Overview
As we begin to wind down a rollercoaster of a year, we’re looking forward to convening the Digital Video and Advanced TV Committees for this Q4 meeting. While our industry was without a doubt impacted by the year’s events, it’s important to note that digital video has continued to see hockey stick growth – up 34% in revenues YoY reaching 21.7BN in 2020 (Source) and CTV-specific growth in advertiser spend, estimated to grow 8% this year (Source). During this meeting, we will be looking back on what happened this year but more importantly, looking forward and sharing practical advice/tips for how we can continue to set ourselves up to thrive in the coming year.
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Video Committee’s priorities for next year
Coming out of this year’s Video Leadership Summit, we have identified potential projects/initiatives to focus on next year such as: advanced tv education, CTV/OTT creative guidelines, enabling fluidity across the video landscape, terms and definitions for video data collection/measurement, etc. Let us know what your priorities are and raise your hand to get involved!
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Macro shifts in video consumption and ad spend in 2020
COVID-19 has served as an accelerator factor for many consumption and ad spend trends that were already underway and at the same time introduced new trends. We will be sharing research that will deep dive into these details.
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What’s driving the future of Pay (and Free) Video
2020 has been a year of change both for consumer media consumption as well as for the video ecosystem. As we prepare for 2021, we will be gathering a panel of video experts to discuss key questions such as: Will FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Services) ultimately win for consumers and advertisers? What is driving TV and video consumption trends from a content standpoint? How will the ad experience in CTV evolve and will it help or hinder the migration of viewers and ad dollars to streaming? What is the role of technology in helping monetize these cross-platform video experiences?
Speakers & Moderators
Speakers & Moderators
Brian Albert leads the US Google/YouTube media partnerships team, driving strategic display & video deals with our largest advertising clients and agency partners. He also is responsible for all Google Preferred & other YouTube premium video upfront negotiations. Before this, Brian led a team which enabled independent media & creative agencies to unlock value across Google’s media properties & technology platforms.
Prior to Google, Brian spent 15+ years as a labor & employment attorney, sports marketer representing professional athletes, Internet entrepreneur at 3 early stage start-ups and digital marketing agency executive.
He served on the Ad Council’s inaugural Social Impact Council in 2016 and currently supports YouTube’s involvement with the IAB Digital Content NewFronts. A graduate of The University of Michigan and The George Washington University Law School, Brian resides just outside Boston, MA with his wife and son.
Cassidy Diamond is the VP of Brand Partnerships at SpotX, leading the team that supports Fortune 500 marketers advancing supply partner consolidation initiatives as well as those taking ownership of contracts and buying in-house. During her time at SpotX, she leads the Brand Advisory Board and manages the evolving process for global and national brands seeking direct relationships with supply side partners in the CTV and premium video space. Cassidy brings over 20 years of expertise in media, marketing and technology, with a track record of successfully educating and advancing brand’s digital acumen.
Brian Fuhrer
Brian Fuhrer
Brian Fuhrer is SVP, Product Strategy for Nielsen. In this role, he helps guide Nielsen’s National and cross-platform television audience measurement initiatives supporting major media clients, Digital companies, MSO/MVPDs and advertising agencies
Diana Horowitz
Diana Horowitz
Diana Horowitz is senior vice president, advertising sales at fuboTV, the live TV streaming platform that is transforming how people watch sports, news and entertainment.
A highly experienced digital and broadcast sales executive, Horowitz leads the national ad sales team, as well as overseeing ad operations and overall sales and growth strategy for fuboTV and its linear channel, fubo Sports Network.
Prior to joining fuboTV in 2020, Horowitz was vice president, sales for Telestream’s full range of advanced media technologies in the eastern United States. Previously, Horowitz was executive director, sales for IBM Watson Media, also holding positions at Comcast Technology Solutions as global client director and director, VOD sales. Horowitz joined Comcast from Scripps Networks Interactive (now Discovery, Inc.), where she led the digital advertising sales team, northeast region for Food Network and Cooking Channel.
Horowitz started her career at The New York Times Company, where she held numerous leadership roles in both New York and Paris for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune.
Named Top Women in Media’s 2021 Lifetime Empowerment and Achievement award honoree, Horowitz is a sought-after thought leader at industry conferences and events.
Eric John leads the IAB Media Center, a dedicated unit within the IAB whose mission is to simplify the video and audio supply chain, providing best practices and education for brands, agencies, and media companies. Eric drives the center’s efforts in the development of market-making research, industry standards, best practices and buyer/seller terms and conditions. Before joining the IAB, Eric served as VP of Digital Services and Strategy at the Alliance for Audited Media and as Global Director of Publisher / Developer marketing at Nokia, managing the company’s world-wide mobile app developer ecosystem. Prior to Nokia, Eric launched and led advertiser brand engagement solutions for Yahoo!, creating advanced, data-driven video, mobile and interactive campaigns for brands such as Pepsi, L’Oréal, GM, Audio and Nikon. Eric began his career at internet advertising pioneer DoubleClick (Google) where he led product development and marketing within the DART for Publishers (DFP) and DART for Advertisers (DFA) business units where he launched the industry’s first post-click measurement tools. Eric is an alumnus of Miami of Ohio (BA) and Indiana University (MA) and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Product Management Program.
Richard Kosinski is a founding board member of the IAB’s Video Center of Excellence. A digital pioneer, Richard has 25 years of experience in sales, business and product development roles in digital media & ad tech including online data & analytics, and streaming media platforms including OTT, streaming audio, and gaming. An expert in digital transformation, Richard has advised dozens of the world’s leading publishers, brands and agencies to help them understand the implications of emerging media platforms. He’s the author of numerous articles on the topic and has been an invited speaker at dozens of conferences and leading academic institutions. Richard is currently EVP of Sales at Tru Optik where he’s responsible for growing the company’s revenue, partnerships, and global expansion.
Brian Matthews
Brian Matthews
Brian Matthews leads the national advertising sales team for the NFL Media group. He oversees the ad sales responsibilities for the NFL Network, NFL RedZone and the NFL Digital portfolio.
Prior to joining the NFL, Matthews was the Senior Vice President of national sales for the NBC News Digital Group. He previously served as the Vice President for the NBC Entertainment team delivering innovative advertising solutions across digital properties such as NBC, Bravo, Oxygen, USA and Syfy. Before joining NBC, Matthews led East Coast sales for the BBC America cable network and the BBC digital properties where he helped create the first BBC sales team in the U.S. marketplace. He also spent seven years at Turner Broadcasting representing CNN Digital, and began his sales career at Scripps Interactive.
Matthews is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and resides in Chatham, New Jersey with his wife and four children.
Beth Weeks
Beth Weeks is a Vice President, Media Director at Digitas. She’s helped deliver innovative Video Strategy and Investment approaches for a roster of clients spanning verticals including Automotive, Finance, Durables, etc. She’s an industry expert in the Advanced Video space, with vast knowledge of the dynamic OTT landscape specifically. She’s frequently cited within industry news in eMarketer, Beet.TV and other reputable outlets.
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