Data
IBM Wants to Push Spark, Real-Time Big Data Tool, Into Mainstream (WSJ)
IBM has thrown its weight behind Spark, an increasingly popular tool that is used to analyze large amounts of data in real time. Spark opens up all sorts of emerging business appli... More
Big Data Was the Beginning: What Comes Next (Forbes)
If Big Data is the oil well, full of potential, Big Analysis is the finished product: the fuel companies need and value. It exists for three reasons: First, it’s now incredibly c... More
Music Streaming Services Adding Analytics to Artistry
Internet radio service Pandora this week announced it has acquired Next Big Sound, a leading music analytics provider, as it seeks to bolster its big data chops amid growing compet... More
What Data-Driven CEOs Really Need from Information (Information Age)
Making the most of information is a priority for business leaders everywhere, but achieving this goal can be difficult. Research shows that just one in ten business leaders in Euro... More
This Season’s Hot New TV Show: The Data Game
The annual TV upfronts presentations are traditionally the forum where broadcasters and cable networks roll out their new and returning series and bring out their on-air stars to s... More
Data Is Power For Indie Musicians
In the music industry, musicians create music in isolation and then release it to the public. They spend weeks or months writing, rehearsing, recording, mixing and mastering. After... More
CBS Defends TV, and Its Own Power, With Data on Viewers’ Purchases
On the eve of Upfront Week, the annual ritual in which the broadcast nets walk advertisers through their fall schedules, CBS is prepping a sales pitch designed to demonstrate its s... More
Social TV On The Rise, IAB Finds (MediaPost)
A large majority of American adults use mobile devices or computers while watching TV, and a big part of this multiscreen activity is devoted to social media -- much of it related ... More
Metadata Experts Converge in Los Angeles
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If you need a hint at the importance of metadata for the media and entertainment industry, look no further than UltraViolet. The buy-once, play-anywhere digital content locker ser... More
Metadata Madness Heads East March 31 in NY after Successful LA Event
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Following yesterday’s packed Metadata Madness conference in Los Angeles, the discussion about the vital role that metadata plays in the digitization of today’s media & entertai... More
Data is the New Design Medium (PSFK)
Part of the challenge of thinking about data from a holistic, customer life cycle perspective is technical. Synchronizing data is not easy. So it’s not surprising that technology... More
Rovi Hires Data & Analytics Specialist (Multichannel News)
Rovi has hired Bob Ivins as senior vice president, business development, where he’ll be tasked with spearheading Rovi's data and analytics assets business. Ivins will be based at... More