Business

In an effort to court millennials and invest further in key content categories, The E.W. Scripps Co. has acquired the iconic humor brand Cracked from Demand Media. The purchase pri... More

By Chris Tribbey LAS VEGAS — Here’s a rundown of the latest news from Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) member companies out of the 2016 NAB Show: Pricewater... More

High dynamic range — the ability to reproduce a wider range between the whitest whites and blackest blacks in an image — is getting plenty of attention in consumer electronics ... More

Rovi Corp. has named former AT&T and Charter Communications executive Ted Schremp as its new chief marketing officer, covering the company’s worldwide marketing work. “Ted’s ... More

Sony DADC New Media Solutions Inc. has selected Hybrik to provide cloud-based media processing. Hybrik’s service accelerates transcoding and automated quality control across thou... More

Apple has struck an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball to supple the company’s iPad Pro tablets to every team along with a dedicated app to give teams instant access to pe... More

AOL is debuting two video ad formats today it says will be more viewable for advertisers and more user-friendly for consumers. The formats are meant to help build out the company's... More

Whether your business is making jet engines, delivering towels or emptying rat traps, you need to be looking at how you can improve margins and customer satisfaction with the Inter... More

Data management services company Mediamorph has added Jim Riley as its new chief revenue officer, bringing the industry vet over from Vubiquity. Riley’s new role will see him dev... More

The UHD Alliance released their recommended specs for 4K “UHD Premium” certification by the major consortium of consumer electronics manufacturers and media companies at CES 20... More

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of media services company Prime Focus, has tapped Raghunath Mohanrao as its new chief operating officer, bringing him over from I... More

Many modern businesses now treat data as a valuable asset, even if they are still figuring out what exactly they might want to do with it. This is perhaps an appealing new way to v... More

The never-ending tussle between pay-TV operators and sports TV networks over escalating carriage fees is back in focus due to the standoff between Comcast and the YES Network, whic... More

Click-through rates on banner ads have already hit rock bottom, 94% of online viewers skip pre-roll ads before five seconds have gone by, and an estimated 12% of display ads are ne... More

The details behind Screening Room and how it actually works remain murky at this point. Some studios have reportedly not even seen the Screening Room presentation. And the piracy q... More

If you watched the Super Bowl online you can thank Dr. Tom Leighton, CEO of Akamai Technologies, a global manager of Internet traffic based in Cambridge. The content delivery netwo... More

TiVo, the digital video recorder company that popularized the DVR and revolutionized “time shifting” and fast-forwarding through advertising, is in advanced negotiations to be ... More

Wazee Digital, a leading provider of cloud-based video management and licensing services, is announcing the launch of a Live Event Services product at NAB 2016. Using Wazee Digital... More

Deluxe will provide high quality post-production services for OZO VR content, including editorial, stitching and colour. Deluxe will also harness the talents of more than 3,000 glo... More

Testronic, a leading QA, localization and compliance specialist, has opened a dedicated Virtual Reality Test Centre. The VR Centre will operate within Testronic’s Warsaw, Poland ... More