All posts by Chris Tribbey

SMPTE Publishes MESA’s Language Metadata Table Standard

The Society of Motion and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the leading standards governing body for media & entertainment engineering, today announced it has joined with the Media... More

WiTH, PepUp Tech Host Alumni Event

Earlier this summer, Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) partnered up with nonprofit PepUp Tech (an organization that provides underrepresented students access to both mentors and... More

Softtek: Evolving Clients’ Digital Capabilities Constantly, Seamlessly

For nearly 40 years now, Monterrey, Mexico-based IT services firm Softtek has been developing customized software and managing IT infrastructure for customers. For media and entert... More

Bitmax Helps Move ‘Fantastic Fungi’ Doc to Premium VOD Channels (MESA)

Digital media management and licensing firm Bitmax is making the cult-hit documentary “Fantastic Fungi” available to major distribution platforms as a premium VOD release, firs... More

Cognizant Aug. 5 Webinar Examines Agile Software Realities

Late last year, Andres Angelani, CEO of Cognizant Softvision, published the book “Transforming While Performing: How To Create A Culture of Innovation With Partners,” offering ... More

Cognizant to Acquire Azure Cloud Specialist New Signature (MESA)

Multinational IT services firm Cognizant has announced it will acquire Washington, D.C.-based IT service management company New Signature, a company that specialises in Microsoft t... More

Akamai Piracy Paper Stresses Better Data, Collaboration

Ian Munford, director of industry strategy, marketing and solutions for Akamai, surveys the current piracy landscape, and sees a number of problems: the worldwide data around pirac... More

CES 2021 Latest Tech Show to Go Digital (MESA)

Nearly six months out from the 2021 CES event scheduled to be held in Las Vegas Jan. 6-9, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) July 28 made the call to go all-digital for the ... More

Cognizant to Acquire Azure Cloud Specialist New Signature

Multinational IT services firm Cognizant has announced it will acquire Washington, D.C.-based IT service management company New Signature, a company that specializes in Microsoft t... More

Women’s SoCal Leadership Summit Arrives Online Oct. 7

Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) is bringing back its popular Women’s SoCal Leadership Summit on Oct 7, this time as an all-online event. Running from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.... More

PADEM Media Group: Pinpointing Evolving M&E Trends, Emerging Challenges

“Unmatched market understanding, insight and actionable strategic advice.” That’s one client’s feedback for Allan McLennan, chief executive and founder of the PADEM Medi... More

Caringo Aug. 4 Webinar Targets Workflow Storage for Today’s Remote Reality

In December of 2018, data storage specialist Caringo hosted a webinar focusing on the evolving storage requirements for video workflows. The discussion — featuring Adrian Herr... More

MESA Member Webinar Week Ahead: July 27-31

Akamai holds its Edge Live virtual summit, Caringo looks at the evolution of media management, and Adobe looks at what’s possible in a paperless future in the industry. Those ... More

Shout! Factory Looks to Whip Media for Real-Time Performance Data (MESA)

Independent multi-platform media firm Shout! Factory has tapped content value management (CVM) platform specialist Whip Media Group to provide real-time performance data to its par... More

M&E Day: EIDR’s Welch Touts 2.5 Update (MESA)

During the July Global Media & Entertainment Day event, Kip Welch, executive director of EIDR, shared details around the recent launch of EIDR 2.5, touting its new de-duplication s... More

Adobe Webinar: Paperless Hollywood is Possible Post-Pandemic

The longer Hollywood finds itself navigating how to get business done during the pandemic, the more surprising and unexpected benefits the industry is discovering. One of those ... More

UAE Telecom Etisalat Taps Synamedia’s Infinite Platform for D2C Service (MESA)

The UAE’s largest telecom operator Etisalat has debuted a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service, SwitchTV, and looked to Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform — and the compa... More

UAE Telecom Etisalat Taps Synamedia’s Infinite Platform for D2C Service (MESA)

The UAE’s largest telecom operator Etisalat has debuted a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service, SwitchTV, and looked Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform — and the company�... More

The Kitchen: Adding New Flavors to Localization

Starting off as a small localization facility geared toward a South American group of TV channels, Miami-based The Kitchen has grown into a global force, with a dozen dubbing facil... More