All posts by Jeff Hyatt
M&E Journal: Streamlining Processes – Server Solutions Power 3D Animation
By Janet Bartleson, Director, Dell To captivate their audience, mischievous Surly Squirrel and his rat friend Buddy need to be rendered in eye-popping detail. ToonBox Entertainmen... More
Nickelodeon Exec to Keynote 2nd Screen Summit
Steve Youngwood, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Digital for Nickelodeon, has been announced as a keynote speaker for their upcoming event to be held during CE Week... More
‘Securing your Digital Workflow in the Cloud’ Webinar Set for June 12
By Lyndsey Schaefer Media enterprises large and small have one thing in common today: the need for a secure way to share their valuable content across the digital supply chain. As... More
M&E Journal: Integration of Linear and Non-Linear Technology Platforms – A Blueprint for Consideration
By Subhankar Bhattacharya, Global Practice Head Media & Entertainment, HCL Technologies Talks about an integrated approach to linear (television/on air) and non-linear (online... More
New Xbox a Step Toward Integration of Linear TV and OTT
By Paul Sweeting Lots to unpack from today's unveiling of the new Xbox console, officially called the Xbox One (see for an overview). Of particular note for M&E execs, howeve... More
France Prepares To Strike Three-Strikes
By Paul Sweeting The government of France, which pioneered the "three-strikes" enforcement method against online piracy, all-but abandoned the strategy Monday as part of a propose... More
HITS Confab Hits on Technology Trends and Innovations
By Lyndsey Schaefer At yesterday’s third annual Hollywood IT Summit (HITS) at Pepperdine University in Malibu, 450 of Hollywood’s thought leaders convened to discuss the lates... More
HITS Panel to Explore Ecosystem for Metadata
By Lyndsey Schaefer At the upcoming Hollywood IT Summit (HITS) on May 7 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, a panel of industry experts will share their perspectives on the progre... More
HITS Panel to Examine TV Production in the Digital World
By Lyndsey Schaefer The landscape of television, from production to distribution and OTT platform expansion has presented great challenges for the industry. With the growth of str... More
Studio CIO and CTO Panels to Kick Off HITS Confab May 7
By Lyndsey Schaefer The Hollywood IT Society will host two panels of prominent CIOs and CTOs representing the major Hollywood studios during its HITS morning program May 7 at Pepp... More
Aereo Fleshes Out Its Strategy
By Paul Sweeting Apart from the ongoing dispute over its legality, one of the biggest questions hanging over Aereo has been what it wants to be when it grows up. While that compan... More
MESA to Sponsor Opening Party and Moderate Supply Chain Panel at PEVE
Following last week’s announcement that MESA (Media & Entertainment Services Alliance) is to launch a European affiliate, headed by experienced industry specialist, Jim Botto... More
MESA Launches European Affiliate With Jim Bottoms As Executive Director
U.S.-based entertainment trade association MESA (Media & Entertainment Services Alliance) has announced the launch of a European affiliate headed by newly appointed Executive D... More
Sony Launches Media Cloud Services Company to Transform Production Workflows
By Lyndsey Schaefer Sony Corporation of America today announced the launch of Sony Media Cloud Services, a new cloud-based collaboration and production service that will be previe... More
Phil Ramone, the First Digital Entertainment Maestro, Passes
By Guy Finley, Executive Director, MESA Saturday morning I woke to terrible news. I lost a mentor and friend who helped me achieve my childhood dreams -- a man I first admired as... More
ESCA Digital Conference Explores Innovation in Entertainment
By Lyndsey Schaefer Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro said Thursday the christening of the Ultra HD format showed that Hollywood and the electronics ... More
Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CEA, to Keynote ESCA Digital, March 28, Los Angeles
Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and best-selling author, will join the home entertainment industry at the 9th annual ESCA Digital Conf... More
DMCA On The Table
By Paul Sweeting Newly introduced legislation to allow consumers to unlock their cell phones, prompted by a statement from the Obama Administration endorsing the idea, will likely... More
HITS Returns to Malibu for the 3rd Annual Hollywood IT Summit!
The Hollywood IT Society (HITS) has announced that its 3rd Annual Hollywood IT Summit will be held on Tuesday, May 7th in the George Elkins Auditorium at the Malibu Campus of Pep... More