M+E News Headlines
AWS to Enterprises: Bring Your Own Encryption (InfoWorld)
It's hard enough to track and manage all the keys an enterprise uses without throwing cloud servers into the mix as well. Public cloud infrastructure providers like Google and Amaz... More
PwC: Video Game Industry Booming in China, Outpacing Global Sales (AdAge)
If you want an example of China's rising consumer class, take a look at the burgeoning demand to play video games. Sales will jump an average 7.4% a year from 2016 to 2020, accordi... More
Cloud Identity and Access Manager Okta Hires First CIO (WSJ)
As chief information officer at BMC Software Inc., Mark Settle installed identity and access management tools developed by Okta Inc., a little-known tech startup at the time. Thre... More
The First IBM PC was Released 35 Years Ago Today – How it Changed Computers Forever (Telegraph)
On this day 35 years ago the first modern computer was released to the public. It was the IBM 5150 and the pioneer of personal home computing, thanks to its innovative design, spec... More
Wipro Wins the ‘CIO 100’ 2016 Award for its Digital Platform, myWipro (MESA)
Wipro Limited has been recognized with the ‘CIO 100’ 2016 Award by IDG CIO. This annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level... More
Cable TV Revenue to Drop by $2.7 Billion in Next 10 Years (Variety)
The triple threat to the pay-TV biz — cord-cutters, cord-shavers and cord-nevers — will drive down U.S. cable operator’s video revenue 4.7% by 2026, even as monthly cable TV ... More
Live-Streaming: Amateur’s Hour (The Economist)
Another open question is how live-streaming apps, and the individuals or small outfits that regularly host streams, can eventually turn a profit. In China, where live-streaming has... More
NBC: Live Streams From Rio Games Surpass 1 Billion Minutes (MCN)
Though TV ratings from the Summer Olympic games are down, live streams being delivered by NBC Olympics from Rio are surging. NBC Olympics said live streaming from the games topped ... More
Apple Music Has Now Sent Three Albums To Number One This Year (Forbes)
A streaming music platform having an album that isn’t available anywhere else isn’t a new tactic, but so far, Apple has been the only competitor that has been able to send a re... More
Teradata Powers Analytics for Napster Next-Gen Music Streaming Products (MESA)
Teradata announced today that Napster, a leading music streaming service, is upgrading its analytic ecosystem to implement the Teradata® Unified Data Architecture™ (UDA). The d... More
Every Company Needs a Voice, This is How Slack Found Theirs (The Memo)
Software isn’t typically very human. We’ve grown used to the corporate legalese found in Microsoft, or even Apple’s apps. But there are some companies building software diffe... More
What is Licensing? A Candid Interview with Mark Pougnet (Wazee Digital Blog)
Pougnet: "Rights and Clearances is deeply involved and often challenging to navigate – our Rights and Clearances team secures the necessary permissions from all rights holders in... More
Deluxe’s Iloura Puts the Ghost in ‘Ghostbusters’ (Deluxe Blog)
Deluxe’s Iloura team completed 500 visual effects shots, led by Iloura VFX Supervisors Glenn Melenhorst and Andrew Hellen and Iloura VFX Producers Ineke Majoor and Jeannette Mani... More
Streaming Independence: New Apps Look to Draw Listeners Toward Music Far Below the Radar (Billboard)
The globally beloved Game of Thrones is a series focused on the ever-shifting power and politics of a small number of queenly and kingly people. Through birthright or attrition the... More
Microsoft Acquires Beam Streaming Service (B&C)
Microsoft Aug. 11 announced it had acquired live-streaming service Beam, which specializes in allowing video gamers to watch others play or play each other in real time. Microsoft�... More
CBS Interactive’s Marc DeBevoise Unveils Plans for All Access Originals (TheWrap)
CBS Interactive President and COO Marc DeBevoise revealed the rollout plan for CBS All Access’s slate of original programs during his presentation at the Television Critics Assoc... More
Media, Sports Industries Rattled by Planned EU Copyright Shake-Up (Reuters)
The media and sports industries are preparing to lock horns with the European Commission over its plans to shake up copyright law to make more films, sports and TV shows available ... More
Kagan: Cable Future Bright (MCN)
Residential cable revenue is expected to rise 8.6% from $108.4 billion in 2016 to $117.7 billion by 2026, fueled by a slightly improved outlook for the video business and continued... More
Disney Expands OTT Initiatives with BAMTech Investment, DirecTV Now Pact (MESA)
Media industry analysts gave a thumbs up to Disney’s decision to pay $1 billion for a 33% stake in video streaming company BAMTech, calling it a long-term positive investment. Th... More
Verizon Digital Media Services Partners with Airtel to Further Expand into India (MESA)
Verizon Digital Media Services, the next-generation digital media platform, and Bharti Airtel Limited, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, have partnered to lau... More