Film/TV
Openload, Streamango Streaming Video Sites Shut Down in Hollywood Piracy Crackdown (Newsweek)
Two of the internet's most prolific video streaming sites popular among pirates, Openload and Streamango, have been shut down in a crackdown on piracy of Hollywood movies and telev... More
Casting Directors Gaining Recognition (Casting Networks Blog)
Casting directors have always been an essential part of commercial, television and film productions. Despite playing a fundamental role within the industry, public recognition for ... More
How The Weather Channel Is Pioneering Mixed Reality for Live Television (Variety)
“Turn around, don’t drown!” Standing in a street with rapidly rising waters, The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren is imploring drivers to steer clear of flash flood... More
Amazon Will Pull Its Movies From Theaters to Prime Faster (Engadget)
Ever since Amazon began developing its own movies it's had to strike a balance between theatrical success and streaming popularity. Now, Amazon says it's going to shorten the windo... More
Technicolor’s HDR Technology to Enhance the Brazilian Broadcast Experience (MESA)
Technicolor SL-HDR1 (also known as Technicolor HDR) was selected by the SBTVD Forum to be included in the ISDB-Tb specifications. This will allow millions of Brazilian consumers to... More
Maleficent is Back – and Technicolor Casts a Spell Over Her Fantastical World (MESA)
Technicolor’s MPC and Mill Film joined with director Joachim Rønning in bringing back to the screen Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in all her villainous charm.... More
Stop Calling Branded Content ‘Commercials’ (The Cutaway)
The rules have changed when it comes to how products and services are sold on television and online. Branded content has brought about a shift in commercial advertising, with creat... More
Sky, HBO Strike Programming Deal (Variety)
Sky has secured its pipeline of HBO content and will work on new shows with the U.S. cable network and its upcoming streaming service under the terms of a new deal. The deal had be... More
Technicolor’s The Mill Pushes Boundaries on Music Videos With Virtual Production, Game Engine Technology (HITS)
Technicolor’s The Mill collaborated with Norwegian musician Cashmere Cat aka Magnus Høiberg and renowned Director Jake Schreier on the groundbreaking music video ‘Emotions’.... More
Why the Promise of Addressable Video Advertising May Also Be Its Downfall (Media Village)
Addressable video advertising is in danger of becoming the latest failed shiny new thing, which would be a shame, as the promise is undeniable.... More
Cinema’s Digital Impostors are Coming (The Verge)
We’ve been infiltrated by imposters. Our entertainment industry is facing an invasion of non-people with striking similarities to real and recognizable people. The digitization o... More
Technicolor Opens New Facility in Cardiff, Wales (MESA)
Technicolor Wales, which supports all productions in Wales, features a multi-purpose, state of the art suite, as well as space for VFX, and front-end services including dailies. Th... More
How Cinemas Can Use Their Technology to Work Smarter, Instead of Harder (Arts Alliance Media Blog)
It can be difficult to justify investing in something as vague as agility, flexibility, or corporate culture. But financial institutions are beginning to assign these aptly named �... More
At Technicolor, Surviving Zombies is More Than a Game (MESA)
Following a successful collaboration on Resident Evil 7, Technicolor once again partnered with Capcom to deliver an epic survival horror game reimagined for its Resident Evil 2 rem... More
SAP’s Tillman Has Fun Finding Influencers Through TV (Beet.TV)
When you think of a giant business operations software supplier, words like “fun”, “playful” and “mass-market” don’t necessarily come to mind. But that’s what SAP, ... More
Ang Lee and the Uncertain Future of High-Frame-Rate Filmmaking (The Ringer)
The director’s new movie, ‘Gemini Man,’ is his latest experiment with a technical innovation that offers images that feel more vivid and immediately present, for better or wo... More
The Boxoffice Company Partners With Cinemark Theatres (Variety)
The Boxoffice Company has unveiled its first overall content partnership with the Texas-based Cinemark Theatres chain. The announcement comes a month after France-based media-techn... More
Avid Pro Tools Delivers Higher Video Resolution and Frame Rates, Streamlining Film, TV Post-Production Workflows (MESA)
Avid announced that the newest version of Pro Tools will be unveiled at AES 2019 in New York. Pro Tools 2019 will support higher video resolutions and frame rates, giving users the... More
At MIPCOM, Free TV is Alive and Kicking Despite SVOD Boom (THR)
This year all the hype at MIPCOM, the world's largest television market, was around streaming. The imminent launch of new SVOD services Apple TV+ and Disney+ — to be followed nex... More
‘Peak TV’ Might Also Mean Peak Employment in Hollywood (Bloomberg)
There are 11% more jobs in motion picture and sound recording industries in 2019 than there were in 2000.... More
