Film/TV

 

ZOO Digital Launches ZOO Academy to Inspire, Educate the Next Generation of Media Localization Talent

ZOO Academy brings together a growing number of initiatives to proactively build long-term capacity in the localization talent pool. Academic teaching, practical training and acces... More

Global Virtual Production Market Size to Hit 4.71B by 2028 (Broadcast Pro)

The rising popularity of virtual production in the media and entertainment industry, combined with its capabilities to create high definition visuals and real-time virtual environm... More

How ‘Squid Game’ Got Lost in Translation (Spherex Blog)

The old theatrical days are long over, where localisation service providers had months if not years to generate local language audio and subtitles prior to international exhibition... More

The Marriage of Big Tech and Entertainment is Built to Last (Atos Blog)

Amazon’s decision to buy MGM shows how serious it is about creating new, original content for Prime customers. Here’s what it means for the future of the streaming market, and ... More

Why Artisan and At-Scale Localisation Services Aren’t Mutually Exclusive (Take 1 Blog)

We work in a creative industry. So much effort goes into creating content of the highest standard. Production teams finesse every word of their scripts, carefully cast actors and v... More

Maxon’s Redshift Becomes Part of OTOY Render Network

As part of the partnership, OTOY and Maxon will also be developing a native integration of Cinema 4D on the Render Network, providing a one-click solution for uploading to the Rend... More

How to Work With External QA Teams to Get the Most Out of Your Testing (Keywords Studios Blog)

Starting a small video games studio with super-talented friends in a basement is undeniably cool. And, in a way, it’s “the dream” for both game enthusiasts looking to break i... More

Movie Theatres Can Attract More Customers With Vaccine Mandates, Lower Ticket Prices, Study Finds (Variety)

Movie theatres may need to offer cheaper tickets and institute vaccine mandates if they want to attract former customers who stopped visiting multiplexes during COVID-19, a new stu... More

The Culture Narrative (Spherex Blog)

If anyone spoke about culture in M&E just a few years ago, they usually referred to things like holidays, music, food, or clothing. Today, in the context of storytelling, culture i... More

Blue Ant Media Triples Performance, Lowers Power Usage With Qumulo

With Qumulo, they improved performance, increased efficiency and did so at a lower cost than upgrading the legacy system.... More

MPC Teams Escalate the Realism of Battle and Medieval Life in The Last Duel

Technicolor Creative Studios’ Production Supervisors Gary Brozenich and Jessica Norman worked alongside MPC Film & Episodic VFX Supervisor Sebastien Raets, VFX Producer Skye Radi... More

NBC Sports Extends Premier League Broadcast Deal (BTN)

NBC Sports will remain the Premier League’s official broadcast partner in the United States until 2028. It follows an extension of the agreement between the Comcast-owned broadca... More

Fox, CBS and ESPN Deploy New Sony Cameras for Sports (TV Tech)

The networks used the new Sony HDC-F5500 Super 35mm 4K Camera System to bring a more cinematic look to their coverage of baseball and football live sports.... More

Cedric Nairn–Smith Talks Remote Tools, ClearView Flex (Sohonet Blog)

Cedric Nairn-Smith worked his way up from production assistant on Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) to the cutting room for numerous quality projects, landing most recently in the Marve... More

Keywords Upgrades, Expands Audio and Post-Production Centre in Italy

Keywords Studios has announced the upgrade and expansion of its leading audio and post-production facility in Milan, Italy. The studio has been improved with state-of-the-art techn... More

The Innovations Changing Live Sports Viewing (Broadcast Now)

Ariff Sidi of Edgecast lays out the essentials for enhancing post-pandemic live sports broadcasts.... More

Atomic Cartoons Strengthens Storage, Production Capacity With Qumulo

As Atomic’s content production continues to grow across pipelines and genres—from comedy to action adventure—this increases their storage needs and puts unsustainable pressur... More

Synamedia: Capture Viewer Attention With Video Insights

Using data-driven video content insights, you can deliver a compelling, personalized experience that keeps your customers switched on and reduces churn.... More

NAB’s Gordon Smith: 9 Lessons for Broadcasters (TV Tech)

In his final State of the Industry address before leaving the association, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters Gordon Smith laid out nine lessons for the ... More

Lost in Translation: The Global Streaming Boom is Creating a Severe Translator Shortage (Rest of World)

Industry executives say international hit shows like Squid Game are draining a limited talent pool. Training a new generation of translators to meet this supply issue in certain tr... More

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