As media looks forward to a post-pandemic new normal, sports will lead the way in advancing remote workflows. How are technologists and vendors progressing on eliminating latency from key parts of the distributed production process? What advances do they see coming in 2021 and 2022 to bring more efficiencies and viewer engagement to sports production?

Network design is critically important to a company’s security posture and management. How are companies phasing out firewalls and planning the networks of their future? How can careful planning prevent cost over-runs and unnecessary complexity? Note: All CBR webinars wrap up with a period when attendees may ask speakers and CBR board members questions on any security topic. Roundtable Leader — Mike Kelley, CISO, E.W. Scripps

Media buying agencies and station groups have been refining the performance-based campaigns, designed to deliver better value to national advertisers investing in local. How are these important campaign strategies evolving in 2021? Are media buyers and sellers resolving issues, including in audience measurement, that have complicated execution? How well is technology keeping up with the trend and facilitating it?

Changes in technology and consumer privacy laws are rewriting the rules of digital advertising and marketing. How can broadcasters capitalize on these changes to create new digital revenue streams? How important will subscription revenue be in the new digital marketplace and how can TV stations use their weather brands to mine that opportunity?     REGISTER NOW     Speakers Rodney Thompson Senior Strategist The Weather Company, an IBM Business Rodney Thompson is a Senior Strategist for the Media division…

Broadcasters and their technology partners have been striving to automate key parts of the spot TV selling process. How are they doing at automating audience estimates, in-flight reconciliation, and other key tasks? How is the buy-side doing at automating RFPs, in-flight reconciliation and other key parts of the media planning and buying process? REGISTER NOW Speakers:  Frank Comerford, President, Commercial Operations, NBCU Michelle Clayton, Chief Client Officer, PremiumMedia360 Archie Gianunzio, SVP Sales, Furious Corp. Al Lustgarten, VP, IT Administration, Hearst…

    TVNewsCheck's third annual conference for executives, managers and professionals in streaming news, this event - presented live on Zoom - will gather leaders in OTT news to talk about their most effective strategies for winning and maintaining audience and monetizing streaming services. Which content strategies work best? Where are they distributing their content other than on their own streamed services? What are their best strategies for generating revenue?                    …

Leading edge chief digital officers talk about their most innovative initiatives and their strategies for meeting key performance indicators. Where are they breaking new ground online, on streaming and on mobile ? Where are they generating the most revenue? What new revenue streams do they anticipate in 2022? REGISTER NOW Speakers: Catherine Badalamente, VP and Chief Innovation Officer, Graham Media Group Lisa Bishop, Chief Digital Officer, Allen Media Broadcasting Ethan Dreilinger, Global Client Solutions Engineer, The Weather Company Derek Gebler,…

                REGISTER NOW Leaders in augmented reality and virtual sets compare notes on storytelling, production and technology strategies. Are these platforms keeping up with producers’ needs? How is talent doing at incorporating them into their work?   Speakers: Pallavi Reddy, Senior Director of New Media, CNN Mike Chesterfield, Senior Director, Weather Presentation, The Weather Channel Ruben Ruiz, EVP Sales, US & Canada, Brainstorm Glen Dickson, Contributing Editor, TVNewsCheck (moderator)   REGISTER NOW

How are leading media buying agencies targeting beyond the traditional age/income demographics? How are they targeting buying intent and potential and how are broadcasters helping them reach their prospects more effectively? Speakers: Heather Gundry, SVP, Group Director, DentsuX Jon Camera, VP Northeast, Disney Ad Sales Local Missy Evenson, VP Sales, Local Media, The E.W. Scripps Company Will Offeman, Chief Product Officer, WideOrbit Janet Stilson, Contributing Editor, TVNewsCheck (moderator) REGISTER NOW

REGISTER NOW TV stations, particularly in smaller markets, could be operated for the most part from corporate technology centers where master control, playout and production technology will reside. Is this the optimal strategy for station groups? If so, what steps do groups need to take to bring this mode of operating about and how well is current technology able to meet groups’ needs? Speakers: Stefan Hadl, VP Engineering, Hearst Television Dave Burke, SVP and CTO, Gray Television Kurt Rao, SVP…

TV leaders will frame out monetization strategies for a dramatically changed, post-pandemic market in this two-day virtual conference. Panels will examine data, technology and spot TV; NextGen TV’s pathways to monetization; the financial implications of broadcasters’ move to the cloud and TVNewsCheck’s annual conversation with four station group leaders on the state of the industry. The event also features the presentation of the Station Group of the Year award and an interview with its chief executive, along with a concluding…