M+E Connections
HITS Spring: CX Will Be Transformed by the Metaverse, Zendesk Says
The development of the metaverse means there is now a new realm for customer experience (CX) and, as experiences in media and entertainment change shape, customer relationships are... More
Technicolor to Become VANTIVA
Following the late-February spin-off of Technicolor Creative Studios, the remaining Connected Home and physical disc services operations of Technicolor will re-brand into VANTIVA, ... More
Language Metadata Table Featured in DAM Journal
The Language Metadata Table (LMT) will be featured in the latest edition of the Henry Stewart “Journal of Digital Media Management,” a quarterly, 100-plus-page peer-reviewed, p... More
HITS Spring: How Real-Time Workflows are Revolutionizing Production
Super Giant Robot Brothers is a fast-paced action-comedy show produced by Reel FX and coming soon to Netflix that uses virtual production and the Epic Games Unreal Engine from init... More
Video Security Summit Kicks Off June 14
The 2022 Video Security Summit, industry’s only all-digital event dedicated specifically to piracy, is set for June 14, 7:30-11:30 a.m. PT, with a host of experts set to speak on... More
HITS Spring: Epic’s Unreal Engine is the ‘Road to the Open Metaverse’
Epic Games is now incorporating its Unreal Engine more directly into not just post-production for visual effects but also the active filmmaking process, live broadcast and animatio... More
BB: Europe Sees Influx of New Streaming Services
Media and entertainment consulting firm BB (Business Bureau) has debuted its latest “Multiscreens+ Platform Essentials” report, looking at the breakdown of new services that de... More
HITS Spring: Bluescape Addresses the Need to Get Rid of Manual Processes, Fragmented Tools
Although speed to market may determine who wins and who loses in today’s content wars, the frontend of the media supply chain remains mired in manual processes, stuck in physical... More
HITS Spring: Kaleidoco’s Particle Ink Takes AR, MR to a New Level
Technology that Vancouver-based Kaleidoco developed is taking augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) to a new level, according to Cassandra Rosenthal, the company’s co-fou... More
HITS Spring: Whip Media Explores the Path of Content Traveling Globally
While worldwide demand for content and programming continues to grow, a shift in what content resonates with viewers in any given country is changing, according to Alisa Joseph, SV... More
Convergent Risks to Talk Security Assessments at Global M+E Day
During the June 8 Global Media & Entertainment Day at the Royal Garden Hotel in London — and online via the MESAverse platform — the team at Convergent Risks will give vendors ... More
HITS Spring: Richey May Explores How to Help Vendors Safely Move to the Cloud
As a growing number of content makers and their vendors move to the cloud, it is in the best interest of Hollywood studios and other content companies to make sure their vendors’... More
June 9 ‘Lunch and Learn’ Event Brings Cyberattack Perspective
The June 9 weekly “Lunch and Learn” event will feature Jonathan de Armas, owner and solutions architect for Island Pitch, as he discusses “Applying Best Practices to Building... More
HITS Spring: Challenges Linger in the Voyage to the Cloud
With studios and production houses increasingly shifting to cloud-based workflows, producers have come to realize the true costs of doing business in the cloud: dollars and latency... More
HITS Spring: EIDR Explains How Standards Lead to Sustainable Growth
All for-profit organizations are measured upon their growth year over year but, at some point, sustainable growth can feel elusive, particularly when factoring in the massive scale... More
Nominations Open for WiTH’s 5th Annual Leadership Awards
Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) is now accepting nominees for its 5th Annual Leadership Awards, to be presented Nov. 4 at the SoCal Women's Leadership Summit 2022 in Los Angel... More
NAGRA: Video Game Sector’s Following the Path of Hollywood on Piracy
NAGRA is increasingly seeing video game makers taking a page from the Hollywood playbook when it comes to securing pre-release content to keep it out of the hands of pirates, accor... More
HITS Spring: The Significant Role Played by In-House Data Center Infrastructure
In-house data center infrastructure assists producers and creatives in optimizing workflow efficiencies to maximize on-set virtual production outcomes, according to a panel of indu... More
HITS Spring: Convergent Risks, XL8.ai Address the Challenges of Getting Solution Security Approved
If an organization’s staff is spending far too much time answering security questionnaires in requests for proposal (RFPs) and wondering if there’s an easier way to get this wo... More
MESA Member Webinar Week Ahead: May 23-27
Key Code Media continues its post-NAB tour, MESA’s “Lunch and Learn” specials continue, and Bluescape continues its live training sessions offering users insights on building... More