WiTH Connections
HITS Live: Signiant Shares ‘Tales From the Trenches’ WFH Insights
The past couple months have witnessed just how adaptable the media and entertainment industry can be, shifting its productions and workflows to work-from-home (WFH) environments an... More
Direct-To-Consumer Platforms are Getting a Boost From COVID-19
Direct-to-consumer streaming services were already seeing significant growth before COVID-19, but their popularity has only soared even more since the pandemic started as more view... More
Eluvio to Tout Benefits of New Content Fabric Offering During May 20 Webinar
All the benefits of content distribution, but without the cloud or a content delivery network (CDN). The ability to reliably move assets globally for live, VOD, and linear channels... More
Premiere Digital Expands Sales, Marketing Team and Hires EMEA Exec for Global Business
Premiere Digital announced the expansion of the organization in Sales & Marketing and emergence into the UK. Seasoned industry executives have been hired to grow, market and build ... More
MESA Member Webinar Week Ahead: May 4-8
A cyberthreat vulnerability and penetration testing run-through with the CEO of edgescan. An OTT innovation showcase from Verizon Media. A pair of media asset management (MAM) work... More
Take the DAM(n) Tour 2020 Presentations Available
Presentations from 17 companies that took part in the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance’s (MESA’s) April 15-16 Take the DAM(n) Tour are now available. (more…)... More
No Vegas, But for Asset Management Specialists the Show Goes On
This week, digital and media asset management specialists (DAM and MAM) would be hosting dozens of media executives and entertainment specialists in guided tours of their products ... More
Whip Media Exec: COVID-19 Social Distancing is Redefining Viewing Landscape
The social distancing being used to fight the coronavirus has led to not only increased TV viewing, including binge watching, but it has redefined the viewing landscape, according ... More
MESA Member Webinar Week Ahead: April 13-17
A fireside chat with the chief evangelist of Amazon Web Services, in-depth SQL server, data warehouse and Internet of Things (IoT) presentations from Microsoft Azure, a long-antici... More
MESA Launches Free Global Member E-Calendar
With in-person events on hold and more companies offering online events to replace them during the pandemic, the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) has launched a compl... More
Cognizant, Microsoft Prep ‘What It Means to Belong @ Work’ Report
Professional services firm Cognizant and Microsoft are gearing up to release a new report in late March, one that examines an often-overlooked question about daily life: what does ... 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
NASA JPL CIO Explores Hollywood Similarities With Space Exploration
LOS ANGELES — Randi Levin, CIO for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), sees a lot of similarities between the technology needs for Hollywood and for space exploration. And not jus... More
Study: Seattle, Boston Top U.S. Metro Areas for STEM Professionals
With growing demand nationwide for professionals with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 9% growth in ... More
Cognizant Adds Sam Club’s Becky Schmitt as EVP, CPO
Cognizant is bringing aboard Becky Schmitt, SVP and chief people officer (CPO) at Walmart’s Sam’s Club, as its new EVP and CPO, beginning Feb. 1. Schmitt will take over for ret... More
WiTH to Hold ‘Competencies for Success’ Workshop Dec. 4
What does it take to be a successful technology professional today? For that matter, what core competencies stand out among top-performing technology teams? What are the difference... More
HITS Fall: Tech Can Only Take You So Far, Keynoter Says
LOS ANGELES — During her 16 years between Fox and ABC as a head of development, Cheryl Bayer helped develop popular shows like “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Sex in the City,”... More
Women in Technology: Hollywood Announces 2019 Leadership Awards Winners
Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH), an organization that serves as a catalyst for the advancement of women in entertainment technology, has announced the winners of its third an... More
Women in Technology: Hollywood Workshop to Focus on Networking
Upping your networking game will be the focus of the day Dec. 5 when the Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) holds its latest workshop. The WiTH Networking Skills Workshop —... More
WiTH Panel at HITS Spring to Look at Diversity, Inclusion
During the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit in Los Angeles on May 17, a special program presented by Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) will feat... More