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Ooyala Exec: AI, Blockchain, Metadata to Become Increasingly Significant for Video Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, metadata and -- despite ongoing challenges -- virtual reality (VR) are going to play increasingly significant roles in the vide... More
M&E Journal: Mitigating Cyber Risks Through Military Strategies
By Martin Mazor, SVP and Chief Information Security Officer, Entertainment Partners - These days, cybercrime is pervasive. Scan the news and you’ll likely run into informatio... More
Analyst Upbeat on Sony CEO Transition Plan, Q3 Results
There were several “positive” takeaways from Sony’s recent announcement that its CEO, Kazuo Hirai, will soon be replaced in that role by its current CFO, Kenichiro Yoshida, a... More
Amazon CFO: Company to Continue AWS, Alexa, Streaming Video Investments
Amazon will continue to make major investments in its Amazon Web Services (AWS), Alexa and streaming video businesses after continuing to make strides on each of them in the fourth... More
DXC, HBR Report: Companies Still Need to Make Major Changes to Succeed in Digital Economy
Companies must be open to making significant changes to their organizations in order to succeed in the digital economy because pressures from digital technology disruption are expe... More
Microsoft’s Azure Revenue Doubles in Q2
Strong performance in Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing and Xbox video game businesses helped boost the company’s revenue in the second quarter (ended Dec. 31), according to CE... More
MoviePass Brass to Keynote Bi-Coastal Smart Content Summits
The data and analytics behind the business of premier movie-theater subscription service MoviePass will be the topic of the very first bi-coastal keynote address during both the Sm... More
OpenText CEO: Magellan AI Platform a Q2 Highlight
OpenText continued to make significant strides with its Magellan artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics platform in the second quarter (ended Dec. 31), according to CEO and CTO... More
M&E Journal: 2017 IT Hiring Environment Was Bright for Job Seekers … and 2018 Should Be Great Too
By Paul Flaharty, Regional VP, Los Angeles, Robert Half Technology - There was good news for tech professionals who planned a career move in 2017: The general IT hiring market ... More
M&E Journal: Entertainment Auditing Reaches a New Level
By Chris Johnson, Global Director, Anti-Piracy & Compliance Programs, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) - This month marks 15 years that I have been activel... More
Vubiquity Acquired by Amdocs for $224 Million
Content services and technology solutions company Vubiquity has been acquired by media and entertainment software and services provider Amdocs, the companies announced Jan. 30, wit... More
IBM: Increased Use of AI Expected to Be Among Top Streaming Video Trends of 2018
Many streaming video companies have been looking to artificial intelligence (AI) as one way to address the changing needs of their audiences, and that is a trend expected to contin... More