M+E Connections

Sony Entertainment is benefiting from the increased popularity of connected devices and growing number of over-the-top (OTT) TV and digital music services, company executives said ... More

Although Sony’s initial virtual reality (VR) focus is aimed squarely at the video game market with the PlayStation VR (PS VR) headset for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the company see... More

When Netflix released its first exclusive feature film, “Beasts of No Nation,” in October 2015, it received solid reviews. But since then, Netflix’s original movies have had ... More

Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray had a “promising launch at retail” and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment remains committed to strongly supporting the format with titles, Brian Z... More

Adobe continues to be “bullish” about its growth prospects thanks, in part, to new products and services, as well as continued enhancements to its Adobe Primetime multiscreen T... More

The fact that Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One S video game console will feature an Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc drive and cost $299 for an entry-level model when it arrives in... More

Dolby Labs and Lionsgate have announced they are partnering to release a slate of Lionsgate new release and catalog titles mastered in Dolby Vision and mixed in Dolby Atmos to offe... More

Every major studio (and more than one independent) looks to London-based ZOO Digital for subtitling, captioning and localization services. And what makes the company stand apart fr... More

Microsoft unveiled a new, slimmer version of its Xbox One console that adds Ultra High-Def (UHD) 4K movie viewing capability and high dynamic range (HDR), while also disclosing tha... More

Starz continues to be open to new over-the-top (OTT) opportunities, CEO Chris Albrecht said June 9 at the Gabelli & Company Movie & Entertainment Conference in New York. Starz c... More

The increasing popularity of streaming video is one key reason why there’s been such a dramatic shift in the timing of major TV show premieres, including more programs than ever ... More

Box expects that its expansion into new content management offerings, including Box Zones, and a widening footprint outside the U.S. will allow the company to continue growing its ... More

A combination of flat revenue growth and growing operational costs for media and entertainment companies means Hollywood needs to start getting inventive, according to Ramki Sankar... More

NeuLion’s purchase of Saffron Digital will create a merged digital video service provider of more than 600 employees in North America and Europe, with a strong presence in multip... More

At the recent Hollywood IT Society’s (HITS) “Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet” conference in Los Angeles, Teresa Phillips, SVP for V2 Solutions, called on media a... More

On June 6 in Los Angeles, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will hold another in its series of See Jane Salon events, this one tackling how content is being made for Gen... More

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Avere Systems exists for a pretty specific reason: Unstructured data is doubling every year, but less than 10% of the files in a data center are active, resul... More

Amid the ongoing, revolutionary changes that are being seen in the media and technology sectors, it would be in the best interest of those who work in those industries to start thi... More

Dolby Laboratories sees a “very good opportunity” for it in the mobile space, CFO Lewis Chew said at the B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference in Los Angeles May 25. Use of th... More

Strong film franchises, NBC Universal’s broadcasting of the upcoming Summer Olympics, and continued strength of Comcast Cable’s X1 interactive TV platform are among the key rea... More