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Amazon Introduces Music Unlimited Service
Amazon finally introduced a full-blown standalone, on-demand music streaming service Oct. 12, going up against rivals that include Apple and Spotifty. Amazon already offered on-dem... More
M&E Journal: M&E’s Cloud Evolution and Revolution
By David Benson, Founder, DSB Consulting - Hollywood is no stranger to innovation. One hundred twenty years ago the first moving pictures left audiences awestruck, and in some c... More
Seattle Area Becoming Major Center for AR, VR Innovation
The Seattle area is turning into a major center for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology innovation, the economic development organization Washington Interact... More
IT and Operations Execs in Media and Entertainment Converge Oct. 18 for HITS: Fall in Hollywood
Cloud technology, new workflows, improving data analytics, making the most of metadata, transitioning from the B2B to B2C business model … Hollywood’s reliance on IT to keep up... More
DDEX Introduces Two New Recording Industry Standards
The standards organization Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) Oct.10 announced the launch of two new standards for the recording industry: Recording Information Notification (RIN), an XM... More
Tractica: Image Recognition to Generate Most AI Revenue Through 2025
Static image recognition is expected to generate the most artificial intelligence (AI) revenue among all use cases on a cumulative basis from 2016-2025, according to projections in... More
Premiere Digital to Handle EMA Online Video Repository
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) Oct. 6 unveiled a new Online Video Repository, a retailer-driven service that will hold the video, audio, metadata, artwork and delive... More
Salesforce’s Benioff: Twitter Purchase Would Have to Benefit Investors
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff sought to calm investors’ concerns Oct. 5, after published reports claimed the company was in talks to acquire Twitter and Salesforce’s stock price ... More
Discovery SVP: Success of VR Hinges on Content
It’s been a year since Discovery Communications launched its virtual reality apps, and in that time, the broadcaster has learned what rule No. 1 is when it comes to VR: content s... More
Salesforce’s Chief Scientist: AI Research Continues in Force
After the recent introduction of the Salesforce Einstein artificial intelligence (AI) platform, the company is continuing to conduct AI research because there is still much more th... More
YuMe: Early Morning is Sweetest for Advertisers
Reaching today’s digital consumer isn’t easy, but if you’re an advertiser, your best bet is to target them in the morning, not at night. That’s according to new research... More
M&E Journal: Big Data Lets You Read Your Customer’s Mind — Now What?
By Thomas Siegman, RSG Media Systems - Data analytics is upending the media industry, helping companies buy, schedule, promote, and distribute content better, and to boost reven... More
