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Dolby CFO: Smart Wireless Speakers a Growth Opportunity
Sound bars already represent one of several growth areas for Dolby, but down the road the company also sees a potential growth opportunity in the smart wireless speaker product cat... More
IBM, Google Execs: AI to Open Up More Content Value, Monetization Opportunities
NEW YORK – All media and entertainment (M&E) companies stand to gain by using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance content value and performance, as well as find and maximize ... More
AWS Elemental Cloud Services Aim to Maximize Value of Video with AI
NEW YORK — Four of the most recent cloud services that Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced are helping media and entertainment (M&E) companies maximize the value of video with a... More
EIDR European Working Group to Meet May 9 in London
The latest updates around the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) will be presented May 9 at Google’s Covent Garden offices in London during a free meeting of the EIDR European Work... More
AWS: Three ‘Major Trends’ as Customers Adopt Machine Learning
NEW YORK — Amazon Web Services (AWS) has observed “three major trends” as its customers adopt machine learning (ML) in growing numbers, according to Dan Mbanga, AWS global le... More
Legacy FTP to 8K Video … the Old Met the New During the NAB Show
By Jon Finegold, CMO, Signiant - Reflecting on the NAB Show this year, I was struck by two extremes: emerging technology that’s still on the fringe, like 8K video, and dying ... More
M&E Journal: Smart Content Drives Smart Asset Usage and Engagement
By John Price, Product Marketing Manager, OpenText - I’m sure we’ve all had them. Those “how did they know that?” moments when online, be it on a website, social media,... More
IBM CFO: Strength in Security, Cloud Gave Company a Q1 Lift
IBM reported revenue growth in its first quarter (ended March 31) behind continued strength in its cloud and cybersecurity businesses, according to CFO James Kavanaugh. Total re... More
Live at NAB Show: The Keys to Building a Successful OTT Video Service
LAS VEGAS – There are six crucial ingredients to building a successful over-the-top (OTT) video service, according to the content and service providers who spoke on an NAB Show p... More
Live at NAB Show: Digital Asset Management, Content Protection Solutions Highlighted
LAS VEGAS — Members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) brought a variety of new offerings to the annual NAB Show, covering cloud solutions, digital asset manag... More
M&E Journal: Supercharging Innovation for M&E Workflows with Modern Scale-Out Storage
By Matt Ashton, Technical Marketing Engineer, Qumulo - Storage infrastructure is an integral ingredient in the success of today’s media and entertainment organizations. File-... More
Live at NAB Show: Cyber Summit Keynoter Offers Advice on Protecting Journalists in the Field
LAS VEGAS — Reporters working in war zones and countries hostile to journalists have long dealt with the physical dangers that come with the job. But in many countries today, cyb... More
NAB Show: Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Includes Advanced AI, Enhanced VR Tools
A significant update to Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) has added several new features, including enhanced virtual reality (VR) tools and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) powered by... More
NAB Show: EIDR Ready Branding Initiative to Benefit Supporting Companies
Will Kreth, executive director of the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR), was on a panel at NAB’s New York City event in October of last year when a CTO of a major rights a... More
NAB Show: MESA Members Bring Content Protection, Security Solutions
By Jeff Berman and Chris Tribbey Securing your content and defending against ever-evolving cyber threats are two of the most discussed topics in the media and entertainment spac... More
NAB Show: MESA Member Workflow Solutions Spotlighted
By Jeff Berman and Chris Tribbey This is the second of two stories previewing some of the workflow solutions being showcased at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. The first ca... More
WiTH Leadership Award Nominations Due March 26
The Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) organization, which is dedicated to the advancement of women in entertainment technology, is seeking nominations for its second annual WiT... More
NAB Show: Sony to Tout New End-to-End Workflow Solutions
NEW YORK — Sony will be showcasing new end-to-end workflow solutions at NAB in Las Vegas that are designed to help its many professional customers thrive amid the rapidly changin... More
Adobe to Unveil New Experience Cloud Capabilities
Adobe will be introducing new Experience Cloud capabilities at its 2018 Summit, March 25-29 in Las Vegas, according to Shantanu Narayen, its CEO and president. That “spectrum�... More
Digital Bedrock to Archive, Preserve Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky,’ ‘Unsane’
Los Angeles-based digital preservation service Digital Bedrock has announced an agreement with director Steven Soderbergh and his company Fingerprint Releasing, which will see Digi... More
