All posts by Chris Tribbey
AWS, Machine Learning and a Royal Wedding
It’s been about a year since Amazon Web Services began making it simple for developers to extract metadata from content using machine learning services, and according to Liam Mor... More
NAGRA’s Tholen on Streaming Piracy: ‘Know Thy Enemy’
Pay TV operators pay a pretty penny to license the broadcast rights for big sporting events. And along with that comes the inevitability of some people stealing that live broadcast... More
Microsoft’s Wahl: Video AI Isn’t ‘Pie in the Sky’
Martin Wahl, principal program manager of cloud, AI and cognitive services for Microsoft, shared some daunting figures July 24 during a presentation at the Smart Content Summit Eas... More
Viacom, NYT Share How They ‘Gamify’ the Data Experience
Three experts from three very different media and entertainment companies gathered July 24 for a panel discussion on how to use data and analytics to attract and retain their custo... More
Spark Digital Adds Ed Cho as Principal (HITS)
Spark Digital has announced it has hired industry vet Ed Cho as principal working out of Los Angeles. Cho’s experience leading digital transformation in the media and entertainm... More
New Asset ID Standards the ‘UPC Code’ for Media
In early July, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) published new standards that bind Ad-IDs to commercials and Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) codes to ... More
Spark Digital Adds Ed Cho as Principal
Spark Digital has announced it has hired industry vet Ed Cho as principal working out of Los Angeles. Cho’s experience leading digital transformation in the media and entertainme... More
Western Digital Revenue, Profit Rise (MESA)
Western Digital reported both higher revenue and profit for its fiscal fourth quarter (ended June 29), thanks to higher demand for its products and from its cloud customers for hig... More
Western Digital Revenue, Profit Rise
Western Digital reported both higher revenue and profit for its fiscal fourth quarter (ended June 29), thanks to higher demand for its products and from its cloud customers for hig... More
Experts Talk Benefits — and Drawbacks — of Advanced Ads
Dynamic ad insertion and addressable advertising have long been touted as the future of non-linear, ad-supported media, but despite advances in technology making advanced advertisi... More
Smart Content, Content Protection, Cloud Production Together July 24 in NYC
Nearly 400 members of the East Coast media and entertainment community are set to visit the Microsoft Conference Center July 24 for the second annual Media & Entertainment Day, att... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: Disney Channel Live Trivia, Storytelling Yarns
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • Disney Channel July 16 launched a new l... More
G-Technology: Protecting, Accelerating Creative Professionals’ Data Workflow
G-Technology’s origin story reads like a Silicon Valley startup playbook. In 1994, Roger Mabon co-founded a little storage solutions company called Medea while pursuing his MBA d... More
MarkLogic, Sony Share Data Gains
As long as there’s been entertainment, one thing has always been true, according to Matt Turner, CTO of media and manufacturing for MarkLogic: “The focus is on the content, mak... More
Piracy, Cybersecurity Topics Slated for Content Protection Summit
During the July 24 Media & Entertainment Day at the Microsoft Conference Center in New York, studios, piracy experts and industry groups will all be featured presenters during the ... More
Salesforce to Acquire Marketing Firm Datorama (SCN)
Salesforce July 16 announced it will acquire New York-based marketing firm Datorama, expanding Salesforce’s cloud, data integration and AI-powered marketing intelligence solution... More
An EPIC Cloud Program Scheduled for July 24 M&E Day
During the July 24 Media & Entertainment Day at the Microsoft Conference Center in New York, Microsoft is sponsoring a new series of discussions centered around cloud production wo... More
IBM Security: Covering Every Cybersecurity Base for M&E
IBM Security’s portfolio of enterprise security products and services runs the gamut, covering applications, mobile, networks, data, the cloud, you name it, all centered around e... More
MESA, MarkLogic Webinar to Examine Sony’s Smart Content Work
When the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and MarkLogic host the July 18 webinar “Smart Content Connecting the Data Behind the Hits with Sony Pictures,” Matt Turn... More
