Film / TV

 

French Talent Finds Strong Footing in Diverse Series (Variety)

While France has a deeply entrenched cinema tradition, drama series have been gaining tremendous ground within the country’s cultural landscape within the past few years, with so... More

How Netflix, Disney, Amazon are Driving Demand for English Dubbing (Slator)

Driving most of the world’s population indoors will drive SVOD numbers up — and the consumption of dubbed content with it. That’s one takeaway from the past year that saw SVO... More

TransPerfect’s GlobalLink Technology HonoUred in G2 Grid Report

TransPerfect announced that its GlobalLink technology has been recognised as a localisation leader in the Summer 2021 G2 Grid Report and also as the “Easiest to Do Business With�... More

European or LATAM Spanish? Choosing the Right Spanish Localisation for Your Game

With approximately 450 million speakers, Spanish is the second-most spoken native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese. This fact alone should be a good enough reason for ... More

The New James Bond Film Aims to Steady a Shaken Industry (WaPo)

The new 007 film opens exclusively in theatres around much of the world this week, a roll-out aimed at replicating the shiny results and $2 billion in global ticket sales of its tw... More

New Film and TV Facility to Open in Liverpool (TVB)

The Depot, a new TV and film studio facility, is opening in Liverpool. It comprises of two purpose-built, 20,000 sq ft sound-proofed film & TV production units, and is located adja... More

How Effective Hardware Testing Can Save Manufacturers Time and Money (Keywords Studios Blog)

Not even the world’s brightest hardware manufacturers get their designs right first time around. Testing and iteration are the keys to success and spotting failures before it’s... More

Synamedia Touts Industry’s First ‘Zero Compromise’ 8K Technology

Independent video software provider Synamedia is celebrating a win in the video technology space today, announcing the ability to deliver 8K real-time encoding and streaming with �... More

ZOO Digital Expands Deployment of Interra Systems’ BATON (TV Technology)

BATON enables ZOO Digital to perform comprehensive quality and compliance checks on VOD content, resulting in faster and more efficient delivery of globalised media content for its... More

UK Cinemas Hail ‘Bond Day’ as ‘No Time to Die’ Opens Nationwide (THR)

Following the glittering world premiere at London’s Royal Albert Hall (and screenings in almost 60 venues around the world), Thursday — dubbed “Bond Day” — saw the 25th i... More

World’s Largest IMAX Opens With ‘No Time to Die’ (TVB)

The biggest IMAX screen in the world will open in Germany this week, to coincide with the release of the new James Bond film. The screen, which is part of the Traumpalast Multiplex... More

Deluxe Announces New Division, Deluxe Events (Forbes)

The announcement will allow the company, which already provides digital and cloud-based solutions to the world’s leading content production studios and distributors, to offer con... More

ZOO Digital: Dubbing Partnerships Trump Owned-and-Operated Studios (Slator)

ZOO Chairman, Gillian Wilmot, said the company is seeing “strong momentum” as customers launch streaming services in new territories and migrate their back-catalogue content to... More

ZOO Digital Hires Abeer Shabo as Dubbing Director

ZOO Digital announced the appointment of Abeer Shabo as Dubbing Director for Arabic languages. The appointment signifies the growth of ZOO dubbing services in the Middle East regio... More

Raducanu’s US Open Win Watched by 7.4M on Channel 4 (SportsPro)

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 saw its broadcast of the US Open women’s final peak at 9.2 million viewers, as Emma Raducanu became the first British woman to win a Grand Sla... More

Whip Media, Simply.TV Announce Partnership

Entertainment enterprise software platform and data provider Whip Media has announced a new data partnership with global metadata supplier Simply.TV, anticipating the need for enha... More

Bitmax to Distribute ‘Eating Our Way to Extinction’ Documentary

Bitmax will be releasing the documentary 'Eating Our Way to Extinction' across digital platforms including iTunes and Google from September 30. The acclaimed documentary, narrated ... More

Why Venice is the Model for Pandemic-Era Film Fests (THR)

The first in-person festival held during the thick of COVID-19 was so successful and effective, it has become the standard bearer for film events worldwide.... More

Synamedia Debuts Pre-Integrated Security, Business Solutions for Android TV

Using Google’s Broadcast Stack for hybrid set top boxes powered by Android TV, Synamedia has developed pre-integrated solutions including user interfaces, watermarking and broadc... More

How the Streaming Boom is Transforming the Latin American Dubbing Market (VSI)

Latin America is quickly making a name for itself as one of the world’s most exciting and competitive TV and entertainment markets. Many streaming services have all launched in t... More

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