This is a FREE session open to the public. Please register through Zoom to attend.   Abstract: Networks are highly dynamic (non-deterministic) systems designed to operate on a best-effort basis, and traffic from several unique applications often compete for the same and finite set of resources leaving latency sensitive media applications at higher risk of reduced QoS/E in the form of rebuffering/stalls, playback failures, etc. The performance demands next-generation media will place on network/cloud resource availability and reliability requires new thinking beyond operating over today’s underlying network infrastructure and protocols only. Over the past few years, Dolby, and Qualcomm with support from Ateme and Orange Networks have collaborated on the development and standardization of a new interchange format for multisource coded media. The Coded Multisource Media Format (CMMF) works seamlessly with underlying network/cloud infrastructure and protocols – and opens new operating and performance capabilities by enabling efficient distribution of media from a plurality of network sources to provide often sought after improvements in throughput, lower latency, along with significantly higher reliability without the burden of scheduling complexities or reliance on latent network/CDN performance data required for client-side orchestration. This special session will discuss the motivation and details behind the development of CMMF (ETSI TS 103 973) including real-world performance findings from OTT service trials deployed worldwide.   Participants: Experts from different organizations such as DASH Industry Forum, DVB Project, 3GPP SA4, Consumer Technology Association WAVE, 5G-MAG MEDIA ACTION GROUP, ATSC, SVTA and MPEG will participate in the meeting. The meeting is open to public.