Film/TV

 

Fans, Not Professional Developers, Will Drive the Hit IPs of the Future (Future)

We are at a turning point in IP development. It’s no longer enough to simply turn the keys to a franchise over to professionals in other media so that game studios closely contro... More

10 Areas Where Translators are (and Will Remain) Essential Experts in the Loop (Slator)

A translator is a prime example of an expert-in-the-loop: a human professional who interacts with a machine, transforming its output from something useful into something usable. Fa... More

Cinesite Sustains Lightning-Fast Cloud Rendering With Qumulo, AWS

Leading digital entertainment company Cinesite has worked on a wide number of highly anticipated animated feature films and series such as the Addams Family 2 and Iwaju from Disney... More

WarnerMedia CEO Says Theatrical Films Will ‘Matter for Decades to Come’ (THR)

For 2022, Warner Bros. promised exclusive releases of tentpole films at theaters, but will also produce 10 movies exclusively for HBO Max to drive subscriber growth at the streamer... More

Premiere Digital, Windfall Films Announce Feature-Length Documentary Film ‘The Wall – Climb for Gold’

The documentary follows four elite female climbers on their journey to Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Film to debut to a global audience early 2022 across digital platforms. (more…)... More

IDC Helps Make Superfest Accessible With Blind and Low-Vision VO Talent

New York-based International Digital Centre (IDC) createD audio description tracks for over half of the films featured in this year’s Superfest Disability Film Festival, with mor... More

The ‘Squid Game’ Effect: Non-English Content is Big MIPCOM Trend (THR)

The global success of Netflix's Korean drama 'Squid Game' illustrates the growing strength of non-English-language programming worldwide.... More

AVT Masterclass, OOONA Partner to Help Media Localisation Industry Overcome the Talent Crunch

AVT Masterclass, a platform providing flexible training options in media localisation, launches October 15th, with OOONA as the cloud tool of choice for the online subtitling and c... 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

New Avid MediaCentral Sync Offers DR, Business Continuity for TV News (TV Tech)

Avid announced the availability of MediaCentral | Sync, a subscription-based, secure backup solution that protects TV news organizations and other content producers against the pos... 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

NAB’s Incoming President and CEO Speaks to Future (TVB)

LeGeyt, who is set to take over 1 January 2022, has been with NAB for nearly a decade, previously serving five years as NAB’s executive vice president, government relations, befo... 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

Xytech’s MediaPulse Drives Growth Trajectory of Take 1 (SVG)

For over 20 years Take 1 has established itself as a premier transcription, access services and localisation provider trusted by major networks, including Discovery, Sky and BBC St... 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

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

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

Alteon Unlocks Cloud-Based Editing for Creative Professionals With New Post-Production Integration

Alteon announced a new integration for Adobe Premiere Pro with Alteon Cloud, a production platform that combines scalable cloud storage with high-speed file transfer and tools for ... 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

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