All posts by Chris Tribbey
HPA Inducts New Class of Young Entertainment Professionals
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
Vulnerability and Patch Report, Nov. 5, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released updates for multiple products, iCloud for Windows, Safari, tvOS, macOS High Sierra, Sierra and El Capitan,... More
Keynote Speakers Announced for Dec. 6 Content Protection Summit
When industry leaders from major studios, networks and the content protection community gather Dec. 6 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles for the eighth annual CDSA Conte... More
LiveTiles CEO: Empowering End Users in the Digital Workplace
In just a short couple of years, New York-based LiveTiles has grown from a small start-up to a global software tech power, with the company’s offerings being employed by huge bra... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: Hulu Halloween VR, ‘Stranger Things’ Promotions
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • For Halloween, Hulu debuted the new pro... More
Rogers Sportsnet, Sky Sports to Discuss Content Protection Strategies in Nov. 15 Webinar
It’s among the more pressing questions today for media and entertainment companies today: when looking at content protection technologies and services, should I just build my own... More
Strong Authentication Still Elusive for Businesses (InfoSecurity)
Businesses are continuing to rely on passwords, and those that are implementing additional authentication factors are choosing outdated options like static questions and SMS codes ... More
SDI Media Acquires Film Marketing Firm PPC Creative
Dubbing, subtitling, and media services provider SDI Media announced Nov. 1 that it’s acquired international film marketing agency Picture Production Company (PPC) Creative, pick... More
Envivo Looks to Cisco Infinite Video for New OTT Streaming Service in Africa
Envivo Communications will launch a new OTT streaming video service, nVIVO TV, in Africa using Cisco’s Infinite Video Platform, giving its subscribers to international video cont... More
Revenue, Profits Rise for Western Digital (MESA)
Increased demand for its embedded and branded flash-based products and solid-state drives (SSDs) helped carry storage solutions firm Western Digital to a solid fiscal first quarter... More
HITS Fall: Premiere Digital Founder Looks to Reduce Your Errors
When it comes to errors regarding your content avails, you’d think the problems would be mostly isolated with your deep library. You’d think wrong, according to Erik Anderson, ... More
Dolby Marks Dolby Vision, Atmos Gains to Close Fiscal Year
Increased adoption of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in consumer electronics devices helped the company’s fiscal fourth quarter results Oct. 25, with Dolby reporting revenue of $24... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, Oct. 22, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 27.0.0.170. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 37.4... More
HITS Fall: LiveTiles Futurist Examines the Workplace of Tomorrow
LOS ANGELES — George Muir, futurist for digital workplace software firm LiveTiles, looks ahead to the not-so-distant future, and sees more than one dramatic change on the horizon... More
HITS Fall: Keynote Speaker Stresses Innovation That Disrupts
LOS ANGELES — Annie Jacobsen, a journalist, bestselling author, and Pulitzer Prize finalist, once had the opportunity to interview American physicist Charles Townes, the inventor... More
HITS Fall: VDMS President Stresses OTT Data Opportunities
LOS ANGELES — Among all the mainstage presentations during the Oct. 18 HITS Fall: Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit event, perhaps the most telling moment concerning t... More
NeuLion, Sky, Rogers Media Experts to Discuss DRM Content Protection Challenges Nov. 15
It’s among the more pressing questions today for media and entertainment companies today: when looking at content protection technologies and services, should I just build my own... More
HITS Fall: Premiere Digital Looks at the Distribution Data Challenge
LOS ANGELES — Steve Rosenberg, chief commercial officer for Premiere Digital, looks at today’s worldwide digital distribution landscape for media and entertainment, and sees so... More
Ellation Taps Mediamorph for Content Intelligence, Financial Processing (MESA)
Ellation, Inc., parent company of the Crunchyroll and VRV content platforms, has reached an agreement with cloud-based entertainment software firm Mediamorph, to use the company’... More
