Film/TV

 

Avid S4 Control Surface Now Available (MESA)

Avid announced the general availability of the Avid S4, its latest audio control surface designed for independent music mixers and smaller audio post and music facilities. The semi... More

Optimizing the CDN for Live Streaming (Verizon Media Platform)

As streaming services battle for a limited number of viewers and shrinking attention spans, live events, which are a proven driver of audience engagement, have become an important ... More

MR. X, MPC Film Collaborate on Space Epic ‘Ad Astra’ (MESA)

Technicolor’s MR. X and MPC Film collaborated on the year’s hottest space adventure, James Gray’s Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt.... More

Movie Theater Owners Take the Lead in Digital Cinema Requirements (Variety)

Movie theater owners are taking the lead in setting requirements for new digital cinema technology. The National Association of Theatre Owners said Tuesday that its executive board... More

Fox Sports Will Stream ALCS Games in 4K HDR for the First Time (Engadget)

Want to watch the American League Championship Series in the best possible quality? You'll need to stream it. Fox Sports is keeping up its recent habits by streaming 2019 ALCS game... More

San Francisco Giants to Boost Fan Engagement With Veritone’s AI-Powered Solutions (MESA)

Veritone announced that the San Francisco Giants have selected Veritone’s AI solutions to bring its 60-year media archive to life and drive an advanced fan engagement strategy. V... More

NFL Embracing Multicast Approach to Live Game Coverage (FOS)

The NFL’s television partners have broadcast games the same way for decades. TV viewers saw one play-by-play announcer, one color analyst and maybe a sideline reporter. If you di... More

Movie Theaters’ Latest Gamble: Ads Mixed in With Trailers (THR)

In the biggest disruption to in-theater advertising in nearly two decades, regular commercials will run for five minutes after the lights go off and before the trailers at two of t... More

Amazon Studios Boss Jen Salke Gives a Primer on Amazon’s Film Strategy (The Wrap)

Salke has led Amazon Studios now for roughly a year and half and, she said, the film side of the business was the biggest challenge when she took the job. Now, with theatrical in a... More

How Dolby Atmos Can Bring Paintings to Life (TechRadar)

When you hear the name Dolby Atmos, the immersive 360-degree virtual surround sound technology, you may think of big-budget blockbusters with bone-rattling explosions, pounding gun... More

Report: Apple Plots Theatrical Release of Films Prior to Apple TV Plus Streaming (Variety)

Apple is looking to release original films in theaters — so they’ll be eligible for awards consideration — by putting them exclusively in theaters for several weeks before th... More

Eurofins Provides CTA With ‘NextGen TV’ ATSC 3.0 Logo Certification, Conformance Testing (MESA)

In advance of ATSC-3.0 IP-enabled broadcast transmission in 2020, the Consumer Technology Association announced “NEXTGEN TV” as the go-to-market name for this television techno... More

Amazon is the Biggest Purveyor of European Films Globally (Variety)

Amazon ranks as the biggest purveyor of European films outside of Europe with two times more titles than Netflix, according to a new report. European films make up 14% of all uniqu... More

EP Incentives’ John Hadity Featured in Filmmaker Magazine (FM)

“It’s really important to talk to people who have a very good understanding of what kinds of entities you should use — what kinds of taxes issues you have to be prepared for ... More

Deluxe Handles Post Services for ‘It Chapter Two’ (MESA)

Dailies for the feature, which was largely filmed in Toronto, were graded by Deluxe Toronto Colorist Shawn Zacchigna, who worked closely with Cinematographer Checco Varese and fina... More

NBCUniversal Considers Linear Channels for Its Peacock Streaming Service (Digiday)

NBCUniversal plans to launch its Peacock streaming service with more than 15,000 hours of programming. But by the time the service debuts next April, that figure could significantl... More

All of These Super Long Movies Should Just be TV Miniseries (Quartzy)

It must be asked: Instead of painstakingly converting bloated, overstuffed three-hour films into episodic television, why not just make TV shows in the first place? After all, that... More

How to Protect Your Film and TV Productions on Set and Beyond (Shifting Perspective)

With so much media production now taking place digitally, it’s easy to lose sight of the analog assets that need protection. Unattended scripts, expensive equipment, or devices u... More

Dolby Cinema’s Julian Stanford Talks Sound Design, Dolby Atmos Technology (TM)

While John Cooper and David Courier of Sundance believe that cinemas and streaming services go hand in hand to distribute films, Stanford argues that as home entertainment experien... More

Reimagining Localization (Broadcast)

To meet the challenges of global OTT distribution, ZOO Digital has launched its cloud-based Localisation Ecosystem to provide content owners with a 360-degree approach to localisat... More

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