All posts by Chris Tribbey
Infosys Study: Enterprises Begin Banking on 5G
More than half of enterprises say 5G will help with customer acquisition and generate new lines of revenue, and 90% of companies are actively investigating 5G business cases and de... More
High Praise for TPN at vETC Event
Bryan Ellenburg, director of content security for CBS, CBS Films and Showtime, has seen a lot of security initiatives over the years, helping to hold down the content security fort... More
AWS Throws Weight Behind Deepfake Detection Challenge
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will work with Facebook, Microsoft and the Partnership on AI, on the first-ever Deepfakes Detection Challenge, a competition designed to produce technolog... More
Verizon, SAP Developing Next-Gen IoT Analytics Solutions
Verizon and SAP have announced they will jointly develop new, next-gen Internet of Things (IoT) analytics solutions, ones that will enable applications to process data at every gen... More
DXC Technology to Add 1,200 Jobs at Arkansas Location (MESA)
End-to-end IT services firm DXC Technology has announced it will bring 1,200 new jobs to its Conway, Ark. location, with new positions in security IT services, healthcare and life ... More
MicroStrategy Study: Nearly All Real-Time Enterprise Decisions are Data-Deprived
Nearly 95% of companies say data and analytics is important to their digital transformation and business growth, but 60% of employees say it takes hours or even days to get the inf... More
WiTH Summit Keynote: Embrace What You Fear
Joze Piranian has dealt with a stutter his entire life. Today he’s a stand-up comedian, an inspirational speaker, and a TEDx presenter. “I hated that I couldn’t say the wo... More
Synamedia Looks to ATSC 3.0 Transition (HITS)
Independent video software provider Synamedia is partnering with metadata management and data broadcasting company Triveni Digital to enable broadcasters to transition to ATSC 3.0,... More
Akamai Gives ISPs a Cybersecurity Boost
Akamai Oct. 16 announced several updates to its Security and Personalization Services (SPS) Secure Business solution for internet service providers (ISPs), including a cloud-based ... More
Testronic Integrates GrayMeta Iris Media Platform as QC Playback Tool
Quality assurance (QA), compliance and localization services provider Testronic has integrated the Iris Media Platform from GrayMeta as a QC playback tool in their testing facili... More
TV Time Acquires Mediamorph, Revamps Into Whip Media Group
Content tracking platform company TV Time has agreed to acquire content value management (CVM) platform operator Mediamorph, the companies announced Oct. 15. TV Time, which is u... More
HITS Fall: Genpact Heads Talk New Approaches to Copyright Enforcement
It’s a hyper-connected world and media and entertainment companies are constantly on the lookout for new, digital solutions to protect their content, their brand and their standa... More
HITS Fall: Anticipate Industry Data Needs, Says Variety Business Intelligence Research Chief
For 20 years now, Variety Business Intelligence (VBI) — the data licensing and business solutions arm of Variety Media — has been providing data and desktop solutions in the me... More
HITS Fall: Entertainment Partners Looks at Changing Security Landscape
LOS ANGELES — Between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the upcoming launch of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) locally, and the constant risks t... More
IYUNO Media Group Taps Allan Demby for New CTO Role (MESA)
Coming off the heels of its merger with Los Angeles-based localization firm BTI Studios, IYUNO Media Group is bringing Vubiquity and On Demand Group alumnus Allan Dembry into the f... 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: Tech Can Only Take You So Far, Keynoter Says
LOS ANGELES — During her 16 years between Fox and ABC as a head of development, Cheryl Bayer helped develop popular shows like “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Sex in the City,”... More
Cole Media: Helping M&E Companies Launch, Invest, and Improve New Businesses
After many years working with Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., and mobile video start-up PacketVideo, Lauren Cole began getting calls from groups looking to launch new international an... More
HITS Fall: CEOs, CIOs and COOs Highlight ‘Tech Takes Talent’ Program
The full-day HITS Fall program awaiting attendees Oct. 3 in Los Angeles will tackle everything from how CIOs are addressing new content production and distribution challenges, to w... More