Film/TV

 

MoviePass’ Parent Company Acquires Moviefone (TechCrunch)

Helios and Matheson Analytics, which already owns movie ticket subscription service MoviePass, has acquired Moviefone. Despite the old-school name, Moviefone is now a digital media... More

NAB Show: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones,’ ‘Ready Player One’ Filmmakers on Hand (MESA)

The NAB Show Creative Master Series Conference will feature creatives and filmmakers behind “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Black Panther” and “Ready Player One” in three ... More

Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending? (NY Times)

Known for its bold designs and its big marketing campaigns, Apple relishes its status as a dominant force in the corporate world. So it was noteworthy when one of its executives, E... More

Google Removes ‘Kodi’ From Search Autocomplete in Anti-Piracy Effort (The Verge)

Google has banned the term “Kodi” from its autocomplete feature, meaning those who look for information on the controversial media playback software will have to type out the f... More

Hulu Adds The CW to Live TV Lineup in Eight Cities (Variety)

Fans of the CW’s primetime favorites like “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” and “Riverdale” can now watch the network live on Hulu’s streaming TV service — b... More

TV Networks Shed Ad Time as Consumers Skip Commercials (Los Angeles Times)

The emergence of Netflix and other streaming services that offer subscribers a commercial-free TV viewing experience means a generation could grow up without ever knowing the meani... More

Technicolor Sees Adaptation, Distribution as Keys to HDR Success (HD Guru)

Although it is one of the least talked about flavors of high dynanic range (HDR), “Advanced HDR by Technicolor” (and Philips) is gaining momentum as a broadcaster-friendly syst... More

Google Play Movies, TV App Updated with New Streaming Search Function (Deadline)

Google Play Movies & TV has updated their app to help you find where and how to watch your favorite TV shows and movies. The app will now allow users to see which streaming app is ... More

Post-Production House Company 3 Restructures with More Independence from Parent Deluxe (THR)

Deluxe Entertainment Services post-production brand Company 3, led by leading colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld — whose long list of credits includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Beaut... More

Veteran Colorist Jean-Clement Soret Expands His Role at Technicolor (THR)

Veteran colorist Jean-Clement Soret has been named supervising digital intermediate colorist at Technicolor Post in London. He will work in this new role, on features and TV, in ad... More

How Mobile Phones Are Giving Hollywood a Better Understanding of Its Audiences (Variety)

For years, studios have operated with only a vague understanding of who’s buying tickets to their films even as their leadership has publicly claimed to have an indelible connect... More

NAB Show: Prime Focus Technologies to Launch CLEAR Digital Lab (MESA)

Prime Focus Technologies will launch its innovative CLEAR Digital Lab at the upcoming NAB show on April 9. CLEAR Digital Lab automates the content supply chain, connects the produc... More

NAB Show 2018: ZOO Digital to Release Digital Distribution Planner for TV, Movie Content (MESA)

ZOO Digital is set to release a scenario planner for digital TV and movie distribution at NAB 2018. The planner will be made available to content owners who wish to prepare for wor... More

NAGRA’s NexGuard Watermarking Passes ChinaDRM Certification (CDSA)

NAGRA announced today that its NexGuard watermarking technology has been certified by the ChinaDRM Lab, the standards body that oversees digital rights management in China. The Chi... More

Analyst: Amazon Will be ‘Major Disruptive Force’ to Live Sports Rights (CNBC)

Amazon and Facebook are likely to become major players in the battle for sports rights thanks to their large audiences and deep pockets, according to an analyst. Daniel Ives, he... More

SXSW: Apple’s Eddy Cue Talks Going ‘All In’ on Original Programming (THR)

Although much has been made of Facebook and Google's efforts to build news products, Apple News has quickly become a powerful distribution tool for publishers. Cue revealed on stag... More

Fox’s Two-Minutes-Per-Hour Ad Plan: The TV Times They are A-Changin’ (MediaPost)

TV today is an anything-goes world, and it appears to be what audiences want. And to the extent that commercial breaks four times an hour (or more) are increasingly incompatible wi... More

SXSW Comedy Festival Becoming Film, TV Launchpad (THR)

It may not have the brand recognition of Montreal's Just For Laughs or the local chops of Moontower Comedy Festival, another Austin event, but SXSW Comedy has become known for its ... More

‘Make TV More Like Digital TV’: Networks are Removing Clutter to Improve TV Viewing (Digiday)

Digital platforms are behind the growing trend in the TV industry to reduce commercial time. Fox Networks Group said it wants to cut advertising on its networks to two minutes p... More

Avid Upgrades MTV3’s News Production Infrastructure (MESA)

Avid today announced that Finland’s leading commercial TV network, MTV3, has rolled out Avid’s story-centric news workflow powered by Avid MediaCentral to create and deliver a ... More

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