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Accenture, SAP Expand Collaboration to Build Digital Solutions on SAP Leonardo (MESA)

SAP and Accenture announced an expanded collaboration to co-innovate, co-develop and jointly go to market with breakthrough digital solutions based on the new SAP® Leonardo digita... More

‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ Could be Disney’s First 4K Blu-ray (CNET)

Most of the other big studios have jumped on the 4K Blu-ray bandwagon, but the House of Mouse is taking its time. Disney has yet to make any official announcement, but rumors ar... More

Featured Jobs: Vubiquity; Okta; Box

VP, Sales Engineering & Solutions Architecture — Burbank, CA — Vubiquity Acquisition Marketing Manager, Digital — San Francisco — Okta AV Engineer — Seattle — Box Cl... More

DimensionalMechanics Forms Strategic AI Alliance with GrayMeta (MESA)

DimensionalMechanics, a developer of foundational artificial intelligence (AI) technology and deep learning engineering, has introduced NeoPulse AI Studio, an intuitive set of app... More

Verizon Exec: Our New OTT TV Service Won’t Be a ‘Me-Too’ (MCN)

Amid a surge of virtual MVPDs entering the market, Verizon Communications plans to to somehow separate itself from the pack with an OTT TV service that delivers a tailored package ... More

Horizon Media Hopes to Unlock the Potential of AR, VR With New Division (AdWeek)

Horizon Media has launched UNCVR, a division that will feature a partnership with entertainment-based tech player STXSurreal and focus on augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed... More

Technicolor Experience Center, Positron Partner to Drive Cinematic VR, Immersive Media Platforms (MESA)

VR technology studio Positron, creators of the world's first full-motion cinematic VR chair, Voyager, has announced a partnership with the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC) desi... More

One Big Decision: Single Vendor vs. Multi-Vendor (NeuLion)

One of the biggest decisions businesses face when rolling out new services is whether to use a single, end-to-end platform vendor or a multi-vendor approach. When it comes to video... More

TiVo Nearing Wider Deployment of ‘Project Hydra’ UI (MCN)

If a move toward field trials offers any indication, TiVo appears to be inching toward the wider rollout of a new user interface code-named “Project Hydra.” Margaret Schmidt... More

Warner Bros Ups Richards to EVP Worldwide Marketing, Chief Data Strategist (Deadline)

Warner Bros Pictures has promoted JP Richards to EVP Worldwide Marketing and Chief Data Strategist, where he joins the exec marketing team at the studio led by Sue Kroll, President... More

Featured Jobs: Adobe; Slack; Oracle

Web Architect-Creative Cloud Mobile — San Francisco — Adobe Senior Analyst, Data Analytics — San Francisco — Slack Production Operations Engineer — San Mateo, CA — Or... More

Amazon Allows TV, Streaming Service to Build Alexa-Powered Video Apps (TechCrunch)

Alexa can already control your Fire TV to help you launch Netflix or find your favorite show, among other things, but today Amazon is announcing a new tool for developers that will... More

NexGuard: HDR Content Needs High Levels of Security (MCN)

Video piracy is a global epidemic. From recording device-toting movie theater audiences to the behind-the-scenes torrent network manager (and ad salesperson), there isn’t a limit... More

Tata Communications Plans to Launch 50-million IoT Devices by 2022 (Economic Times)

A safety device to alert a company when its women employees reach home using the company cars is just one of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices that Tata CommunicationsBSE 1.25 %... More

Hollywood Sees Illegal Streaming Devices as ‘Piracy 3.0’ (TorrentFreak)

Piracy remains a major threat for the movie industry, MPA Stan McCoy said during a panel session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. After McCoy praised the coll... More

NATO: Exhibition Having ‘Fruitful’ Talks With Studios For Premium VOD (Deadline)

Movie theater owners’ talks with Hollywood to create a premium video on demand window for new releases have been “fruitful,” National Association of Theater Owners’ Patrick... More

Qumulo, HPE Bring Modern Scale-Out Storage to the Enterprise (MESA)

Qumulo announced that it joined the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Complete program. The program adds Qumulo solutions to the HPE ecosystem, giving enterprise customers the oppo... More

Snapchat’s Move into Show Business Shows Early Promise (Digiday)

With 11 cable TV channels across the globe, including A&E, History and Lifetime, A+E Networks is best known for TV shows including “Bates Motel,” “Pawn Stars” and “P... More

Featured Jobs: Dolby; GrayMeta; Open Text

Sr. Marketing Manager — San Francisco — Dolby Dev Ops Engineer — Thousand Oaks, CA — GrayMeta Senior Product Marketing Specialist — San Francisco — Open Text Click h... More

Betting on Cloud: An Accountant’s Perspective (Wazee Digital)

At this year’s Preakness Stakes, a horse named Cloud Computing won the race in a major upset. I am not a huge racing enthusiast, but had I been betting on this race, I would have... More

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