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M&E Journal: Italian Dubbing, From Rome to Milan

The Italian dubbing industry prides itself on a very long tradition that began in Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, and later expanded to Milan. Nowadays, Rome is tops when it comes to... More

M&E Journal: What a Difference a Global Pandemic Makes

The COVID-19 pandemic that began in December 2019 was an accelerant of change in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry for which no one could have prepared. Unprecedented ... More

M&E Journal: CDSA Returns to Its Roots, Benefiting All of M&E

The Content Distribution & Security Association (CDSA) is shifting back to its core principles: community, leadership, and being the glue that brings people and solutions toget... More

M&E Journal: What a Difference a Global Pandemic Makes

The COVID-19 pandemic that began in December 2019 was an accelerant of change in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry for which no one could have prepared. Unprecedented ... More

M&E Journal: The Hole at the Center of the M&E Industry

Imagine you’re an influencer on YouTube. Video is your entire life. You’re making good money doing what you love and racking up hundreds of hours of footage every month. Yo... More

M&E Journal: The Hole at the Center of the M&E Industry

Imagine you’re an influencer on YouTube. Video is your entire life. You’re making good money doing what you love and racking up hundreds of hours of footage every month. Yo... More

M&E Journal: Have Security Procedures Kept Pace With the New Threat Landscape?

Even in late 2021, it seemed that only a minority of people working in the M&E supply chain were back in their office. “The biggest impact of COVID-19 may be remote work. ... More

M&E Journal: Skating to Where the Puck is Going to be

2020 was one of those rare times in history that seemed to divide our experience into “life before” and “life after.” The pandemic has not only altered the way we interact,... More

M&E Journal: Have Security Procedures Kept Pace With the New Threat Landscape?

Even in late 2021, it seemed that only a minority of people working in the M&E supply chain were back in their office. “The biggest impact of COVID-19 may be remote work. Pre... More

M&E Journal: New Hollywood Post-COVID: Hybrid and Still Running

The media and entertainment industry, along with MESA’s communities surrounding the end-to-end supply chain, has faced innumerable challenges this last year and a half. These cha... More

M&E Journal: New Hollywood Post-COVID: Hybrid and Still Running

The media and entertainment industry, along with MESA’s communities surrounding the end-to-end supply chain, has faced innumerable challenges this last year and a half. These cha... More

M&E Journal: Securing M&E’s Remote Work Reality

In late 2021 a workplace survey from remote-access tech firm Teradici not only confirmed what the media and entertainment industry already knew, but put an exclamation point behind... More

M&E Journal: How Predictive Modeling is Changing the Content Licensing Game

The entertainment industry has been evolving rapidly in recent years, with seemingly every major company engaging in a streaming arms race. And while 2020 brought a seismic shift t... More

M&E Journal: What No One in Streaming Services is Talking Enough About

Streaming services are at a strange intersection in 2021: The clamor for direct-to-consumer (D2C) content is at an all-time high, yet the industry is more competitive than ever. Pr... More

M&E Journal: The Age of Fully Virtualized Productions

Virtualization has been around for quite some time but until the COVID-19 pandemic, the methodology hadn’t been widely adopted by media and entertainment companies, mostly due to... More

M&E Journal: Zooming in on Smart Content

As we gathered this spring for the Smart Content Summit, a few things were different. To get together, we didn’t have to brave Los Angeles traffic, wait for the valet, and find a... More

M&E Journal: Establishing a Remote Editorial Process in the Cloud

Demand for remote production workflows has intensified to meet increased consumer demand for content over the past year. Content creation and post-production facilities around the ... More

M&E Journal: The Rise of Virtual Events

It’s March 15, 2020 and the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) starts in a week. The festival has thousands of tickets and passes sold, an 8-plex cinema fully booked an... More

M&E Journal: Our Evolution With Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Many companies have begun the hard work of recognising imbalances in hiring, development, and leadership based on race, gender, disability, sexuality, and numerous other factors. ... More