Smart Screen Connections
Robert Half: Staffing and Adapting for Decades
First founded in 1948, Robert Half is named after its founder and CEO. And in the nearly 70 years since, the company has had only one other CEO, current head Max Messmer. It’s... More
M&E Journal: Delivering A Showcase Entertainment Experience To Employees And Partners
Chuck Fontana, Okta - When we talk about innovation in M&E, it’s easy to focus on advancements in filmmaking technology and the home entertainment space. The strides the indu... More
M&E Journal: Managing Five States of Data for the M&E Market
Jeff Greenwald, HGST - All media companies, whether a post house, a game developer, an advertiser, a CDN, a movie studio or a broadcaster wrestle with data in five states: Data ... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: ‘Better Call Saul’ Trivia, a ‘Genius’ Chatbot
Here’s a run-down of best-of-April second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • For the April 10 premiere of the... More
Okta Touts Importance of Effective Mobile Security Solution for Companies
NEW YORK — “Mobility is critical” to all parts of our lives today and it’s become important to the success of companies as well, but using an effective mobile management so... More
M&E Journal: The Move Toward Digitizing Back-Office Processes
By Darren Ehlers, Entertainment Partners - In terms of utilizing technology, production office progress has been painfully slow. Paper scripts, paper timecards, paper purchase ... More
M&E Journal: Audio Description: Television’s Talking Book
Veronika Hyks, BTI Studios - Audio description (AD) was once a concept known by very few in the TV and film industries, and practiced by even fewer. Today it is, if not the nor... More
Nuxeo: Unlocking the Value of Digital Assets
Based in New York, global software company Nuxeo has a singular focus: to be the go-to for companies looking to solve their content, asset and information management challenges. ... More
NeuLion: Making 4K, OTT Delivery Simple
Heading into the 2017 NAB Show, it’s hard to name another company with as much momentum as online video tech product and service provider NeuLion. Whether it’s powering the ... More
IBM Study: Disconnect Between Companies, Consumers in Digital Initiatives
While companies are launching digital initiatives at break-neck speeds, there’s still a disconnect between what companies are launching and what consumers actually want, accordin... More
Warner, HTC Vive Ready VR for ‘Ready Player One’
While major Hollywood studios have dabbled with virtual reality tie-ins for their properties, Warner Bros. has the perfect fit for its announced release of the sci-fi action thrill... More
Evolution Digital Signs TiVo Certified Guide Renewal for eGUIDE
Evolution Digital has signed a certified guide renewal agreement with TiVo to deploy eGUIDE, a newly-designed interactive program guide (IPG). eGUIDE, powered by TiVo metadata, wil... More
Sony’s ‘Passengers’ Marks VR First for Studio
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — For the first commercial endeavor of Sony Pictures VR, the sci-fi space adventure “Passengers” was a perfect fit, with the virtual reality arm of the ... More
Smart Content Summit Keynote: Smart People Trump Smart Devices
LOS ANGELES — Amber Case, fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, and visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab, has been approached by more than on... More
M&E Journal: The Growing Necessity For Cross-Screen Technology
By Stephanie Gaines, YuMe - As NBC has shared, the network sold $1 billion in ads for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a combined total that includes national broadcast, ... More
TiVo Exec: Company’s Bullish on Open Standard Audio Watermark
NEW YORK — An open standard audio watermark would be a positive for TiVo and the entertainment industry as a whole, according to Scott Maddux, VP of business development at TiVo.... More
IMAX CEO: Company Encouraged by Results of First VR Centre
IMAX is encouraged by the early results of its first Virtual Reality (VR) Centre, in Los Angeles, which attracted more than 7,000 attendees since opening Jan. 6, according to compa... More
Amazon CFO: Company to Continue Investing Heavily in Prime Video
Amazon liked what it saw with customer engagement and its Prime Video service in the fiscal year and fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31), and will continue investing heavily in the serv... More
GrayMeta Launches Updated Iris Software Suite
GrayMeta’s Iris software suite, the company’s studio-grade media player and quality control solution, has gotten an upgrade, with metadata specialist offering new Iris 4K-HDR, ... More
Video Subscriber Growth Helped Comcast, AT&T Fourth-Quarter Results
Despite the increasing number of consumers who are opting to cut the cord on their TV services, Comcast and AT&T reported increases in video subscriptions that helped give a lift t... More