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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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Contracts, rights, royalties, and financial management firm FilmTrack has recently hired 20-year software veteran Michael McGuire as its new Chief Revenue Officer. McGuire’s ex... More

For how much Hollywood loves remakes, I’m curious to see what a futuristic Mad Men is going to look like. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not expecting to see robotic Don Draper, who... More

Oppo Digital is adding a little something to its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players. The company just released a firmware upgrade that will allow the UDP-203 and the UDP-205 to support D... More

For Apple, augmented reality is the clear short term play. It’s not so much that the company doesn’t see any future in virtual reality – it’s just that the tools for a qual... More

Fox Sports said it will pull some advanced tech from its bag for its coverage of the 117th U.S. Open Championship, set for June 18, on Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes and its TV Everywhere ... More

Esports viewing has increased markedly over the past few years: The global market grew to US$696 million in 2016, and may exceed $1 billion by 2019. Media payments for rights to co... More

While the format has been embraced by major media brands and independent hobbyists, U.S. advertisers will spend just $200 million on podcasts this year -- a paltry sum when compare... More

For a certain kind of dedicated moviegoer, Los Angeles can be a nonstop film festival. Just about any day of the week somewhere in the city there is a screening of a rare title, an... More