M+E Connections
Testronic Opens Second Virtual Reality Testing Center
Quality assurance and compliance company Testronic Labs announced July 28 that it has opened a dedicated virtual reality testing facility at its Burbank, Calif. headquarters, the f... More
M&E Journal: Will All Media Be Free by 2025?
By Greg Schoenbaum, Global VP & GM Media & Entertainment Industry, Xerox Business Services The media we consume gives us the vocabulary with which we translate the everyday. It ... More
Nielsen CEO: Advertisers Still Have Concerns about Digital Measurement
By Jeff Berman Nielsen continues to make strides in its ability to measure TV content regardless of where it’s being viewed and when, but there are still concerns among advert... More
Sony Debuts Upgraded 4K TV Line
By Shannon Wingard CULVER CITY, Calif. – Sony Electronics wants to up the ante in the 4K TV space. On July 20, the consumer electronics company debuted its Z series of 4K ... More
M&E Journal: Changing Consumer Demands and the Agility Needed to Support Them
By T Shobhana, VP Head, Global Marketing & Communications, Prime Focus Technologies Today’s consumer is an evolved creature and already “cord-cutters” have become old news... More
Israeli Sports Tech Showcase Hits L.A. July 28
More than a dozen leading tech companies out of Israel will be on hand in Los Angeles July 28 for the Israeli Sports Tech Showcase, offering the country’s best solutions for spor... More
Studio Support Remains Big Question Mark for Screening Room Streaming Service
Even if Screening Room’s planned streaming service wouldn’t hurt movie theaters as much as some exhibitors may think — as Stifel analyst Benjamin Mogil argued July 13 — one... More
Verizon Digital Media Services Helps UltraFlix Hit 1 Million Streams
There aren’t many 4K streaming services out there, and one of the first that does come to mind is San Jose, Calif.-based UltraFlix. Owned by NanoTech Entertainment, UltraFlix ... More
Box’s Ellis: New Security Threats are Driving Business Changes
New security threats are one of “four major driving forces” that are changing business as we know it today, according to Katie Ellis, senior partner marketing manager at Box. ... More
Dolby Continues International Expansion of Dolby Cinema
Dolby Cinema continues to represent a major growth area for Dolby Labs, and the expansion of Dolby Cinema in China and other overseas markets is a key part of the company’s strat... More
SyncOnSet: Digitizing Production Inventory is Just the Start
A lot of media and entertainment companies come from more mundane origins. Los Angeles-based SyncOnSet (formerly Wymsee) started with a pair of sunglasses. Years ago, the founde... More
Acquisitions Key to FilmOn Growth Strategy
FilmOn parent FOTV Media Networks plans to grow organically and through acquisitions, the streaming video company disclosed in its initial public offering filing (IPO) with the SEC... 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
Nintendo Eyes Virtual Reality, More Mobile Apps
As Nintendo continues to struggle through the current video game console cycle with the underperforming Wii U, the company is counting on its next console, code-named NX and shippi... More
VR Roundup: Watch the Rio Olympics in Virtual Reality
Is virtual reality going to be the next big thing in how we watch live sports? The immersive technology gets its chance to play on the big stage next month when NBC will offer VR p... More
Sony: Connected Devices, OTT Services Boosting TV Viewing, Content Demand
Sony Entertainment is benefiting from the increased popularity of connected devices and growing number of over-the-top (OTT) TV and digital music services, company executives said ... More
Sony: More to VR than Games
Although Sony’s initial virtual reality (VR) focus is aimed squarely at the video game market with the PlayStation VR (PS VR) headset for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the company see... More
Analyst: Contrast in SVOD Original Movie Ratings
When Netflix released its first exclusive feature film, “Beasts of No Nation,” in October 2015, it received solid reviews. But since then, Netflix’s original movies have had ... More
Fox’s Zupan: UHD Blu-ray’s Off to ‘Promising’ Start
Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray had a “promising launch at retail” and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment remains committed to strongly supporting the format with titles, Brian Z... More
Adobe Sees Growth Opportunities in Primetime, New and Expanded Product Offerings
Adobe continues to be “bullish” about its growth prospects thanks, in part, to new products and services, as well as continued enhancements to its Adobe Primetime multiscreen T... More