All posts by Chris Tribbey

Luxoft Partners with Microsoft on Connected Vehicle Solutions

DXC Technology’s Luxoft division announced Jan. 2 that it’s expanding its partnership with Microsoft, working with Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform to more quickly deli... More

Gracenote to Tout OTT Guide Solutions at CES

At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Nielsen-owned metadata and content recognition tech firm Gracenote will debut new OTT guide offerings, geared toward helping content providers of... More

Cognizant Adds Sam Club’s Becky Schmitt as EVP, CPO

Cognizant is bringing aboard Becky Schmitt, SVP and chief people officer (CPO) at Walmart’s Sam’s Club, as its new EVP and CPO, beginning Feb. 1. Schmitt will take over for ret... More

Veritone Helps Deliver AI-Driven MAM Solution for Italian Football Club

Veritone and its OS for artificial intelligence, aiWARE, have partnered up with media asset management (MAM) operator Evolphin Software to deliver an AI-driven MAM platform for Ita... More

TiVo, Xperi to Merge, Will Operate as Xperi

TiVo and Xperi have announced they will merge in an all-stock transaction, creating a giant consumer and entertainment tech business representing the industry’s largest intellect... More

EditShare Workflow Solutions Selected by Digital Agency TeamWorks Media (MESA)

Collaboration and media management specialist EditShare has been selected by digital agency TeamWorks Media to provide workflow solutions that will enable the company to better del... More

Softtek Acquires Majority Stake in Vector ITC

Global IT services firm Sofftek has acquired a 75% stake in Madrid-based technology firm Vector ITC, giving Sofftek a firmer hold in Europe, Latin America and the U.S., and strengt... More

CPS 2019: CDSA Leadership Praises Hollywood Community for New Security Mindset

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Speaking Dec. 4 at the 10th annual Content Protection Summit (CPS), Alex Pickering, the newly elected board chairman of the Content Delivery & Security A... More

Red Bee Lands Fox Sports Netherlands Deal (MESA)

End-to-end managed services firm Red Bee Media has inked a deal with Fox Sports in the Netherlands to handle the broadcaster’s master control room needs, the companies announced.... More

Irdeto Credited with Assist in South African Pirate Streaming Arrest (CDSA)

A Dec. 4 arrest of a Cape Town man accused of illegally selling pirate internet streaming devices and online content subscriptions is being celebrated by digital platform security ... More

CPS 2019: Inaugural Content Protection Month Was a Hit

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Content protection and security may be a year-round endeavor for major studios and production companies, but bringing a sharper focus to its importance �... More

CPS 2019: Hollywood Better Prepare Now for Deepfakes, Keynoter Says

UNIEVRSAL CITY, Calif. — You can go all the way back to Joseph Stalin for some of the earliest examples of image manipulation, where you’ll find the Soviet leader air-brushing ... More

New MESA Newsletter Schedule

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, MESA newsletter subscribers saw a change to our publishing schedule, with the WiTH Wire — a weekly newsletter covering the latest news, innova... More

CPS 2019: NSA Security Expert Points to People as the Main Problem

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dr. Eric Haseltine, chairman of the board for the U.S. Technology Leadership Council, was once head of research and development for Walt Disney Imagineer... More

CPS 2019: SHIFT CTO Stresses Proper Vetting for Pre-Release Content

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Sharing pre-release content outside of your organization carries inherent risks, and Alex Nauda, CTO for workflow tech specialist SHIFT, began his breako... More

LiveTiles Aims to Secure Microsoft Teams (CDSA)

Intelligent workplace software firm LiveTiles has teamed up with security firm Nucleus Cyber to better protect Microsoft Teams, the communication and collaboration platform that of... More

CDSA Board Names BBC Studios’ Content Security Chief as New Chair

Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), the global entertainment industry’s advocate for content security, content protection and information security, has named Alex Pic... More

Latest Cast & Crew Acquisition Could Be Its Biggest Yet

Theatrical payroll provider Checks & Balances. Screenwriting software firm Final Draft. Live events payroll specialist CAPS. In the last four years, production payroll services... More

LiveTiles Aims to Secure Microsoft Teams

Intelligent workplace software firm LiveTiles has teamed up with security firm Nucleus Cyber to better protect Microsoft Teams, the communication and collaboration platform that of... More