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IBM’s Andrews: Think Outside the Box with Blockchain
NEW YORK — These remain very early days for blockchain, but the opportunities that the technology presents for media and entertainment (M&E) and other companies are significant a... More
IBM Continues to Enhance Watson AI Solutions for Video
NEW YORK – IBM continues to enhance the various Watson artificial intelligence (AI) solutions it offers to enhance customers’ video services, according to Tim MacGregor, IBM Wa... More
AWS, Machine Learning and a Royal Wedding
It’s been about a year since Amazon Web Services began making it simple for developers to extract metadata from content using machine learning services, and according to Liam Mor... More
MarkLogic Exec: Companies Should Use the Right Data Pattern to Unlock Smart Content’s Power
NEW YORK – It’s important for media and other companies to use the right data pattern if they want to truly take advantage of the power of smart content, according to Matt Turn... More
Microsoft’s Wahl: Video AI Isn’t ‘Pie in the Sky’
Martin Wahl, principal program manager of cloud, AI and cognitive services for Microsoft, shared some daunting figures July 24 during a presentation at the Smart Content Summit Eas... More
Viacom, NYT Share How They ‘Gamify’ the Data Experience
Three experts from three very different media and entertainment companies gathered July 24 for a panel discussion on how to use data and analytics to attract and retain their custo... More
LiveTiles Exec: Companies Should Focus on Intelligent Transformation to be Successful
NEW YORK — Most organizations are going through some sort of digital transformation to allow them to better compete in their market, but organizations really need to focus on “... More
Experts Talk Benefits — and Drawbacks — of Advanced Ads
Dynamic ad insertion and addressable advertising have long been touted as the future of non-linear, ad-supported media, but despite advances in technology making advanced advertisi... More
Data Guru Stilling: Don’t Forget About Your People During the Data Journey
NEW YORK – Every media organization must have a collaborative culture in place built on a clear vision, data fluency and candor, according to data guru Thomas Stilling. “An ... More
Smart Content, Content Protection, Cloud Production Together July 24 in NYC
Nearly 400 members of the East Coast media and entertainment community are set to visit the Microsoft Conference Center July 24 for the second annual Media & Entertainment Day, att... More
Video AI, Data Topics Highlight Smart Content Summit East
Among the focus areas of the July 24 Media & Entertainment Day at the Microsoft Conference Center in New York is Smart Content Summit East, a track that will see media and ente... More
Viacom Execs: ‘Data Democratization’ is Important for Better Decision-Making
NEW YORK — The “democratization” of data is important today for better decision-making in the entertainment industry, according to Viacom data strategy executives. To help... More
TiVo Exec: Company’s Bullish on Open Standard Audio Watermark
NEW YORK — An open standard audio watermark would be a positive for TiVo and the entertainment industry as a whole, according to Scott Maddux, VP of business development at TiVo.... More