Biographical Information
Brian Ring
Analyst, Ring Digital
Brian Ring is a streaming technology expert with deep experience in full-stack GTM, Product Marketing
and Revenue Growth motions. He’s worked with Amagi, Synamedia, MediaKind, Mux, Ateme and many
others. His expertise includes all segments of video tech infrastructure including content creation,
management, distribution, and monetization. Sign-up for his free quarterly TV survey at: #FutureOfTV.Live ??
Articles for Brian Ring
NAB 2026: Things You Might Have Missed
06 May 2026
An in-depth look some developments that may have flown under the radar at NAB 2026, from the rise of differentiated agentic media solutions and workflows and the demise of SaaS to advances in audio stem separations and the industry's better-late-than-never cult of content authenticity via C2PA.
TikTok, friction, and the future of video shopping
05 Nov 2025
At Streaming Media 2025 in Santa Monica, my panel with Dallas Lawrence (Telly), Sarge Sargent, Bryan Moore (TalkShopLive), and David Grant (Favored.Live) explored the hottest video shopping trend around, and it's not what TV techies have been building.
New Q1 survey data: interest in multi-view; what value privacy; the grocery retail promise
29 Apr 2025
While multi-view isn't new, the way YouTube TV has executed it is. And it's cool! It's a great way to watch sport and I've used it for news and weather too, at least during periods of intense activity.
SMNYC: Four Debates, Two Topics, One Educational Day
28 May 2024
On Monday, May 20, Streaming Media NYC hosted four debates on two topics that represented a fantastic programming win for the conference. The first half of the day was dedicated to AI and covered the full range of topics from authorship to copyright to privacy and more. The second half of the day featured two panels debating the definition of premium content, the value of social media as well as the question of how CTV measures up against mobile as an advertising platform. Read on to get caught up.