All posts by Chris Tribbey

Technicolor Details 2020-2022 Strategic Plan (MESA)

Technicolor has announced its 2020-2022 Strategic Plan concurrently with three transactions aimed at strengthening its capital structure and restoring strategic flexibility: (more&... More

Mobile World Congress Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Due to global concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this month’s scheduled Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International Content Protection Summit (CPS) in Barcelona have been ... More

Spanish Sports Streamer Looks to Irdeto for Security Help (MESA)

Spanish broadcaster Mediaset España has tapped content security provider Irdeto to help secure content delivery for Mediaset’s sports-centric OTT service Mitele Plus, the compan... More

Dolby, Technicolor, Deluxe Celebrate Oscar Wins

Dolby Labs, Technicolor and Deluxe Entertainment Services are all celebrating their contributions to those films that took home Oscars following the 92nd Academy Awards Feb. 9. ... More

Smart Hollywood Keynoter to Talk Changing Viewing Habits

With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, Carter Pilcher, founder and CEO of 24-7 short-form entertainment channel provider ShortsTV, has witnessed first-hand the evol... More

International CPS Keynote to Discuss Impact of Hackers on M&E

When you think “hacker,” the idea of a rogue, computer-savvy kid may first pop into mind. But according to cybersecurity expert Ralph Echemendia — known as “The Ethical... More

ShowStoppers Returns to Mobile World Congress Feb. 23

ShowStoppers — a regular press event featured at CES, the NAB Show, CE Week, IFA and more — returns to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona for the 13th year on Feb. 23. ... More

Technicolor’s MPC Launches New VFX Division for Streaming, Episodic Content (MESA)

Technicolor subsidiary MPC Film has launched a new, London-based episodic visual effects division, further expanding on Technicolor’s portfolio of film and episodic VFX studios, ... More

Citadel Information Group Acquired by Miller Kaplan

Los Angeles-based Information security management services specialist Citadel Information Group has been acquired by public accounting firm Miller Kaplan, the companies announced ... More

EditShare Opens Up Registration for Training Academy (HITS)

Media collaboration, security, and storage solutions company EditShare has opened up registration for its EditShare Academy authorized training and certification program, which off... More

Cognizant Acquires Code Zero Consulting

Professional services firm Cognizant has acquired Atlanta-based Code Zero Consulting, a provider of consulting and implementation services for cloud-based configure-price-quote (CP... More

Winter ‘M&E Journal’ Examines Cloud, Automation Advances

The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More

Adobe Makes Executive Leadership Team Moves (MESA)

Adobe has announced a few changes to its executive leadership team, with Donna Morris, EVP and chief human resources officer (CHRO), leaving the company, and EVP Gloria Chen, a 20-... More

DXC Technology Adds Drumgoole as CIO, EVP (HITS)

DXC Technology has brought on board longtime IT industry vet Chris Drumgoole as its CIO and EVP, the seventh addition to DXC president and CEO Mike Salvino’s leadership team sinc... More

Big Data, AI Use Cases Tackled in Winter ‘M&E Journal’

The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More

Irdeto Lands Pair of Russian Security Deals (CDSA)

Digital platform and cybersecurity firm Irdeto is closing out the first month of 2020 with a pair of major deals in Moscow, helping an online video streaming provider protect again... More

Winter ‘M&E Journal’ Delves Into Cybersecurity, Cloud Concerns

The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More

Study: Seattle, Boston Top U.S. Metro Areas for STEM Professionals

With growing demand nationwide for professionals with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 9% growth in ... More

MESA’s Winter ‘M&E Journal’ – ‘Intelligent Hollywood’ – Goes Live

The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More