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Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 4: ‘The Colossal Opportunity’ (‘Sailing into the Storm’)

If COVID-19 has taught us anything thus far, it’s that things we were told weren’t possible — like widespread telecommuting, remote staff meetings and keeping the car in the ... More

Microsoft Azure, Teradici Tout Secure Cloud Remote Work Solution

Amid the increase in remote work that has been necessitated globally by the COVID-19 pandemic, media and entertainment companies have an option to securely and affordably enable th... More

M&E Journal: Cloud Services: Home to Future Media Production

By David Boland, Director Product Marketing, Wasabi - MovieLabs, the nonprofit technology research lab run by Hollywood studios, recently published a milestone white paper prese... More

Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 1: ‘The Great Upheaval’

Over the course of just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption across most every American industry, and media and entertainment hasn’t been immune to th... More

Salesforce Exec, Mark Cuban: Now is a Good Time for Companies to Share Best Practices

As businesses continue to navigate through the current uncertain landscape that has been created by the coronavirus pandemic, now would be a great time for companies – even rival... More

M&E Journal: How Will Content Evolve for the D2C Marketplace?

By Devendra Mishra, Chief Strategist, MESA - Hollywood is on an epic journey to deliver its content direct-to-consumer (D2C), a journey that will not only transform distribution... More

Rutgers Digital Asset Management Program Fills a Unique Gap

As a graduate student at Rutgers, working toward her masters in library and information science (MILS), Yonah Levenson, manager of metadata strategy for WarnerMedia and chair of th... More

Industry Execs: Media Will Bounce Back from Coronavirus Impacts

COVID-19 has significantly harmed the media industry, but the sector is learning a lot of lessons from the current crisis and will bounce back, according to Peter White, CEO of the... More

Caringo, Wasabi Execs Tout ‘Friendly Coopetition’ Between Cloud, On-Prem Storage

Depending on your organization’s storage needs, it sometimes still makes sense to keep your data on-prem and it sometimes makes sense to shift your storage entirely to the cloud.... More

M&E Journal: Leveraging 5G to Drive Innovation and Creativity in Hollywood

By Jeffrey Thompson, Senior Director, M&E, Luxoft - The M&E industry is experiencing an unprecedented wave of technological advancements that will continue to disrupt and advanc... More

6 Essential Features to Empower Your Team to Work Remotely

By Jon Finegold, CMO, Signiant — For many, the last few weeks — with the increasing rise in COVID-19 and the resultant impact of the M&E industry — has illuminated t... More

M&E Journal: Modern Solutions for Modern Content Deals

By Michael McGuire, Chief Revenue Officer, FilmTrack - Hollywood and its distribution model have changed drastically, and the change is not showing any signs of slowing down. En... More

SAP, Futurum Report Examines ‘What’s Next for Content Streaming Services’

A new white paper from SAP and analyst firm Futurum asks the all-important question “‘What’s Next For Content Streaming Services?” At a time when millions of people have ca... More

BeBop, Sony Ci to Hold Post-Production in the Cloud Webinar March 18

Sports brands everywhere are looking to make the most out of all their assets, and keep fans more engaged with all the content available. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)... More

BeBanjo: OTT Services Must Be Nimble, Adapt Quickly to Compete

As content planning, scheduling, distribution and delivery all become more complex, the need to manage larger quantities of metadata, schedules and rights is crucial to running a s... More

M&E Journal: How to Solve Subscription Frustration (And Save Movie Night, Too)

By Raman Abrol, General Manager, Amdocs Media - Does this sound familiar? It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Friday, movie night with the family. You agree on where to order food, wait fo... More

M&E Journal: The Rights and Metadata Agility Imperative

By Ross French, Senior Director, and Alex Akers, Manager, Consulting, KlarisIP - Sam leads the sales team for a media content company — a well-oiled machine that has been maki... More

Croogloo: Connecting Film, TV Production Operations

Combining the best practices of supply chain science, tech, and production operations, Montreal-based Croogloo has a bold goal: help Studios and Crew cut production days, using dat... More

M&E Journal: Looking Beyond the Paperless Mission: How Automation Minimizes Risk

By Mark Goldstein, President, CEO, Entertainment Partners - Many have speculated that we are in the midst of a golden age in entertainment production. Content creation continues... More

Cognizant CFO: Expect More Investments Like Code Zero

Cognizant plans to continue making partnership investments along the lines of its recently announced acquisitions of Atlanta-based Code Zero Consulting and the French operations of... More

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