Imagine Communications has announced the schedule and speaker line-up for the
ImagineLIVE! Power Sessions, a series of presentations and interactive discussions
featuring prominent executives and industry experts from across the media,
entertainment and IT industries. The ImagineLIVE! Power Sessions will be conducted
at NAB Show 2016 – taking pace from 16 to 21 April in Las Vegas – in the Imagine
Communications booth and will provide attendees with the latest information and
insights on the trends and events that are influencing the decisions of media
industry professionals today and into the future.
Imagine Communications will host 11 separate Power Sessions at this year’s
exhibition. This first-of-its-kind event at NAB is designed to drive a meaningful
discourse among all segments of the media and entertainment industry ecosystem,
as well as across the IT industry. Companies represented in the ImagineLIVE! Power
Sessions include Imagine Communications, Arista, CBS, Cisco, EVS, Grass Valley,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), IBM, Lawo, The Madison Square Garden
Company, Microsoft, NEP Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group and TV Globo.
ImagineLIVE! Power Sessions presentation and panel discussion topics include:
• The on-going fusion of the IT and media industries, highlighted by the recent
deepening of collaboration between Imagine Communications, HPE, Microsoft and
other IT leaders
• The emergence of video as the predominant communications currency within
traditional enterprises and the increasing importance of video production
capabilities across a broad swath of enterprise verticals
• The influence of standards on an orderly but accelerated SDI-to-IP transition,
and the role of the recently formed Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) industry
organisation
• The rise of new business models and their impact on the competitive
dynamics of broadcasters, service providers and other content owners and
distributors
• The evolving OTT marketplace and the ability of next-generation advertising
technology to monetise an increasingly fragmented video consumption
landscape
• The transitional role of a hybrid SDI-to-IP environment and its ability to
provide broadcasters and other media companies with assurances that the
infrastructure solutions they purchase today will be viable in the future
For more information about these demonstrations, products and solutions, visit the
Imagine Communications website.
