Full Name
Roy Folkman
Job Title
VP Sales - Americas
Company
TAG Video Systems
Speaker Bio
Roy was raised in Creston BC, Canada and graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1985. He began his career as a maintenance technician working at Canadian Broadcast facilities and in 1989 became Chief Engineer of Post Haste Video in Vancouver. Roy has worked for 35 years in both sales and technical roles within the media community. He currently serves in the role of VP Sales – Americas for TAG Video Systems. Roy has built a track record of sales growth fueled by integrity, building trust with customers, and an understanding of complex media systems. He currently lives in Guelph, ON, Canada with his Wife and Son.
Speaking At
TTC 2021 Speaker Type
Roundtable
Topic and Description
Roundtable Topic: Can a hardware company become a software company? and an OTT Prime
Description: There is an obvious and unstoppable movement from dedicated hardware solutions to software solutions in our industry. This round table will explore the ever-growing capability of software to provide solutions for media facilities. Also, the challenge facing hardware companies as they work to transform themselves to software companies will be discussed. Radio facilities executed this migration from hardware solutions to software solutions some time ago. What can Television facilities learn from that migration? How does this migration affect the vendor landscape? In addition, the traits of hardware companies vs software companies in the larger technology space will be presented and examined.
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Gold Showcase Topic: Clouds Eat Silos for Breakfast
Description: As media companies move to the cloud, the silos between live production, playout, transport and OTT are being removed. End-to-end workflows are being created. What does that look like and what is needed to make these really work?
Description: There is an obvious and unstoppable movement from dedicated hardware solutions to software solutions in our industry. This round table will explore the ever-growing capability of software to provide solutions for media facilities. Also, the challenge facing hardware companies as they work to transform themselves to software companies will be discussed. Radio facilities executed this migration from hardware solutions to software solutions some time ago. What can Television facilities learn from that migration? How does this migration affect the vendor landscape? In addition, the traits of hardware companies vs software companies in the larger technology space will be presented and examined.
and
Gold Showcase Topic: Clouds Eat Silos for Breakfast
Description: As media companies move to the cloud, the silos between live production, playout, transport and OTT are being removed. End-to-end workflows are being created. What does that look like and what is needed to make these really work?
