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HITS Fall: EIDR’s Roadmap Looks Bright
LOS ANGELES — Will Kreth, executive director of the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR), looks at the current, collaborative ID initiatives being undertaken today by the entertainme... More
HITS Fall: Cloud-Based MAMs Enable Live Coverage of the Future, AWS Says
Despite the many changes we’ve seen in the pipeline and screens that audiences use to watch video content, live events will always be core to the viewing experience. And cloud... More
M&E Journal: Accelerating and Automating Workflows for Modern Media Production
By Richard Heitmann, VP of Marketing, Aspera, an IBM company - Today’s media companies need to create more video content than ever — and in a growing number of formats, reso... More
Dolby’s Griffis Named SMPTE President
Patrick Griffis, VP of technology in the Office of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories, has been named the new president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)... More
HITS Fall: Azure, Threshold Execs Look to Cloud’s Production Advantages
Creating cloud-based workflows for new media content provides enormous advantages for film and TV production companies, according to Microsoft Azure and Threshold Entertainment exe... More
HITS Fall: ‘Molly’s Game’ Author Talks Managing Risk
LOS ANGELES — Molly Bloom, the afternoon keynote Oct. 4 during the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit (HITS) Fall event, didn’t take long to set the tone with her pre... More
HITS Fall: Gracenote’s Studio System ‘Makes Sense of the Data’
LOS ANGELES — Bill Isbell, director of sales for Gracenote, received an odd request one day from one of the clients using the company’s Studio System enterprise-level collabora... More
Sony, TV Execs: Expect More Bundling, More OTT, More Personalization
We can expect to see only more bundling of TV networks and video services, more over-the-top (OTT) streaming services and more personalization for the foreseeable future as the TV ... More
HITS Fall: Box CEO Touts Industry’s Digital Transformation
LOS ANGELES — The media and entertainment industry continues to undergo a digital transformation, according to Box CEO Aaron Levie, with more cloud-based tool, integrated workflo... More
HITS Fall: Pepperdine’s Ludovisi Offers Fan Engagement Ideas
LOS ANGELES — Claudio Ludovisi, assistant dean and head of strategic innovation, marketing and alumni relations at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Mana... More
Gracenote, TiVo Execs: Smart Speakers, AI Present Opportunities for Music Industry
NEW YORK – The growing popularity of smart speakers and the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and voice-powered systems in the home and car are changing the way artists c... More
HITS Fall: Cognizant, DXC, Aspera Share Workflow Thoughts
The latest advances in systems and workflow technologies used in the media and entertainment space will be on the minds of several experts Oct. 4 during the Hollywood Innovation & ... More
