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Danielle DiStefano wants to be first to test something on a small scale. Sometimes her team is skeptical, but she says her risk-taking is usually vindicated as she pushes the boundaries of TV. Such was the case in 2017 when she, as ITV America’s vice president of post-production, advocated for remote editing capabilities. Somehow DiStefano […]

According to the Pew Research Center’s report on newspaper trends, the 2020 print and digital circulation of Sunday newspapers was only 25.8 million, down from 62.6 million in 1990. In fact, Pew Research Center saw sales of several major newspapers—New York Times and Chicago Tribune—decrease by 40 percent from 2019 to 2020. At the same […]

For the most part, people can post whatever they want on social media. Over the past several years, though, platforms have become less tolerant of violence and hate speech. In 2016, the issue became amplified when YouTube changed its policy around monetization and ads. That wasn’t without pushback, though, and when ads were only run […]

The solar system is threatened by cryptic Pyramid Ships poised above the horizon of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. To fight them, intrepid gamers draw from a mysterious new source of power: the Darkness. But will they be able to harness this power without bringing on their own doom? Such are the dangers in the sci-fi […]

Unlike most people, Chris Pulis likes change. Working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, his career has been dictated by it. From designing a new tapeless, post-production facility for an ESPN show to launching ReelzChannel television network, he’s become the go-to guy for innovation, most recently with Globecast America Inc. As the chief technology […]

Most people have come to expect that companies will recommend similar products to them after buying—or even looking at—something online. Phrases such as “others who bought this also liked…” have become commonplace. Sarah Foss, however, doesn’t give people what other consumers want. She knows the value of tailoring suggestions specifically to individuals to give them […]

“Si queremos hacer las cosas diferentes debemos cambiar nosotros mismos”. La frase no le pertenece a ningún filósofo, es más bien el concepto que engloba el reto que ha asumido Enrique Calderón como líder del área de tecnología de Grupo Multimedios. Su carrera dentro de la empresa se remonta al año 2007 cuando inició su […]

While technology companies typically reach for the stars, not many can claim 1977 as the year they almost blew one up—on purpose. Chief Technology Officer Chuck Meyer, whose eponymous company, Grass Valley, is named for the California city in which it is based, recalls seeing the company’s model 1680 production switcher control panel front and […]