M+E Connections

On Feb. 9, MESA sponsored the Super Bowl LVI Celebrity Golf Tournament, held at the Brookside Golf Club next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where all proceeds went toward the educat... More

Piracy has been around as long as media and entertainment has existed. As these industries evolve and content becomes more valuable, the stakes only increase. As technology becomes... More

As both the range and volume of consumed content increased dramatically during lockdowns, audience engagement evolved together with the accelerated shift to digital channels. At th... More

In mid-2021, I was deeply honoured to be offered the opportunity to lead EIDR as its executive director. I’ve always respected EIDR as an institution and as a platform, with it b... More

The upheaval that broadcasters, video editors and others in the media and entertainment sector experienced with the shift to remote work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic may b... More

Disney Plus subscribers continued to grow in Disney’s first quarter (ended Jan. 1) and there remains significant opportunities to attract new subscribers to the streaming service... More

French viewers prefer streaming services with locally produced content, watch content produced in the broader European Union at a very high rate and are unique among European viewe... More

It’s no secret that the media industry is in a period of major flux. Modern-day distribution channels are actively acquiring studios and content providers — a distinct change f... More

Strong AWS results again helped Amazon report stronger results, in its fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31), the company said Feb. 3. (more…)... More

MESA is sponsoring the Feb. 9 Super Bowl LVI Celebrity Golf Tournament, to be held at the Brookside Golf Club next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with proceeds going to help the edu... More

Cognizant reported strong results for its fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31) that were helped significantly by continued growth in its digital business. (more…)... More

The Italian dubbing industry prides itself on a very long tradition that began in Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, and later expanded to Milan. Nowadays, Rome is tops when it comes to... More

The Content Distribution & Security Association (CDSA) is shifting back to its core principles: community, leadership, and being the glue that brings people and solutions toget... More

The COVID-19 pandemic that began in December 2019 was an accelerant of change in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry for which no one could have prepared. Unprecedented ... More

On Feb. 1-2, the annual MicroStrategy World event will be held as an all-virtual conference, featuring thought leadership discussions, customer success stories, sessions on cloud a... More

Microsoft Azure tackles the benefits of Azure Migrate for web app discovery and assessment, Veritone hosts a customer showcase for AI solutions for media and entertainment companie... More

Ben Schofield, technical director of the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), used the Content Protection Summit (CPS) event on Dec. 16 to provide an update on the C... More

Imagine you’re an influencer on YouTube. Video is your entire life. You’re making good money doing what you love and racking up hundreds of hours of footage every month. Yo... More

Robust performance in Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud business again provided a boost for the company’s results in the second quarter (ended Dec. 31) as a 46% year-over-year incr... More

Ransomware everywhere. We hear about it so frequently it has lost its novelty as a buzzword. It is such a commonly uttered term in fact, not unlike “the cloud,” we should take ... More