Film/TV

Technicolor has decided to license its HEVC IP portfolio directly to device manufacturers rather than through the HEVC Advance patent pool in order to accelerate adoption of the st... More

The most recent advancement? A new, private fiber-optic cable that connects Hawai‘i to more than 450 studios worldwide, so filmmakers can collaborate with colleagues remotely in ... More

Vubiquity is to manage video-on-demand (VOD) content distribution for three growing independent networks: Bright TV, Grokker and RIDE TV. Spanning a range of content, demographics ... More

As part of the 10th anniversary of “New Frontier” at the Sundance Film Festival, audiences will experience two virtual reality (VR) pieces over headphones, featuring the immers... More

By Chris Tribbey Multiplatform video services company Vubiquity has been tapped by a start-up network that will be the nation’s first to deliver multi-platform content dedicated... More

We've heard about cord cutters, cord shavers and cord-nevers. Now, Showtime has a new term to add to the growing vernacular: cord cobblers. That's how Showtime's president and CEO,... More

As it becomes increasingly difficult to reach and engage consumers, marketers are asking for more from their media partners, including direct access to their creative and sales tea... More

When a cable network rebrands itself, it’s usually failing. The recent transformations of Style to Esquire Network and TV Guide Network to Pop, as well as next month’s change o... More

Hulu is stepping up its game in 2016, signing a multi-year licensing deal with Sony. The new pact will amp up the streaming service’s library, adding full seasons of TV series an... More

This was a share-the-wealth year for TV at the Golden Globes; no networks won more than the two awards grabbed by Amazon and USA, a cable unit of NBC Universal. It was a particular... More

Here’s a cool CES product: A gadget that gives you the ability to watch anything on TV you want to watch, wherever you want to watch it. Wait a minute. It’s 2016. Haven’t we ... More

As “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” continues to shatter records at the box office, it has already found a premium cable home: Starz. The network has acquired the pay-TV rights t... More

At CES yesterday, Turner – home of CNN, HLN, TNT, and Cartoon Network – announced plans to help advertisers produce commercials that are more content-driven. Part of the new �... More

Vubiquity has inked a three-year deal with Frontier Communications, a U.S. telecommunications and multiplatform video distribution company, to provide all the electronic-sellthroug... More

The Drum’s ‘Prediction Preview with MTV: Social TV & Video in 2016’ panel saw execs from Viacom, social media agency 1000heads, and analytics firm Socialbakers discuss wh... More

Slowly but surely Dolby Vision is making its way to more and more places. The cinema company recently announced that it's partnering with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to give H... More

Dolby Cinema, featuring Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, is a premium cinema offering for exhibitors and moviegoers that combines spectacular image and sound technologies with inspire... More

There's a reason director / co-writer Alfonso Cuarón calls Atmos the sound system he always dreamed of. It's a system that offers perfect separation, depth, and full range in ever... More

Groundbreaking sound and recording pioneer Ray Dolby died Thursday at his home in San Francisco at the age of 80, Dolby Laboratories announced in a press release. He had been livin... More