All posts by Jeff Hyatt
eSports Sponsorships to Hit $584M in 2020 (LLB)
The entire eSports ecosystem has boomed in recent years, with more and more viewers tuning in to watch their favourite games being played by some of the best gamers in the world.... More
The EU Needs a Strong Research, Innovation Investment Pipeline to Support its Digital Transformation (PM)
Over the last year, we have seen how crucial research and innovation are to tackling the EU’s fundamental challenges and for preparing us for the future, writes Jean-Eric Paquet.... More
Sony Acquiring Pure Flix Streaming Service (LA Times)
The deal is the latest move by the studio to tap the often lucrative audience for movies and television programming aimed at churchgoers.... More
Avid Unveils Next Generation Pro Tools | Carbon Hybrid Audio Production System
Avid brings powerful HDX DSP technology to individual artists, bands and producers for the fastest, smoothest and most inspiring recording experience. (more…)... More
How the Pay TV Industry Can Employ Data to Rise to the Challenge of COVID (TVBE)
NAGRA's Jacques-Edouard Guillemot explains how real-time access to and analysis of data can help pay-TV operators be more resilient and able to adapt quickly in the face of a crisi... More
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Wants to Completely Transform His Organization (TechCrunch)
When IBM announced it was spinning out its infrastructure services business last month, it was surely a sign that the company was going all in on hybrid cloud. That means that inst... More
Old TV Shows Bring New Growth for Media Localiser ZOO Digital (Slator)
ZOO was already focused on offering cloud dubbing before the Covid-19 outbreak, which allowed them to continue working despite the lockdown. ZOO also observed that, while new produ... More
Sony and Microsoft Launch the Future of Gaming Consoles This Week (Next TV)
Long-awaited updates PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S finally hit store shelves.... More
AWS Elemental Adds Automated ABR to MediaConvert
AWS Elemental MediaConvert has added a new feature called Automated ABR Configuration, which automatically customizes the ABR (Adaptive Bit Rate) encoding configuration for each so... More
60% U.S. Homes Sub to Pay TV, SVOD (AT)
New research indicate that 60 per cent of US TV households have both a pay TV service and at least one SVOD service.... More
Qumulo Improves Security, Scalability of File Data Platform (IPT)
Among the new data services introduced to help IT teams better manage data workloads are Qumulo Dynamic Scale, Qumulo Secure and Qumulo Shift.... More
New Proximus Decoder by Technicolor Has Android P Built In (BTN)
Proximus Pickx has been developed by Technicolor Connected Home to help take the network service provider into the world of new applications and services.... More
EditShare Connects With Clear Cut Group
UK’s top-tier post-production company selects EditShare’s automation, security and storage platform to increase future production efficiencies and add new services (more&hellip... More
Darktrace Boss Poppy Gustafsson Scoops Up Top Innovation Award (City A.M.)
Darktrace chief executive Poppy Gustafsson has scooped up the top prize for innovation at this year’s Women of the Year Awards. Gustafsson is credited with building Cambridge-bas... More
London, SF Have Become Impact Tech Hubs, With 280% Increase in VC in 5 Years (TechCrunch)
New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s S... More
Veritone Launches Premium Audio Licensing Library, Services
Veritone now offers comprehensive audio content monetisation and licensing services for audio creators, including podcasters, broadcasters and audio advertisers. (more…)... More
Salesforce Launches Revenue Cloud (ZDNet)
Revenue Cloud is essentially a combination of several existing Salesforce products, including CPQ, its software that generate quotes for orders, and billing.... More
Amazon AWS Promises to Let Analysts Do Drag-and-Drop Data Cleansing With DataBrew (ZDNet)
The new program, an extension to the existing Glue software, lets non-coders such as data scientists and data analysts participate in the data preparation step using templates and ... More
IBM, Masters Tournament Bring New Watson-Powered Personalised Experience to Golf Fans Worldwide
IBM and the Masters Tournament, of which IBM is an exclusive digital partner, are unveiling My Group, an innovative digital feature enabling new levels of fan engagement and revolu... More