All posts by Chris Tribbey

Content Protection Summit Keynotes to Examine Security Awareness, Disinformation Campaigns

A trio of keynote presentations Dec. 5 during the Content Delivery & Security Association’s (CDSA) annual Content Protection Summit (CPS) in Marina del Rey, Calif. will look ... More

Eurofins Launches Cybersecurity Division

Quality assurance and testing services provider Eurofins Digital Testing has announced a new cybersecurity division geared toward media and entertainment, the Internet of Things (I... More

BTI Studios Acquires German Dubbing Firm Berliner Synchron

Media localization firm BTI Studios Nov. 12 announced the acquisition of Munich-based Berliner Synchron GmbH, as the first professional dubbing studio in Germany, one that’s dubb... More

DISH, NAGRA Mark Win in SetTV Streaming Piracy Case

Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions provider NAGRA and DISH Network marked a legal victory Nov. 12, taking home a judgment against the Kodi-based SetTV streaming servic... More

Verizon Digital Media Services, Unreel Entertainment Team on OTT

Verizon Digital Media Services has partnered with direct-to-consumer turnkey OTT solution provider Unreel Entertainment to help launch more than 100 new streaming services, includi... More

Miami Heat Looks to Avid for Workflow Solutions

The Miami Heat has tapped Avid to upgrade its production workflow, specifically for its internal production department HEATV, Avid and the NBA franchise announced Nov. 12. HEATV... More

Program, Keynotes Announced for Dec. 5 Content Protection Summit in Los Angeles

The annual Content Delivery & Security Association’s (CDSA) Content Protection Summit (CPS) on Dec. 5 in Marina del Rey is the largest conference of the year dedicated to sec... More

Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: Prime Podcast-Based Series, Snapchat AR Shows

Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • Turner has partnered with VR ad company... More

BTI Studios Acquires Dutch Dubbing Studio (MESA)

Localization services provider BTI Studios has acquired Dutch dubbing studio Creative Sounds, extending BTI’s European reach. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Creative Sound... More

ESCA Returned to HITS Fall with Innovative, Deep-Dive Supply Chain Solutions

The Entertainment Supply Chain Academy (ESCA) was the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance’s (MESA) first brand, first community and the genesis for the Alliance, and its one-... More

HITS Fall: TPN Heads Offer Updates

LOS ANGELES — The heads of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) — the industrywide content security initiative geared toward helping companies prevent breaches and leaks of pre-re... More

HITS Fall: Technologist Turner’s Reasons Why Post in the Cloud Works (HITS)

The media and entertainment industry has already embraced the cloud when it comes to content creation, management and distribution. But for several reasons, the use of cloud techno... More

Videocites: Tracking Videos, Wherever They Go

Video-based search is a powerful novel technology that enables a new set of tools for superior video discovery and management. That’s where Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm V... More

HITS Fall: Technologist Turner’s Reasons Why Post in the Cloud Works

The media and entertainment industry has already embraced the cloud when it comes to content creation, management and distribution. But for several reasons, the use of cloud techno... More

HITS Fall: LiveTiles Shares Intelligent Workplace Ideas

If you’re going to bring artificial intelligence into your business — in order to make it a more intelligent workplace — you need to ask yourself a few simple questions, acco... More

HITS Fall: EIDR’s Roadmap Looks Bright

LOS ANGELES — Will Kreth, executive director of the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR), looks at the current, collaborative ID initiatives being undertaken today by the entertainme... More

Dolby’s Griffis Named SMPTE President

Patrick Griffis, VP of technology in the Office of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories, has been named the new president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)... More

HITS Fall: ‘Molly’s Game’ Author Talks Managing Risk

LOS ANGELES — Molly Bloom, the afternoon keynote Oct. 4 during the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit (HITS) Fall event, didn’t take long to set the tone with her pre... More

HITS Fall: Gracenote’s Studio System ‘Makes Sense of the Data’ (HITS)

Bill Isbell, director of sales for Gracenote, received an odd request one day from one of the clients using the company’s Studio System enterprise-level collaboration platform, r... More