All posts by Chris Tribbey

HITS Spring: A Hollywood Case Study on Strategic Sourcing

At the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit in Los Angeles on May 17, several entertainment execs will take a closer look at how strategic sourcing is i... More

LADB Expands Captioning Services, Adds Industry Vet Schuster (SSN)

Digital media and content services facility Los Angeles Distribution & Broadcasting (LADB) has named closed captioning specialist Deborah Schuster as its new EVP of accessibili... More

Public Invited to Learn More About Trusted Partner Network May 2

The industry — and the public at large — is invited May 2 to an online discussion around the Trusted Partner Network, the new industrywide content security initiative being und... More

HITS Spring Keynoter to Share Design Thinking Approaches

When the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, Hollywood A-list creative-futurist and designer, Jeff Julian (“Doctor ... More

LADB Expands Captioning Services, Adds Industry Vet Schuster

Digital media and content services facility Los Angeles Distribution & Broadcasting (LADB) has named closed captioning specialist Deborah Schuster as its new EVP of accessibili... More

May 2 Webinar: ‘Introducing the Trusted Partner Network: One Industry, One Audit’

On May 2 at 11 a.m. PT, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) will hold a webinar to discuss the Trusted Partner N... More

Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: VR in Space, Netflix and Google Home

Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • National Geographic’s new, ten-part d... More

HITS Spring Returns to L.A. May 17

The annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, bringing together more than 700 senior studio technology leaders for the Holl... More

NAB Show: Convergent Risks CEO Preps Industry for GDPR

LAS VEGAS — If you’re a media and entertainment company that operates in the European Union, you’re probably already aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a... More

Spark Digital Poses OTT App Questions

With so many new entries into the burgeoning OTT space, Spark Digital, a software consulting, design and development firm focused on the media and entertainment industry, has produ... More

NAB Show: Taksati’s Taylor Stresses Security Measures at Cyber Summit

LAS VEGAS — At one point during his presentation April 8 at the Cyber Security & Content Protection Summit at the NAB Show, Chris Taylor, founder and principle consultant of ... More

Live at NAB Show: Anti-Piracy Tools, New Workflows Featured on the Show Floor

LAS VEGAS — The NAB Show saw no shortage of new workflow solutions, software-as-a-service technologies, and anti-piracy news from members of the Media & Entertainment Services Al... More

Live at NAB Show: File Transfer, AI, Storage Tech Gets Top Billing

LAS VEGAS — New storage solutions, advances in artificial intelligence and the latest in file-transfer solutions all got heavy space on the floor at the NAB Show. Here’s a l... More

Live at NAB Show: Azure’s Sloss Talks Cloud Security at Cyber Summit

LAS VEGAS — Everyone, every business in every industry that hosts data in the cloud is at risk of having their data compromised if there’s a mistake. And the media and entertai... More

Live at NAB Show: MESA Members Tout New Partnerships, Technologies (SCN)

LAS VEGAS — There was no shortage of new announcements from members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance during the NAB Show. Here’s a look at what Prime Focus Tec... More

Live at NAB Show: Trusted Partner Network Details Shared at Cyber Summit

LAS VEGAS — The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) offered up details around their new film and TV content pr... More

Live at NAB Show: MESA Members Tout New Partnerships, Technologies

LAS VEGAS — There was no shortage of new announcements from members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance during the NAB Show. Here’s a look at what Prime Focus Tec... More

Live at NAB Show: Digital Asset Management, Content Protection Solutions Highlighted

LAS VEGAS — Members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) brought a variety of new offerings to the annual NAB Show, covering cloud solutions, digital asset manag... More

Live at NAB Show: Cyber Summit Keynoter Offers Advice on Protecting Journalists in the Field

LAS VEGAS — Reporters working in war zones and countries hostile to journalists have long dealt with the physical dangers that come with the job. But in many countries today, cyb... More