M+E Connections
Save the Date Oct. 4: HITS Fall is Going to Be ‘EPIC’
The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Society (HITS) will be “EPIC” this fall, thanks to a full morning of keynotes, panels and use-case presentations about Entertainment Produ... More
IBM’s Andrews: Think Outside the Box with Blockchain
NEW YORK — These remain very early days for blockchain, but the opportunities that the technology presents for media and entertainment (M&E) and other companies are significant a... More
NAGRA’s Tholen on Streaming Piracy: ‘Know Thy Enemy’
Pay TV operators pay a pretty penny to license the broadcast rights for big sporting events. And along with that comes the inevitability of some people stealing that live broadcast... More
MarkLogic Exec: Companies Should Use the Right Data Pattern to Unlock Smart Content’s Power
NEW YORK – It’s important for media and other companies to use the right data pattern if they want to truly take advantage of the power of smart content, according to Matt Turn... More
MicroStrategy Exec: Harnessing the Power of Data is the Key to Digital Transformation
Ninety percent of enterprise organizations say that data and analytics are important to their digital transformation efforts – and that means your organization must now leverage ... More
Cognizant CEO: Digital Initiatives Impressed in Q2
Cognizant Technology Solutions continued to make progress on its growth strategy in the second quarter (ended June 30) as the company benefited again from its shift to digital serv... More
Avid, Microsoft, Ooyala See Huge Benefits from Enabling Cloud Workflows with AI
NEW YORK — Media and entertainment companies stand to see significant benefits from enabling their cloud workflows with artificial intelligence (AI), according to representatives... More
Report: Blockchain Business to Grow to $2 Trillion By 2030
Blockchain is “still nascent” technology, but the business value it generates is expected to grow from $2.5 billion in 2017 to a whopping $2 trillion in 2030, research and anal... More
Microsoft’s Wahl: Video AI Isn’t ‘Pie in the Sky’
Martin Wahl, principal program manager of cloud, AI and cognitive services for Microsoft, shared some daunting figures July 24 during a presentation at the Smart Content Summit Eas... More
M&E Journal: Chapter Next: Collapsing the Digital Content Supply Chain and Royalties Settlements Process
By Rob Gardos, CEO, Mediamorph - The M&E industry isn’t exactly at the forefront when it comes to digital content supply chain and royalty settlements. But then, why should it... More
New Asset ID Standards the ‘UPC Code’ for Media
In early July, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) published new standards that bind Ad-IDs to commercials and Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) codes to ... More
Spark Digital Adds Ed Cho as Principal
Spark Digital has announced it has hired industry vet Ed Cho as principal working out of Los Angeles. Cho’s experience leading digital transformation in the media and entertainme... More
Building a Workforce Where Belonging is the Rule — Not the Exception
Cognizant Reports: Organizations with a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are better prepared to meet the complex demands of today’s dynamically changing, digit... More
Amazon CFO: AWS Sees Third Straight Quarter of ‘Accelerating Growth’
Amazon reported stronger results for its second quarter (ended June 30) that were helped by another growth quarter for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) business, according to CFO Bria... More
Taksati’s Taylor: Challenges Remain in Communicating Cyber Threats to Executives
Cybersecurity headlines about breaches over the past few years have heightened awareness among companies’ top executives and board members about the risks and threats that are po... More
Ooyala Exec: All Media Companies Would Benefit from a Connected Supply Chain
NEW YORK — As the content arms race escalates, there is tremendous value in investments that create and connect horizontal platforms and such an approach to managing the content ... More
Dolby CEO: Company Saw Increased Atmos, Vision Momentum in Q3
Dolby saw growing progress for Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and Dolby Cinema in its third quarter (ended June 29), according to CEO and president Kevin Yeaman. “We are seeing conti... More
PwC: Media & Telecom Deal Values Grew in Q2, Increased Interest Seen in AI
The value of media and telecom sector deals grew in the second quarter of 2018, while increased interest was seen in media companies that are using artificial intelligence (AI), ac... More
Microsoft Exec Praises Cloud’s Major Impact on Entertainment Production
NEW YORK — The cloud is bringing significant changes to the way entertainment is produced at every level, and we’re only just getting started, according to Scott Bounds, U.S. M... More
M&E Journal: The ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ is Here
By Arun Varadarajan, Global Practice Leader of Information Management Solutions, Cognizant Digital Business - As we dive headlong into a world dominated by artificial intellige... More