All posts by Jeff Berman
BeBop, Sony, NHRA Tout Benefits of Moving Post-Production to the Cloud
Sports brands need to increase the value of their assets while keeping their fans engaged in compelling content and there are several advantages for them to move their post-product... More
Update on Tap for Language Metadata Table
Enhancements continue to be made to the Language Metadata Table (LMT) open-source table of language metadata codes geared toward the broadcast and entertainment industries, and the... More
WiTH @ Smart Panel: Innovation Remains Challenging Across All Organizations
Regardless of the size or maturity of a business — and even across all media, entertainment and marketing channels — innovation continues to be a challenge that transcends all ... More
Verizon Media: Fans are Open to Paying More to Stream Live Sports
There is a huge opportunity for content providers streaming live sports if they can provide sports fans with greater personalization, better viewing options and a different adverti... More
Adobe CEO: Company Continued to See Document Cloud ‘Momentum’ in Q1
Strength in Adobe Document Cloud, as well as continued growing demand for Adobe’s mobile applications, provided a boost for the company’s results in the first quarter (ended Fe... More
Whip Media: More Insightful Data Stands to Help Industry and Viewers
Insightful data that goes beyond traditional viewership metrics can significantly help the industry make smarter content choices and also give consumers more of the type of content... More
Sohonet CEO Explores Challenges, Solutions for Today’s Remote Post Collaboration
It used to be that working remotely in the media and entertainment space was a luxury. However, with those working on productions spread all across the world and amid ever-increasi... More
WiTH @ Smart Keynote: Time to End Pattern Matching in the Entertainment Sector
Despite women statistically yielding higher returns when it comes to Hollywood movies, it would be a great idea to start following the money and ending pattern matching when it com... More
Veritone Execs: Company Scored Multiple Business Wins in Q4
The past year was a notable one for Veritone as it launched multiple new products, established major new channel partnerships and “invested significantly in product development,�... More
Early Signs Positive for AT&T TV’s National Launch
It is still early, but AT&T is seeing promising signs from the national launch of the Android TV-based AT&T TV streaming service March 2, according to John Stankey, preside... More
Gracenote Growth Gave Nielsen a Q4 Lift
Growth at Gracenote provided Nielsen a boost in its fourth quarter and fiscal year (ended Dec. 31), the company said Feb. 27. “In 2019, we saw mid-single-digit growth in Grace... More
Box CEO: Shield’s a ‘Core Catalyst’ for Suite Adoption
Box saw continued strong demand for its Box Shield security controls and intelligent threat detection capabilities in the fourth quarter (ended Jan. 31), according to company CEO A... More
Salesforce’s Latest Acquisition is Vlocity for $1.3B
Salesforce is acquiring Vlocity, a provider of cloud and mobile software built natively on the Salesforce platform, for about $1.33 billion in cash net of Salesforce's ownership in... More
Croogloo: Connecting Film, TV Production Operations
Combining the best practices of supply chain science, tech, and production operations, Montreal-based Croogloo has a bold goal: help Studios and Crew cut production days, using dat... More
Akamai: API Attacks by Cybercriminals are on the Rise
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are increasingly being targeted in hostile takeover attempts, according to Akamai Technologies. “We have a really consistent amount o... More
Dish CEO: Sling TV Remains ‘Well-Positioned’ in Crowded OTT Market
Dish Network sees its Sling TV over-the-top (OTT) streaming service as being “well positioned to perform in the dynamic marketplace, but we also need to execute,” according to ... More
Cognizant CFO: Expect More Investments Like Code Zero
Cognizant plans to continue making partnership investments along the lines of its recently announced acquisitions of Atlanta-based Code Zero Consulting and the French operations of... More
Adobe CFO: Company Continues to See Growth Opportunity in Digital Marketing
Adobe continues to eye digital marketing growth in its Experience Cloud business segment, according to Adobe CFO John Murphy. Adobe sees a total addressable market (TAM) from th... More
Google Cloud CEO Touts Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy
Google has an aggressive cloud computing growth strategy in which it’s accelerating digital transformation by offering the best infrastructure, platform and industry-specific sol... More