All posts by Chris Tribbey

A new digital content hub for the performing arts, dubbed nRapt, is just getting off the ground this year. And besides offering consumers streaming performances, interviews and beh... More

If you need assurance of just how important modern rights management systems are for content companies, ask a lawyer. Ed Klaris, founder of New York-based media and entertainmen... More

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 15 years, Fandango was a name purely synonymous with movie ticketing. And while it’s true that they’re still the go-to for people wanting movie ticke... More

There aren’t many 4K streaming services out there, and one of the first that does come to mind is San Jose, Calif.-based UltraFlix. Owned by NanoTech Entertainment, UltraFlix ... More

The benefits of metadata when it comes to protecting content against piracy are well known by this point. But often lost in the conversation is something more basic: who owns distr... More

A group of entertainment industry experts will be on hand in a webinar July 26 to tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges today: breaking down the walls between platforms... More

By Chris Tribbey IT security professionals often spend too much time trying to adhere to outside regulations, instead of working on protecting their companies against cyber thre... More

A lot of media and entertainment companies come from more mundane origins. Los Angeles-based SyncOnSet (formerly Wymsee) started with a pair of sunglasses. Years ago, the founde... More

The New York Public Library (NYPL) system features more than 51 million physical items across more than 90 locations. And digitizing even a portion of that means a metadata and rig... More

There’s good news and bad news to be found in EMC’s recent “Global Data Protection Index 2016” report: Overall incidents of traditional data loss and disruption are actuall... More

Data security breaches have become a significant issue for companies large and small, and the problem stands to only grow as more devices and applications are being used inside and... More

Software design services and tech integration company Solekai Systems has been chosen by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Pure Flix Entertainment to analyze user trends on PureFlix.com, and... More

When Netflix released its first exclusive feature film, “Beasts of No Nation,” in October 2015, it received solid reviews. But since then, Netflix’s original movies have had ... More

In February, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced a partnership with Donuts Inc., which operates close to 200 domain name extensions, including .MOVIE and .TH... More

The spring edition of the “M&E Journal: Navigating the Next New” magazine — featuring insights from dozens of media and entertainment industry executives — is now available... More

Next time you look to live-stream sports, a concert or pretty much anything online, you better proceed with caution: according to a giant study of web sites offering free live-stre... More

Piracy is a problem the same way that theft is a problem. Millions of people put food on the table by making what you watch on TV or in the theatre – and stealing that content ro... More

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, you’d think there’d be absolutely nothing in common between the military and the media and entertainment industry. Yet Seth Hallen thinks the ... More

LOS ANGELES — Jeff DeGraff, professor of management and organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, sympathizes with the entertainment industry’... More