All posts by Chris Tribbey
Wazee Launches Digital Media Hub
Cloud-native video management company Wazee Digital is launching a new service geared toward broadcasters, one that allows them to capture live video moments and immediately integr... More
Hollywood Preps for Dec. 7 CDSA Content Protection Summit
Every year, the CDSA Content Protection Summit (CPS_ brings together Hollywood’s top cybersecurity, content protection and anti-piracy experts, with a full-day program featuring ... More
YuMe Debuts 360-Degree Video Ad Tech (MESA)
Audience tech company YuMe has debuted a new 360-degree ad format for both brands and advertisers, opening up new, more immersive video possibilities for its clients. The mobile se... More
Technicolor, Turner Tout AWS Advantages at re:Invent 2016
Amazon Web Services (AWS) received plenty of praise from its media and entertainment partners at its annual re:Invent conference, but perhaps none as effuse as that from Turner. ... More
Source Digital Launches Smart Content Platform
Digital platform product and service provider Source Digital has launched a new smart content platform — dubbed SourceSync.io — that promises to connect consumers with personal... More
Deluxe Helps Create Pearl Harbor VR Experience
The day that will live in infamy can now be re-lived in virtual reality. Deluxe VR has partnered with Time’s Life VR, the HTC Vive and semiconductor company AMD to create “R... More
Qumulo Names Former EMC Exec Richter as CEO
EMC Isilon veteran Bill Richter has been named the new CEO of in data-aware scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) company Qumulo, adding on to the company’s expanded executive... More
Cognizant Acquires Digital Agency Mirabeau BV (MESA)
IT, consulting and business process services firm Cognizant has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based digital marketing and customer experience agency Mirabeau BV, giving Cognizant a b... More
5th Kind Makes an Apple TV Statement
Apple TV owners have access to more entertainment and lifestyle apps then they know what to do with. But one media and entertainment services company is hoping to use the normally ... More
TiVo VP: Netflix Agreement a Boost for MVPDs
Of all the news to come out of the Nov. 28 licensing agreements between TiVo and Netflix, Jim Denney, VP of product management and strategy for TiVo, zeroed in on the one he thinks... More
International Cybersecurity Policing Tackled at Dec. 7 Content Protection Summit
The U.S.-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) — the worldwide professional association for law enforcement — has spent 120-plus years being the collective... More
Copyright Enforcement: Carrot vs. Stick Discussed at Content Protection Summit
The cost of protecting your intellectual property shouldn’t prevent you from doing so, but sometimes that can be the case. That leaves content owners in a bind sometimes: should ... More
High Hopes for 4K TV, Blu-ray This Week
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), an estimated 137.4 million Americans will shop either online or in stores during this week’s Thanksgiving weekend. And accordin... More
FilmTrack Expands Team with Three Additions (MESA)
Intellectual property management software company FilmTrack has added three long-time industry experts to its ranks, boosting its ranks in Studio City, Calif. The company’s ne... More
HPA Honors Aspera Founder Munson with Swartz Award
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Nov. 17 honored Michelle Munson, founder and CEO of Aspera, with the Charles S. Swartz Award, as part of its annual HPA Awards. The ... More
Verizon Enterprise Using Data to Make Sense of Holiday Retail
According to the Consumer Technology Association, 116 million American adults — or half the U.S. adult population — will be buying technology during the Black Friday week Nov. ... More
Deluxe Acquires Vericom AB, Ups IP Delivery Game
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Nov. 17 announced it has acquired Swedish technology company Vericom AB, giving Deluxe a firm that’s helped advance high-quality IP transmissi... More
TiVo Report: $1.50 About Right Per À La Carte Channel
A new survey from TiVo-owned Digitalsmiths found that consumers are willing to pay right around $1.50 per network channel if they were available as part of an à la carte package, ... More
Sony, Fox Make VR Strides
Two major studios made major announcements in the virtual reality space Nov. 14. First, 20th Century Fox announced that it was launching its first commercial virtual reality offeri... More