M+E News Headlines
Blockchain May Give Rise to Even Smarter B2B Marketplaces (Forbes)
Does blockchain mean boom or bust for existing B2B networks? On one hand, blockchain promises to smooth and validate the interactions that take place between organizations and thei... More
SAS Appoints New Brazil Head (ZDNet)
Analytics software company SAS has promoted its former head of commercial as president for the Brazilian subsidiary. As part of a transitional period, Cássio Pantaleoni will be wo... More
Who Still Steals Music These Days? (Forbes)
Despite music being everywhere online these days and available to anybody who wants to listen to their favorite tunes while still supporting the artists in one way or another, mill... More
Featured Jobs: Dolby; NBCUniversal; TiVo
Sr. Visual Designer — San Francisco — Dolby Vice President, Data Science — NYC — Spotify Manager, Big Data Development — Boston — TiVo Click here to view all availab... More
Hollywood Relies on Avid to Create the Summer’s Biggest Blockbusters (MESA)
Avid today announced that Hollywood’s top creative talent entrusted Avid’s comprehensive tools and workflow solutions to produce this summer’s hottest films. Powered by the M... More
Virtusa Recognized as a Visionary in 2017 Magic Quadrant for IT Services for Communications Service Providers (MESA)
Virtusa today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionary quadrant of the 2017 Magic Quadrant for IT Services for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Wor... More
Five Ways Blockchain Tech is Going to Rock the Music and Movie Industries (TNW)
Challenge 2: Global distribution- You would think that with cloud-based services like Spotify and Netflix, you can easily access multimedia content from anywhere at anytime, right?... More
IBC 2017: Irdeto to Showcase 360 Security Suite (MESA)
Irdeto will be showcasing its 360 Security suite at IBC 2017, which provides comprehensive security across the content value chain. This offers premium security for content owners ... More
IBC 2017: Globecast Presents What’s New at IBC (MESA)
Globecast launches its new integrated platform that enables its customers to clip, edit and publish high-quality content instantly across multiple outlets. Customers can create vid... More
IBC 2017: ZOO to Bring Industry’s First Cloud-Based Dubbing Platform to IBC (MESA)
ZOO Digital is delighted to announce that it will launch the entertainment industry’s first cloud-based dubbing platform to a European audience at IBC 2017. ZOOdubs, which po... More
Walmart’s Vudu Video Streaming Service is Coming to Apple TV on Aug. 22 (The Verge)
Walmart has confirmed a native app for Vudu, its video streaming service, is set to become widely available on Apple TV beginning August 22nd. The creation and integration of an ap... More
Might Disney Add Music to its New Streaming Service? (Billboard)
Its DisneyLife service in U.K. and France offers movies, television, books and....music. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger rocked the entertainment world - and Netflix’s stock - th... More
Turner Sets U.S. Rights Deal for European Soccer Rights, Plans Streaming Service (Variety)
Turner has grabbed U.S. rights to UEFA European soccer league games with plans to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service next year. The deal marks the latest push by a major... More
Featured Jobs: Adobe; Paramount Pictures; Dolby
Product Manager – Augmented Reality — San Francisco — Adobe Manager, Social Media — Hollywood, CA — Paramount Pictures Senior Brand Specialist — San Francisco — Dol... More
Ooyala, Parks Associates Identify the Top 5 Trends in Global Video (MESA)
Parks Associates today released new research, which examines the factors that will significantly shape the future technology and strategy options considered by video industry playe... More
Teradici Launches New ‘All Access’ Plans to Prepare Organizations for the Next Wave of Cloud Computing (MESA)
Teradici today announced its new All Access subscription plans, providing comprehensive PCoIP solutions, which include software, support, resources, and cloud-ready options to help... More
Apple Reportedly Allocates $1 Billion to Original Video Content (Fortune)
Apple is reportedly tooling up for the increasingly furious fight over original video content with a $1 billion budget for the next year. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal repo... More
Nielsen Picks Up ABC for Out-of-Home Viewing Data Service (MESA)
Disney’s ABC Network has become the latest TV network to sign up for Nielsen’s National Out-of-Home Reporting Service, according to a joint announcement by the companies Aug. 1... More
Will Smartwatches Ever Become the General-Purpose Wearables We Were Told They’d Be? (Recode)
Understanding one’s true role and purpose is one of life’s greatest challenges. But it’s not supposed to be that way for devices. If they are to be successful, tech gadgets n... More
ESPN’s Apple TV Update Lets You Binge-Watch Up to Four Live Streams at Once (Variety)
ESPN produces more than 60,000 hours of programming each year — and the sports cabler has devised a few new ways to encourage viewers to gorge on more of that content than ever. ... More