Film/TV

 

AT&T Said to Plan Web Streaming as Primary TV Platform by 2020 (Bloomberg)

AT&T Inc.’s online streaming TV service, DirecTV Now, will become the company’s primary video platform in three to five years, according to people familiar with the plans. The ... More

comScore, DEG Partner on Movie Data (MESA)

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) and comScore have joined forces to offer a combined movie and TV measurement service, covering home entertainment sellthrough, internet V... More

Tata Readies Sky for UHD F1 (Advanced Television)

Tata Communications, Formula One Management and Sky have tested in action live Ultra HD broadcasting at the 2016 F1 Singapore Grand Prix. Following this first ever end-to-end broad... More

Technicolor Wins Emmy for Sound Mixing (MESA)

Technicolor Sound artists Doug Andham, CAS (Re-Recording Mixer), Joe Earle, CAS (Re-Recording Mixer), and Judah Getz (Re-Recording Mixer) received an Emmy® for Outstanding Sound M... More

Study: Highest Level of Cord-Cutting on the Way (MESA)

This year is seeing the highest level ever of consumers ready to cut their pay TV cord, without signing up again, according to a new report. Nearly 6% of those surveyed by research... More

Sony Pictures, Reality One Announce VR Partnership (MESA)

The virtual reality arm of Sony Pictures Sept. 20 announced a deal with Los Angeles-based Reality One to develop a slate of VR content, with the studio distributing content by the ... More

A Look at the Five Fastest-Growing Markets for Movies (WSJ)

Hollywood doesn’t just have to worry about what plays in Peoria anymore. It has to worry about what plays in Peru. Box-office markets over the next few years are expected to grow... More

Prime Focus Technologies Wins TV Technology’s ‘Best of Show Awards’ at IBC 2016 (MESA)

Prime Focus Technologies was chosen by NewBay Media's TV Technology, for its prestigious 'Best of Show Awards' at IBC 2016. TV Technology is the leading media title for the latest ... More

CBS CEO: Company’s Open To Acquiring Small Film Production Companies (MESA)

CBS has only a small footprint in the film industry, with its CBS Films production division, but the company is open to acquiring other small movie production companies to increase... More

Google, Facebook and the World’s Biggest Brands Join Together to Improve Digital Ads (Adweek)

The digital advertising world is getting its act together thanks to the ad-blocking epidemic, which is hurting revenues across the industry. The Coalition for Better Ads was announ... More

Technicolor Shines At TIFF 2016 (MESA)

Technicolor post-production expertise will be on display in 18 feature films at the Toronto International Film Festival. Often known for generating “Oscar buzz,” TIFF will scre... More

Apple iTunes Hikes Prices of Studios’ 10-Movie Packs to Up to $50 (Variety)

After offering six different 10-movie bundles for a special one-day price of $9.99 on Monday, Apple’s iTunes is keeping them around for a while longer — but has raised the pric... More

Technicolor Nabs IBC Honor

Technicolor’s long touted the uniqueness of its high dynamic range (HDR) solutions. At IBC the company got confirmation. Technicolor’s Advanced HDR delivery system — which... More

IBC 2016: IBM Cloud Video’s Clevinger Explains How Watson Automates Closed Captioning at US Open (SVG)

David Clevinger: "The power of the cloud is that it gives you the flexibility to grow over time in a way that’s much more graceful than having something that’s local. The sport... More

IBM’s Canepa: Content Today Must Be Marketed ‘Precisely’ (TVB Europe)

At the IABM breakfast event the base for discussion was set by CEO Peter White, caretaker of the broadcast industry’s vital organs. The first indicator of his usual stats attack ... More

DiCaprio Lights Up IBC in Brilliant Dolby Vision HDR (TVB Europe)

This year’s Monday night movie is The Revenant, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. IBC offers screenings of recent movies that represent t... More

What Does the Next-Generation TV Bundle Look Like? (The Drum)

We know an awful lot about Netflix customers and what makes them tick. Many things will come as no surprise. They are younger than average, more device savvy, better connected, and... More

Amazon Said to Seek Sports Video Rights From Tennis to Rugby (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com Inc. is pursuing video rights to a wide range of sports, including the French Open tennis championship and professional rugby, as the company looks for ways to draw new ... More

Sky Store ‘Buy & Keep’ Bringing Back Movie Consumers (HMM)

Sky Store’s innovative “Buy & Keep” digital transactional movie service is attracting former home entertainment consumers, Luke Bradley-Jones, director of TV and content prod... More

Copyright Alliance and CreativeFuture Urge ’16 Candidates to Fight for Strong Copyright System (Billboard)

The Copyright Alliance and CreativeFuture, two anti-piracy groups whose members include major film studios, record labels and media conglomerates, have joined forces for an open le... More

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