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VR to Again Feature Prominently at E3

Virtual reality (VR) will be playing a major role again at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) June 13-15 in Los Angeles. All the major VR hardware players will be on ... More

M&E Journal: 2017: The Year of Quality VR

By Ramón Bretón, CTO, 3rd i QC - The current wave of virtual reality began in August of 2012, when Oculus launched a Kickstarter campaign for its first Rift headset, the PC-ba... More

PwC Forecast: AI, VR Hold Promise for M&E Companies

While projecting that global entertainment and media (E&M) revenue will grow to $2.2 trillion in 2021 from $1.8 trillion in 2016, PwC cautioned in a new report that companies n... More

M&E Journal: The Tao of Zero

By Joel de la Garza, Chief Security Officer, Box - As more enterprises move critical services to the cloud, the traditional security model starts to break down. As a company, Bo... More

MESA’s Spring ‘M&E Journal’ Goes Live

The spring edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA), and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who overse... More

MESA Announces First Media & Entertainment Day, July 25 at Microsoft Technology Center in New York City

NEW YORK — The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) has announced the inaugural Media & Entertainment Day for Tuesday, July 25th at the Microsoft Technology Center on E... More

HITS: Spring 2017: MediaSilo, Expert System, Rogers Media, Sony DADC Tout Ways to Improve Workflows

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Screener web sites have become a staple in Hollywood, but – all too often – TV show and movie reviewers who use these sites have an absolutely misera... More

Robert Half: Staffing and Adapting for Decades

First founded in 1948, Robert Half is named after its founder and CEO. And in the nearly 70 years since, the company has had only one other CEO, current head Max Messmer. It’s... More

HITS: Spring 2017: Asset Protection, Streamlining the Value Chain Take Center Stage

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The day before New Regency’s Leonardo DiCaprio film “The Revenant” hit theaters in 2015, the actor who did the stunt work as the bear in arguably t... More

Former U.S. Fed CIO: ‘Don’t Waste a (Cybersecurity) Crisis’

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — When Tony Scott, former CIO for both Microsoft and The Walt Disney Co., was asked to take on the same role for the federal government — toward the tail... More

HITS: Spring 2017: Entertainment Partners Talks Security, TiVo Looks at Metadata, AI

The CISO from Entertainment Partners will share the latest tools available to secure the production office while TiVo will bring an expert on using machine learning, metadata and a... More

Pivotal: Changing the Mindset on Building Software

Think of having a new business idea in the morning, building the software to handle that product during lunch, and launching the new business before everyone clocks out for the day... More

M&E Journal: Delivering A Showcase Entertainment Experience To Employees And Partners

Chuck Fontana, Okta - When we talk about innovation in M&E, it’s easy to focus on advancements in filmmaking technology and the home entertainment space. The strides the indu... More

HITS: Spring 2017: Mediamorph CEO, AWS Exec to Examine VOD, AI

The CEO of Mediamorph will share ideas for streamlining the content value chain, an artificial intelligence (AI) expert for Amazon Web Services will look at how AI is impacting med... More

HITS: Spring 2017: MarkLogic, Avanade Execs to Put Focus on Metadata, Smart Content

The CTO of MarkLogic and the technology innovation lead for Avanade will be among those tackling the role data is playing today in making content smarter, at HITS: Spring 2017, bei... More

HITS: Spring 2017: Azure to Share Thoughts on Security, DADC NMS on Content Delivery

Execs from Microsoft Azure and Sony DADC New Media Solutions will look at what it truly takes today to not only enable content for global distribution, but also securing content us... More

HITS: Spring 2017: Box, 5th Kind CEOs to Discuss Transformation, Collaboration Tools

The CEOs of Box and 5th Kind, numerous studios execs and the lead developer for MediaSilo will share the latest advancements in collaboration and software tools needed to stay ahea... More

M&E Journal: Accelerating Media Production Workflows with Intelligent Scale-Out Storage

Mike Bott, Principal Systems Engineer, Qumulo - M&E organizations are continually seeking ways to increase the business value of their media assets and stay ahead of the curve ... More

Independent Security Evaluators: Holding Applications to a Higher Standard

Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) has a unique perspective among security firms: the aggressive defense strategies needed to thwart attacks today must be center... More

WiTH Announces 2017 Leadership Awards Winners

LOS ANGELES — Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH), an organization that serves as a catalyst for the advancement of women in entertainment technology, has announced the winners... More

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