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NAB 2024: VITAC, Prime Focus Technologies, Irdeto Earn Sustainability Honors
LAS VEGAS — Several MESA members were among those honored at the NAB Show for their work in sustainable practices. NAB Show celebrated sustainability champions in six categori... More
CPS@NAB: CDSA’s AI Working Group Takes the Stage
At the April 13 Content Protection Summit, being held in Las Vegas during the NAB Show, attendees will hear an update on one of the Content Delivery & Security Association’s (CDS... More
Sinclair Joins Entertainment ID Registry Board
Sinclair, a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports, has announced it has joined the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) as a member of the board of ... More
M&E Journal: AI: The Next Big M&E Creative Adventure or a Fast-Approaching Security Headache?
The M&E industry has been using AI in various forms for several years. Largely focused on data interpretation that detects anomalies and patterns around everything from securit... More
WiTH, STEM Advantage Host Women’s History Month Panel
Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) and the nonprofit group STEM Advantage hosted a Women’s History Month celebration at the NBCUniversal Training Center at Universal City Walk ... More
Adobe Explores the Transformative Potential of GenAI
Adobe used one of the Strategy keynotes at the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas on March 26 to explain the enormous potential that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has for compa... More
EIDR Welcomes New Google, Amazon Studios Board Members
The Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) is welcoming two new board members from Google and Amazon Studios. (more…)... More
M&E Journal: Cloud Localization Blueprint Take 2: How to Make an Engaging Sequel
Since its inception in 2016, MESA’s Content Localisation Council has been pivotal in helping to raise the profile of audio-visual translation and dubbing across the industry. ... More
SAP: Business Data Fabric Lets You Deliver Trusted, Meaningful Data to All Users
Companies’ teams need trusted data to bring out their best but not everybody’s data management architecture is necessarily up to the task, according to SAP. During the webin... More
WiTH, Irvine Technology Unveil Knowledge Circles for Impact Spring Program
Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) and Irvine Technology Corp. have unveiled the program for the spring 2024 Knowledge Circles for Impact (KC4I) offering. The partnership brin... More
BSLBT CEO: The World is Changing for Deaf People
The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT), a creator of content for deaf BSL users, has also created initiatives designed to encourage more deaf people behind the camera... More
Respeecher Touts Its AI-Based Voice Cloning Tech at ITS Event
Kyiv, Ukraine-based voice cloning company Respeecher demonstrated its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology on 29 Feb., during the ITS Localisation event in London. Dur... More
HAND and Fabric Announce Roll-Out of HAND Talent IDs to Fabric Customers
HAND (Human & Digital), the global talent ID registry for efficient discoverability, royalty collection and revenue tracking of legal and natural persons, their digital replica... More
M&E Journal: AI Accelerating the M&E Content Supply Chain
Since there tends to be confusion and misunderstanding of what AI is and is not and how it relates to things like machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, let’s start ... More
M&E Journal: The Philosophy of Discoverability
Years ago, it was common to hear studio executives talk about their visions for an automated digital supply chain that would result in an individualised experience. They would r... More
WiTH March 8 Webinar Eyes 2024 Tech Trends
Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) is hosting a Connection Corner webinar March 8 bringing together experts in AI, robotics and more to discuss the technology trends worth keepin... More
Box Takes a Deep Dive on its AI Strategy, Future Plans
Box executives explored the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) principles, product philosophy and future plans on Feb. 21, during a “Box AI Overview” webinar. First, J... More
Gracenote: Most Best Picture Oscar Winners Share Traits
As the 96th Academy Awards on March 10 get closer, Gracenote decided to use its Video Descriptor metadata to see if the 136 movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar over the pas... More
Technicolor Explores the Intricacies of Animation, Rigging
Technicolor took a deep dive into animation and rigging on Feb. 20, during the third edition of its "Master Animation with Mikros" masterclass series dedicated to exploring the int... More
AI: A Very Useful Video Entertainment Tool Kit
Money was important in the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, but just a skirmish … the long-term battle/discussion is intuitive/generative AI and the benefits it is going to deliver for stud... More