All posts by Chris Tribbey
NSS Labs: Encrypted Web Traffic on the Rise
Cyber security research and testing company NSS Labs is seeing a stark rise in enterprises using both Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to sec... More
NeuLion Touts 4K for UFC 205
NeuLion Touts 4K for UFC 205 For the Nov. 12 UFC 205 event in New York — the first mixed martial arts event there since a ban was lifted in April — video technology company ... More
Vast Media VR Round-Up: MTV, Discovery Tackle VR in Different Ways
Here’s a run-down of recent virtual reality-related entertainment items via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. Before the Nov. 8 election, MTV and Viacom NE... More
NSS Labs Adds Aggarwal as CMO (MESA)
Cybersecurity research and testing firm NSS Labs has added Gautam Aggarwal as its new chief marketing officer, a new position within the company. He’ll be charged with overseein... More
MarkLogic Webinar to Tackle Gaps in Using Consumer Data
Media and entertainment companies have more access to consumer data than ever before, and can use it to inform their targeting, programming, advertising, and even their content cre... More
Okta: Consumer IAM More Important than Ever
More than two thirds of CEOs are “betting on digital transformation,” and as many as 75% of companies on the S&P 500 could be replaced in the next 15 years, thanks to “creati... More
Google Adds HDR Support for YouTube (MESA)
Google Nov. 7 announced it’s adding high dynamic range (HDR) support for YouTube videos, allowing users to upload content that includes the technology, which offers more contrast... More
NSS Labs: Edge Browser Tops vs. Security Threats
Microsoft’s Edge browser — the company’s under-the-radar replacement for Internet Explorer — is less than a year old, and may not have the same name recognition as Firefox ... More
BDA: UHD Blu-ray Exceeds Expectations
CULVER CITY, Calif. — With the one-year anniversary of the first Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc right around the corner, Victor Matsuda, chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association�... More
Box Introduces ‘Hollywood Cloud Chronicles’ Series
Jade McQueen, managing director of media and entertainment for Box, knows better than most just how important it is for creative and IT to be on the same page. The problem is that ... More
Dynamic Ad Insertion Gets its Due at HITS N.Y.C.
Dynamic ad insertion and interoperability in cross-platform advertising may be hitting its stride, but does that mean the actual content siloes are a thing of the past? That discus... More
AMC SVP: Cognitive Computing a Must for Marketing
The seventh season of the No. 1 show in TV, AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” is well underway, and, as usual, it’s the biggest ad cash cow for the network. But, if you decide t... More
GrayMeta CTO: Better Data Usage Starts with People
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — An estimated 2.5 exabytes of data is being produced in the world every day, and a full 90% of that is unstructured, according to John Motz, chief technology o... More
FBI ‘Spycatcher’ Eric O’Neill to Keynote Dec. 7 Content Protection Summit
Eric O’Neill, a cybersecurity expert and former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative, will be the keynote speaker Dec. 7 at the eighth annual CDSA Content Prot... More
Cisco Considers New Anti-Piracy Approach a Game-Changer
For the longest time, content owners and distributors have had to tackle online piracy in a mostly legal fashion, sending notifications to search engines, web sites and hosting com... More
Deluxe’s Sfera Acquisition Results in New ‘Localization’ Division
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Oct. 31 announced it will acquire cloud-based localization platform and distributed services firm Sfera, including both Sfera Studios and Sfera ... More
TiVo, Panasonic Renew Licensing Agreement (MESA)
TiVo Oct. 31 announced that consumer electronics company Panasonic has renewed its product and intellectual property licensing agreement with Rovi, a multi-year extension that will... More
SyncOnSet, Sony Enjoy Engineering Emmy Wins
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When SyncOnSet CEO and co-founder Alex LoVerde took the stage Oct. 26 to accept an Engineering Emmy from actress Kirsten Vangsness (“Criminal Minds”), he ... More
MarkLogic Webinar to Tackle Gaps in Using Consumer Data
Media and entertainment companies have more access to consumer data than ever before, and can use it to inform their targeting, programming, advertising, and even their content cre... More