Smart Screen Connections
IBM: Live Streaming Audience is Picking Up Steam Outside U.S., Shifting More to Mobile Devices
Live streaming on IBM’s platforms is still heavily concentrated in the U.S., but the viewing audience is becoming increasingly broad geographically at the same time that more peo... More
ZOO Digital Passes 150 Million Subtitle Mark
ZOO Digital announced Jan. 24 that it’s delivery of multilingual subtitles for those in the TV and movie business has hit the 150 million mark, a major milestone for the company�... More
Oracle’s Out to Boost Cloud Innovation with Expansion of Startup Accelerator Program
Oracle is expanding its Startup Cloud Accelerator program to seven new regions as part of its ongoing efforts to “fuel cloud-enabled innovation” globally, the company said Jan.... More
DFC: Nintendo to Sell 17.6 Million Switch Consoles in North America Through 2020
DFC Intelligence is predicting Nintendo will sell a total of 17.6 million units cumulatively of the new Switch hybrid video game home console and portable system in North America t... More
MESA at CES: YuMe Marks VR Efforts; Dolby Picks its Top News
LAS VEGAS — Audience tech company YuMe debuted its new 360-degree ad format for both brands and advertisers ahead of CES, with the goal of opening up more immersive video possibi... More
Nvidia, Samsung, Toyota Tout AI at CES
LAS VEGAS -- Artificial intelligence (AI) was expected to have a strong presence at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and it wound up having a major role in multiple compan... More
Tech and the 2016 Holidays went Hand in Hand
While TVs — especially 4K ones — were widely seen as the top-selling consumer electronics products over the Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday weekend, artificial intelligen... More
UHD Blu-ray Passes Key Sales Milestones, But Challenges Remain
With the Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc format’s first year on the market coming to an end, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) reported that hardware and software sales passed... More
Wazee Digital, World Poker Tour Extend Agreement
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has extended its asset management and distribution service agreement with Wazee Digital, with the cloud-native video management and licensing services pr... More
CBS CEO: Company’s in Negotiations with AT&T Over DirecTV Now
CBS is “in discussions” with AT&T about taking part in the new DirecTV Now streaming television service that was recently announced, CBS CEO and president Leslie Moonves said D... More
Golden State Warriors, Accenture Team to Reimagine Audience Experience
The Golden State Warriors and Accenture have teamed up to reinvent the fan and community experience. Accenture has been named the Official Technology Innovation Partner for the War... More
Deluxe Helps Create Pearl Harbor VR Experience
The day that will live in infamy can now be re-lived in virtual reality. Deluxe VR has partnered with Time’s Life VR, the HTC Vive and semiconductor company AMD to create “R... More
IMAX, Take-Two, Warner Execs Tout VR Opportunities at Conference
Virtual reality (VR) presents opportunities for IMAX, Take-Two Interactive and Warner Bros., executives from those companies all said at the Credit Suisse Technology, Media & Telec... More
TiVo VP: Netflix Agreement a Boost for MVPDs
Of all the news to come out of the Nov. 28 licensing agreements between TiVo and Netflix, Jim Denney, VP of product management and strategy for TiVo, zeroed in on the one he thinks... More
Sony, Fox Make VR Strides
Two major studios made major announcements in the virtual reality space Nov. 14. First, 20th Century Fox announced that it was launching its first commercial virtual reality offeri... More
VR Success Hinges on Ease of Use, Experts Say
Dr. Shane Pase, an expert on human behavior analytics and director of technology for virtual reality tech company The Lotte Project, sees a problem brewing in the nascent VR space.... More
Roundup: AT&T, Time Warner Deal Tops the Media Headlines
AT&T's Saturday announcement of its deal to buy Time Warner has sent shockwaves across the media landscape, with big headlines splashed across news outlets as industry player... More
Netflix: Original Content Drove Stronger-Than-Expected Subscriber Growth
Strong consumer interest in the growing stable of Netflix original content, including the new show “Stranger Things,” was the primary driver of the stronger-than-expected subsc... More
Box’s Patel: Business Models are ‘Shifting Quite Dramatically’
Companies are facing significant challenges today, whether they are in the technology sector or not, according to Jeetu Patel, SVP of Box Platform and the company’s chief strateg... More
Consumers Hit Retail Stores Early for PlayStation VR Launch
U.S. consumers descended on retail stores across the country to buy the PlayStation (PS) VR virtual reality headset when it went on sale the night of Oct. 13, including at select B... More