M+E News Headlines
IBC 2017: Fortium To Demo Enhanced Security for Signiant’s Media Shuttle (MESA)
Fortium, a provider of digital content security solutions to the media and entertainment industry, will demonstrate MediaSeal LiveFolders, its new encryption on-the-fly technology,... More
Apple TV 4K: What We Expect to See Unveiled on Tuesday (CNET)
iPhones will be the star of the show at Apple's big Sept. 12 event. But two other major product refreshes are also rumored to be unveiled: A third-generation Apple Watch and -- our... More
HBO, Netflix Off to Strong Emmy Starts (MCN)
The primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is this Sunday, but this past weekend’s Creative Emmy Awards gave us a sneak peek into which shows and networks could be the big winners once ... More
Giant Interactive’s Streaming Plus Launches With Sundance Pic ‘Newness’ (Deadline)
As the release models for indie films continue to evolve toward streaming windows for most pictures that don’t get the seven-figure theatrical distribution festival deals, the di... More
IBC 2017: Caringo to Showcases New Swarm Additions (MESA)
Caringo will showcase the latest additions to their Swarm scale-out cloud & object storage system at IBC 2017 in Amsterdam. The Swarm additions add three new features includ... More
Inside Dolby Laboratories, and the Future of Sound and Vision (PC Mag)
Dolby Laboratories recently invited 40+ international journalists, some from as far away as China and India, to its San Francisco headquarters for an inside peek at Dolby's biophys... More
PwC Report: Marketers Will Spend $1.2 Billion by 2019 to Reach Kids on Their Tablets (The Drum)
As children watch less TV, professional services network PwC said it expects the digital advertising market for kids to grow to $1.2bn by 2019 – at which point it will represent ... More
High-Res Audio Growing Thanks to More Products, Lower Prices (Twice)
High-res audio devices are seeing steady growth, The NPD Group said on Wednesday, and retailers can expect increased consumer awareness to continue this trend. According to the ma... More
5 Disruptive Technologies Steal the M&E Show (CMO)
5G Will Accelerate Mobile Entertainment And Cord-Cutting- Over the next year or so, the telecom industry is expected to introduce 5G, which is the latest generation of wireless. Te... More
Should Spotify Try to Become the ‘Netflix Of Music’? Not So Fast (Billboard)
Spotify and Netflix have plenty in common: they exist within media industries which are still grappling with the transition from sales to streaming. They are poaching executives fr... More
Disney Plots Streaming, from ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel to Pay-Per-Sports (NYT)
Disney’s two planned streaming services took clearer shape last week, as the entertainment giant vowed to bring “Star Wars” and Marvel movies to one and proposed a novel appr... More
How the NFL is Using Twitter to Help Spike its Ratings in the New Season (Adweek)
The social network’s livestreaming application, Periscope, is in on the play, as well; popular hashtags in comments during livestreams will trigger NFL-themed custom hearts, whic... More
Facebook Tells Advertisers it Can Reach Many Young People – Too Many (NYT)
Facebook faced criticism on Wednesday after an analyst pointed out that the company’s online advertising tools claim they can reach 25 million more young Americans than the Unite... More
Featured Jobs: Pixelogic; Netflix; Slack
Sr. Billing Specialist — Burbank, CA— Pixelogic Senior Software Engineer — Santa Clara, CA — Netflix Senior Partner Marketing Manager — San Francisco — Slack Click h... More
IBC 2017: Source Digital to Participate in Debut of IBC Startup Forum (MESA)
Source Digital, a technology and service provider specializing in monetization strategies around digital content, has been selected to participate in the IBC 2017 Startup Forum. In... More
IBC 2017: Caringo to Share How to Turn Storage Into a Competitive Advantage (MESA)
Caringo will exhibit at IBC 2017 in Amsterdam Sept. 15–19. Caringo Swarm is the ideal solution for media and entertainment (M&E) firms looking to balance the industry expectation... More
Adobe Targeting Hollywood Editors with New Version of Premiere Pro (THR)
Software developer Adobe is taking aim at Hollywood with a new version of its Premiere Pro CC editing software. Premiere Pro has been used on some notable film and TV projects �... More
Spotify Teams with Hulu on Package Deal for College Students (Deadline)
he music and video streaming services say this morning that, beginning today, U.S. college undergrads can pay $4.99 a month for what they call: “Spotify Premium for Students, now... More
TiVo Taps Ted Malone to Lead Consumer Business (MCN)
TiVo confirmed that Ira Bahr, its former chief marketing officer, left the company recently, and that Ted Malone has joined the company to head up TiVo’s consumer business. Pe... More
Apple Reaches Music Deal with Warner, Eyes Sony Pact (Bloomberg)
Apple Inc. has secured a deal for songs from Warner Music Group, the technology giant’s first agreement with a major label since introducing its on-demand music service two years... More
