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Veritone Renews Agreement with CBS News and Further Expands Content Licensing Library
The new multi-year agreement will enhance search and discoverability of content, while also providing greater access to more award-winning news content to license. (more…)... More
Rajesh Nambiar is New CMD at Cognizant (HBL)
Brian Humphries, CEO, Cognizant, said, Nambiar will strengthen the company’s brand positioning in India and enhance relationships with relevant Indian government agencies, chambe... More
Austrian VOD Service Taps Whip Media’s CVM Platform
Magenta Telekom, an Austrian subsidiary of German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, has tapped Whip Media Group and its enterprise content value management (CVM) platfo... More
Zendesk Report Confirms Link Between Customer-Centric Leadership and Business Growth in Asia Pacific
Zendesk released new research in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group that shows how companies in Asia Pacific investing in customer experience are reaping the benefits (more... More
Microsoft Announces First Azure Data Center Region in Taiwan (TechCrunch)
This new region will augment its existing presence in East Asia, where the company already runs data centers in China (operated by 21Vianet), Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. This new r... More
Akamai Acquires Asavie to Advance 5G Security Strategy
Edge platform and security firm Akamai has acquired private network automation and management specialist Asavie in an all-cash transaction, with the goal of using the Dublin, Irela... More
Verizon Media CEO on Building Consumers’ Trust in the Media (YF)
Guru Gowrappan, CEO of Verizon Media, discusses how the media can restore people's trust.... More
Digital Nirvana Rolls Out Advanced Features for Trance Closed-Captioning, Transcription Solution
Digital Nirvana unveiled several powerful new capabilities for Trance, the company's award-winning, enterprise-grade, cloud-based application for closed captioning and transcriptio... More
Premiere Digital Adds Industry Vet Buck as EVP
Media services and tech solutions specialist Premiere Digital has added longtime digital distribution expert Andrew Buck as its new EVP, charging him with leading global expansion ... More
GeoGuard: Positive Certainty During Uncertain Times (Pymnts)
While it's not easy to see a silver lining in a global pandemic, Geoguard Founder and CEO David Briggs says his firm was able to find some key opportunities amid the challenge.... More
Anna Lee Heads to Deluxe (Next TV)
Formerly the Netflix head of talent relations and awards, among several other job titles, she’ll now serve as chief strategy officer for the venerable Hollywood media services co... More
Wayve Chooses Microsoft Azure to Scale AI-Based Autonomous Driving Technology
The London-based company will use Microsoft’s cloud platform in their research and development of a data-driven solution capable of driving in urban environments. (more…)... More
SAP, Partners Expand Industry Cloud Portfolio
SAP expanded its industry cloud solutions portfolio to serve the needs of three new industries: retail, professional services and industrial machinery and components (IM&C). (more&... More
Penske Media, MRC Form Joint Venture Merging Data Businesses (Variety)
Penske Media Corp., parent company of Variety, and MRC announced a new joint venture bringing together their respective data businesses. The newly formed company combines PMC’s A... More
Synamedia Appoints Paul Segre as CEO
Independent video software provider Synamedia has named longtime tech industry veteran Paul Segre as its new CEO, effective immediately. Segre comes over from customer experience s... More
Veritone, GovQA to Provide AI-Powered End-to-End Compliance Solution
The strategic relationship enables government agencies to increase transparency, speed the release of public records at a reduced cost and address demand for accountability. (more&... More
Genpact Honored as a Leader in Sustainability
Genpact was recognized for continued focus on reducing its environmental footprint and driving sustainable digital transformation. (more…)... More
What’s Next for Edge Delivery? (Akamai Blog)
Access to media through the internet is a huge part of how so many in the world are entertained, informed, and even educated nowadays. And 2020 has shined an even greater light on ... More
MESA Members Win Big at NAB Show Product of the Year Awards
Seven members of MESA took home honors from the annual NAB Show Product of the Year Awards, handed out Oct. 20 during the NAB Show New York digital experience. (more…)... More
Qumulo Honored for Distributed File Systems, Object Storage
Qumulo announced its position as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for the third consecutive year. (more…)... More
