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In this workshop we explore and demonstrate how to capture valuable quality information at the moment it first becomes available, transport it downstream, and enable other components to decide whether to simply audit this information or actively react to it.

All of this takes place in a standards-based, multi-vendor setup.

We guide you from motivation through theory and standards, into encoder and packager implementations, and finally to monitoring and automated reactions based on quality metrics.

Speakers: Will Law (Akamai), Adrian Roe (Norsk/Id3as, Brenton Ough (Touchstream), and Alexander Leschinsky (G&L Systemhaus)

Key takeaways

✔ Where traditional monitoring falls short: Even though issues can arise at any stage of the live streaming pipeline, many problems still go undetected with conventional methods.

✔ Standards-based monitoring made simple: See how CMSD headers surface critical information usually hidden in the workflow.

✔ Beyond probes: Understand a new, streamlined approach to monitoring that avoids complex hardware deployments.

✔ Automation & quality gains: Discover how standards-based scoring enables automated decisions and more consistent OTT delivery.

✔ Scale more efficiently: With more granular insights available at every stage of the workflow, you can grow your audience without sacrificing quality.

✔ Ecosystem momentum: Learn how early implementations are paving the way for broader CMSD support across vendors.

The panel dives into real-world challenges and lessons learned from high-profile deployments— including G&L’s streaming platform for the European Parliament— and discusses how to tackle complex processing tasks such as deinterlacing 4K content and handling more than 320 audio channels in parallel.

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Key takeaways:

• VPUs power modern video workflows with high efficiency.
• True value lies in smart software around raw hardware.
• Flexibility is key: solutions must adapt to varied needs.
• Turning powerful VPUs into usable systems is a major challenge.
• Scaling workflows 10x requires lean, integrated architectures.
• Supports both on-prem and cloud with minimal resource use.
• Success depends on strong integration between tech partners.

Speakers:

• Alexander Leschinsky — CEO & Co-Founder, G&L Systemhaus
• Dominique Vosters — Director Business Development, Scalstrm
• Mark Donnigan — CMO & Builder of Video Tech Companies, NETINT

Cloud streaming, on-prem streaming, hybrid cloud workflows, live video delivery, streaming video infrastructure, cost-efficient media pipelines — this Breakfast & Learn panel brings together experts from Zattoo, Akamai, Scalstrm, and G&L Systemhaus to unpack the smartest ways to balance cloud and on-prem resources for modern broadcasting and OTT services.

Key takeaways:

• Cloud and On-Prem are stronger together: Hybrid setups offer the best of both worlds.

• Cost efficiency depends on scale: Under ~50 live channels, cloud is often the better choice; above that, on-prem can pull ahead. But the functions needed must be taken into consideration.

• People are the real power: On-prem shines when skilled teams and infrastructure are already in place.

• Cloud doesn’t remove the need for expertise: It just shifts where it’s needed.

• Flexibility is critical: Microservices enable seamless, vendor-neutral deployment across on-prem, edge, and cloud environments.

• On-prem can be green: From wind-powered encoding racks to edge compute efficiencies, sustainability is very real.

• High availability doesn’t have to mean high costs: Cloud lets us scale smartly, only when needed.

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Speakers

• Alexander Leschinsky — CEO & Co-Founder, G&L Systemhaus (Moderator)
• Viliyana Ivanova — Director of Infrastructure & Operations, Zattoo
• Dominique Vosters — Business Development, Scalstrm
• Anders Näsman — Principal Solutions Engineer, Akamai

Recorded live on 4 June 2025 during an ANGA COM breakfast session in Cologne.

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It covers the trade-offs between cost, storage limits, and data management, and explains why going beyond basic metrics is essential. The discussion highlights how advanced log analysis helps overcome these challenges, unlocking the full potential of your logs to reveal hidden insights and make smarter decisions.

• Alexander Leschinsky, Co-Founder & CEO, G&L
• Christina Cewe, Head of Sales at Hydrolix
• David Sztykman, Head of Product at Hydrolix
• Brenton Ough, Co-Founder & CEO at Touchstream

The discussion covers the technical integration of CMCD into AI Orchestrators and its role in optimizing stream delivery decisions. It provides practical insights into how CMCD can be leveraged for both technical efficiency and revenue growth. The session also highlights future developments, making it essential for anyone interested in maximizing the potential of CMCD in media workflows.

• Alexander Leschinsky, Co-Founder & CEO, G&L
• Sergio Carulli, CPO, MainStreaming
• Tassilo Raesig, COO, MainStreaming

It covers key topics such as the definition of "on-prem" in terms of ownership, control, and cost considerations, and explores balancing on-prem, hybrid, and cloud models. The panel addresses cloud challenges, including flexibility, cost, and hardware issues, and highlights the efficiency and scalability benefits of adopting Arm technology. Additionally, the discussion includes efficient hardware solutions from NETINT and Supermicro for both on-prem and cloud, and explains how to create robust media pipelines with Norsk and G&L's Audio Video Processing Unit (AVPU).

• Alexander Leschinsky, Co-Founder & CEO, G&L
• Sean Varley, VP of Business Development, Ampere
• Alex Liu, COO, NETINT
• Steve Strong, CTO, id3as/Norsk

This session, held on the Content Everywhere Stage at IBC Show 2024, explores developments in delivery approaches that enable video service providers to tackle the technical and operational challenges of connecting millions of concurrent viewers. Panellists from G&L, Mainstreaming, and VisualOn share their experiences in helping service providers address these challenges through managing and optimizing multi-CDN operations, alternative approaches, and emerging technologies such as content-aware encoding.

• Ian Nock, Vice Chair, IET Media Technical Network (Moderator)
• Alexander Leschinsky, Co-Founder & CEO, G&L
• Tassilo Raesig, COO, MainStreaming
• Yang Cai, CEO & President, VisualOn