All posts by Chris Tribbey
Google Cloud to Power Activision Blizzard Player Experiences (HITS)
Gaming powerhouse Activision Blizzard has turned to Google Cloud to be its preferred provider for its game hosting infrastructure, and will additionally look to Google-owned YouTub... More
Verizon Media to Power Super Bowl
Verizon has invested more than $80 million dollars to enhance its network to support the Super Bowl this year, all permanent network enhancements that will benefit Miami residents ... More
Tamr Brings Asher-Dotan on as Chief Growth Officer (MESA)
Enterprise data unification and data mastering specialist Tamr has hired longtime marketing executive Lital Asher-Dotan as the company’s first chief growth officer, where she’l... More
Cognizant, MIT SMR Study Sees Disconnect Between Leadership, Digital Era (MESA)
Cognizant, working with the “MIT Sloan Management Review,” has published a new study based on a survey of nearly 4,400 executives worldwide, and the results are disconcerting: ... More
Mexico’s Megacable Looks to Technicolor for Country’s First DOCSIS 3.1 Services (MESA)
Mexican cable operator Megacable has tapped Technicolor Connected Home and its gateway devices to deliver that country’s first-ever DOCSIS 3.1 services, enabling gigabit-speed da... More
NAB Show 2020: Cinematographer Sam Nicholson to Keynote 2020 Post-Production World (MESA)
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and Future Media Conferences (FMC) will present a special keynote address by Emmy-award winning cinematographer and visual effects di... More
SRO Motorsports Group Ups Partnership With Amazon Web Services (MESA)
SRO Motorsports Group will expand its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with AWS becoming the title presenter for the 2020 GT World Challenge in March, providing cloud ... More
NAB Show 2020: Nominations Welcome for Second Annual Product of the Year Awards (MESA)
NAB Show is accepting nominations for the second annual NAB Show Product of the Year Awards. The awards recognize the most auspicious and innovative new products and technologies b... More
NAGRA Adds Two Tech Firms to Android TV Fast Track Program
Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions specialist NAGRA has added two new tech firms to its Android TV Fast Track Program, which enables Android TV streaming solutions and... More
Sohonet Acquires IT Provider Exchange Communications (HITS)
Media services and network security firm Sohonet has acquired Albuquerque-based Exchange Communications, which provides IT services to the film and TV industry. (more…)... More
Smart Hollywood Summit Returns to L.A. March 4
What started years ago as Metadata Madness — a gathering of metadata specialists in the industry — and evolved into the Smart Content Summit — looking at industry application... More
Illumio Sees Major APAC Gains
Cybersecurity tech specialists Illumio has announced it has seen a 325% growth in APAC employee headcount and a 300% growth in customers in that region since it expanded there in 2... More
CES 2020: LG, Microsoft Azure Partner on B2B Innovations
LAS VEGAS — To close out the 2020 edition of CES, LG Electronics announced it is partnering with Microsoft to build its automotive infotainment systems, management systems and ot... More
Entertainment Partners Acquires SyncOnSet
Payroll specialist Entertainment Partners (EP) announced Jan. 13 that it has acquired SyncOnSet Technologies and its Emmy-winning collaboration and productivity tools for the enter... More
AWS Machine Learning, Analytics Tapped by Bundesliga
German soccer league Bundesliga is now looking to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its machine learning and analytics, to both improve personalized fan experiences and deliver new ga... More
Salesforce: Holiday Digital Sales Hit $723B
CRM specialist Salesforce has released its 2019 Holiday Shopping Report, showing an 8 percent increase in digital spending to $723 billion in digital revenue worldwide, with 10 per... More
CES 2020: Verizon Media Talks Multi-CDN Advantages; Technicolor Lands New Security Certifications
LAS VEGAS — In mid-September, Verizon Media shared that its streaming platform was being made available on Microsoft Azure, offering access to a wide range of Azure capabilities ... More
CES 2020: Warner Bros. Looks to Cinelytic’s AI Platform; Dolby Vision Gets Smarter
LAS VEGAS — AI and cloud-based technology firm Cinelytic and its AI-driven content and talent valuation system has been chosen by Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) to be... More
Content Protection Summit Comes to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) brings its successful Content Protection Summit (CPS) series — the premier gathering of Hollywood’s content protection and co... More
