It took until the dying embers of a multi-CDN panel this week for the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA) session to spark into life, fueled by a routine query from Faultline on the future consolidation of CDN set-ups for mass-scale live events. Synamedia’s Gwendal Simon, Distinguished CDN Architect, finally addressed the elephant in the room and gave attendees what they came for – declaring that global public CDNs are on their deathbed. Igniting a flicker of tension, Simon’s comments unfortunately came too late for panelists to trade blows, and time was called on the webinar without a second to spare. A few more minutes of buffer time and things might have gotten really spicy. Yet Simon’s assessment wasn’t just an…