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EES 2021: MEDCA Lays Out Mission, Stresses Importance of a Good Foundation
The critical role of data centres took centre stage 21 July, during the VFX & Data Centres breakout session “An Introduction to the M&E Data Centre Alliance (MEDCA)” at... More
EES 2021: What’s Next for Gracenote Inclusion Analytics
Gracenote Inclusion Analytics were recently expanded to the full market in the U.S. and an international expansion is planned for next year, according to Maryl Curran Widdows, VP o... More
EES 2021: Taking Virtual Reality Into Live Performances and Beyond
Kiira Benzing, executive creative director of Double Eye Studios and founder of the Virtual Repertory Theatre, used the closing keynote at the July 21 Entertainment Evolution Sympo... More
EES 2021: COVID-19 Accelerated Some M&E Trends
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated some media and entertainment employment and revenue trends, while having an especially devastating impact on sports, according to Nelson Granados,... More
5G Will Open the Complete Content Pipeline
Back in 1986 when Top Gun first hit the screen, we heard those oft quoted words spoken, “I feel the need, the need for speed.” And when our daughter walks out of the theater af... More
M&E Journal: Advancing Communication-Enabling Technologies
Among its many impacts, the pandemic disrupted communication for all of us. To compensate, we adopted new daily routines, and the new modus operandi for service, educational and me... More
M&E Journal: Is Automatic Captioning Good Enough to Replace Traditional Captioning Services?
I’ve been watching “Humans” on Netflix. A couple of years late, admittedly, but if lockdown has been good for anything it’s catching up on TV shows you didn’t notice the ... More
How to Increase the Value of Data in Motion With PacketFabric and AWS
The velocity with which an organization can move its data to applications and services determines how much value can be created to power its business, according to Amazon Web Servi... More
RSG Media: AI, ML ‘Juicing the ROI’ for Content Libraries
The more media companies launch new services and boost content creation, the more pressure they face to maximize the value of their libraries. That means increased use of artificia... More
How Tamr Helped Screenrights Support Content Creators Through Data Mastering With Machine Learning
Screenrights, a company that manages royalty licensing for educational broadcast content in Australia and New Zealand, needed to find a better way to scale its efforts and accurate... More
HITS Spring: Know the Score on Demand for Content, Whip Says
Eric Steinberg, media research and insights lead for Whip Media Group, had both good news and bad news for attendees of the annual Hollywood Innovation and Transformation Summit (H... More
M&E Journal: Applying Artificial Intelligence to IP Management: Implications for the Broadcast, Media Industries
Artificial intelligence (AI) is branch of computer science focused on building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI is an in... More
M&E Journal: Hollywood’s New Remote – and Virtual – Production Reality
For director and actor Ramon Fernandez (Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig, “Sons of Anarchy”) the past year was challenging on all fronts, both around the producti... More
Whip Media EVP: New Exchange Service Years in the Making
On May 25, enterprise software platform and entertainment data provider Whip Media Group unveiled its AI-powered content marketplace Exchange, connecting buyers and sellers using o... More
Whip Media EVP: New Exchange Service Years in the Making
On May 25, enterprise software platform and entertainment data provider Whip Media Group unveiled its AI-powered content marketplace Exchange, connecting buyers and sellers using o... More
Pepperdine, Hollywood IT Society to Host Entertainment Evolution Symposium July 21
The Hollywood IT Society (HITS) and Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School are teaming up to present the inaugural, all-virtual Entertainment Evolution Symposium on July 21, brin... More
2021 Edition of MESA’s Spring/Summer M&E Journal Goes Live
The spring/summer edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by MESA and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee their companies’ digital futures, is... More
HITS Spring: ETC@USC Examines Modern Content Dilemmas
Trying to decide what project to make and what script to shelve has never been more crucial when it comes to the bottom lines of content companies today. (more…)... More
HITS Keynoter: Virtual Production Here to Stay
The past year-plus has informed many in Hollywood of the need and potential of virtual production techniques. Noah Kadner could’ve told you all of that before the pandemic. He... More
Meta CEO Tackles EIDR Workflows at May 12 HITS Spring
On May 12 at the Hollywood Innovation and Transformation Summit (HITS) Spring event Robin Tucker, CEO of Meta Data Systems, will share insights into how the Meta EIDR matching and ... More