Behind the Stream: The Technology That Powers Large-Scale Live-Streaming Experiences
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Tuesday, December 10th
2 pm GMT / 3 pm CET
As live streaming reshapes global events, audiences expect nothing less than seamless, high-quality experiences. Join us for an in-depth discussion on the key aspects of scalable streaming architecture, from minimising latency and maximising quality to handling millions of simultaneous connections, often in hard-to-reach locations.
Experts from Akamai, Bitmovin, and OneFootball will discuss how their technology brings stadium-like experiences to their 200 million global users by leveraging the Bitmovin Live Encoder, powered by Akamai Connected Cloud, to scale transcoding operations for live football (soccer) matches.
Gain practical strategies for enhancing performance, ensuring reliability that meets the demands of today’s massive audiences across any event. Whether you’re a developer, engineer, CTO, or event organiser, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to power engaging, resilient, high-impact live-streaming experiences while lowering costs.
Top 5 Reasons to Attend:
Experts from Akamai, Bitmovin, and OneFootball will discuss how their technology brings stadium-like experiences to their 200 million global users by leveraging the Bitmovin Live Encoder, powered by Akamai Connected Cloud, to scale transcoding operations for live football (soccer) matches.
Gain practical strategies for enhancing performance, ensuring reliability that meets the demands of today’s massive audiences across any event. Whether you’re a developer, engineer, CTO, or event organiser, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to power engaging, resilient, high-impact live-streaming experiences while lowering costs.
Top 5 Reasons to Attend:
- Optimise your media workflows: As audiences grow, so do technical challenges. Discover proven strategies for delivering smooth, resilient, and scalable streams that reach millions without downtime.
- Hear real-world case studies: Learn from OneFootball about the challenges and success stories of streaming live football (soccer) matches.
- Reduce costs: Learn how simple and transparent pricing can lead to lowering operational costs by as much as 90%.
- Lower latency and improve stream quality: Gain practical insights on optimising for real-time streaming and better audience experiences.
- Catch up on industry trends: Streaming technology evolves fast. Stay updated on the latest developments.
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Alan Evans
Director, Cloud Computing EMEA - Akamai Technologies
Alan Evans is Director, Cloud Computing EMEA at Akamai Technologies. With over 26 years’ experience in Broadcast, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, and Telecommunications, including distributed systems and edge cloud technologies. He develops and drives GTM & ecosystem strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for the Akamai Connected Cloud platform, helping businesses deliver fast, secure, and reliable Edge-Native digital experiences.
Paul Macklin
Director of Product Management, Live Encoder - Bitmovin
Paul Macklin is the Director of Product Management for Bitmovin's Live Encoder and Streams products, bringing extensive experience in video and SaaS product management to his role. With a strong foundation in broadcast engineering and a career dedicated to live media content, Paul has excelled in both solutions architecture and pre-sales roles, gaining valuable insights as both a customer and supplier. His work focuses on advancing Bitmovin’s Streams solution and live capabilities, that ensure optimized viewer experiences during live playback.
Yannick Ramcke
General Manager OTT - OneFootball
Yannick Ramcke is the General Manager OTT at OneFootball, where he has led the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming business since joining in 2019. OneFootball, a global digital football platform with over 200 million monthly users, is transforming video content distribution and monetization to strengthen the football ecosystem. Yannick also shares insights on OFFTHEFIELDBUSINESS.de, exploring digital business models and trends at the intersection of sports, media, and technology. His prior experience spans investment banking at Commerzbank, private equity at Deutsche Private Equity, and roles in sports media and entertainment at ProSiebenSat.1.
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Mitch Ashley
VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev
Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development, and IT leader, with deep expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. An in-demand CTO, CIO, engineering, and DevOps leader, Mitch has the pulse on the latest in software engineering, including the AI's impact in development, testing and security, cloud-native architecture, application and software supply chain security, platform engineering, ITOps, SecOps, AIOps, and DataOps. In his career, Mitch has brought to market multiple industry-impacting software-based products, including cybersecurity products, SaaS applications, Internet services, large telecommunications and financial applications, mobile applications, managed PKI services, and broadband networks. At Futurum, Mitch advises and guides leaders in delivering contemporary and next-generation software and security strategies critical to their business strategies.