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MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT BENCHMARKS REPORT

April 19, 2018

In the early part of this century, everything started going wrong for the media & entertainment industry. No, Y2K didn’t hit, but plenty in legacy media—for our purposes, that means the audio, gaming, video, and written media companies that are competing for users’ free time—probably felt like it had.Legacy media companies had gotten fat and happy. Remember: this was a time when “It Wasn’t Me” was enough to catapult Shaggy to literally 10 million album sales. It was a time when a movie could be sold for a hefty price again and again: in theaters, on pay-per-view, on DVD.

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Technicolor

Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, is at the forefront of digital innovation. Our world-class research and innovation laboratories enable us to lead the market in delivering advanced video services to content creators and distributors. We also benefit from an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on imaging and sound technologies. Our commitment: supporting the delivery of exciting new experiences for consumers in theaters, homes, and on-the-go.

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Build Modern Data Streaming Analytics Architectures on AWS

whitePaper | May 17, 2022

Modern data architecture is about using the right tool for the job. It acknowledges that a “one size fits all” approach leads to compromise, and a solution that is not optimized for anyone. With modern data architecture, customers can integrate a data lake, data warehouses, and purpose-built data services, together with a unified governance layer, to create a system without boundaries, enabling data-driven decisions

FAST channels usher in a new era of operational creativity

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

In the face of unprecedented competition, media companies must find ways to innovate — but the cost of delivering content in an era of multiplying platforms is eating into their operations budget for trying new things. FAST channels represent a significant new opportunity to test ideas, iterate — and bring in extra revenue. In fact, Digital TV Research reported the AVOD market FAST channels belong to represents the fastest-growing video segment over five years (2020–2024). But media companies can’t afford to spend months and massive resources to take a channel from idea to launch.

5G cloud gaming

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

North American communications service providers have invested substantially in 5G networks to enable multiple use cases, leveraging capabilities like network slicing and edge computing. As service providers seek to monetize 5G in the short term, cloud gaming, the technology that allows subscribers to play games anywhere and from any device, presents a new and exciting opportunity to drive revenue growth.

VMware vSphere & VMware vSphere+Compute Virtualization

whitePaper | July 15, 2022

VMware vSphere overview Licensing overview – Licensing metric and management Packaging overview – Packaging options for editions (including VMware vCenter Server®), kits, vSphere, Bitfusion Version upgrade entitlements for existingcustomers Paid edition upgrades from vSphere 8 vSphere Platinum end of availabilit

sensorium whitepaper

whitePaper | March 19, 2021

Virtual reality is a product of technology and content synergy that is set to bring the identity of perception of the virtual and real worlds, known as Singularity Effect, for the Entertainment Industry customers. The industry, betting on the technological component of VR, could not provide users with the necessary format and quality of VR content in a timely manner.

to empower traditional games
to enable social network and connection among game players

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