M+E Connections
Sohonet CEO Explores Challenges, Solutions for Today’s Remote Post Collaboration
It used to be that working remotely in the media and entertainment space was a luxury. However, with those working on productions spread all across the world and amid ever-increasi... 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: Unlocking OTT Stream Data to Improve Monetization
By Jesse Michelsen, Ad Proxy Technical Lead, Verizon Media - OTT enables broadcasters and content creators to go well beyond the traditional linear TV experience, making it poss... More
WiTH @ Smart Keynote: Time to End Pattern Matching in the Entertainment Sector
Despite women statistically yielding higher returns when it comes to Hollywood movies, it would be a great idea to start following the money and ending pattern matching when it com... More
How Data Can Settle the Debate Over Music Ownership, Rights, and Royalties
By Richard Whittington, SVP, Media and Entertainment, SAP, and Amos Biegun, Global Head, Rights and Royalties, Vistex – This is the second in a series of exclusive industry in... More
ShortsTV CEO: Short-Form Content Going Beyond Cat Videos
LOS ANGELES — Carter Pilcher, CEO of global TV network ShortsTV, was recently at a friend’s house, and watched as his friend’s four-year-old daughter went up to the living ro... 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
Veritone Execs: Company Scored Multiple Business Wins in Q4
The past year was a notable one for Veritone as it launched multiple new products, established major new channel partnerships and “invested significantly in product development,�... More
Sony NMS Head of Platform Services Sees Opportunity Among OTT Options
LOS ANGELES — The data is pretty well-known by now: every U.S. household has an average of two OTT subscriptions today, and there are more services joining the ranks of options a... More
Early Signs Positive for AT&T TV’s National Launch
It is still early, but AT&T is seeing promising signs from the national launch of the Android TV-based AT&T TV streaming service March 2, according to John Stankey, preside... More
M&E Journal: Break Your App. Do It Again
By Ted Harrington, Executive Partner, Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) - In karate, earning a black belt isn’t the end of your journey; it is just the beginning. So too i... More
Rights and Royalty Management: The Intersection of Data and Movie Success
By Richard Whittington, SVP, Media and Entertainment, SAP, and Amos Biegun, Global Head, Rights and Royalties, Vistex - This is the first in a series of exclusive industry insig... More
Sony NMS to Share Streaming Insights at OTT Supply Chain Event
More than half of U.S. households now are subscribing monthly to at least two of the major streaming sites around, leading some to call the SVOD market saturated. Don’t tell t... More
Gracenote Growth Gave Nielsen a Q4 Lift
Growth at Gracenote provided Nielsen a boost in its fourth quarter and fiscal year (ended Dec. 31), the company said Feb. 27. “In 2019, we saw mid-single-digit growth in Grace... 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
Box CEO: Shield’s a ‘Core Catalyst’ for Suite Adoption
Box saw continued strong demand for its Box Shield security controls and intelligent threat detection capabilities in the fourth quarter (ended Jan. 31), according to company CEO A... More
Salesforce’s Latest Acquisition is Vlocity for $1.3B
Salesforce is acquiring Vlocity, a provider of cloud and mobile software built natively on the Salesforce platform, for about $1.33 billion in cash net of Salesforce's ownership in... More
M&E Journal: Securing Large-Scale Supply Chains Globally
By Tony Miles, Co-Founder, CEO, Fortium - Globalization has led to the shrinking of the world. Marketplaces that were off limits a decade ago are now easily targetable by those ... More
March 4 Women in Technology: Hollywood Event to Focus on Inclusion
Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) will bring Denise Hewett, founder and CEO of entertainment tech company Scriptd, studio executives and industry experts to the stage March 4 at... 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
