Daniil Popov

Head of Tech @ CyanView

Daniil Popov is a Senior Software Engineer and fractional CTO with over a decade of experience in technology leadership and software development. As a contributor to CyanView’s broadcast technology platform, he brings real-world experience with Elixir systems that power major live events. Daniil is also the creator of PhoenixAnalytics, a open-source plug-and-play analytics tool for Elixir Phoenix applications made in LiveView + React + DuckDB.

Talk:
From Super Bowl to Olympics: How CyanView Powers the World's Biggest Broadcasts With Elixir

Discover how a 9-person Belgian startup revolutionized live broadcast technology using Elixir. CyanView controls 200+ cameras simultaneously during major events like the Olympics, Super Bowl, NBA, and NFL broadcasts—all without a marketing budget, growing purely on technical excellence. This talk reveals how Elixir’s fault-tolerant architecture solved critical challenges in broadcast camera control. Learn about their MQTT + GenServer design that handles millions of real-time events, LiveView running on embedded ARM hardware, and supervision trees that prevent single camera failures from cascading across entire broadcasts. We’ll explore real-world examples including their Olympics Beijing deployment—controlling 100+ cameras from Paris with zero broadcast failures despite intercontinental latency. See how binary pattern matching enables rapid protocol reverse engineering, allowing quick integration of new camera types and features like gimbal control.

Key Takeaways:

  • Explain CyanView use-case more detailed and present how Elixir can be used in broadcasting domain.

Target Audience:

  • Perfect for developers interested in IoT, real-time systems, and mission-critical applications where “you only get one chance.” Witness how the right technology choice enabled a tiny team to transform an entire industry.