M+E Connections
Caringo Releases New Server Appliances and Swarm 11.1
Caringo started shipping its latest line of Swarm Server Appliances and also launched version 11.1 of Caringo Swarm Object Storage Software. “This is the third iteration to ou... More
Netflix Subscriber Growth, Viewership Soared in Q1
Netflix added far more subscribers than it expected to in the first quarter (ended March 31) and saw viewership soar also, as expected, as the coronavirus pandemic forced people to... More
SAP Execs: Strong Cloud Demand Gave Company a Q1 Lift
Continued strong cloud demand, especially in January and February, helped SAP overcome COVID-19 challenges in the first quarter (ended March 31), according to company executives. ... More
M&E Journal: A Close Up on Cybersecurity Trends in the Media and Entertainment Industry
By John-Thomas Gaietto, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Michael Wylie, Director, Cybersecurity, Richey May Technology Solutions - As modern media companies race to create... More
Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 4: ‘The Colossal Opportunity’ (‘Sailing into the Storm’)
If COVID-19 has taught us anything thus far, it’s that things we were told weren’t possible — like widespread telecommuting, remote staff meetings and keeping the car in the ... More
NAGRA Touts Akamai Edge Network Watermarking Partnership
NAGRA April 20 announced it’s NexGuard streaming forensic watermarking solution has been integrated with the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, adding another level of protection ... More
Diamond: Global Digital Accessibility Challenges Remain
Despite the strides that have been made in recent years, various digital and other accessibility challenges remain all around the world that are making it harder for many people �... More
OTT Producing Excitement on the Screen, Behind the Scenes
By Andy Marken, President, Marken Communications - Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights, constantly reminds organizations that the most difficult decision management has to make is ... More
M&E Journal: Cloud Services: Home to Future Media Production
By David Boland, Director Product Marketing, Wasabi - MovieLabs, the nonprofit technology research lab run by Hollywood studios, recently published a milestone white paper prese... More
Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 3: ‘The Hour’
Navigating the response to the late-2014 cyberattack against Sony Pictures required leadership, and executives at the studio showed that quality in spades, according to Eric Iverso... More
Goodwill Streaming: Media Businesses With a Heart
Richard Whittington, Senior Vice President of Media and Entertainment, SAP, and Amos Biegun, Global Head of Rights and Royalties, Vistex — This is the seventh in a series of e... More
The Finish Line Drives Home Importance of Remote Production
By Lee Griffin, Director of Product Marketing, EditShare - Unusual times call for new ways of working. As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, it is becoming obvious that, to maintain b... More
M&E Journal: Unlocking the Power of AI to Solve Media and Entertainment Use Cases
By Muralidhar Sridhar, VP AI and ML, Prime Focus Technologies - Artificial intelligence (AI) offers tremendous promise for the M&E industry. From enabling content creators to au... More
Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 2: ‘Not My Box of Chocolates!’
The late-2014 cyberattack against Sony Pictures had long-term impacts that reverberated throughout media and entertainment. Security awareness elevated industrywide. Content owners... More
Whip Media Exec: COVID-19 Social Distancing is Redefining Viewing Landscape
The social distancing being used to fight the coronavirus has led to not only increased TV viewing, including binge watching, but it has redefined the viewing landscape, according ... More
DAM, MAM Specialists Get the (Virtual) NAB Spotlight April 15-16
At this month’s NAB Show, Signiant was ready to show off the latest with its Media Shuttle product, touting how the service is a perfect digital asset management (DAM) companion.... More
Box CPO: Malware Presents ‘Tremendous Amount of Exposure’ for Companies
Malware presents media and entertainment companies and other organizations with a “tremendous amount of exposure” today, according to Jeetu Patel, Box chief product officer. ... More
Our Finest Hour Season 1, Episode 1: ‘The Great Upheaval’
Over the course of just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption across most every American industry, and media and entertainment hasn’t been immune to th... More
M&E Journal: How Will Content Evolve for the D2C Marketplace?
By Devendra Mishra, Chief Strategist, MESA - Hollywood is on an epic journey to deliver its content direct-to-consumer (D2C), a journey that will not only transform distribution... More
Akamai CEO Touts Traffic Growth on its Platform, Warns of Increased Cybersecurity Risks
Akamai saw global traffic on its platform grow 30% over the past month as Internet usage soared around the world amid the coronavirus crisis, according to Akamai CEO and co-founder... More