M+E Connections
IDC: AI Can Significantly Help Organizations with Analytics, Business Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by organizations and the technology can play an especially strong role in helping them with analytics and business intellige... More
EIDR’s Kroon Praises LMT as ‘The Standard of Standards’
Richard Kroon, technical lead of the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR), makes no bones about it: he’s a big fan of the Language Metadata Table (LMT), an open-source table ... More
HITS Fall: Keynoters to Look at the Future of AR, Physical Production Concerns
The CEO of augmented reality (AR) technology firm Living Popups and a longtime planning consultant and expert in technical design are the bookend keynote presenters for the Oct. 3 ... More
Sony Digital Cinema Goes Large in Texas
Sony Electronics is bringing its Sony Digital Cinema premium large-format (PLF) movie theater experience to Texas for the first time, with the planned spring 2020 opening of a Gala... More
ISE: IoT Manufacturers Missing Major Device Vulnerabilities
In just 13 Internet of Things (IoT) devices consulting and research firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) discovered 125 vulnerabilities, pointing to an industrywide problem w... More
M&E Journal: Direct-to-Consumer: The Hard Road Ahead for Hollywood Studios
By Devendra Mishra, Executive Director, HITS and Chief Strategist, MESA - Hollywood has long relied on exhibitors and retailers to deliver its products to the consumer through a... More
Salesforce Exec: Acquisitions of ClickSoftware, Tableau Provide Opportunities
Salesforce sees opportunities from its recent acquisitions of ClickSoftware and Tableau Software, according to Bill Patterson, EVP and GM of Service Cloud at the company. “Our... More
Adobe Reports Strong Q3 Cloud, Lightroom Mobile Growth
Adobe reported stronger revenue for its third quarter (ended Aug. 30) that included continued growth across its Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud businesses, alon... More
M&E Journal: Building a Digital Highway
By Mary Yurkovic, Director, Smart Content Council, MESA - The pace for digital transformation has escalated to the point that if your company hasn’t started, you’ll be left ... More
IBC 2019: Adobe Adds Sensei-Powered Auto Reframe Feature to Premiere Pro
Adobe used the IBC 2019 show in Amsterdam to unveil Auto Reframe, a new feature for its Premiere Pro video editing software that is powered by the company’s Adobe Sensei artifici... More
Merged CBS, Viacom Will Be ‘Well-Equipped to Take Advantage’ of Evolving Marketplace: CBS Exec
The recombined CBS and Viacom will have a massive content library that will be able to take advantage of an entertainment marketplace that continues to evolve, according to David N... More
BTI Studios, IYUNO Media Group Announce Merger
Media localization providers IYUNO Media Group and BTI Studios have merged, creating one of the largest language localization companies in the world, with 40 facilities across the ... More
CBS-Viacom ‘Recombination’ Comes at the ‘Perfect Time,’ Paramount CEO Says
The reunion of CBS and Viacom makes complete sense and couldn’t come at a better time, according to Jim Gianopulos, CEO and chairman of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures. “It’... More
New Products to Help Drive Strong Second Half for Box, CFO Says
Box’s new products should help deliver a strong second half of the current fiscal year for the company, according to Dylan Smith, its CFO and co-founder. Between the company�... More
M&E Journal: Operationalize Your Smart Content
By Matt Turner, CSO Media and Manufacturing, MarkLogic Corporation - Data is more important than ever for media companies. It’s behind creating great experiences for customers... More
IBC 2019: AWS to Showcase Flexible Cloud Workflows for Content Creation, Distribution
At IBC Show 2019, Hall 5.C80, Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, will exhibit a broad range of AWS technologies that streamline high-quality content creation an... More
IBC 2019: MESA Members Bring Smart Content Solutions
Content orchestration technology, top-of-the-line metadata solutions and the latest analytics products will all be showcased at IBC 2019 from members of the Media and Entertainment... More
M&E Journal: Q&A: Putting Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Best Footage Forward With AI
By Jason Lambert, Executive Director, Content Licensing and Metadata Services Sony Pictures Entertainment and Daniel Mayer, CMO, Expert System - With a deep library of clips fro... More
IBC 2019: EditShare to Showcase QScan Automated QC
EditShare, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, announced today that it will showca... More
M&E Journal: How Store-Level Compliance Data Helps Your Business
By Jim Delli Santi, VP Marketing, and Pranav Joshi, Director, Strategic Data Solutions, Spherex - As global OTT revenue doubles over the next five years, (now estimated by Digit... More