All posts by Chris Tribbey
Smart Content West: Metadata Gurus Share State of Standards
LOS ANGELES — When it comes to metadata and the standards around it for the media and entertainment industry, 2018 could mark a major sea-change for the industry, according to Ki... More
Smart Content West: MoviePass Execs Make Data the Priority
LOS ANGELES — MoviePass, the $10-a-month movie theater subscription service, is closing in on 2 million subscribers, and while it’s losing money on every movie ticket used via ... More
HPA Tech Retreat Round-Up: HDR, ATSC 3.0 and the Cloud
The 2018 HPA Tech Retreat, held Feb. 19-23 in Palm Desert, Calif. saw record-breaking attendance and nearly a full week of presentations from industry engineering, technical, and c... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: A Reddit TV Premiere, the Nile in VR
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • On Feb. 15, TBS premiered the first epi... More
MediaSilo, Wiredrive Rebrand as SHIFT
In February 2017, video sharing tech company MediaSilo and file-sharing platform firm Wiredrive merged, creating one of the largest video collaboration SaaS providers in the busine... More
Cloud Applications, Smart Production Among Feb. 27 Smart Content West Topics
When the industry’s best and brightest descend on the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel Feb. 27 for the fifth annual Smart Content West Summit, they’ll get a primer on the best pract... More
NAGRA: Content Piracy, Analytics Among Top Pay TV Concerns
Piracy, the need for better data and analytics, and a more personalized user experience are all having major impacts on traditional pay TV operators, according to a new report from... More
Metadata Solutions Front and Center Feb. 27 at Smart Content Summit West
When the industry’s best and brightest descend on the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel Feb. 27 for the fifth annual Smart Content West Summit, they’ll get a primer on the best pract... More
Cisco Hollywood Showcase Tackles VR, Cloud Applications and Security
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — On Feb. 13, Cisco held its second annual Hollywood Showcase, a gathering of the company’s technology partners and the best and brightest within the company ... More
Kudelski Group Annual Revenue Tops $1 Billion
Kudelski Group, parent company of content protection and multiscreen television solutions firm NAGRA, announced 2017 revenue of more than $1 billion Feb. 14, with operating income ... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: NBC, Snapchat and the Olympics; A Big Brother Bot
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • For the 2018 Winter Olympics, NBC Unive... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, Jan. 28, 2018 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.7.3 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website. Apple Multiple Product... More
Vubiquity Acquired by Amdocs for $224 Million
Content services and technology solutions company Vubiquity has been acquired by media and entertainment software and services provider Amdocs, the companies announced Jan. 30, wit... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: HGTV’s Facebook Chatbot, Nickelodeon’s ‘Loud’ VR
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • To help promote the Jan. 19 return of i... More
Sundance Institute Looks to Western Digital
With the 2018 Sundance Film Festival winding down, data storage firm Western Digital is celebrating a major success. That’s because the Sundance Institute has begun using West... More
Study: 2018 to See More Digital Disruption, Evolving Pay TV Activity
This year expect to see more disruption to traditional media and entertainment distribution, accelerated mergers and acquisitions activity, and a shift in how ad dollars are spent,... More
Kroll: Businesses Report All-Time High Levels of Fraud, Cybersecurity Incidents in 2017 (CDSA)
Fraud, cyber, and security risks are at an all-time high, according to senior corporate executives surveyed worldwide for the 2017/18 Kroll Annual Global Fraud & Risk Report. ... More
Signiant Receives ‘Committed to Security’ Mark from the Digital Production Partnership (CDSA)
Signiant, a leader in intelligent file movement software, has announced that it has received the ‘Committed to Security’ mark from the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), dem... More
Vistex: A Global Approach to Assets, Rights Management, and More
With more platforms, higher transaction volumes, and ever-changing consumer expectations of how content should work, there’s more money to be had for media and licensing organiza... More
