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M&E Journal: Reimagining Production and Post, While Staying Ahead of the Trends
By Chuck Parker, CEO, Sohonet - While it could be a full-time job to watch the industry forces that are driving the film, TV and ad production industries, we are monitoring eigh... More
‘Parasite’ Gets Major Post-Oscars Demand Bump
Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” has seen a noticeable increase in demand on FandangoNOW, Walmart's Vudu and Apple's iTunes streaming services, in optical disc sales and in theatric... More
Mobile World Congress Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Due to global concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this month’s scheduled Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International Content Protection Summit (CPS) in Barcelona have been ... More
Deluxe GM: ‘Balanced Fusion’ of Talent, Technology Needed to Meet Today’s Challenges
Deluxe is using new technology and tools to help meet new post-production challenges. That and a huge, distributed workforce, made up of more than 6,000 translators, scripting edit... More
Smart Hollywood Keynoter to Talk Changing Viewing Habits
With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, Carter Pilcher, founder and CEO of 24-7 short-form entertainment channel provider ShortsTV, has witnessed first-hand the evol... More
International CPS Keynote to Discuss Impact of Hackers on M&E
When you think “hacker,” the idea of a rogue, computer-savvy kid may first pop into mind. But according to cybersecurity expert Ralph Echemendia — known as “The Ethical... More
ShowStoppers Returns to Mobile World Congress Feb. 23
ShowStoppers — a regular press event featured at CES, the NAB Show, CE Week, IFA and more — returns to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona for the 13th year on Feb. 23. ... More
Important Updates to MPA Best Practices You Don’t Want To Miss
By Michael Wiley, CISSP, Director of Cybersecurity Services, Richey May Technology Solutions - Recently, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) updated the Content Security Best P... More
MicroStrategy Expects HyperIntelligence Adoption to Keep Growing in 2020
MicroStrategy continued to see strong demand for its HyperIntelligence advanced “zero-click” analytics in the fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31) and expects adoption to continue ex... More
MESA’s Winter ‘M&E Journal’ – ‘Intelligent Hollywood’ – Goes Live
The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More
Smart Hollywood Summit Returns to L.A. March 4
What started years ago as Metadata Madness — a gathering of metadata specialists in the industry — and evolved into the Smart Content Summit — looking at industry application... More
CES 2020: LG, Microsoft Azure Partner on B2B Innovations
LAS VEGAS — To close out the 2020 edition of CES, LG Electronics announced it is partnering with Microsoft to build its automotive infotainment systems, management systems and ot... More
AWS Machine Learning, Analytics Tapped by Bundesliga
German soccer league Bundesliga is now looking to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its machine learning and analytics, to both improve personalized fan experiences and deliver new ga... More
CES 2020: Warner Bros. Looks to Cinelytic’s AI Platform; Dolby Vision Gets Smarter
LAS VEGAS — AI and cloud-based technology firm Cinelytic and its AI-driven content and talent valuation system has been chosen by Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) to be... More
Content Protection Summit Comes to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) brings its successful Content Protection Summit (CPS) series — the premier gathering of Hollywood’s content protection and co... More
CES 2020: Salesforce Looks to Consumer-First Tech Approach; EY M&E Survey Points to Industry Evolution
LAS VEGAS — At CES, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff took the stage for a panel discussion to look at the changing needs of CEOs in technology and the importance of a ... More
CES 2020: Gracenote Helps Bridge Linear-Digital TV Ad Gap; TiVo Unveils HDMI Streamer
LAS VEGAS — With the help of Gracenote’s metadata and automatic content recognition technologies, company parent Nielsen has unveiled a new addressable TV advertising platform,... More
CES 2020: Synamedia Shares Dire Illegal Streaming Stats; Luxoft Debuts New Mobility Tech
LAS VEGAS — To kick off the 2020 edition of CES, video software provider Synamedia shared its findings of a new anti-piracy study, showing more than three million streaming crede... More
Salesforce Touts Einstein Voice Skills, NYC Initiatives at World Tour Stop
NEW YORK — Salesforce spotlighted its new Einstein Voice Skills capabilities and multiple other components of the Salesforce Customer 360 customer relationship management (CRM) ... More
CPS 2019: LiveTiles on Securing Collaboration from Insider Threats
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Safeguarding sensitive information from insiders can be just as important as securing that info from those outside an organization — especially when us... More