Tag Archives: smart content

Shazam Founder: Building to Scale Takes Perseverance … and a Bit of Luck

LOS ANGELES — When Chris Barton and his friends came up with the idea of Shazam in 1999 — to allow for mobile identification of any song, anywhere — it was years before smart... More

Cinelytic CEO to Decode Streaming Audience Demand at Smart Summit

Both on the main stage and during a breakout session March at the at the Smart Content Summit in L.A., Tobias Queisser, co-founder and CEO of Cinelytic, will get a unique insight i... More

Whip Media to Stress Importance of Consumer Insights at Smart Content Event

The explosion of direct-to-consumer offerings has also seen a major jump in media companies creating their own distribution platforms. And with that growth, data-driven decisions a... More

BeBanjo to Examine Streaming Metadata, Rights Conundrum at Smart Content Summit

The growth of direct-to-consumer and other OTT services has led to some interesting challenges for content owners: how do you manage the sheer volume of content that’s being deli... More

NASA JPL Discussion to Take Smart Content Summit Out of This World

It takes a lot to pull off live-streaming well for a major tech organization. Imagine how much work is involved when those live streams are coming from space. At the March 4 Sma... More

Tape Ark to Talk Cloud Migration at Smart Content Summit

For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, making its content accessible while also preserving it for future generations hasn’t been the easiest thing, considering how much video content ... More

Shazam Founder to Keynote Smart Content Summit

Bringing a concept from idea to reality is difficult. Getting that reality up to proper scale in today’s consumer environment can prove downright daunting. To share his experi... More

M&E Journal: What Will 2020 Bring to Media and Entertainment?

By Mary Yurkovic, Director, Smart Content Council, MESA - Now that 2020 has arrived, it’s time to reflect: Has your organization met its expectations for the last decade? Was ... More

MESA’s Winter ‘M&E Journal’ – ‘Intelligent Hollywood’ – Goes Live

The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More

IBC 2019: GrayMeta Adds More Adobe Creative Cloud Functionality; Gracenote Launches ID Distribution System

Several members of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) opened IBC 2019 show in Amsterdam with new feature announcements, new services, and even new hires. Here’s w... More

Why It’s Time to Take Your Documents Digital (IT Pro)

Paper workflows can have serious implications for data processing and legal security.... More

M&E Journal: Operationalize Your Smart Content

By Matt Turner, CSO Media and Manufacturing, MarkLogic Corporation - Data is more important than ever for media companies. It’s behind creating great experiences for customers... More

IBC 2019: MESA Members Bring Smart Content Solutions

Content orchestration technology, top-of-the-line metadata solutions and the latest analytics products will all be showcased at IBC 2019 from members of the Media and Entertainment... More

Protecting Smart Cities (TechNative)

The benefits are clear: Smart cities will be more convenient, more efficient, and more pleasant to live in and visit. However, smart cities are also a bit of a double-edged sword, ... More

IBC 2019: NAGRA to Spotlight Smart Content Aggregation, Monetization, Service Protection (MESA)

At IBC 2019, NAGRA will demonstrate how pay-TV operators and content owners can enable true digital transformation by embracing innovation and rethinking business models. This incl... More

LMT Release 2.0: Language Code Solution for Broadcast, Media Industries

Global distribution requirements have exposed the need to consistently present languages for audio, text on the screen (closed captioning, subtitles, simplified descriptions for ac... More

M&E Journal: A Grand New Experience for the Grand Slam

By Navin Rammohan, VP, Segment Head Marketing - Business Verticals, Sponsorships, Flagship Events, Infosys - Artificial intelligence that produces match highlights in realtime. ... More

LiveTiles: Bots Should Reduce the Workload, Not Displace It

AI is a relatively recent workplace introduction, and finding practical insights on how to implement it into your company is hard to come by. For Dennis Helms, innovation and ex... More

RSG Media: M&E Can Pioneer a New Era of Disruption

The first supercomputers came around in the 1950s, with the purpose of forecasting the weather. A decade later, supercomputers we’re being used for the first of nearly 60 mission... More

MarkLogic: Operationalize Your Data to Get the Most Out of Your Smart Content

Data is quickly becoming a critical asset for entertainment and media companies, but some obstacles stand in the way of smart content leveraging all the data around your content, a... More