M+E Connections
Sony Ci Helps Solve Real-Time WFH Collaboration: CBS News, WGBH, Sony Pictures
Achieving real-time work-from-home (WFH) collaboration is more important than ever for media and entertainment organizations. Using the Sony Ci cloud-based platform can significant... More
Sony Touts New Professional Solutions and Products
With NAB Show in Las Vegas canceled this year, Sony Electronics took to the Internet on April 30 to spotlight its latest professional products and solutions, including its expanded... More
Amazon Reports Strong Q1 AWS Results, COVID-19 Initiatives
Strong Amazon Web Services (AWS) results helped Amazon report stronger results than a year ago in the first quarter (ended March 31), during which the company unveiled multiple new... More
M&E Journal: Carving Out Streaming Space
By Chris Tribbey, Editorial Director, MESA - In early November, video game and entertainment site IGN did the math: anyone wanting to subscribe to every major streaming service ... More
Microsoft Q3 Results Driven By Strong Azure Performance
Microsoft’s strong performance in the third quarter (ended March 31) was driven by continued strong Azure and overall global cloud computing demand as more people turned to its T... More
Increased Web Traffic, Demand for Security Solutions Boost Akamai Q1 Results
Stronger than expected traffic levels on Akamai’s platform and the continued strong performance of the company’s security solutions helped drive the strong results that it saw ... More
M&E Journal: Making Big Data Work for You to Create Contextualized Engagement
By Philip Paisnel, VP Client Partner, Softtek - Both business users and consumers desire an intuitive content delivery experience that is as frictionless as possible. The name I... More
Pandemic Breaths New Life Into Old Entertainment
By Andy Marken, President, Marken Communications - Staying at home, working from home was fun … until it’s wasn’t. Face it, you acted/looked like a hibernating bear. Bu... More
Dubbing in Lockdown: Virtual Dubbing Studios and Business Continuity
By Gordon Doran, President, ZOO Digital - The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the traditional dubbing industry to its core. Recording studios around the world are in lockdown, leav... More
Documentaries Let People Look Back, Forward with Optimism
By Andy Marken, President, Marken Communications - History was one of our favorite subjects in high school and college. Actually, liked almost every subject except math. We eve... More
Veritone Eyes AI Opportunities for M&E
Veritone made the most of its April 22 webinar, showcasing what it would have touted at this month's NAB Show: an artificial intelligence platform (aiWARE) that's constantly being ... More
M&E Journal: Finding the Right Content Financials Solution for M&E
By Kedar Patwardhan, Global Head, M&E Business, Invenio Business Solutions - The unique creative drive of Hollywood to tell stories for enhanced consumer experience has been acc... More
Caringo Releases New Server Appliances and Swarm 11.1
Caringo started shipping its latest line of Swarm Server Appliances and also launched version 11.1 of Caringo Swarm Object Storage Software. “This is the third iteration to ou... More
Netflix Subscriber Growth, Viewership Soared in Q1
Netflix added far more subscribers than it expected to in the first quarter (ended March 31) and saw viewership soar also, as expected, as the coronavirus pandemic forced people to... More
SAP Execs: Strong Cloud Demand Gave Company a Q1 Lift
Continued strong cloud demand, especially in January and February, helped SAP overcome COVID-19 challenges in the first quarter (ended March 31), according to company executives. ... More
M&E Journal: A Close Up on Cybersecurity Trends in the Media and Entertainment Industry
By John-Thomas Gaietto, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Michael Wylie, Director, Cybersecurity, Richey May Technology Solutions - As modern media companies race to create... More
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
NAGRA Touts Akamai Edge Network Watermarking Partnership
NAGRA April 20 announced it’s NexGuard streaming forensic watermarking solution has been integrated with the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, adding another level of protection ... More
Diamond: Global Digital Accessibility Challenges Remain
Despite the strides that have been made in recent years, various digital and other accessibility challenges remain all around the world that are making it harder for many people �... More
OTT Producing Excitement on the Screen, Behind the Scenes
By Andy Marken, President, Marken Communications - Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights, constantly reminds organizations that the most difficult decision management has to make is ... More