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title: Viamedia Announces Free Webinar Featuring Experts on 2019 OTT Insights
description: Streaming TV (OTT/Connected TV) is no longer limited to the “early adopters”— it’s time for marketers to increase their investment in connected TV and expand their strategy to reach this growing audience.Hear new insights from Freewheel's Q1 2019 Video Monetization Report, published a week prior to the webinar. Join top executives at IAB, Freewheel, Newsy, and FuboTV for a deep dive into the latest trends on streaming TV advertising.
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 Mar 14, 2019

# Viamedia Announces Free Webinar Featuring Experts on 2019 OTT Insights

[Jenny Campbell, Marketing Coordinator](https://blog.viamediatv.com/author/jenny-campbell-marketing-coordinator)

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#### *Expert panelists weigh in on OTT Landscape*

![2019 OTT Insights Webinar_Streaming TV](https://blog.viamediatv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Linked%20In%20Webinar%20Post-3.png?width=1000&name=Linked%20In%20Webinar%20Post-3.png)

**New York, NY -- Thursday, March 14, 2019** -- Viamedia will hold a **[webinar](https://go.viamediatv.com/webinar-streaming-tv-advertising)** on **March 27, 2019 from 3-4 pm EDT** to discuss the latest insights into Streaming TV (OTT) and how marketers are best leveraging the platform. Tom Walsh, Viamedia’s Sr. VP of Advanced Advertising Strategy will be leading the call and will be joined by expert panelists: Brian Schwartz, IAB; Greg Bel, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company; Michael Richter, Newsy, an E.W. Scripps Company; and Hannah Brown, fuboTV.

When asked about the webinar, Tom Walsh said that this was a chance for people to hear from industry leaders on the state of Streaming TV (OTT) and the opportunities it offers. They can ask questions live and get information not easily available through other channels.

### **Key topics to be addressed:**

· Viewership and adoption of Streaming TV viewing devices

· How brands are leveraging Streaming TV to reach their target audience

· The future of Streaming TV

**Marketers interested in streaming TV insights can register for the webinar free here: [http://go.viamediatv.com/webinar-streaming-tv-advertising](https://go.viamediatv.com/webinar-streaming-tv-advertising)**

### **Hosted by**

**Tom Walsh, Senior Vice President, Advanced Advertising Strategy, Viamedia**  
Tom Walsh has 18 years’ experience in ad-tech, starting at DoubleClick in 1997 where he worked through the dot-com boom and bust, building some of the foundations in Advanced Advertising that have helped shape the industry today. He has also served as VP of Sales for WPP (nPario division) and Co-Founder & Managing Director at the business advisory firm ESIrisk.

He most recently served as Senior Director, Strategic Relationships for Comcast Advanced Advertising (FreeWheel), where he managed top clients including Comcast, Warner Bros. Studios, MGM Studios and Music Choice.

### **Panelists**

**Brian Schwartz, Director, IAB’s Video Center of Excellence, IAB**      
With over nine years of TV and Digital Video buying experience, Brian Schwartz brings a unique perspective to the IAB’s Video Center of Excellence. While working for OMD in their Video Investment Department, Brian has managed video campaigns for top companies including Voya Financial, Bacardi, Eli Lilly, Hershey’s, and a multitude of other brands. He has witnessed first-hand the evolution of TV from traditional linear to the Advanced TV capabilities that we are living through today.

**Mike Richter, Director of Programmatic Revenue, Newsy, an E.W. Scripps Company      **        
Driven by his passion for strategy and innovation in media and ad tech, Mike Richter leads programmatic revenue growth at Newsy as the Director of Programmatic Revenue. Newsy is the next-generation news network, producing everything from up-to-the-minute news coverage to features, investigations and long-form documentaries for its OTT and 24-hour cable channels, reaching more than 38 million U.S. households. 

**Hannah Brown, Chief Strategy Officer, fuboTV **     
Hannah oversees all strategic development and execution for fuboTV, which offers a sports-centric internet subscription pay-TV service in the U.S.  Most recently, Hannah was SVP of Corp. Dev. at Relevent Sports Group, where she was responsible for executing development opportunities via mergers, acquisitions or organic development. Prior to joining Relevent Sports, she spent almost 10 years at Sky, where she led partnerships with startups including fuboTV. 

**Greg Bel, Strategic Accounts Director, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company**  
Greg Bel is Strategic Accounts Director, Monetization Solutions for FreeWheel, a Comcast Company. He is responsible for managing the MVPD segment within FreeWheel’s Monetization Solutions group. In this role, Greg helps some of the largest companies in the television industry generate profits from ad-supported content by connecting clients with FreeWheel’s technology platforms and private TV inventory marketplace.

### **About Viamedia**

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#### Written by [Jenny Campbell, Marketing Coordinator](https://blog.viamediatv.com/author/jenny-campbell-marketing-coordinator)

With over 10 years B2B marketing experience, Jenny has had her hands in almost every facet of marketing -- from product strategy, to content marketing, to client promotions and market research. When she's not strategizing, Jenny enjoys the little things with her two small children and husband in Cincinnati, Oh.

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