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Dolby CEO: Promising Early Signs for Atmos Music
There are promising early signs for Dolby Atmos Music and Dolby sees opportunities for the immersive music experience to expand the company’s technology further on a growing numb... More
10th Annual CPS Addresses Evolution of Community in Security
Producing content in a secure environment — and protecting that content in an evolving media distribution ecosystem — requires a level of trust in today’s Hollywood. Transpar... More
Applicaster: Avoid ‘Vender Lock’ With Your D2C Apps
There are various benefits to media companies using Applicaster’s Zapp app management platform to develop and manage direct-to-consumer apps for mobile devices and connected TVs ... More
HITS Fall: AI-Based Analytics Can Give Content Owners Productivity Boost, Cinelytic Says
Content owners today are looking for every edge they can find to improve productivity, and real-time analytics driven by artificial intelligence (AI) made available in a cloud-base... More
HITS Fall: Keynoter Sees Hollywood Infrastructure Issues
LOS ANGELES — This industrywide shift from standard definition to high definition remains one of the biggest, crucial changes the media and entertainment sector has undergone, ac... More
HITS Fall: Variety Business Intelligence, MarkLogic to Tackle Data Licensing, Governance
A highlight of the multi-track “Morning Innovation and Technology Showcases” Oct. 3 at the HITS Fall event will be the presentations around data and governance in the industry,... More
‘Tech Takes Talent’ Returns to the Hollywood Innovation and Technology Summit Oct. 3 in L.A.
There are new hurdles around every corner for Hollywood’s technology community today, from fulfilling the promise of direct-to-consumer, to making good on the potential metadata,... More
Media Excellence Awards Submissions Due Nov. 1
Submissions for the 12th annual Media Excellence Awards (MEA) are being accepted now through Nov. 1. Members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) — which ... More
IBC 2019: NAGRA Lands New Content Protection Partnerships
Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions provider NAGRA is heading into IBC 2019 with a full head of steam, announcing new partnerships just ahead of the show in Amsterdam. ... More
IBC 2019: MESA Members to Showcase Smart Screen Solutions
From platforms that allow media and entertainment companies to get content to every screen, to suites of entertainment data and analytics products that informs video stakeholders o... More
RSG Media: M&E Can Pioneer a New Era of Disruption
The first supercomputers came around in the 1950s, with the purpose of forecasting the weather. A decade later, supercomputers we’re being used for the first of nearly 60 mission... More
EIDR: Technology is Helping, Hindering Workflow in Production
As the media and entertainment industry continues its digital transformation, technology is, in some ways, both helping and hindering workflow in production. What can only help ... More
MarkLogic, RSG Media, BTI Studios Bring Smart Content Know-How to July 25 M&E Day
MarkLogic’s chief strategy officer, the chief product officer for RSG Media, BTI Studios’ chief revenue officer and more will be on hand at the July 25 Media & Entertainment Da... More
NBC Counter-Terrorism Analyst Among July 25 M&E Day Keynote Presenters
NBC’s go-to counter-terrorism analyst and the founder and CEO of personal safety organization Stiletto Agency have been revealed as the Content Protection Summit East keynote spe... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: ‘Walking Dead’ VR, Interactive ‘Stranger Things’
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. (more…)... More
Hello Iconic: Engineering the Next Generation of Product Solutions
For Alejandro Corpeño and Jorge García, the road to success hasn’t been a simple one. The co-founders of Los Angeles-based consumer digital products company, Hello Iconic, s... More
Nuxeo: Content Services Platform Done Differently
The last year has been a great one for Nuxeo and its cloud-native Content Services Platform. Along with growing faster than any of its competitors and its market, the New York-base... More
TV Makers, Retailer at CE Week: All Signs Promising for 8K Success
NEW YORK – 8K Ultra High-Def (UHD) isn’t just a story about improved resolution and all signs seem to be promising that 8K TVs will be embraced by consumers and content creator... More
HITS Spring: Experts Talk Quantum Computing, Deep Fakes
During the May 23 HITS Spring session “Quantum Computing and the Future of Entertainment & Content Security,” Mark Jackson, scientific lead of business development at Cambridge... More
Technicolor Execs Discuss Ultra-Broadband, DOCSIS 3.1 Adoption Trends
Demand is heating up for a wide array of content services in emerging economies around the world. This is driving network service providers (NSPs) to offer customers a next-generat... More