Film/TV
Europe Moving to Support Entertainment Industry Hit by Coronavirus Crisis (THR)
Germany, France, Spain and Italy have pledged tax relief and other support for cinemas, independent businesses and freelance workers hit by the COVID-19 lockdown, with calls for th... More
Conan O’Brien Will Return to TV With Shows Shot on iPhone, Over Video Chat (TechCrunch)
Apple’s promise of high-quality video “shot on iPhone” is getting another real-world stress test, as late-night TV host Conan O’Brien announced he will return to doing full... More
Sky Allows Customers to Pause Sports Subscription During Pandemic (DTE)
Comcast-owned Sky will give residential customers an option to pause their sports subscriptions while the coronavirus has effectively brought the sporting world to a halt. The oper... More
Fox Unlocks Streaming for Stations, News Network (Next TV)
Fox said it is giving people who do not have pay-TV subscriptions access to its broadcast stations and cable news network during the coronavirus outbreak. Fox News will be availabl... More
Shows on the Rise: March Brings a Medley of Genres (TV Time)
Season premieres take the top 3 starting with Netflix series, On My Block. The teen dramedy rises to No. 1 with its third season as another dramedy, Red Band Club (No. 2), earns ru... More
NFL Clear to Negotiate TV Deals After Player Vote (B&C)
The National Football League is now clear to negotiation new massive television rights deals now that its players union has ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that shou... More
AMC Theatres to Close for Six to 12 Weeks (Variety)
AMC Theatres announced on Monday that it will close all theaters nationwide for six to 12 weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision came as governors of a dozen s... More
ESPN Reveals How it Will Move Forward Without Live Sports During Coronavirus (CNBC)
Disney’s ESPN released its first details on how it plans to fill programming on its networks with collegiate and professional sports canceled during the coronavirus outbreak, inc... More
Creative Storytelling With Subtitles: Is AI Up for the Task? (PFT Blog)
A recent study in the UK showed that more than 63% of Gen Z, who are digital natives, end up using subtitles as it not only helps them watch content on-the-move, but also aids in b... More
Technicolor Adds Color, Sound, VFX to ‘Trigonometry’ (DSM)
Technicolor colorist Jodie Davidson worked closely with cinematographers Sean Price Williams and Ashley Connor to give the series an intimate, home-made feel. “I loved working wi... More
NCAA Tourney Cancellation Leaves Ad Market in Limbo (AdAge)
Having wiped sports off the tube entirely, the coronavirus has taken a crowbar to the knees of the U.S. television marketplace. Millions of gross ratings points have been flung to ... More
Hollywood’s New Dilemma: When is a Movie Worthy of Movie Theaters? (THR)
Nearly every major studio soon will have its own streamer, but what separates a theatrical title from straight-to-digital remains elusive as producers complain that execs "keep mov... More
ESPN Scrambling to Figure Out Programming While Live Sports Shut Down Indefinitely (CNBC)
Disney’s ESPN has long called itself the worldwide leader in sports. Now it will have to figure out what to do when there aren’t any. On what could be called Black Thursday for... More
TV is the Metaphor for Video’s Future (MediaPost)
There were moments not long ago when many folks thought the future of video was the PC, or the tablet, or the phone, or even the hologram. It hasn’t played that way. In fact, the... More
TV Academy’s Emmy Screener Ban Is Here to Help the Planet, but Not Necessarily the Wallet (Variety)
The Television Academy’s decision to ban DVD mailers from the Emmy Awards campaign initially earned widespread raves from networks and studios. But then came the fine print. Beca... More
Why the NFL Will Score Big on Next TV Rights Deal (LA Times)
The need for live programming that attracts viewers who will sit through commercials — something the NFL delivers in spades — will substantially drive up the rights fee paid to... More
The Big Business of Translating Foreign Films in a Post-‘Parasite’ World (IndieWire)
Each country’s movie-going culture is different, but as the localization market expands with streaming, so does dubbing.... More
The Future of TV Will Have a lot of Reality TV (Digiday)
The reality of the TV business today is that reality TV can be better business. Once described by Netflix’s content chief Ted Sarandos as “disposable,” reality TV shows and o... More
How ZOO Digital Meets the Disruptive Demand for Dubbing in an OTT World (ZOO Digital Blog)
Bursting onto the dubbing scene in an increasingly OTT world means we’re geared to address the challenges faced by the biggest names in entertainment right now. Working closely w... More
NAB 2020: America’s Funniest Home Videos to Be Inducted into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame (MESA)
ABC’s longest-running prime-time entertainment show, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (AFV) will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcastin... More