Wednesday, May 19 2021
I 6AM PDT / 9AM ET / 3PM CET I
Pay TV operators have been adjusting their content strategy to respond to changing consumer needs and increased competition from over-the-top (OTT) video services. The Android TV is increasingly the platform of choice for operators to play an aggregator role with attractive third-party content via its Google Play Store. The Google Play Store grows rapidly and already contains over 7,000+ apps for TV and despite Google’s security controls, legitimate apps may cause problematic behavior on the STB and impact the customer experience. Moreover, legitimate apps can be misused to stream pirate content via plug-ins. Finally, government regulations around certain apps and instructions to remove or limit their ability to function are becoming increasingly more common.
So how do operators balance the benefits of Android TV’s open app store with their own business needs?
Irdeto & Beenius are delighted to invite you to a webinar during which they will jointly discuss the benefits of Android TV environments, along with the security and piracy challenges associated with them and how to address them. They will also share best practices for operators wishing to smoothly transition or initiate a migration to Android TV and detail the various tactics to maintain control in an open environment.
Speaker – Mr. Uroš Zorčič
CTO at Beenius
Uroš Zorčič is connected to the IPTV and OTT industry for the last 15 years. He started his career as a project manager of Beenius” first delivery. In the following years of his career, he has successfully transitioned to head of professional services. His broad knowledge and expertise allowed him to thrive as a solution architect for IPTV and OTT. For the last year, he has successfully led the team, technology, and technological resources as CTO at Beenius.
He is recognized as a strong technical leader whose goal is to evolve the company’s technology vision, strategies, and plans for growth. He discovers and implements new technologies that yield competitive advantage and builds strategies according to technological trends.
Speaker – Mr. Jure Žlak
Sales Director MEA & APAC at Beenius
Jure Žlak is an industry veteran with 10+ years of experience in IT, Broadcast, and IPTV /OTT industry. He joined Beenius family in 2018 as Sales Manager and during the years evolved into the trusted specialist for MEA & APAC regions.
He has established a reputation as a transformational leader who is driven by challenge, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence. His expertise encompasses all aspects of sales and business development in the ever-demanding media technology market. He aims to help service providers offer the best possible user experience to their end customer because he firmly believes that success in business can only be achieved through taking care of the customers.
Speaker – Mr. Bruce Curtin
Product Director at Irdeto
Bruce Curtin is focusing on enabling and securing next-generation media protection solutions for Pay TV Operators. After a brief period of development in the Telecommunications industry in South Africa, Bruce has joined Irdeto.
Over a 20-year period, Bruce has worked on the entire suite of Irdeto Security Products including CA client integrations, CI CAM evolution, DVB Standards, Secure Chipsets, Irdeto Middleware, Multiscreen, and even Secure Payments and PCI compliance. During this period Bruce has also been enthusiastically involved in supporting the transition of Irdeto from old-style security company into an active and agile Service oriented Security and Solution Provider that can best meet the needs of Pay TV operators that need to aggregate and differentiate in the competitive and fast-moving Pay TV landscape today. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Cape Town (South Africa).
Speaker – Mr. Mick O’Doherty
Technical Solutions Manager at Irdeto
Mick O’Doherty is focusing on partners in the video content security domain. Mick is originally from Dublin, Ireland, and has worked in a number of countries over the last 20 years, mainly the UK, Turkey, and Canada. His background is in telecoms audio and video software and systems development, but he has worked on the operator side of the table also as well as with a number of web and mobile start-ups, mainly in the West of Ireland.
Mick has previously worked in standards in the Java JAIN area and supported standards efforts in the SIP domain. He is currently active in the VR Industry Forum, focusing on immersive media security.
Wednesday, May 19 2021
I 6AM PDT / 9AM ET / 3PM CET I
Thursday,May 27 2021
I 4 PM IST / 11:30 AM BST / 12:30 PM CEST / 2:30 PM GST I
We all know that OTT industry is on the rise after the pandemic hit the world. While everyone is grappling with the menacing second wave, OTT players see an excellent opportunity. People are stuck at home, seeking entertainment, and OTT is where they are increasingly turning to.
Today, OTT has revolutionized the media and entertainment industry not just for the consumer, but also for the artists. More new talent is cropping up every day than ever before, in spite of the global pandemic.
However, the question of how to arm-twist this OTT surge in the post-COVID era, for a thriving business game, stands unclear.
To address this, Magnaquest is synergizing with Beenius on 27th May, 2021, for a shortJoint Webinar Session on How to Adapt OTT Service for the Post-COVID era.
We’ll be joined by Sharath Pothuganti, Manager, Product Marketing, Product Specialist, from Magnaquestand Jure Žlak, Sales Director MEA & APAC from Beeniusto share critical insights on:
You can help us co-create the webinar and spark a debate by giving us your VOTE to the survey!
Speaker – Mr. Jure Žlak
Sales Director MEA & APAC at Beenius
He has established a reputation as a transformational leader who is driven by challenge, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence. His expertise encompasses all aspects of sales and business development in the ever-demanding media technology market. He aims to help service providers offer the best possible user experience to their end customer because he firmly believes that success in business can only be achieved through taking care of the customers.
Speaker – Mr. Sharath Pothuganti
Manager, Product Marketing, Product Specialist at Magnaquest
Sharath makes his 14 years of experience in the IT field, deep technical expertise, engineering knowledge and team management experience, count in delivering customer-tailored solutions. His business expertise includes identification of customer needs, partnerships and provisioning of solution architecture. As part of the product marketing team Sharath’s focus is on OTT business development and shaping Magnaquest’s software product, Sure based on market need.
Business Host – Mr. John Wycliffe
Manager, Product Marketing, Product Specialist at Magnaquest
John specialises in Communication and has 15 years in the advertising background. He handles the digital content needs of Magnaquest.
Thursday, May 27 2021
I 4 PM IST / 11:30 AM BST / 12:30 PM CEST / 2:30 PM GST I
In this unique, one-of-a-kind panel, Beenius and its partners, Bitmovin, Broadpeak, and Castoola will address the unspoken challenges of the online video industry as we have faced almost a full year of no industry in-person trade shows or in-person customer meetings and how this will continue to affect the industry in the second half of the year, especially missing September’s critical Amsterdam trade-show, IBC. In addition, we’ll address the latest Video Developer trends and how these companies are coping with perhaps missing out on the knowledge and banter gained at in-person elements. Lastly, we’ll hear the innovative ways how each company is helping their clients optimize costs and improve their viewer’s experience all the while dealing with said challenges.
Beenius is a media system integrator and a developer of a proven and easily integrated platform for complex operator environments. It supports IPTV, OTT, and DVB Hybrid services with several possibilities to offer TV content anytime, anywhere on every device. Beenius provides consulting services for E2E solutions, designing, integrating, building, and maintaining turnkey solutions.