HITS Exclusives
Q&A With HITS Keynote, Professor Michael Smith
When Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College, takes the stage Oct. 18 for the HITS Fall: Digipa... More
More Than a Name Change: DevSpark Becomes Spark Digital
Since it first came on the media and entertainment scene in 2012, New York-based DevSpark has had a well-defined business model: design and build digital content companies the best... More
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO: Micro Focus Pact Makes Company ‘Even Stronger’
The plan that Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced Sept. 7, calling for a spin-off and merger of its non-core software assets with U.K. technology company Micro Focus, stands to st... More
Quantum Exec: Pace of Change is Biggest Challenge Facing Content Producers
The pace of change in TV technology “has been accelerating” faster than ever in recent years, which represents the biggest single challenge facing content producers today, acco... More
M&E Journal: How New Distribution Models Are Transforming the M&E Industry
By Jeetu Patel, SVP of Platform and Chief Strategy Officer, Box - As M&E undergoes digital transformation, the opportunity is greater than ever before to deliver customized cont... More
Award-Winning Pixar Story Expert to Keynote HITS Fall: Digipalooza Conference
LOS ANGELES — Acclaimed Pixar Animation Studios storyteller, Matthew Luhn, has been named a keynote speaker at the annual fall conference of the Hollywood IT Society (HITS), Octo... More
Visibility, Automation Key to Rights Management, Experts Say
For Carin Forman, director of digital photo services for HBO, this was the year the media company turned a corner, when it comes to rights management and the review and approval pr... More
Rights Management Experts: Content Legality, Profitability Equally Important
If you need assurance of just how important modern rights management systems are for content companies, ask a lawyer. Ed Klaris, founder of New York-based media and entertainmen... More
Contract Data Gets its Due at ‘Rights and Metadata Madness’ Event
The benefits of metadata when it comes to protecting content against piracy are well known by this point. But often lost in the conversation is something more basic: who owns distr... More
Salesforce: A Different Approach to Customer Relationship Management
When San Francisco-based Salesforce launched 17 years ago, the company didn’t just want to start a new, cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) technology service, it ... More
M&E Journal: U.S. Video Consumption & Viewership Trends
By Greg Boyer, U.S. Entertainment & Media Consulting Leader, PwC Terms like “all you can eat” and “binging” were once relegated to the analog domains of inexpensive food... More
M&E Journal: Ending Chaos in IT Organizations
By Brian Dawson, Business Manager, Affinity Do you know how many projects are running across your IT organization? Is your IT organization chasing fires, working extreme hours, ... More
From Data to Distribution: ‘M&E Journal’ Digital Edition Now Available
The spring edition of the “M&E Journal: Navigating the Next New” magazine — featuring insights from dozens of media and entertainment industry executives — is now available... More
My Eye Media’s Reyes: Promising Initial Feedback for STORM Platform
Initial client feedback to My Eye Media’s new digital Storefront Testing and Online Retail Monitoring (STORM) platform has been “very positive,” Juan Reyes, the company’s c... More
ZOO Digital: Using Technology to Work Smarter
Every major studio (and more than one independent) looks to London-based ZOO Digital for subtitling, captioning and localization services. And what makes the company stand apart fr... More
Prime Focus Technologies CEO: Tear Down Internal Silos
A combination of flat revenue growth and growing operational costs for media and entertainment companies means Hollywood needs to start getting inventive, according to Ramki Sankar... More
HITS Panelists: Digital Disruption’s Happening Across Multiple Industries
The massive changes that are happening as a result of digital technology are being felt across multiple industries, from media and entertainment companies to the education sector, ... More
Girls’ Lounge CEO: Collaboration’s the Key to Business Success, Gender Equality
Collaboration is the key to success in the technology industry and other business sectors, as well as to achieving true gender equality, Shelley Zalis, CEO and founder of The Girls... More
Tata Communications: Solutions for any Enterprise (MESA)
The media and entertainment industry is synonymous with creativity and innovation. With the proliferation of smartphones, tablets, and HD TVs, consumers expect to see movies, video... More
HITS Conference Breakout Sessions Highlight Monetization, Metadata and Operation Efficiencies
When the main stage closes at the May 25 "Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet" event in Los Angeles, attendees will have four different innovation and technology showcase ... More
