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IYUNO: New, Cloud-Based Software Localization Platform an IBC Success (MESA)

At the recent IBC Show, IYUNO Media Group successfully demonstrated MSX, a state-of-the art, cloud- based localization solution, the company announced. “People were truly impress... More

Sohonet Launches ClearView Flex Go Contest (MESA)

Sohonet has launched an open contest via its web site, one that offers winners a free package of its ClearView Flex Go real-time remote collaboration solution, with six weekly cred... More

NBC Sports Adds Atmos Audio to Notre Dame 4K HDR Series (SVG)

An ongoing test of 4K HDR video has been joined by its audio counterpart. This year, NBC Sports Group’s broadcasts of Notre Dame home games in the next-generation format, which h... More

IBM Launches Watson-Based AI Platforms for Advertising, Marketing (MediaPost)

IBM on Tuesday introduced technology based on artificial intelligence for advertising, marketing, automotive, customer service, human resources, supply chain, and other industries.... More

Salesforce’s Suarez-Davis Shows How All the Pieces Fit Together (AdExchanger)

Although M&A for data-driven companies slowed before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect, Salesforce charged ahead. The CRM giant dropped $6.5 billion on midd... More

Technicolor, MPC, The Mill Talent Receives Five HPA Nominations for 2018 (MESA)

Technicolor, MPC, and The Mill talent have been nominated for a total of five HPA Awards this year. Technicolor’s Senior Colorist Maxine Gervais exclaims, “it is so exciting to... More

Netflix to Open Third European Office (TVB Europe)

Netflix has announced it is to open an office in Paris, its third in Europe. The Paris office will open with about 20 employees, some of whom are already working for the streamer i... More

FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms (MCN)

Over the objections of local government officials and the reservations of Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has voted to streamline the path to small cell deploy... More

Featured Jobs: Netflix; Alvarez & Marsal; Dolby

Director of Product Management — LA — Netflix Manager, Data Analytics — London — Alvarez & Marsal Product Manager, Media Cloud — San Francisco — Dolby Click here to... More

Interactive Video: The Most Powerful Megatrend for Marketers (Prime Focus Technologies Blog)

The writing’s on the wall - users are increasingly looking for engaging experiences, and the more personal, the better. A ‘one size fits all’ approach to video is passé. Thi... More

Gracenote Wants to Help Music Streaming Services in India Hit the Right Note (Inc42)

If you use a music streaming service such as Apple Music, Google Play, or Saavn, you’re apt to know that these platforms help you find the version you’re looking for with ease.... More

Analysis: CD Sales are Not Dying, But They are Heading Towards Niche Status Like Vinyl (Billboard)

The mid-year installment of the RIAA’s outlook on how the U.S. music industry is performing created quite a stir when it counted sales of compact discs in the first half of 2018 ... More

Balistreri Joins Alvarez & Marsal (MESA)

Alvarez & Marsal has announced the addition of Michael V. Balistreri as Managing Director to its Corporate Finance practice in New York. Mr. Balistreri specializes in providing inv... More

Hulu is the Next Front in the Battle Between Disney, Comcast (NY Times)

The video-streaming service Hulu is controlled by Walt Disney, Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox. The setup has never been ideal, and the strain may soon force ownership into th... More

Disney Gets $15B to Invest in Streaming (WSJ)

Bob Iger, chief executive of Walt Disney spoke of Sky as a “crown jewel” in his $71 billion pursuit of 21st Century Fox assets. In the end, though, it was a jewel he could do w... More

Double Screening: How Hollywood Embraced Instagram (The Guardian)

In an expanding set of films, characters are posting, following and tapping as the industry recognises the undeniable importance of the ’gram. Assassination Nation is just the la... More

UK Startup Gospel Technologies is Salesforce’s First Blockchain Investment (CBR)

UK startup Gospel Technology, which uses blockchain to create a perimeter-less security infrastructure for inter-company data sharing, has won £5 million in Series A funding from ... More

CollegeHumor Launches Subscription Service for Advertiser-Unfriendly Comedy (Variety)

CollegeHumor, the IAC-owned comedy website that’s been around since 1999, was running into roadblocks in pushing the creative envelope. First, YouTube and Facebook have increasin... More

Featured Jobs: SAS; TiVo; Google Cloud

Digital Designer — Cary, NC — SAS Principal Engineer - Team Lead (Big Data) — Boston — TiVo Sales Engineering Manager, Google Cloud — LA — Google Cloud Click here to... More

Orson Welles’ Last Feature ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Color Finished by Technicolor Team (MESA)

With "The Other Side of the Wind", Welles set out to create a multi-layered ‘film within a film’ – a roman à clef of sorts – his somber meditation on the perils of Hollywo... More

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