All posts by Chris Tribbey

Spencer Stephens, the former, longtime CTO of Sony Pictures Entertainment and founder of cybersecurity consulting firm Spencer.Media, wishes everyone involved in the IoT (Internet ... More

Victoria Espinel, president and CEO of BSA The Software Alliance, sees the software industry going through more than one major transformation today, one being that software compani... More

Important Security Updates Apple macOS: Apple has released an update to macOS High Sierra. Apply the update. Details are available on Apple’s website. Special note regarding t... More

Following the mainstage presentations at the day-long Dec. 6, CDSA Content Protection Summit (CPS) in Marina del Rey, Calif., the more than 300 industry leaders expected in attenda... More

The U.K.’s ITV Studios Daytime, which broadcasts more than 1,500 hours of live programming a year, has tapped Avid and its Maestro graphics solutions to enhance its live programm... More

For Harrie Tholen, managing director of Kudelski-owned content protection company NexGuard, securing content means so much more than looking after your bottom line. “By deploy... More

Media services provider SDI Media has promoted Alberto Abisso, longtime company SVP of European operations, to EVP of Europe, handing Abisso oversight of SDI Media’s European ser... More

Important Security Updates Apple iOS: Apple has released version 11.1.2 of its iOS. Updates are available from Apple’s website. Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version ... More

Boutique cybersecurity consulting firm Taksati was founded a simple yet crucial premise: no two companies have the same security needs, and media and entertainment companies are be... More

Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • On Nov. 21, BET Digital, the online-fir... More

The Dec. 6 Content Protection Summit (CPS) being held at the Marina del Rey Marriott will also see the next Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) workshop, this time with the theme... More

Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 27.0.0.187. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. Adobe Reader DC: Adobe has released versio... More

More than half of consumers (55%) are looking for a new TV show or movie to watch at least once per week, 83% are looking a few times each month, and nearly two thirds are struggli... More

Beginning in 2014, Rogers Media began streaming live sports through its Sportsnet NOW service, offering up the NHL, MLB, NBA, the Premiere League, and more, all protected with AES-... More

Important Security Updates Apple iOS: Apple has released version 11.1.1 of its iOS. Updates are available from Apple’s website. Google Chrome: Google has released Google Ch... More

A new study from content protection and multiscreen TV solutions company Nagra and U.K.-based TV industry research firm Ampere Analysis offers up both good and bad news for operato... More

Digital rights management (DRM) has long been employed to protect studio content, but using DRM to protect the live streams of sports and other live events is a different beast alt... More

More than half of consumers (55%) are looking for a new TV show or movie to watch at least once per week, 83% are looking a few times each month, and nearly two thirds are struggli... More

When the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) launched the inaugural Young Entertainment Professionals Program (YEP) in 2016, the goal was simple: attract and mentor young peop... More