Smart Screen Connections
M&E Journal: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Language
By Robert Holmstrom, Chief Technology Officer, BTI Studios - A number of recent trends are strongly influencing how we consume TV and films. In turn our response is influencing ... More
Large-Screen 4K TVs, AI-Driven Speakers Among Top Tech Sellers During 2017 Holidays
Large-screen 4K Ultra High-Def (UHD) TVs and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, voice-controlled speakers were again among the best-selling technology products over the 2017 holi... More
TiVo Debuts Next-Gen Platform for Content Providers
Just ahead of the annual CES trade show, TiVo has unveiled its Next-Gen Platform suite of products for content operators, geared toward helping media companies offer more personali... More
HGST: Huge Size of Today’s Data is Creating More Challenges Than Ever
The tremendous size of much of the data that media and entertainment (M&E) companies are regularly using these days is making it necessary for many of them to change the econom... More
Analyst: Disney to Benefit from Scale of Fox Transaction
There’s several advantages for Disney in its decision to purchase a large percentage of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets for $52.4 billion, but one standout minus is the a... More
Ooyala Study: Mobile Video Plays Hit New High
More than 58% of all video plays worldwide came via mobile devices in the third quarter of 2017, the sixth straight quarter mobile devices accounted for more than half of all onlin... More
Content Protection Summit: Anti-Piracy Expert Provides ‘Secret Sauce’ on Jailing Pirates
Cracking down on piracy can be challenging for media and entertainment (M&E) companies, but it must be done to protect content and success is possible — even in China, accord... More
Content Protection Summit: Anti-Piracy Expert Provides ‘Secret Sauce’ on Jailing Pirates
Cracking down on piracy can be challenging for media and entertainment (M&E) companies, but it must be done to protect content and success is possible — even in China, accord... More
Amazon Web Services Expands AI, Machine Learning, IoT Initiatives
Amazon Web Services (AWS) expanded its artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives Nov. 29 as company executives revealed a variety... More
Paramount Jumps on Augmented Reality Bandwagon
After multiple virtual reality (VR) initiatives, Paramount is now giving augmented reality (AR) a try, with a free AR app for iOS users to coincide with the release of the Paramoun... More
M&E Journal: Why the Holy *&^% Do You Need PR?
By Bob Gold, Founder, President & CEO, Bob Gold & Associates - Did I get your attention with the censored title? Turns out book publishers lately add all kinds of rude words to... More
Adobe Touts New Lightroom, Spark Features at Pepcom New Technology Showcase
NEW YORK – Adobe used Pepcom’s new technology showcase for media Nov. 16 to spotlight new Lightroom and Adobe Spark features. With Adobe Spark, the company highlighted the n... More
Disney-Branded Streaming Service to be ‘Substantially’ Cheaper than Netflix, Iger Says
The Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service planned for 2019 will be priced “substantially below” what Netflix charges for its current streaming service, according ... More
‘Stranger Things’ Creators Tout Technicolor Services
Leading up to the second season release of Netflix’s "Stranger Things," Technicolor conducted a video interview for journalists featuring the creators of the hit series, Matt and... More
Dolby Marks Dolby Vision, Atmos Gains to Close Fiscal Year
Increased adoption of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in consumer electronics devices helped the company’s fiscal fourth quarter results Oct. 25, with Dolby reporting revenue of $24... More
TiVo Data Science Director: Not All Data is Equal and Monetizing It Can Backfire
NEW YORK -- The huge mass of data that’s become available to media and entertainment companies to make decisions about their day-to-day and long-term TV programming strategies ca... More
M&E Journal: Netflix and Amazon Go Global: The Impact of Content Localization on Video Streaming
By Steven Herrera, Consultant, Zaszou, LLC - When Netflix and Amazon first introduced their video streaming offerings about 10 years ago, they presented alternatives to traditi... More
Vistex Manager: Ineffective Content Restriction Management Could Prove Costly
As alternative TV content distribution platforms and services keep increasing, it’s become more complex than ever to manage content restrictions and doing it ineffectively can pr... More
M&E Journal: Value Reality: VR, AR, MR and Beyond
By Tim Sarnoff, President of Production Services and Deputy CEO, Technicolor - If we are going to deliver on the promise to expose audiences to a new category of entertainment,... More
Analyst: Netflix Pricing Increase to Impact New Subscriptions More Than Churn
The planned pricing increase that Netflix announced Oct. 5 for most subscription tiers will likely have a much larger effect on how many new subscribers it attracts than the number... More