant, Chief Marketing Officer

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Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Director, Remote Traffic Operations and SVG TranSPORT Committee Chair

10:25 – 11:10 a.m. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: Sports Broadcasters Sound Off on Today’s Live-Transmission Landscape

TranSPORT 2022 kicks off with this annual “state of the industry” session, in which transmission-focused executives from major sports broadcasters will address the most pressing issues facing the industry today. The pandemic has dramatically altered the landscape for backhauling and delivering live sports events over the past couple of years. These execs will address how their strategies and operations have evolved as a result and how they see the industry changing in the coming years.

MODERATOR: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor and SVG TranSPORT Program Director

PANELISTS:

Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering

Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, VP, Transmission Operations and Engineering

Ken Fuller, ViacomCBS, VP, Distribution and Technology

Paul Spinelli, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering

Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Director, Remote Traffic Operations and SVG TranSPORT Committee Chair

11:10 – 11:25 a.m. CASE STUDY: Building a Sports Production Ecosystem

Andy Rayner, Chief Technologist at Nevion, will discuss how Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 and telecom service provider Telenor will be building a groundbreaking sport production ecosystem using Nevion solutions, products, and services.

PRESENTER: Andy Rayner, Nevion, Chief Technologist

11:25 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. BUILDING THE REMI ROADWAYS: Connectivity for Centralized, Distributed, and Cloud-Based Production Models

The evolution of REMI/remote productions in recent years was accelerated by the pandemic, and, as a result, the transmission ecosystem for live productions is undergoing tectonic change. With the surge in centralized, distributed, and cloudbased productions, broadcasters are tasked with providing backhaul connectivity for a flood of data and video feeds. Learn how REMI models are creating new contribution challenges while also opening up exciting new production workflows for live sports coverage.

MODERATOR: Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering

PANELISTS:

Rick Clarkson, Signiant, Chief Product Officer

Dan LaTerra, CBS Sports Digital, VP, Advanced Production Technologies

Janel Moorefield, LiveU, Director of Sales and Sales Group Manager, Sports Chris Pulis, Globecast, CTO, Americas

Steven Soenens, Skyline Communications, VP, Product Marketing

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. NETWORKING LUNCH

1:45 – 2:30 p.m. THE RISE OF INTERNET-BASED BACKHAUL: RIST, RTMP, SRT, Zixi, and the Future of Contribution

Today, more sports broadcasters are using internet-based transport solutions than ever before, including SRT, RIST, RTMP, and Zixi. Although traditional fiber- and satellite-based services continue to be the primary means of contribution, lowlatency video-contribution methods have become widely accepted in the industry. Learn how internet-based backhaul is changing sports broadcasters’ transmission philosophy for live event production.

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MODERATOR: Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Director, Remote Traffic Operations and SVG TranSPORT Committee Chair

PANELISTS:

Mark Horchler, Haivision, Marketing Director, Products and Solutions

Alex Joyce, The Switch, Senior Sales Engineer

Jon Landman, Teradek, VP, Sales

Ciro Noronha, RIST Forum, President; Cobalt, CTO

Emeka Okoli, Zixi, VP of Customer Success and Solutions

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. FIBERING UP FOR THE FUTURE: The Current State and Future State of Fiber Networks

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Fiber-network providers continue to fortify their services, enhancing speeds, resiliency, and reliability in recent years. With increasingly multinational sportsmedia operations, the need for a global fiber footprint has never been more relevant. Industry leaders will take the stage to discuss how the use of fiber has evolved, how the explosion in REMI production has affected the sector, and how they are looking to invest in their infrastructure and expand their services moving forward.

MODERATOR: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial

PANELISTS:

Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, VP, Transmission Operations and Engineering

Emory Strilkauskas, Telstra Broadcast Services, Head of Business Development

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Sean Sullivan, Astound Business Solutions, Senior Director, Media Network Architecture

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK

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3:45 – 4:15 p.m. LET’S GET REAL ON SATELLITE: The Current State and Future of Satellite Uplink

As more and more sports broadcasters turn to IP contribution, the role of satellite has evolved. In addition, the looming loss of C-band spectrum will dramatically impact both the occasional-use and the long-term satellite ecosystem. Although satellite remains one of the most robust and reliable services for live-sportsproduction backhaul, it faces capacity and technological challenges. This panel will offer straight talk on the current state of satellite services and where the sector is headed in the future.

MODERATOR: Kristian Hernández, SVG, Senior Editor

PANELISTS: Susanna Mandel-Mantello, SES Satellites, VP of Strategic Accounts, Sports and Events Julie Morrison, Warner Bros. Discovery, Content Transmissions –Technology & Operations

Paul Spinelli, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering

4:15 – 5:00 p.m. IS 5G READY FOR PRIMETIME?: Moving Past Proof of Concept and Into the Real World

For several years, 5G has topped the technology–buzzword standings as a solution promising to revolutionize the industry. However, for the most part, use of 5G as a transport method for live sports events has been limited to one-off tests and proofs-of-concept. When will 5G be stable enough for large-scale deployment of live-production backhaul solutions, and how will it boost bonded-cellular technologies? Hear how 5G could impact live sports production and contribution in the immediate future.

MODERATOR: Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital

PANELISTS:

Tom Buffolano, LiveU, Director of Business Development, Partnerships

Ghilsain Collette, Haivision, Vice President, Product Management

Tim Stevens, Verizon Business Group, Global Leader, Strategic Innovation for Sports, Media & Entertainment

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION

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ADAM WHITLOCK, ESPN, Director, Remote Traffic Operations and SVG TranSPORT Committee Chair

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.

BRAD CHENEY, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering

Cheney manages technical and operational planning for baseball, boxing, and college sports along with transmission services and advanced-technology projects for Fox Sports. Cheney is a leader in new technology approaches, including IP-based live and postproduction centers, IP over RF, UHD, HDR, and more.

RICK CLARKSON, Signiant, Chief Product Officer

Clarkson rejoined Signiant in 2018, filling the newly created position of chief product officer to steer the roadmap for new services that leverage Signiant’s market-leading SaaS platform and huge global footprint in the M&E space.

GHILSAIN COLLETTE, Haivision, VP, Product Management

Collette has over 20 years of experience in video networking, working in broadcast, cable distribution, and streaming industries. Prior to Haivision, Collette served as a project engineer at Videotron.

CHRIS CONNOLLY, NBC Sports Group, VP, Transmission Operations and Engineering

Connolly has been with NBC Sports for over eight 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.

MARK HORCHLER, Haivision, Marketing Director, Products and Solutions

Horchler is a seasoned technologist and marketeer who has worked across Europe, North America, and the APAC region with leading broadcast vendors including ATEME, AWS Elemental, Mediaproxy, and now Haivision.

ALEX JOYCE, The Switch, Senior Sales Engineer

Joyce joined The Switch after more than 30 years working in production with the NFL, ESPN, the MLB, the NHL, MLS, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox. Having worked almost every position in a control room, he’s most comfortable solving production puzzles and helping streamline remote production workflows.

JON LANDMAN, Teradek, VP, Sales

Landman manages worldwide sales, consulting, and broadcast systems integration. He 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.

DAN LATERRA, CBS Sports Digital, VP, Advanced Production Technologies

LaTerra currently oversees CBS Sports Digital’s Premise and Cloud Production Engineering teams. With live production, media asset management, cloud architecture, and networking as a primary focus, he is dedicated to delivering sustainable, scalable, and resilient workflows.

SUSANNA MANDEL-MANTELLO, SES Satellites, VP of Strategic Accounts, Sports and Events

Mandel-Mantello focuses on finding end-to-end solutions for major sports clients (broadcasters, agencies, and federations). These solutions include satellite, fiber, IP, production, and network origination.

JANEL MOOREFIELD, LiveU, Director of Sales and Sales Group Manager, Sports

Moorefield is responsible for driving the strategy for LiveU’s Sports Group. She has been integral in bringing LiveU Sports solutions to professional teams, sports associations, and production companies, allowing them to create more unique live content and increase fan engagement.

EMEKA OKOLI, Zixi, VP of Customer Success and Solutions

Okoli is a passionate advocate of Zixi’s customers and products and as vice president of customer success and solutions leads customer care, pre-sales technical consulting, and solutions delivery.

CHRIS PULIS, Globecast, CTO, Americas

Pulis is responsible for architecting Globecast Americas’ move to the cloud and for the company’s broadcast services portfolio including growth and development of the distribution services for sports and live events.

ANDY RAYNER, Nevion, Chief Technologist

In addition to providing technical direction for the evolution of the company’s media solutions, Rayner heads up the Nevion UK technology centre. Prior to joining Nevion in 2010, Rayner was head of the broadcast technology at BT.

STEVEN SOENENS, Skyline Communications, VP, Product Marketing

Soenens has vast experience in product marketing, product management, and engineering of broadband and video solutions for broadcasters and cable, telco, satellite, and mobile service providers.

PAUL SPINELLI, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering

Spinelli is the director of distribution and network systems for Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG). Previously, he had been the director of engineering, starting in 2014. Prior to this he served as the engineering manager of Sinclair Television Group’s corporate facilities.

TIM STEVENS, Verizon Business Group, Global Leader, Strategic Innovation for Sports, Media & Entertainment

Leveraging a deep understanding of business operations, technology, industry trends, and competitive landscape, Stevens is responsible for marketing strategy, product positioning, market intelligence, and business development.

SEAN SULLIVAN, Astound Business Solutions, Senior Director, Media Network Architecture

Sullivan is the senior director of media network architecture at Astound focused on network designs, media transport protocols, and fiber network designs customized to meet SMPTE standards and high bandwidth availability.

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