December 2022

Chris Pfaff moderates ‘Producing in XR: How to Navigate Challenges’ panel in-person at Immerse Global Summit Miami at Fontainebleau Hotel

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Chris Pfaff moderates the ‘Producing in XR: How to Navigate Challenges’ panel at the Immerse Global Summit Miami at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.

Speakers included:

  • Michael Owen, MediaCombo
  • Grace Ng, ‘Crash Punks’
  • Ian Beacraft, Signal & Cipher

 

 

Chris Pfaff moderates ‘Virtual Theatre: The Metaverse Smashes the Four Walls’ in-person at Immerse Global Summit Miami

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Chris Pfaff moderated the ‘Virtual Theatre: The Metaverse Smashes the Four Walls’ session, which opened Day 2 of the Immerse Global Summit Miami, produced by the VR AR Association, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, with an all-star panel, featuring:

  • Alyssa Landry, Doubleeye Studios
  • Brandon Powers, BP Projects
  • Kiira Benzing, Doubleeye Studios
  • Sylvana Levy, Sylvana Levy & Co.

The session opened with a salsa entrance – to Marc Anthony’s ‘Valió la Pena’ – that got the crowd up and dancing.

Chris Pfaff appears on CTAM Europe virtual session – ‘Get Ready to Go FAST’ – November 16, 2022

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Chris Pfaff appeared on the CTAM Europe virtual webinar – Get Ready to Go FAST’ – on Wednesday, November, 16, 2022. Marco Frazier, from Screen+ moderated, and Christian Kneel, from Global Media Consult also appeared. The panel discussion included points regarding the content requirements for FAST and the monetization and tech requirements for FAST channel development.

You can watch the entire ‘Get Ready to Go FAST’ session at:

 

Christian Knaebel (upper left) makes a point as Chris Pfaff (upper right) and Marco Frazier (lower right) look on

Karen Doyle, from CTAM Europe (lower left) introduces the panel

Chris Pfaff moderates the ‘Web3, Blockchain, and NFTs: Separating the Hype From the Reality’ session at Streaming Media West 2022

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At the first in-person Streaming Media West in three years, Chris Pfaff moderated the ‘Web3, Blockchain, and NFTs: Separating the Hype From the Reality’ session on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, California.

Speakers included:
– Marc Scarpa, founder, DeFiance Media
– Dot Bustelo, founder/CEO, Loupe Art + Music
– Darcy Lorincz, CTO, Barrett-Jackson Auction Company

You can watch the entire ‘Web3, Blockchain, And NFTs: Separating the Hype From The Reality’ panel at:

(Left to right): Dot Bustelo, Darcy Lorincz, Chris Pfaff, and Marc Scarpa after the ‘Web3, Blockchain, And NFTs: Separating The Hype From The Reality’ panel

Dot Bustelo (right) discusses her streaming NFT strategy

Marc Scarpa discusses leading a Web3-focused OTT service

Darcy Lorincz (center) discusses the intricacies of live auction streaming

Chris Pfaff moderates ‘Silicon Beach and Beyond: What Can OTT Services Learn From Tech Startups’ session at Streaming Media West 2022

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Chris Pfaff moderated the ‘Silicon Beach and Beyond: What Can OTT Services Learn From Tech Startups’ session at Streaming Media West 2022 on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, California.

Speakers on the session included:

  • Eric Smith, from Roku
  • Dana Witt, from Kast Media and Live Current Media Inc.
  • Ben Hoyt, from 47 Games
  • Will Baumann, from Fourthwall

You can watch the entire ‘Silicon Beach and Beyond: What Can OTT Services Learn From Tech Startups’ session at:

 

(Left to right): Ben Hoyt, Eric Smith, Chris Pfaff, Will Baumann, and Dana Witt

(Left to right): Dana Witt, Will Baumann, Eric Smith, Chris Pfaff, and Ben Hoyt

Eric Smith (left) makes a point regarding Roku’s growth

Will Baumann (second from left) discusses e-commerce for influencers

Ben Hoyt discusses the game developer mentality

Chris Pfaff moderates Grand Finale session – ‘Driving Audience Engagement with Interactive Streaming’- at TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco

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Chris Pfaff moderated the Grand Finale/Plenary session – ‘Driving Audience Engagement with Interactive Streaming’ – at the TV of Tomorrow Show at the General’s Residence, at Fort Mason, San Francisco on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Speakers included:

  • Tom Link, MuxIP
  • Evo Heyning, PlayableAgency
  • Pip Brignall, The Round
  • Gregor Landwehr, Contentflow       
 You can watch the entire session at:
Tom Link, Gregor Landwehr, Pip Brignall, Evo Heyning, and Chris Pfaff after the ‘Driving Audience Engagement with Interactive Streaming’ panel
Evo Heyning discusses Future of Work virtual streaming solutions
Tom Link discusses the “democratization of monetization”
Gregor Landwehr discusses ultra-low latency
Pip Brignall discusses streaming AR solutions
(Left to right): Tracy Swedlow, Evo Heyning, Pip Brignall, Gregor Landwehr
Pip Brignall and Brian Seth Hurst discuss AR
Jim Louderback blows Evo Heyning’s mind

Chris Pfaff moderates ‘Life in the FAST Lane’ pre-MIPCOM panel

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Chris Pfaff moderated an all-star panel – ‘Life in the FAST Lane’ – as a pre-MIPCOM virtual session on the Media Meet & Greet community, on the Deal Room platform, on Monday, October 10, 2022.

The speakers included:

  • Jonathan French, senior vice president, sales and business development, MuxIP
  • Larry Baird, chief marketing officer, Crackle Plus
  • Richard Young, director of syndication, Little Dot Studios
  • John T. Wells, CEO, Dooya Media Group

The session discussed the accelerated adoption of Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television, or FAST, models, and how advertisers and brands are positioning their content for this growing sector.

Chris Pfaff (upper left); Larry Baird (upper center): Richard Young (upper right); Jonathan French (lower left), John Wells (lower right)

You can watch the entire ‘Life in the FAST Lane’ panel at:

Chris Pfaff moderates virtual panel – ‘Future of Interactive Streaming’ – at Streaming Media Connect

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Chris Pfaff moderated the virtual ‘Future of Interactive Streaming’ panel at the Streaming Media Connect, on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

The panel discussed the current state of real-time interactive streaming, and the challenges of scale. As ultra-low latency, real-time applications for sports,      e-sports, auctions, and betting gain traction, the future of real-time streaming may embrace a myriad of new applications that deliver on long-held promises of true interactivity.

Speakers on the panel included:

Darcy Lorincz, chief technology officer, Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Emily Blodgett, head of production, Mainstream Media
Oliver Lietz, CEO, nanocosmos
Erdal Kilinc, CEO/co-founder, Deal Room Events

You can watch the entire panel at:

Chris Pfaff moderates virtual Streaming Media Connect session – ‘SVOD: It’s Not Dead Yet’

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Chris Pfaff moderated the scintillating ‘SVOD: It’s Not Dead Yet’ virtual session at Streaming Media Connect 2022 on August 23, 2022 with Evan Shapiro, from ESHAP; Jennifer Kent, from Parks Associates, and Paul Pastor, from Struum.

The session discussed the slowdown in subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, which has led some pundits to declare that the first act of the “streaming wars” is now over. SVOD, though, is in the middle of creative and licensing challenges, and customer retention – in the wake of advertising video-on-demand (AVOD) services – remains challenging. The panel discussed the way forward for SVOD providers, both large and small.

You can watch the full ‘SVOD: Is It Dead Yet?’ session at:

 

Chris Pfaff moderates the ‘How AI + Data Shift Businesses Today’ session at Arctic15 2022 in Helsinki

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Chris Pfaff moderated a fireside chat – ‘How AI + Data Shift Businesses Today’ – at Arctic15 2022 in Helsinki on June 7 2022 at Kaapelitehdas. The session featured two dynamic founders who are using AI in their businesses: Ariane C. Gomes from Baseimmune and Marit Rødevand from Strise.

Ariane C. Gomes, Baseimmune (left), listens as Marit Rødevand, Strise, discusses AI and data strategies, as Chris Pfaff, moderator, looks on (right).

Marit Rødevand, from Strise (left), Chris Pfaff, from Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC (center), and Ariane C. Gomes, from Baseimmune (right) prior to the session