All posts by Chris Tribbey

IBC 2019: MESA Members Offer Merchandising, Automation Solutions

Storefront merchandising solutions, multichannel media experiences and more or media and entertainment companies will be on hand at IBC 2019 from members of the Media and Entertai... More

GrayMeta Iris Media Platform Tapped by Sky UK (MESA)

British broadcaster Sky UK has teamed up with AI-powered metadata company GrayMeta to integrate GrayMeta’s Iris Media Platform across its ultra-high definition (UHD) content work... More

IBC 2019: MESA Members Bringing Storage, Cloud Tech

New cloud applications, top storage technologies and full platforms for media and entertainment companies will be on hand at IBC 2019 from members of the Media and Entertainment Se... More

IYUNO Media Group Completes TPN Security Assessments for Seven APAC Locations

Subtitling, captioning and dubbing services provider IYUNO Media Group has announced the completion of seven Trusted Partner Network (TPN) security assessments for APAC locations, ... More

DXC Technology, Infosys Tout Google Cloud Partnerships

Both DXC Technology and Infosys have announced new partnerships with Google Cloud, with the former partnering deliver enterprise-grade, cloud-enabled solutions on Google Cloud Plat... More

Eurofins Digital Testing Adds IMF Analysis Solutions

Quality assurance (QA) and testing services firm Eurofins Digital Testing has inked an exclusive, global licensing agreement with the Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT) — a join... More

Technicolor’s Wi-Fi XL Geared Toward Network Service Providers

Technicolor has made available Wi-Fi XL solution for network service providers (NSPs) worldwide, offering them the ability to offer improved in-home wireless performance and multi-... More

SAP S/4HANA Gets More Nordic Attention (MESA)

More and more Nordic countries are looking to SAP’s S/4HANA software to help with both finance and supply chain management, and to adopt blockchain, according to a new report. Th... More

ThinkAnalytics Brings Back Schiavinato as SVP, Adds Bossard as Director (MESA)

Personalized content discovery firm ThinkAnalytics has brought back former SVP of marketing and business development for Latin America Rick Schiavinato as its SVP of sales and busi... More

LiveTiles: Bots Should Reduce the Workload, Not Displace It

AI is a relatively recent workplace introduction, and finding practical insights on how to implement it into your company is hard to come by. For Dennis Helms, innovation and ex... More

RSG Media: M&E Can Pioneer a New Era of Disruption

The first supercomputers came around in the 1950s, with the purpose of forecasting the weather. A decade later, supercomputers we’re being used for the first of nearly 60 mission... More

Microsoft, LiveTiles Team Up On AI Cybersecurity Solution

Intelligent workplace specialists LiveTiles announced Aug. 9 that its AI cybersecurity solution — launched in June 2019 — is now being offered directly in 39 countries, via par... More

Adobe Debuts ‘Speed’ Feature for Premiere Rush

Premiere Rush, Adobe’s all-in-one video editing software for online video creators, is getting a new feature today: Speed, a much-requested addition from users that allows Premie... More

M&E Day Keynote: Protect the Most Important Asset … Yourself

Accepting a ride from a non-licensed car service, being followed off an elevator, getting flagged down by a stranger who says you have a flat tire, oversharing with a fellow airlin... More

FilmTrack CEO: Synergies Abound with City National Acquisition

Jason Kassin, co-founder and CEO of IP rights management firm FilmTrack, spoke at length with the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) about his company being acquired by... More

NCC Group Launches Self-Service Cloud Compliance Platform (CDSA)

NCC Group has debuted "Scout," a new client self-service platform for public cloud configuration checking. The agnostic tool allows companies to monitor configuration of their AWS,... More

City National Bank Acquires FilmTrack

Studio City, Calif.-based IP rights management specialist FilmTrack has been acquired by Los Angeles-based City National Bank, the companies announced Aug. 6. Financial terms of th... More

NAGRA: Industry Approaching ‘Peak Investment’ in Content

Despite standalone OTT services seeing continued subscriber growth — and while traditional pay TV operators continue seeing the exact opposite — many media and entertainment ex... More

Counter-Terrorism Analyst Offers Cyberthreat Insights to M&E Day Crowd

When Roger Cressey, a go-to counter-terrorism analyst for NBC and former advisor to President Obama, looks at the state of cybersecurity in media and entertainment, he sees a good ... More