Film / TV

 

How Iyuno Media Group Opens Entertainment to International Audiences (TechCrunch)

In order to make the current scale of its services possible, Iyuno built its own cloud-based enterprise resource planning software. The platform enables uploading of files from con... More

Screen Industry Anti Bullying Guidance Published (Televisual)

The BFI and BAFTA have announced the next stage of work to tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace. The package includes a new employer Action List for the film and... More

Convergent Completes Cloud and Application Security Assessment for ftrack

Convergent and ftrack announced the successful completion of ftrack’s cloud and application security assessment for its Academy Award-honoured production tracking and media revie... More

Spherex Introduces New Tech to Culturalise TV, Films for Global Markets

Global data and technology company Spherex unveiled their new technology solution that enables media and entertainment companies to seamlessly and easily adapt their content to be ... More

Piracy Threat Evolving During Lockdown (AT)

Content piracy remains a persistent problem for rights holders and content providers to tackle, says Tony Maroulis, Principal Analyst at Ampere Analysis.... More

Public-Private Partnership Needed to Tackle Piracy (BTN)

The Royal United Services Institute says that online audio-visual piracy is increasingly perpetrated by transnational organised crime groups that use a combination of advertising, ... More

ZOO Digital Debuts Remote ADR Offering

In a nod to the recent shift to remote dubbing for the industry, localisation specialist ZOO Digital is debuting a new dedicated service for automated dialogue replacement (ADR). (... More

Film Studios Could Adopt ‘Mix-and-Match’ Theatrical Model After COVID-19 (Variety)

With big-budget blockbusters like “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Mulan” launching simultaneously online and in theatres, streaming has “pushed into its own white space” and i... More

Are Subtitles the Secret to Editing Foreign Language Videos? (Take 1 Blog)

As production starts up again and travel restrictions ease, the increased appetite for global stories and demand for factual content means that more production teams are facing the... More

Screen Apprenticeships to be Made More Flexible (Televisual)

The Treasury has announced that it will introduce a new flexible programme that will enable people to work for a number of different employers in the same sector. The move responds... More

BBC Confirms Linear Return for BBC Three (BTN)

BBC Three is to return to linear transmission, six years after it went online. It follows research published as part of the BBC’s 2020/21 annual plan, which demonstrated there wa... More

MediaKind Integrates Dolby Vision (DTE)

MediaKind customers will be able to deliver content in Dolby Vision across broadcast, operator, streaming, and cloud-based services.... More

£18m Creative Content Hub Planned for Birmingham (Televisual)

The plan is for a 50,000 sqft. campus facility for independent TV production and creative content developers - based at The Bond in the city’s historic Creative Quarter.... More

PBS39 Implements AI-Enabled Automatic Realtime Captioning from Red Bee Media

The AI-driven solution combines Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology with Red Bee’s highly featured Subito live captioning platform. It allows the broadcaster to activat... More

VSI Acquires Leading Brazilian Dubbing Studio, Vox Mundi

The VSI Group has announced the expansion of its Latin American operations with the majority acquisition of dubbing, subtitling and media services facility, Vox Mundi, based in Sã... More

English Cinemas Set to Reopen From May 17 in Lockdown Easing Plan (Screen Daily)

Cinemas in England can provisionally reopen from May 17 with a capacity of up to 1,000 people or 50% of the venue, as outlined in prime minister Boris Johnson’s briefing to the H... More

The Kitchen Adds Tel-Aviv Facility

Localisation specialist The Kitchen has debuted a new Tel-Aviv facility, its 13th worldwide, with the new studio featuring two dubbing suites, with a third suite in the works. (mor... More

Survey: Viewers Turning to Nostalgic TV for Comfort (AT)

Over 6,600 TV fans from across the UK took part in a survey, sharing some of their memorable moments from iconic series such as Lost, Family Guy and Desperate Housewives which will... More

COVID-19 Propels Broadcasters’ Digital Transformation Plans (RTN)

As many as 98% of broadcasting executives regard the pandemic as having been an accelerator for change creating an irreversible impact on broadcaster plans for digital migration.... More

TikTok’s Next Big Thing? A Strange Plan to Take Over Your TV (Wired)

The app’s arrival on smart TVs is part of a plan to diversify its audience – and bring its stars further into the mainstream... More

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