HITS Connections
HITS Spring: CX Will Be Transformed by the Metaverse, Zendesk Says
The development of the metaverse means there is now a new realm for customer experience (CX) and, as experiences in media and entertainment change shape, customer relationships are... More
HITS Spring: How Metal Toad, AWS Use Machine Learning to Moderate Online Content
Every individual and company today is creating more and more content and distributing that content faster than ever. But that increase in content creation and distribution is makin... More
HITS Spring: How Real-Time Workflows are Revolutionizing Production
Super Giant Robot Brothers is a fast-paced action-comedy show produced by Reel FX and coming soon to Netflix that uses virtual production and the Epic Games Unreal Engine from init... More
HITS Spring: Epic’s Unreal Engine is the ‘Road to the Open Metaverse’
Epic Games is now incorporating its Unreal Engine more directly into not just post-production for visual effects but also the active filmmaking process, live broadcast and animatio... More
HITS Spring: Kaleidoco’s Particle Ink Takes AR, MR to a New Level
Technology that Vancouver-based Kaleidoco developed is taking augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) to a new level, according to Cassandra Rosenthal, the company’s co-fou... More
HITS Spring: Whip Media Explores the Path of Content Traveling Globally
While worldwide demand for content and programming continues to grow, a shift in what content resonates with viewers in any given country is changing, according to Alisa Joseph, SV... More
HITS Spring: Richey May Explores How to Help Vendors Safely Move to the Cloud
As a growing number of content makers and their vendors move to the cloud, it is in the best interest of Hollywood studios and other content companies to make sure their vendors’... More
HITS Spring: The Metaverse Presents Opportunities for Hollywood, ICVR Says
The metaverse presents significant opportunities for media and entertainment (M&E) companies, according to MESA and Sinan AlRubaye, chief experience officer at Los Angeles, Cal... More
HITS Spring: The Significant Role Played by In-House Data Center Infrastructure
In-house data center infrastructure assists producers and creatives in optimizing workflow efficiencies to maximize on-set virtual production outcomes, according to a panel of indu... More
HITS Spring: Lab5’s Julian Predicts End of Modern Streaming Services in Keynote Address
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — According to Jeff Julian, creative-futurist, designer, and founder of boutique consultancy Lab5 Systems, the metaverse will be the end of the world as we... More
NAB 2022: MESA, EIDR Tout the Importance of M&E Standards
The digital transformation that the media and entertainment industry is experiencing is driving investment in end-to-end efficiencies inside the supply chain. However, with the inc... More
NAB 2022: CDSA Explores How M&E Companies are Securing Digital Workflows
The media and entertainment (M&E) industry shifted entirely to native digital workflows during the early days of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Those digital workflows have inte... More
May 12 ‘Lunch and Learn’ Event Brings Cyberattack Perspective
The May 12 weekly “Lunch and Learn event will feature Richard Atkinson, president of the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), as he discusses “Cyber Attack — A Per... More
NAB 2022: Eluvio, Zixi, Arch Platform Technologies Round Out the Show
LAS VEGAS — From the cloud to the blockchain, from cybersecurity to anti-piracy, MESA members showcased technology for every corner of the Industry at the NAB Show. (more…... More
May 5 ‘Lunch and Learn’ Event Tackles Metadata Structures, Taxonomies
The May 5 weekly “Lunch and Learn” event will feature Joseph A. Busch, founder and principal consultant of Taxonomy Strategies, as he discusses “Metadata Structures and Taxon... More
Shift Names Ramu Potarazu as New CEO
All-in-one cloud-based video solutions provider Shift has named Ramu Potarazu, founder of Vubiquity, as its new CEO, effective immediately. Ramu brings extensive leadership and... More
Innovate@UCLA Women in Tech Panel Covers ‘How She Built This’
On Thursday, May 5, Innovate@UCLA will hold a Women in Tech panel, “How She Built This,” featuring a diverse group of thought leaders from Slalom, RSL Technology Associates, Th... More
NAB 2022: Whip Media, Signiant, Synamedia, Sony Kick Off the Show
LAS VEGAS — Nearly 40 MESA member companies descended on the first in-person NAB Show since the start of the pandemic, bringing new solutions for content licensing, content prote... More
Next ‘Lunch and Learn’ Focuses on Keys to Great Marketing
Natascha French, CEO and founder of digital marketing and sales agency Scale Strategies, will be the next speaker April 21 at MESA’s weekly “Lunch and Learn” event. (more&hel... More
Devon Discusses Accessibility at Next ‘Lunch and Learn’
Joe Devon, the co-founder of digital agency Diamond, and co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, will be the next featured speaker April 14 at MESA’s weekly “Lunch an... More