All posts by Chris Tribbey
SDI Media Names Simms CIO
Content services provider SDI Media has added former Condé Nast International CTO Natalie Simms as its new CIO, giving the long-time industry vet oversight of SDI’s global IT fu... More
Irdeto: Adapting to Changing Content Security Needs
Founded in 1969, Netherlands-based security firm Irdeto is coming up on its 50th anniversary, and the company’s longevity can be tied to adapting to the changing needs of its cli... More
Featured Jobs: PwC; Paramount; ISE
Cyber Threat Intelligence Associate — Atlanta — PwC SVP, Global Chief Privacy Counsel — NYC — Paramount Project Coordinator — Baltimore — ISE Click here to view a... More
Evoque CEO: Experience Matters Most in M&E Consulting
Vincent Balembois, CEO of Evoque Consulting, sees a lot of needs among media and entertainment firms for his company’s services. And to provide them, his team members bring an av... More
HTC Drops Vive VR Price (SSN)
In a bid to stay competitive with the likes of the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, HTC Aug. 21 lowered the price of its Vive headset to $599, a $200 price cut. With 420,000 devi... More
AT&T Debuts DirecTV Now-Driven Tablet (SSN)
AT&T Aug. 25 will street a new tablet, dubbed Primetime, for $200, with the company pushing its own DirecTV Now service as part of the deal. The 10-inch tablet comes pre-package... More
Prime Focus Details ‘Game of Thrones’ Breach
On Aug. 4, a link to view episode four of season seven of “Game of Thrones” bearing a Star India watermark appeared online three days before its airdate as an outcome of an ill... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, Aug. 13, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 26.0.0.151. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. To see which version you have, go to Adobe’... More
Featured Jobs: Accenture; Technicolor; Hulu
Security Implementation Services Manager — Columbus, OH — Accenture Security Assessment Engineer — Burbank, CA — Technicolor Application Security Engineer — Santa Mo... More
Vast Media Smart Screen Round-Up: BBC, Fox Offer Up VR
Here’s a run-down of recent second screen-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. • On Aug. 13, Fox worked with YouTube and... More
Cisco Promotes Goeckeler to EVP (MESA)
Cisco has promoted long-time company vet David Goeckeler to EVP of networking and security, giving him responsibility for more than $32 billion of the company's tech business, over... More
Keynotes Set for Oct. 18 HITS Fall Summit in L.A.
The Hollywood IT community will gather again on Oct. 18 at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles for its bi-annual Summit, providing 500-plus studio leaders and their technology partn... More
Content Protection, Metadata and More: An M&E Entertainment Day Wrap
More than 300 people were on hand July 25 at the inaugural Microsoft Media & Entertainment Day event in New York City, attending four tracks of programming catering to represen... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, Aug. 6, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates AxCrypt: AxCrypt has released version 2.1.1526.0. Updates are available from AxCrypt’s website. Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 31.4.24 for... More
Featured Jobs: NSS Labs; Irdeto; Sony Pictures
Security Test Engineer, Networking — Austin, TX — NSS Labs Senior Software Engineer — North Hollywood, CA — Irdeto Senior Manager, Information Security Vulnerabili... More
TiVo Posts Major Q2 Revenue Uptick
The successful integration of TiVo’s products and brand into the company that once was Rovi, along with a series of successful pay TV and consumer electronics deals, helped the c... More
Bot Applications Stretch Beyond Media and Entertainment
Dale Linemann, program manager for Microsoft has been working hands on with media and entertainment partners on bot technology for a while, addressing issues in their usage in ever... More
Carnegie Mellon’s Smith: Changing Piracy Behavior No Easy Task
When a recent summer blockbuster hit theaters, pirated copies of the film were available the very next day, and yet some news reports said the box office performance of the film ha... More
Featured Jobs: Box; Avanade; Netflix
Security Engineer, Architecture — San Francisco — Box Azure System Engineer — Seattle — Avanade Engineering Leader, Application Security — Los Gatos, CA — Ne... More