HBO Looks to Demystify Language Metadata
Yonah Levenson, manager of taxonomy for HBO, and Laura Dawson, metadata analyst for the company, have a unique — and absolutely vital — job: make sense of multiple language sta... More
M&E Journal: The Biometric Data Concerns Around Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications
By Ed Klaris, CEO, and Alexia Bedat, Associate, KlarisIP - A particular type of private information became the focus of increasing attention in 2017: biometric data. Biometric ... More
Save the Date Oct. 4: HITS Fall is Going to Be ‘EPIC’
The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Society (HITS) will be “EPIC” this fall, thanks to a full morning of keynotes, panels and use-case presentations about Entertainment Produ... More
MESA Publishes HBO-Developed M&E Industry Language Metadata Table
The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) Aug. 7 published a new language metadata resource, one developed by HBO and released with the goal of uniting data specialis... More
MarkLogic Exec: Companies Should Use the Right Data Pattern to Unlock Smart Content’s Power
NEW YORK – It’s important for media and other companies to use the right data pattern if they want to truly take advantage of the power of smart content, according to Matt Turn... More
Microsoft’s Wahl: Video AI Isn’t ‘Pie in the Sky’
Martin Wahl, principal program manager of cloud, AI and cognitive services for Microsoft, shared some daunting figures July 24 during a presentation at the Smart Content Summit Eas... More
LiveTiles Exec: Companies Should Focus on Intelligent Transformation to be Successful
NEW YORK — Most organizations are going through some sort of digital transformation to allow them to better compete in their market, but organizations really need to focus on “... More
New Asset ID Standards the ‘UPC Code’ for Media
In early July, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) published new standards that bind Ad-IDs to commercials and Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) codes to ... More
Experts Talk Benefits — and Drawbacks — of Advanced Ads
Dynamic ad insertion and addressable advertising have long been touted as the future of non-linear, ad-supported media, but despite advances in technology making advanced advertisi... More
Ooyala Exec: All Media Companies Would Benefit from a Connected Supply Chain
NEW YORK — As the content arms race escalates, there is tremendous value in investments that create and connect horizontal platforms and such an approach to managing the content ... More
Data Guru Stilling: Don’t Forget About Your People During the Data Journey
NEW YORK – Every media organization must have a collaborative culture in place built on a clear vision, data fluency and candor, according to data guru Thomas Stilling. “An ... More
MoviePass Exec: It’s All About the Data
NEW YORK — Although MoviePass continues to lose money with its $10-a-month movie theater subscription service, subscriber numbers keep growing and profitability keeps getting clo... More
