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Trescon’s World OTT Show Hosted Leaders from the Media and Entertainment Industry to Explore the OTT Transformation in India

The 2nd global edition of World OTT Show concluded on 23 November 2021 hosted over 200 media and entertainment industry leaders and OTT leaders from across India, to discuss and explore the latest trends, solutions, and innovation in content and strategies in the Indian OTT realm.

The event discussed some of the trending topics in the Indian OTT industry, such as the future of OTT India, guidelines and regulations, the advent and consolidation of regional OTT players in India, 5G and connectivity, investments in OTT, content localization and more.

Some of the top speakers who attended the event included:

– Shibasish Sarkar, Chairman and CEO of IMAC, Former Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment
– Sagar Mahagaonkar, Sales Director (APAC), Talkwalker
– Rajendra Turakani, Co-Founder, VP – Engineering, Saranyu Technologies
– Arjun Arora, Sales Director, APAC, Nice People at Work
– Zubin Jimmy Dubash, COO, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd
– Rachelle Peterson, Global Director, Commercial Distribution, CNN International at Warner Media
– Danna Stern, Managing Director, yes Studios

Key highlights and takeaways from World OTT Show include:

Danna Stern, Managing Director, yes Studios delivered the opening keynote on ‘Turning “hyper-local” shows into global hits’. The hyper-local TV streaming trend has taken off in recent years, with small producers in several countries producing local-language content for their local markets. She also stated, “Entertainment will continue to grow and mature as more services and OTT streaming options for the local market develop. Competition is good for the industry; it should lead to better products and services that meet the needs of consumers”.

The show also featured a panel discussion on the topic ‘AI Strategy: Streamlining Customers Journey’. The speakers on the panel included Rajendra Turakani, VP Engineering & Co-Founder, Saranyu Technologies; Abhayanand Singh, Group CEO, Vistas Media Capital Pte Ltd.; Radhakrishnan Ramachandran, Founder & CEO, Studio Mojo; and moderated by Kalpana Ravi, Bureau Chief, MediaNews4U.

They discussed key topics such as, the pivotal point of the customer journey, the importance of showcasing unique differences in service that makes it indispensable, the new ways to create customer pathways to improve loyalty.

In an interesting fireside chat discussion on the topic ‘Advent and consolidation of regional OTT players in India’ by Shibasish Sarkar, Chairman and CEO of IMAC, Former Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment and Rachelle Peterson, Global Director, Commercial Distribution, CNN International at Warner Media, where the chat revolved around discussing the rise of original content, how do regional platforms benefit from content syndicate deals and what is the change in viewership trends across the OTT industry.

In a panel discussion on the topic “Investing in the advertising medium to connect with customers”, moderated by Karan Taurani, Senior VP, Elara Capital; attended by the experts on the panel that included Rahul Mishra, Head of Marketing, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd; Arjun Arora, Sales Director (APAC), Nice People at Work; Rinku Sukumar Biswas, CMO, BiggBang Amusement Pvt Ltd; Sagar Mahagaonkar, Sales Director (APAC), Talkwalker; Soumya Vilekar, Co-Founder, Planet Marathi Group.

The panel discussed hyperlocalized advertisements where businesses are investing in streaming platforms providing ad opportunities and personalized content among others.

“With stronger networks, digital connection, and smartphones, the OTT business is poised for tremendous expansion. OTT platforms in India are attracting more and more subscribers regularly. World OTT Show provides a forum for all diverse viewpoints from the media, telecoms, and broadcast industries to investigate this new business model in the new normal,” said Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon.

The show was hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets which helped the participants to network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants were also able to engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

World OTT Show – India was officially sponsored by Silver Sponsor – Talkwalker, Saranyu and Nice People at Work.

About World OTT Show

World OTT Show is a thought-leadership driven, business-focused initiative that provides a platform for CxOs, OTT heads and OTT directors among others, looking to explore the latest services and devices powered by OTT to transform business functions.

For further details regarding the announcement, please contact:

Agnes Jovitha
Marketing Executive
marketing@tresconglobal.com

World OTT Show to Bring Together OTT Leaders Across the Globe to Explore the Business Potential of the Indian Market

After the successful Asian edition, the second global edition of Trescon’s World OTT Show will take place virtually on 23 November 2021. With a special focus on India, the show aims to host over 300 decision-makers from the Indian OTT ecosystem who will be a part of exciting keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats and much more.

Shibasish Sarkar, Chairman and CEO of IMAC, Former Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment; Sagar Mahagaonkar, Sales Director (APAC), Talkwalker; Rajendra Turakani, Co-Founder, VP – Engineering, Saranyu Technologies; Arjun Arora, Sales Director, APAC, Nice People At Work; Zubin Jimmy Dubash, COO, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd; Rachelle Peterson, Global Director, Commercial Distribution, CNN International at Warner Media; Danna Stern, Managing Director, yes Studios are some of the latest to join the show as speakers.

“The OTT industry is primed for massive growth, thanks to improved networks, digital connections, and smartphones. In India, OTT platforms are gaining an increasing number of subscribers regularly and have significant growth,” says Shibasish Sarkar, Chairman and CEO, IMAC (Former Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment)

“OTT consumers today expect more personalized content, a faster service and a better experience. And they want it now,” said Benjamin Soubies, Managing Director (APAC & Japan), Talkwalker. He added: “In order to meet these demands consistently, India’s leading OTT providers are leveraging Talkwalker’s AI-enabled Consumer Intelligence Acceleration PlatformTM, to create a real-time, 360-degree view of how audiences, advertisers and brands are engaging with their platforms and content. And this is giving them an edge above their competitors, in a hotly contested space.”

The event will discuss some of the trending topics in the Indian OTT Industry such as the future of OTT India, guidelines and regulations, the advent and consolidation of regional OTT players in India, 5G and connectivity, investments in OTT, content localization to name a few.

“Investments in OTT content has crossed the rubicon and scaled colossally over the last couple of years. The larger International OTT giants like HBO max, Lionsgate have already entered India with others like Peacock media & Hulu waiting on the sidelines. Looking at this trend and the way the large existing players are investing in content, the day is not far off when the number of OTT content pieces could mirror or overtake theatrical movie releases in the years to come,” says Vivek Menon, Managing Partner NV Capital.

“India has proved to be both complex and the most promising market for OTT players across the globe. The culturally and linguistically diverse population spread across the nation makes it a challenging terrain to scale the OTT platforms,” stated Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon. He further added, “World OTT Show – India aims to address all such challenges and provide a platform for them to meet, network, learn and engage with some of the world’s renowned technology thought-leaders, subject matter experts and technology innovators in a constructive, open-dialogue environment.”

The conference will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants can also engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms, and private networking rooms.

Visit World OTT Show – India’s website to attend and know more about the event.

About World OTT Show

World OTT Show is a thought-leadership driven, a business-focused initiative that provides a platform for OTT Heads, OTT Directors, CMOs, Chief Digital Officers, Heads of Monetization, Heads of Data Analytics among others, looking to explore the latest services and devices powered by OTT to transforms business functions.

About Trescon

Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provide a wide range of business services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, governments and individuals. Trescon specialises in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, roadshows, expos, demand generation, investor connect and consulting services.

For further details about the announcement, please contact:
Agnes Jovitha
Marketing Executive
Trescon
marketing@tresconglobal.com
+91 81059 75937

The inaugural edition of World OTT Show by Trescon set to strengthen the inevitable future of video streaming in Asia

Having hosted some of the industry’s biggest tech conferences and high-level summits all over the world, Trescon is now venturing into the OTT space. World OTT Show will congregate renowned thought-leaders, subject matter experts, and technology innovators from Asia on 17 June 2021, in a constructive, open-dialogue, virtual environment.

More than 400 million people now use OTT video streaming services across the Asia Pacific region, with over 69 per cent of video viewers in the region watch streaming videos at least once a week.

“In 2021, the streaming providers in Asia have a massive opportunity to take their services to a global audience. Many of the conversations we have with some of the providers in this region are precisely about how we can scale their services offering beyond a regional play into a global one and I think we’ll start seeing a lot more of these regional Asian OTT services go global and build significant businesses for themselves outside their own borders,” said Paolo Cuttorelli, VP and GM at Evergent.

As many consumers are forced to stay confined in their homes and on their electronic devices due to the Covid-19, OTT consumption across Asia has witnessed a surge like never before. It has become one of the fastest-growing media channels in the region grabbing the advertiser’s attention.

“Southeast Asia’s video streaming market continues to experience massive growth and platform owners across verticals are placing huge investment bets. World OTT Show offers a platform to exchange varied perspectives between media, telecoms, and broadcast to explore this avenue of business in the new normal,” said Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon.

The conference is designed to explore the endless possibilities of OTT products that are streamlined to focus on user interfaces, user behavior; enhanced streaming and storage technologies, and generating revenue through streamlined subscriptions.

Some of the powerful voices in the industry to share their expertise on OTT Monetization, Content OTT planning, Audio OTT, CX for OTT, and much more, include:

– Andreas Von Maltzahn, Co-Founder, iwonder, Singapore
– Adam Ware, VP, and GM – National Networks and Platforms, Sinclair Broadcast Group/STIRR, US
– Zubin Jimmy Dubash, COO Digital Businesses, Shemaroo, India
– Siddhartha Roy, Chief Operating Officer, Hungama Digital Media, India
– Anna Ysabel F. Driz, Director of Advertising Sales and Brand Solutions, WeTV iflix, Philippines
– Dushyantt Kohli, Chief Operating Officer, Khabri Audio platform, India

World OTT Show is officially sponsored by Lead Sponsor – Setplex; Platinum Sponsor – Brightcove; Gold Sponsor – Evergent; Silver Sponsor – Limelight Networks; Bronze Sponsor – Smartlabs

To attend the show, register here: https://tresconglobal.com/conferences/ott/asia/free-pass-registration

About World OTT Show

World OTT Show is a thought-leadership driven, business-focused initiative that provides a platform for CxOs, OTT heads, and OTT directors among others, looking to explore the latest services and devices powered by OTT to transforms business functions.

The show is virtually hosting business leaders across industry sectors from ASIA who will meet, network, learn and engage with some of the world?s renowned technology thought-leaders, subject matter experts, and technology innovators in a constructive, open-dialogue environment.

For further details about the announcement, please contact:
Aishwarya G Bhandary
Corporate Communications Executive
marketing@tresconglobal.com