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Microsoft Azure: Helping Developers, IT Professionals Be Productive in the Cloud
Cloud services have become increasingly important tools for developers and IT professionals to be productive, and Microsoft Azure has become a major player in the sector by offerin... More
High Hopes for 4K TV, Blu-ray This Week
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), an estimated 137.4 million Americans will shop either online or in stores during this week’s Thanksgiving weekend. And accordin... More
Media, Technology Execs: IP, Cloud Having Significant Impact on Media Workflow
NEW YORK — The transition to video over Internet Protocol (IP) and the rapidly expanding use of cloud-based services stand to bring significant benefits to media workflow, but th... More
Deluxe Acquires Vericom AB, Ups IP Delivery Game
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Nov. 17 announced it has acquired Swedish technology company Vericom AB, giving Deluxe a firm that’s helped advance high-quality IP transmissi... More
M&E Journal: The Future of Content Sales is Programmatic and Adaptive — and It Will Be Huge
By Rob Gardos, Mediamorph - On October 27, 1994 the first banner ad appeared on the Web. By the end of the decade, Internet usage exploded, driving online advertising revenue to... More
Western Digital: There’s Growing Demand for Faster Performance, Greater Storage Capacity
There’s a growing demand in the IT sector for faster performance and greater capacity because we’re clearly in the middle of a “data explosion,” and all that data must be s... More
MESA Member Presence Strong at NAB Show New York
NEW YORK — Several members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) showcased their latest products and services at NAB Show New York Nov. 9-10 at Jacob Javits Conve... More
NeuLion Touts 4K for UFC 205
NeuLion Touts 4K for UFC 205 For the Nov. 12 UFC 205 event in New York — the first mixed martial arts event there since a ban was lifted in April — video technology company ... More
M&E Journal: Behold the Future Locker
By Chris Wagner, NeuLion - The premium video digital entertainment market has evolved beyond all recognition over the last decade from side-loads to UV to 4K streaming and beyo... More
Dun & Bradstreet’s Taylor: Aggressive Adoption of Standardized Metadata is Needed
NEW YORK — Data infrastructure in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry today simply isn’t prepared for the future of programmatic everything, anticipatory media place... More
Box Introduces ‘Hollywood Cloud Chronicles’ Series
Jade McQueen, managing director of media and entertainment for Box, knows better than most just how important it is for creative and IT to be on the same page. The problem is that ... More
M&E Journal: Local Relationships: The Bedrock of Global Success
By Teresa Phillips, Senior VP, V2Solutions - In January, many of us were surprised by Netflix’s announcement at CES that it had launched its streaming television service in 19... More
GrayMeta CTO: Better Data Usage Starts with People
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — An estimated 2.5 exabytes of data is being produced in the world every day, and a full 90% of that is unstructured, according to John Motz, chief technology o... More
Deluxe’s Sfera Acquisition Results in New ‘Localization’ Division
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Oct. 31 announced it will acquire cloud-based localization platform and distributed services firm Sfera, including both Sfera Studios and Sfera ... More
MarkLogic Webinar to Tackle Gaps in Using Consumer Data
Media and entertainment companies have more access to consumer data than ever before, and can use it to inform their targeting, programming, advertising, and even their content cre... More
M&E Journal: Make More of Measurement: Ad Optimization for Increased Revenue
By Colleen Quinn, Marketing Director, Teradata Audience measurement has long been a labored and imprecise exercise in “getting to know you” by broadcasters and cable network... More
Nimoy Gets a Nod at ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Screening
LOS ANGELES — In the 10-year history of the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater — a cozy 190-seat venue, hidden in the bowels of the Griffith Observatory — no feature-length ... More
Teradata’s Lee: Analytics, Data Key Tools to Understanding ‘Consumer Journey’
Collecting and effectively making use of analytics and data are important tools that media and entertainment (M&E) companies can use to understand their consumers and deliver the c... More
SoCal Women’s Group Picks HITS Fall
For its first-ever cross-industry event, the SoCal Women’s Leadership Group chose to co-locate with the HITS Fall conference Oct. 18 in Los Angeles, drawing more than 350 attende... More
HITS Keynote: Pixar Vet Stresses Importance of Data
Pixar Animation Studios has been able to achieve remarkable success with its feature-length films including “Finding Nemo” and “Toy Story” thanks in large part to the compa... More