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Citadel Information Group Acquired by Miller Kaplan

Los Angeles-based Information security management services specialist Citadel Information Group has been acquired by public accounting firm Miller Kaplan, the companies announced ... More

AWS Innovations and Results Strong Again in Q4, Amazon Says

Strong Amazon Web Services (AWS) results helped Amazon report stronger results than a year ago in the fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31), during which the company unveiled multiple new... More

Microsoft Q2 Results Helped by Continued Azure Momentum

Continued Azure innovation and business momentum played a key role in the strong results that Microsoft reported Jan. 29 for its second quarter (ended Dec. 31). Revenue in Micro... More

SAP Execs Eye AI Opportunities, Tout Cloud Strength in Q4

SAP executives Jan. 28 pointed to the growth opportunities they see in artificial intelligence, while touting the strength in the firm’s cloud business that provided it with a si... More

Study: Seattle, Boston Top U.S. Metro Areas for STEM Professionals

With growing demand nationwide for professionals with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 9% growth in ... More

Premiere Digital Acquires Inflight Entertainment Specialist CMI Media

Media services, distribution and tech solutions firm Premiere Digital has acquired Stamford, Conn.-based CMI Media Management (CMI), a localization vendor that acts as a preferred ... More

Verizon Media to Power Super Bowl

Verizon has invested more than $80 million dollars to enhance its network to support the Super Bowl this year, all permanent network enhancements that will benefit Miami residents ... More

Analysts: Peacock Holds Promise for Comcast

Comcast’s upcoming Peacock streaming service, along with the broadcasting rights it has for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and its high-margin and growing data business all pr... More

BeBop, Teradici Tackle the Ins and Outs of Cloud and Remote Editing

Remote editing and cloud editing are what all media companies want to be able to do thanks to all the flexibility they provide and, in the 2020s, everyone will need that flexibilit... More

Netflix CFO: Q4 Was Strong, But Increased Competition’s Having Some Impact

Despite the strong results that Netflix enjoyed in the fourth quarter (ended Dec. 31), the increased competition from streaming services including the new Disney Plus is having som... More

NAGRA Adds Two Tech Firms to Android TV Fast Track Program

Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions specialist NAGRA has added two new tech firms to its Android TV Fast Track Program, which enables Android TV streaming solutions and... More

Comcast’s Peacock Streaming Service to Be Offered in Free and Pay Subscription Tiers

Comcast will launch its new Peacock streaming service April 15 for current Comcast subscribers and July 15 for other consumers in multiple free, ad-supported and pay subscription t... More

Illumio Sees Major APAC Gains

Cybersecurity tech specialists Illumio has announced it has seen a 325% growth in APAC employee headcount and a 300% growth in customers in that region since it expanded there in 2... More

Veritone CFO: Company’s Seeing Increased Traction for Illuminate, Redact Applications

Veritone is seeing growing interest in its Illuminate and Redact applications, according to Veritone CFO Pete Collins. The company just started selling Illuminate in the second ... More

Entertainment Partners Acquires SyncOnSet

Payroll specialist Entertainment Partners (EP) announced Jan. 13 that it has acquired SyncOnSet Technologies and its Emmy-winning collaboration and productivity tools for the enter... More

Salesforce: Holiday Digital Sales Hit $723B

CRM specialist Salesforce has released its 2019 Holiday Shopping Report, showing an 8 percent increase in digital spending to $723 billion in digital revenue worldwide, with 10 per... More

CES 2020: Verizon Media Talks Multi-CDN Advantages; Technicolor Lands New Security Certifications

LAS VEGAS — In mid-September, Verizon Media shared that its streaming platform was being made available on Microsoft Azure, offering access to a wide range of Azure capabilities ... More

Discovery CEO’s Prediction: There Will Only Be 2-3 Streaming War Winners

Although there’s many streaming service players today, with newcomers still entering the field, there’s going to eventually be more consolidation and very few major players wil... More

AMC Entertainment CFO: Stubs A-List Continues to Give Company an Edge Over Rivals

The AMC Stubs A-List subscription movie service that AMC Entertainment launched in 2018 continues to give the company an edge over rivals in the film exhibition sector, according t... More

CES 2020: Irdeto Announces New Partnership; Dolby Debuts Vision IQ

LAS VEGAS — Digital platform security specialist Irdeto used CES to announce that the governing body of football in South America, CONMEBOL, has tapped it to protect its brand an... More

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