M+E Connections
Gracenote, TiVo Execs: Smart Speakers, AI Present Opportunities for Music Industry
NEW YORK – The growing popularity of smart speakers and the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and voice-powered systems in the home and car are changing the way artists c... More
Gracenote Unveils New Collaboration Platform to Help Content Creators
Gracenote introduced Studio System Projects, a new enterprise-level collaboration platform that it said Oct. 3 was designed to help Hollywood studios, TV networks and other content... More
HITS Fall: Azure, LiveTiles to Offer Cloud, AI Perspectives
The latest cloud, AI, and analytics technologies used in the media and entertainment space will be discussed Oct. 4 during the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit (HITS) Fall ... More
M&E Journal: How New Live TV Streamers Could Transform TV With User Data
By Steven Herrera, Consultant, Zaszou - Cord cutting — switching from cable or satellite TV to online video — appeals to consumers tired of paying high prices for large bund... More
HITS Fall: Ooyala, Gracenote, TiVo Have Metadata on Mind
On Oct. 4 at the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit (HITS) Fall event in Los Angeles, data experts from Ooyala, Gracenote and TiVo will give attendees a better understand... More
Free Registration for MESA Members for NAB Show New York
Members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) can now register for free to attend NAB Show New York, being held Oct. 17-18 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. ... More
HITS Fall: Box CEO Levie, Lionsgate’s Miller to Deliver ‘Digital Transformation’ Keynote
Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, and Theresa Miller, EVP and CIO of Lionsgate, are set to deliver the opening keynote of the day Oct. 4 at the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit ... More
HITS Fall: EIDR Workshop to Tackle Supply Chain, TAXI Complete
Following a full morning of keynotes, panels and use-case presentations Oct. 4 at the Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit (HITS) Fall event in Los Angeles, the heads of th... More
‘Disrupting Perfectionism’ Theme for SoCal Women’s Leadership Group Annual Meeting
The concept of “Disrupting Perfectionism” will be taken up by a consortium of Hollywood’s leading women’s groups at the Oct. 4 SoCal Women’s Leadership Group annual meeti... More
DXC Technology Keeps on Acquiring with System Partners Purchase
The latest company that DXC Technology plans to acquire is System Partners, a Sydney-based Salesforce Platinum partner, in a deal that DXC said Sept. 26 “builds on DXC’s digita... More
M&E Journal: The Value of Analyzing Data as a Performance Tool and Service Offering
By Ramón Bretón, Chief Technology Officer, 3rd I QC - To say that computers are ubiquitous in today’s business world is a vast understatement. One byproduct of the computeri... More
MESA Members to Be Out in Force at NAB Show New York
Several members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) are planning to exhibit at NAB Show New York, Oct. 17-18 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. More than ... More
Creative Collaboration with China Headlines DEG Fall Meeting
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s fall membership meeting in Los Angeles will feature multiple discussions around Hollywood’s creative relationship with China. The Sept... More
Western Digital, Toshiba Memory Partner on 3D Flash Memory Facility in Japan
Western Digital and Toshiba Memory have cut the ribbon on a new facility in Yokkaichi, Japan, one dedicated to the development of flash memory manufacturing, the companies announce... More
Tech Companies Tout Netflix Post Inclusion
For Van Bedient, senior strategic development manager for Adobe, the inclusion of his company’s products in Netflix’s new Post Technology Alliance (PTA) is “a mark of quality... More
Cognizant to Buy Advanced Technology Group
The latest company Cognizant is acquiring this year is Overland Park, Kansas-based Advanced Technology Group (ATG), a privately-held provider of customer and revenue management con... More
IBC 2018: Avid Touts Milestone; NAGRA Marks Digital Cinema First
Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions firm NAGRA announced at the IBC Show that it has successfully used a combination of cloud technology and HEVC compression with myCin... More
IBC 2018: Sony Launches Intelligent Media Services; Avid Bows Next-Gen Maestro Engine
Sony used the IBC Show to launch Intelligent Media Services and tout other new solutions that it said will enable media companies to capture, edit and share content in 4K Ultra Hig... More
EIDR Newsletter Relaunches with News, Member Exclusives
A redesigned newsletter and redesigned web site for the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) have debuted, with both offering the latest news around the business of unique identifiers ... More
MicroStrategy Exec: Company to Mount Major Promotional Push for Version 11
MicroStrategy will back the release of the latest version of its MicroStrategy suite of software with a major marketing blitz, according to company CFO and COO Phong Le. The com... More
