All posts by Jeff Hyatt

The global pandemic has been dictating how the whole world is reforming, businesses included. Different forums and analyst reports are increasingly calling out the future of busine... More

How to value a film library is a major question in the COVID-19 era as cinemas and streamers turn to older titles to plug the gap caused by production suspensions, and face a reluc... More

For big entertainment companies, licensing IP is simply a more reliable and profitable business, with lower risks (albeit limited upside). While gaming requires substantial upfront... More

Another big acquisition out of Israel this week points to how bigger tech companies are using the economic slowdown to focus on their longer-term strategies and shore up assets to ... More

Sony Electronics announced that Sony Corporation will be making several donations to leading organizations in the production industry. The fund is designed to help mitigate disrupt... More

The first half of 2020 has given birth to a transformation with unprecedented speed—the Virtual Wave. Initiatives that once required in-person collaboration and onsite support ar... More

Amazon is looking to add 24/7 live programming to its Prime Video service, according to multiple job listings posted over the past several weeks. The new channels could include liv... More

Phishing attacks have grown increasingly more sophisticated over the years. Usually targeting us on emails, sometimes via text messages, they attempt to lure users into providing s... More

Illumio announced Illumio Edge, a first-of-its kind Zero Trust endpoint protection solution that dramatically reduces the risk of ransomware and malware propagating laterally throu... More

As COVID-19 became a global concern earlier this year, it quickly became clear that life and business were about to undergo major shifts. Suddenly, as social distancing took hold, ... More

Heading into an unprecedented Virtual Cannes Market, buyers and sellers are navigating a new landscape that likely will provide the festival acquisitions template for the foreseeab... More

TransPerfect announced that it has been selected by Cosentino Group to localize their marketing and technical materials, including their website, into 23 languages. (more…)... More

The Apple AirPods Pro are getting a hefty firmware upgrade with iOS 14, which will allow for Dolby Atmos spatial audio, bringing immersive 3D sound to your true wireless earbuds. A... More

Following in the footsteps of Trolls World Tour and Scoob!, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will skip its theatrical release and head straight to video-on-demand marketplace... More

Salesforce has a bunch of announcements coming out of the virtual Trailheadx conference taking place later this week, starting today with some new developer tools. The goal of thes... More

For many companies, the economic impact of COVID-19 has pushed the need to reimagine, reshape and reinvent future financial and investor fundamentals to the top of the boardroom ag... More

Tamr announced the appointment of Anthony Deighton as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Deighton, who most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer at Celonis, spent 13+ years as Seni... More

During his opening remarks at the IBM Think Digital conference in May, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discussed why he thought the coronavirus pandemic would accelerate the transition to d... More

While recent shutdowns and work stoppages engendered by this year’s pandemic have led to a halt in France’s normally robust exhibition landscape, streaming platforms — both i... More