Film/TV
Lionsgate Teams With Sony in New Home Entertainment Pact (Deadline)
Lionsgate will continue to maintain its own independent sales and marketing teams while leveraging Sony’s supply chain and distribution services.... More
Florentine Films Finishes ‘Hemingway’ Remotely With ClearView Flex (Sohonet Blog)
Even as the pandemic eases the most immediate concerns of working in a facility, remote solutions have opened up a flexible work environment that won’t be reversed.... More
Technicolor Helps ‘Pretty Hard Cases’ Bring a New Look to the Buddy-Cop Genre
Technicolor Toronto provided picture finishing via TechStream as well as Foley and ADR for the comedic action-packed series.... More
Paramount Plus to Get Theatrical Films Earlier (B&C)
Some movies will stream 30 to 45 days after release.... More
NFL Wants Crazy-Big Increases in Sports Fees (Media Post)
It's no secret: The NFL has been looking for big increases in TV rights fees. But can it really grab all of it? Like 100%. Is it a greed thing or just starting the conversation?... 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
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
Sony FX3 Joins Cinema Line
Sony Electronics announced the FX3 camera that combines the best of Sony’s industry-leading digital cinema technology with advanced imaging features from Alpha brand mirrorless c... More
NBCUniversal Announces Official Rollout of Impressions-Based Local Ad Buys
NBCUniversal's 42 NBC/Telemundo stations and seven regional sports networks are officially moving to 100 percent impressions-based buying for all local advertising campaigns as of ... More
Creative Industries Coalition Urges Biden to Strengthen Copyright Protections (The Hill)
In a letter from the CreativeFuture coalition, stakeholders from the film, television, music, photography and publishing industries said the coronavirus pandemic has led to a signi... 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
Arch Platform Scales Up VFX Studio Workflows in the AWS Cloud (DMW)
As VFX studios continue to show interest in moving their creative workflows into the cloud, Arch Platform Technologies has developed secure, cloud-based infrastructure that studios... More
Remote Collaboration is a Fact of Life as Post Production Finds a Home in the Cloud
Chuck Parker, CEO, Sohonet, on Storytellers gaining confidence in remote workflows — and how the technology will ultimately get better and cheaper over time, resulting in a “ne... More
PBS KVIE Selects New Avid Workflows to Transform its Production Infrastructure
Avid storage and asset management solutions will enable the PBS television station to streamline Adobe Premiere Pro-based editorial workflows. (more…)... More
Hollywood Heads Down Under: How Oz, New Zealand Film and TV is Thriving (Deadline)
As Hollywood continues to grapple with the far-reaching and damaging effects of Covid-19, on the other side of the world Australia and New Zealand are bucking the downward trend.... More
ZOO Digital Appoints Teresa Alonso as Dubbing Territory Manager for Spain, Portugal
With more than 21 years of experience working for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Spain, Alonso brings a great deal of expertise to the newly created position at ZOO.... More
Andreas Kaj: Next Steps for Nordic Dubbing (ZOO Digital)
ZOO's new dubbing territory manager for the Nordic region shares his thoughts on the next steps for Nordic dubbing; how technology compares across the industry and how ZOO is tackl... More
Technicolor’s Creative Studios Support Over 20 Super Bowl Commercials, Despite COVID
Artists across Technicolor’s creative studios The Mill and MPC rally to deliver well over a third of all Super Bowl’s spots.... More
Staying One Step Ahead of Video Piracy (TVT)
How are media companies dealing with piracy in the age of COVID?... More
Powered by EditShare, Cutting Edge Post Creates Secure Self-Serve Video Archive for Clients
Australia’s largest post house has found a cure for one of the biggest headaches in production: keeping up with client requests. (more…)... More