[March 28, 2013]

Get Hands-On With More Than 50 Different Streaming Devices and OTT Video Platforms at the Streaming Media East Conference

StreamingMedia.com announced that its annual Streaming Media East conference and exhibition will once again feature the special "Streaming Devices Pavilion," showcasing more than 50 over-the-top (OTT) video devices and platforms. Attendees can get hands-on with today's leading streaming boxes, tablets, smart TVs, and connected Blu-ray players, testing nearly every content platform available in the market today, May 21-22 at the Hilton New York in midtown Manhattan.

The Streaming Devices Pavilion will be staffed by a team of device gurus who will be on hand to answer questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to test content platforms from Apple, Netflix, Hulu (News - Alert), Amazon, Google, HBO, Sony, Samsung, Vizio, Redbox, Vudu, Microsoft, MLB.TV, ESPN, Xbox LIVE and others. In addition to OTT content platforms, streaming players, and smart TVs, tablets and connected Blu-ray players will be available for testing from Roku, Boxee, Apple, Sony, Western Digital, Xbox, Vizio, LG, Samsung, Netgear, D-Link, Nintendo, Hisense (News - Alert), TiVo and many more.

"Our Streaming Devices Pavilion provides attendees with the opportunity to view the largest collection of over-the-top video devices and platforms in one room. They will be able to walk right up to and experience them hands-on, all for free," said Dan Rayburn, conference chairman at StreamingMedia.com. "If you've ever wanted to compare OTT services and devices, side by side, in a real-world setting, this is the place to do it."

Attendees who visit the pavilion, which is sponsored by Dolby and Encoding.com, will also receive a chart that gives the specs o each streaming device and lists which content platforms they support. Last year's chart can be viewed at www.streamingmediadevices.com.

Devices and platforms available for testing will include the following:

Content Platforms: Apple, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go, Epix, Vudu, YouTube, Google TV, Google Play, ESPN, MLB.TV, Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, NHL GameCenter, NBA League Pass, Redbox Instant by Verizon, and many others

Streaming Devices: Apple TV, Roku 3, WD TV Live, Boxee (News - Alert) TV, D-Link MovieNite Plus, Netegar NeoTV Prime, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii U/Wii, ASUS Qube, Hisense Pulse, Ouya, Vizio Co-Star, Seagate (News - Alert) GoFlex TV, TiVo Premiere, Slingbox, and more

Tablets: Apple iPad 3, Apple iPad Mini, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Samsung Galaxy Note, Microsoft Surface, Sony Xperia, ASUS Transformer, Motorola (News - Alert) Xoom, Acer Iconia, and others

Also: A variety of TVs and Blu-ray players from Vizio, Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sharp, Phillips, Toshiba, Magnavox, and Sylvania, as well as 4G phones from Verizon

To attend the 2013 Streaming Media East conference or to get access to the Streaming Devices Pavilion for FREE, go to www.streamingmedia.com/east and register for an exhibits pass. You can also register by phone at 800-300-9868.

Media registration is open to working journalists and analysts with commercial news organizations and research firms. To request a press pass, please go to www.streamingmedia.com/east and click the link for press.

About StreamingMedia.com Events

StreamingMedia.com's conferences and expositions are the largest and most prestigious events in the world for the business of video and audio on the internet. Featuring leading companies and technologies, StreamingMedia.com events are the industry's meeting place for streaming media professionals who want to learn, network, and make business deals. Executives and decision makers from all over the world attend these annual events in New York, California, and London. Focused on the "business" of streaming media in the media & entertainment, enterprise, education, and broadcast sectors, these shows are the industry's leading forum, bringing together digital media experts and professionals in order to exchange ideas, strategies, and success stories.

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