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Evolution Digital Taps Conax for eVUE-TV DRM
Evolution Digital, which offers integrated IP hybrid devices and IP video solutions, has inked a deal with content security firm Conax, to integrate Conax’s multi-DRM solution fo... More
M&E Journal: HDR’s Potential as a Revolution for Content Protection
By Harrie Tholen, NexGuard — Piracy has long plagued the content industry, from camcorder-toting movie theater attendees to re-streaming and torrent networks. The Motion Pict... More
M&E Journal: You Play It, You Pay For It
By Tony Rodriguez, Digimarc - Copyright: The primary form of protection that empowers and safeguards artistic creativity. Creators of “original works of authorship” are pro... More
Marvell Looks to NexGuard for Forensic Watermarking Solutions
NexGuard, a Kudelski Group company and the leading provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions, today announced the integration of its forensic watermarking into the... More
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquires Intelligent Security Firm
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has acquired Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Niara Inc., a security technology firm that works in the emerging User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) ma... More
GrayMeta Launches Updated Iris Software Suite
GrayMeta’s Iris software suite, the company’s studio-grade media player and quality control solution, has gotten an upgrade, with metadata specialist offering new Iris 4K-HDR, ... More
ZOO Digital Passes 150 Million Subtitle Mark
ZOO Digital announced Jan. 24 that it’s delivery of multilingual subtitles for those in the TV and movie business has hit the 150 million mark, a major milestone for the company�... More
Oracle’s Out to Boost Cloud Innovation with Expansion of Startup Accelerator Program
Oracle is expanding its Startup Cloud Accelerator program to seven new regions as part of its ongoing efforts to “fuel cloud-enabled innovation” globally, the company said Jan.... More
AT&T, Nielsen Sign Multi-Year Deal to Use Set-Top Box Data for Ratings Measurement
AT&T has signed a multi-year deal with Nielsen calling for set-top box data from connected homes subscribed to AT&T’s DirecTV and U-verse services to be included in Niels... More
Vast Media VR Round-Up: Golden Globes, ‘Star Trek’
Here’s a run-down of recent virtual reality-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. For the 2017 Golden Globes, entertainment... More
Teradata Offers Database on Microsoft Azure
Analytics solutions company Teradata has launched Teradata Database for Microsoft Azure, with the goal of offering clients more cloud-based options for Teradata’s software. The c... More
CES 2017: NexGuard Looks to the Future of Distribution; Accenture Tackles AI
LAS VEGAS — Hollywood studios have long toyed with the idea of premium VOD — releasing new theatrical content early in the home — and some like Universal Studios have even ex... More
CES: Dolby Vision Gets a Boost; Dell Does eSports
LAS VEGAS — Dolby Vision, the company’s high-dynamic range (HDR) video technology, has already been included on more than 80 major studio titles for streaming services. Beginni... More
LG Partners with Amazon, Dolby, Technicolor
LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics partnered with Amazon, Dolby and Technicolor on some of the new appliances and 4K Ultra High-Def (UHD) TVs that it introduced at a Consumer Electronics ... More
Adobe Marks Five Years in TV Everywhere Space
While most media and entertainment service providers are closing out the year by focusing on what’s around the corner, Adobe chose to use the last week of 2016 to look back. And ... More
Vast Media VR Round-Up: Moon Landings, Award Shows and Amazon
Here’s a run-down of recent virtual reality-related entertainment items, via Berlin-based research and consulting company Vast Media. A&E and VR production company VOKE teamed... More
Accenture Powers Video Analytics for Group M6 Companies
Global professional services company Accenture has had M6 Publicité and M6 Web, subsidiaries of French firm Group M6, sign on to use Accenture’s new Advanced Video Analytics ser... More
Fox Sports SVP: VR Here to Stay
The Dec. 10 MLS Cup marked yet another first for Fox Sports and its virtual reality endeavors, with the network not only marking the first time the league’s championship game has... More
Box at CPS: Adopt a ‘Zero Trust’ Mindset
Joel de la Garza, chief security officer at Box, knows what media and entertainment companies are going through when it comes to securing their content during its complete lifecycl... More
You.i TV: Creating Fans — and Customers — Across Screens
Privately held company You.i TV has had a straight-forward goal since day one: help media and entertainment companies create fans of content — and keep them — via a multi-scree... More