The growth of social media and user generated platforms has disrupted the video advertising ecosystem. But there is a huge difference in the viewing experience and audience engagement offered by platforms that are primarily driven by user generated content and publishers who carefully curate and invest millions in content for viewers.

The advances in ad tech and the increasing prevalence of Connected TVs today also enable far greater addressability and much richer data and insights, with the possibility of TV becoming a full funnel marketing medium becoming a reality in the not-too-distant future. With premium video advertising, whether on OTT, linear pay TV, FAST or FTA broadcast, now presenting significant new revenue opportunities, this year’s OTT Summit focuses on Advertising First.

And in this era of social media and UGC dominance in digital advertising, we believe it is important to continually advocate the benefits that we believe only exist in a premium video environment. AVIA is focused on bringing the industry together to create this narrative and help craft a more sustainable future for everyone.

In a separate conference track running parallel to the main plenary sessions in the afternoon, key publishers will be presenting the latest data and insights, programming slates and advertising innovations to a roomful of brands, agencies and planners in a series of Upfront Showcases.

For publishers and agencies keen to be a part of the Upfront Showcase, get in touch with us at communications@avia.org

Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks!

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Publica is a leading Connected TV (CTV) ad-server and works with many of the world’s biggest broadcasters, TV manufacturers, and streaming apps. Headquartered in New York, Publica provides solutions for publishers to maximize their revenue across their CTV inventory through key solutions including a Unified Auction, Ad Pod Management, Audience Management, Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI), Contextual Management, Ad Quality Management and Measurement and Verification. Publica serves over 6 billion ads on CTV every month, delivering quality ad experiences for Samsung, MLB, Paramount, Crunchyroll, E. W. Scripps, Fox, IGN, Philo, XUMO, and more. Publica is owned by Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a global leader in digital media quality.

TV5MONDE is the world-leading general entertainment TV network in French, broadcasting eight dedicated General Entertainment channels (USA, Latin America, Europe, Maghreb & Middle-East, Africa, French-speaking Europe, Asia and Pacific) as well as two thematic channels (Lifestyle and Kids), to over 420 million homes worldwide, with subtitles in 12 languages.

It also offers a global AVOD service – TV5MONDEplus – on top of its specific regional offers designed to meet the needs of the local audience.

TV5MONDE broadcasts 3 live channels in the Asia-Pacific region:

Two general entertainment channels, TV5MONDE Asie and TV5MONDE Pacifique, broadcasted with subtitles in English, French, Vietnamese, Russian, Korean and Japanese; and one thematic channel, TV5MONDE Style, which is dedicated to the “art of living” and subtitled in English and Korean.

About Brightcove Inc. When video is done right, it can have a powerful and lasting effect. Hearts open. Minds change. Creativity thrives. Since 2004, Brightcove has been helping customers discover and experience the incredible power of video through its award-winning technology, empowering organizations in more than 70 countries across the globe to touch audiences in bold and innovative ways. Brightcove is Video That Means Business.™ Visit www.brightcove.com for more information.

Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) is a global company that brings together the talent, experience, infrastructure and capabilities of CenturyLink, Level 3 and 25+ other technology to address customers’ dynamic needs. With over 30 years of experience in broadcast media, we serve 9 of the world’s 10 largest media companies. From content acquisition to encoding, distribution and security, our end-to end solutions including CDN, Vyvx and application delivery help you deliver secure and lightning-fast experiences to your audiences. Visit us for more details:https://www.lumen.com/en-sg/edge-computing/cdn.html

Synamedia’s video network solutions enable media, web and pay TV providers to deliver pristine-quality broadcast and broadband video securely over any network to any screen. Anchored by the industry’s most comprehensive processing platform and built with high-quality standards, our solutions ensure outstanding performance and reliability for over 1,000 customers worldwide. Synamedia’s solution portfolio covers the entire video network chain – from distribution, through processing, to delivery – enabling you to offer outstanding value-added and personalized experiences while saving costs.

TV5MONDE is the world-leading general entertainment TV network in French. In Asia-Pacific, TV5MONDE offers 3 live channels to over 130 million cable, satellite, and IPTV homes. It offers a wide variety of subtitled primetime films and dramas, news, live sports, high-quality documentaries, kids’ programmes, and exciting game shows. A standalone over-the-top service is also available in the region. TV5MONDE is designed for those who want to watch a different kind of TV content.

A business unit within AT&T, Xandr powers a global marketplace for premium advertising. Our data-enabled technology platform, encompassing Xandr Invest and Xandr Monetize, optimizes return on investment for both buyers and sellers. For more than 143 years, AT&T has used data and technology to inform and improve the consumer experience.

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INVIDI Technologies is the world’s leading addressable advertising company with 68 million homes under contract, 30 million actively served and adding one million homes per month. We deliver the right advertising message to the right audience with pinpoint accuracy. INVIDI has developed solutions across platforms including IPTV, OTT, VOD, mobile, and Smart TVs.

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Broadpeak®️ designs and manufactures video delivery components for content providers and network service providers deploying IPTV, cable, OTT, satellite and mobile services. Its portfolio of solutions and technologies powers the delivery of movies, television programming, and other video content over managed networks and the Internet for viewing on any type of device. The company’s systems and services help operators increase market share and improve subscriber loyalty with superior quality of experience. Broadpeak supports all of its customers worldwide, from simple installations to large delivery systems reaching capacities of several million of simultaneous streams.

BytePlus is an intelligent services platform powered by cutting-edge technologies. Our mission is to help businesses accelerate their growth to realize their full potential.

Discovery, Inc. is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving superfans with content that inspires, informs and entertains. With over 8,000 hours of original programming yearly and leadership across deeply loved content genres, Discovery reaches viewers on all screens with TV Everywhere products, direct-to-consumer streaming services, digital-first and social content.

With more than a billion videos encoded for the planet’s leading streaming video companies and platforms, Encoding.com stands as the world’s largest and most trusted provider of high-volume, cloud-based video processing services. We pioneered transcoding-as-a-service more than a decade ago, empowering the world’s largest Media & Entertainment, Cable, Broadcast and Technology brands to monetize and deliver superior-quality video-on-demand content to all mobile, desktop, IPTV and OTT platforms.

Endeavor Streaming is a leading global streaming provider across sports, media, entertainment and lifestyle. In today’s demanding landscape, content creators need a solution that will give their viewers a premium, seamless user experience. Endeavor Streaming removes technology as a barrier with its complete end-to-end streaming solutions and offers strategic growth and advisory services to help scale D2C businesses.

Irdeto is the world leader in digital platform security, offering solutions and services that enable customers to protect their revenue, create new offerings and fight cybercrime effectively. With more than 50 years of experience, Irdeto is the leading solutions and services provider for content, video broadcast and streaming services, partnering with movie studios, sports rights holders, and OTT and broadcast operators across the content value chain. With a unique pay-TV operator heritage, Irdeto is the preferred partner to empower a secure world where people can connect with confidence.

We’re Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform that combines Rubicon Project’s programmatic expertise with Telaria’s leadership in CTV. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats—including desktop, mobile, audio and CTV. And the world’s leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in sunny Los Angeles, California, bustling New York, New York and historic London, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM and APAC.

Mediacorp is Singapore’s national media network and largest content creator. Its purpose is to create engaging and trusted content, as well as to connect communities and inspire people. Mediacorp engages over three million people in Singapore daily across four languages on its digital platforms including meWATCH, meLISTEN and CNA.asia, six TV channels and 11 radio stations. Beyond Singapore, Mediacorp also has a growing international audience through CNA and content distributed across markets. For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg

Mirada is a leading provider of software products and services to video service providers worldwide. Founded in 2000 and with operations across four continents, Mirada empowers operators with its Iris end-to-end multiscreen technology for Android TV and Linux set-top boxes, smartphones, tablets, PCs, game consoles, smart TVs

NAGRA, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), provides security and multiscreen user experience solutions for the monetization of digital media. The company provides content providers and DTV operators worldwide with secure, open and integrated platforms and applications over broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms, enabling compelling and personalized viewing experiences. Please visit dtv.nagra.com for more information and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter at @nagrakudelski

Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.

PubMatic delivers superior revenue to publishers by being an SSP of choice for agencies and advertisers. PubMatic’s cloud infrastructure platform for digital advertising empowers app developers and publishers to increase monetization while enabling media buyers to drive return on investment by reaching and engaging their target audiences in brand-safe, premium environments across ad formats and devices. Since 2006, PubMatic has been expanding its owned and operated global infrastructure and continues to cultivate programmatic innovation. With a globally distributed workforce and no corporate headquarters, PubMatic operates 15 offices and eight data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

At Vindicia, we take the work out of subscriptions, so you can delight your customers. We are fueled by nearly two decades of data and deep payment expertise that enable you to launch, scale, engage, and prevent churn. Capturing reliable, recurring revenue is essential, but at Vindicia we know your customers aren’t rows on a balance sheet. Acquisition is not the end game. Real life users expect seamless, fresh, and unexpected experiences. Vindicia removes the friction of management to empower you to connect, innovate, and monetize as you build long-lasting relationships. No matter where you are on your journey to offer stellar subscriptions, Vindicia is here for you.

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Broadcast & CableSat is India’s premier quarterly magazine on products and technologies for content production and distribution for the last 23 years. Drawing on its strength of aggressive and comprehensive reporting, the magazine today is a referral for the broadcast, satellite, and cable community in India. The web portal, www.broadcastandcablesat.co.in, is positioned as the preferred source for broadcast, cable, and satellite equipment buyers in India, searching for vendors and product information. The portal provides an opportunity for vendors to build brand image, provide live business information, and generate customer leads.

C21Media is “Home” to the International Entertainment Community, combining a portfolio of digital and print publishing brands with an events business and the world’s most powerful online content screenings marketplace.

C21Media’s business includes print magazines, websites, iPad editions, reports, databases, events, a thriving internet TV division.

ContentAsia is an Asia-based information resource powered by a well-known team with unparalleled experience, reach and contacts on every sector and level of the content industry across Asia. ContentAsia’s range of products – including print, digital, online, video, events and awards – is tailor-made for different industry needs at different times and in different situations. More information at www.contentasia.tv.

Jumpstart Media is a platform that supports and connects Asia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We publish Jumpstart Magazine, the only print magazine covering startups and technology in the APAC region. Jumpstart Kids is a non-profit initiative to teach kids aged 8-12 about entrepreneurialism, innovation, and social responsibility. We work with partners including New World Development, HKTDC to develop acceleration, and innovation-focused programs.

Media Partners Asia (MPA) is the leading independent provider of research, advisory and consulting services across media, telecoms, sports and entertainment industries in Asia Pacific. We provide customized research with strategic recommendations to help clients launch new products & services, enter new markets, as well as acquire and sell businesses. MPA reports are used and sourced by local, regional and global companies for strategic planning and equity & debt transactions. We also offer dedicated primary research through subsidiary AMPD Research to measure consumer behaviour across the digital economy, including online video and gaming. MPA also hosts the APOS Summit, the defining voice and global platform for the Asia Pacific media, telecoms, sports and entertainment industry.

Satellite Markets and Research publishes SatelliteMarkets.com-an industry web portal providing in-depth news analysis, industry forecasts and market intelligence, covering the key trends on the global satellite communications market. This free service includes online access to the very latest insights and analysis, searchable archives, PDF access to the monthly Satellite Executive Briefing magazine and occasional market reports called MarketBriefs and technical briefings called TECHBriefs. SatelliteMarkets.com has three distinct editions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas. For more information go to: www.satellitemarkets.com or e-mail: virgil@satellitemarkets.com

Television Asia Plus is a critical resource of curated content in print, online, and mobile for the APAC television industry. We offer complete coverage of the Asia Pacific TV industry, embracing the vibrant broadcast, production, and distribution business, including Free TV, Pay-TV, OTT, and new media platforms. Based in Singapore, we offer effective access to broadcast and new media markets.

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APSCC is a non-profit international association representing all sectors of satellite and space-related industries. The Organization’s mission is to promote the industry growth and accelerate the efficient introduction of services and businesses via satellites in the region. APSCC provides its members with a platform to exchange views and ideas on technologies, systems, policies, satellite services as well as outer space activities through its publications and industry events. Visit www.apsccsat.com and www.apscc.or.kr for more information.

Since 1992, Convergence India Expo has heralded the telecom revolution in India. Today, the expo showcases the shift towards the digital era. Serving as the ultimate platform for new-age technologies, merging business solutions and enriching the lives of billions of people, this expo serves as an ideal opportunity for professionals, digital innovators, international businesses, telecom, and broadcasting players, as well as the leaders from IT, internet, IoT, & Embedded Technology industries to showcase and promote innovative solutions amongst a broader group and to meet and connect with prospective clients and technology leaders.

GSOA is the global CEO-driven association representing global and regional satellite operators. GSOA provides a platform for collaboration between satellite operators globally and a unified voice for the sector. Our vision is to help policymakers improve the state of the world by continuously bridging digital, education, health, social, gender and economic divides across diverse geographies and across mature and developing economies.

News Broadcasters Federation, is the largest industry body of news broadcasters, upholding media freedom and ensuring their business interests. NBFs-PNBSA is the first and only formally recognised, self-regulatory body for news content on television and digital platforms by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

Since 1985, the World Teleport Association (WTA) has been the only trade association that focuses on the business of satellite communications from the ground up. At the core of its membership are the world’s most innovative operators of teleports, from independents to multinationals, niche service providers to global hybrid carriers.

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