HITS Exclusives
M&E Day Keynotes to Address Power of Blockchain, Social Media
The keynote addresses have been set for the July 24 Media & Entertainment Day at the Microsoft Conference Center in New York, an event that covers three programs (Smart Content, Co... More
Smart Consumer Experience Strategies Driving Service Provider CPE Requirements
By Mercedes Pastor, President of Global Customer Premises Equipment, Technicolor Connected Home - As consumers seek new ways to access media and entertainment experiences, net... More
Western Digital CFO: Data is the New Currency
Big data and fast data in the cloud, as well as mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) growth, are among the largest demand drivers for Western Digital (WD), according to Western Digi... More
Cisco Exec: Company Optimistic About Cloud Business Opportunities
Cisco continues to be bullish about its cloud business and is even seeing new opportunities for growth within the sector in areas that include cloud containers, according to Kip Co... More
Casting Networks Co-CEOs Talk Unique Set of Talent Solutions
There’s more original content being made today than ever before, and along with all these new productions come new challenges in casting. That’s where Los Angeles-based Cast... More
HITS Spring: Avid Architect Examines Evolution of Collaborative Tools
The evolution of collaborative editing tools has been swift in recent years, with workflows heading to the cloud, and the growing need for remote access, better search capabilities... More
HITS Spring: M&E Companies Can Significantly Benefit from Machine Learning
Media and entertainment companies stand to benefit tremendously from the use of machine learning (ML), as well as artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, but not all ML and... More
HITS Spring: Ooyala Founder Says Connected Supply Chains Help M&E ‘Survive and Thrive’
A connected supply chain can significantly help media & entertainment (M&E) companies overcome increasing challenges that include the need to implement new technologies while budge... More
HITS Spring: Entertainment Partners Stresses Multi-Pronged Approach to Data Security
It’s important for media and entertainment companies to take a multi-pronged approach to data security, according to Martin Mazor, chief information security officer (CISO) at En... More
HITS Spring WiTH Leadership Award Winners Focus on Equality
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Honoring the work they’ve done in the advancement of women in entertainment technology, Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) May 17 handed out its sec... More
Piracy, Cybersecurity Efforts Highlighted at HITS Spring
The annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, and an afternoon pair of breakout sessions will look at the latest in cyberse... More
HITS Spring Sees Metadata, Personalization Advances Discussed
The annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17 with a series of hyper-focused sessions on metadata and personalization effort... More
HITS Spring WiTH Keynoter to Talk ‘Solving for Happy’
When the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, Mo Gawdat, founder of the One Billion Happy initiative and former ch... More
Trusted Partner Network Heads Share Details
The end goal of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) — the industrywide content security initiative launched by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Content Deli... More
HITS Spring: WiTH to Honor Hollywood Tech Leaders
During the May 17 HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit in Los Angeles, Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) will honor the winners of its second annual Leader... More
IBM Exec: Quantum Computing to Help AI Grow
NEW YORK – The significant progress that’s been seen in artificial intelligence (AI) over the past few years has been largely enabled by modern advancements in computing -- and... More
HITS Spring: A Hollywood Case Study on Strategic Sourcing
At the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit in Los Angeles on May 17, several entertainment execs will take a closer look at how strategic sourcing is i... More
HITS Spring Keynoter to Share Design Thinking Approaches
When the annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, Hollywood A-list creative-futurist and designer, Jeff Julian (“Doctor ... More
WiTH Announces 2018 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 2nd Annu... More
M&E Journal: Smart Content Drives Smart Asset Usage and Engagement
By John Price, Product Marketing Manager, OpenText - I’m sure we’ve all had them. Those “how did they know that?” moments when online, be it on a website, social media,... More