ContentBridge Calls for Interoperable Master Format Standards
By Chris Tribbey Doug Reinart, COO of digital supply chain solutions company ContentBridge, looks at the current state of how the industry handles its digital supply chain and is ... More
Syfy Partners with Watchwith for LG Smart TVs
By Chris Tribbey During the heyday of physical disc, part of the reason it was so popular was the addition of bonus content. And though streaming, OTT, VOD and digital sellthrough... More
Measuring the Measurers: Analyst Sees Upside for Data Providers
By Paul Sweeting The proliferation of screens and the fragmentation of audiences has made life orders of magnitude more complicated for marketers and programmers trying to get a f... More
Apple Music Has Got the Beat But Not the Algorithm
By Paul Sweeting Apple is thinking different about music streaming. As Apple prepares to take on Spotify, Pandora and their many rivals in the streaming media sweepstakes with th... More
Music Streaming Services Adding Analytics to Artistry
Internet radio service Pandora this week announced it has acquired Next Big Sound, a leading music analytics provider, as it seeks to bolster its big data chops amid growing compet... More
This Season’s Hot New TV Show: The Data Game
The annual TV upfronts presentations are traditionally the forum where broadcasters and cable networks roll out their new and returning series and bring out their on-air stars to s... More
The New TV Metrics: Pick A Number, Any Number
With the major broadcasters gearing up to make their annual Upfront presentations to advertisers in New York next week the challenge of measuring program viewership across all of ... More
Meerkat Is The New, New Thing
By Alan Wolk Ever since Twitter “broke” at SXSW in 2007, industry observers have been looking for the new new thing, the technology that they can say “I was there first” a... More
Wolk Takes Over as 2nd Screen Society Chairman
By Chris Tribbey Alan Wolk, the former global lead analyst for Piksel, has taken on the role of chairman for the 2nd Screen Society (S3), succeeding S3 founder Chuck Parker. Par... More
Cable Show Attendees Talk Multiscreen
By Chris Tribbey Not too long ago, delivering content was pretty simple for pay TV providers. Not today, according to attendees at the annual Cable Show event. “Multiscreen... More
TiVo: Digitalsmiths Acquisition About More Than Technology
By Chris Tribbey From a technology standpoint, Jeff Klugman, EVP and GM of products and revenue for TiVo, is no doubt excited about his company’s $135 million acquisition of Dig... More
NATPE, CEA: Show Creators See Second Screen as Permanent
By Chris Tribbey Show producers and creators are increasingly turning to the second screen to better their brands, sustain their TV audiences for longer, and offer viewers a platf... More
