Film/TV
As the Domestic Box Office Inches Towards Recovery, Studios Move Up Major Titles (CNBC)
Ticket sales have been accelerating, inspiring some studios to move up the release dates of blockbuster films to earlier in the year.... More
Avid Launches New Cloud Subscription Service
Video content creation teams in film, video and broadcast post now have the power to rapidly turn on secure virtual post production environments in the cloud with the public releas... More
Film Festival Flix Curates Women in Cinema Collection, Highlighting Female-led Filmmaking Teams
The Women in Cinema collection on Film Festival Flix is comprised of seventeen critically-acclaimed and award-winning films: written, directed, and/or otherwise created by female-l... More
‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Comes Into Focus With Technicolor
Technicolor’s Unscripted and Marketing Services groups helped bring never-before-seen details of the musician’s life to screens through post-production on the feature and subse... More
Are Subtitles the Secret to Editing Foreign Language Videos? (Take 1 Blog)
As production starts up again and travel restrictions ease, the increased appetite for global stories and demand for factual content means that more production teams are facing the... More
Technicolor’s Creative Studios Earn 15 VES Nominations
VFX teams continue to demonstrate strength and range with all studios in the Technicolor family receiving nominations for their outstanding work.... More
Film Studios Could Adopt ‘Mix-and-Match’ Theatrical Model After COVID-19 (Variety)
With big-budget blockbusters like “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Mulan” launching simultaneously online and in theatres, streaming has “pushed into its own white space” and i... More
How Hollywood is Beating Its Final Boss: Video Game Adaptations (The Ringer)
With ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Uncharted,’ ‘Halo,’ and ‘The Last of Us’ leading an adaptation deluge, video game IP has finally leveled up.... More
Lionsgate Teams With Sony in New Home Entertainment Pact (Deadline)
Lionsgate will continue to maintain its own independent sales and marketing teams while leveraging Sony’s supply chain and distribution services.... More
Florentine Films Finishes ‘Hemingway’ Remotely With ClearView Flex (Sohonet Blog)
Even as the pandemic eases the most immediate concerns of working in a facility, remote solutions have opened up a flexible work environment that won’t be reversed.... More
Technicolor Helps ‘Pretty Hard Cases’ Bring a New Look to the Buddy-Cop Genre
Technicolor Toronto provided picture finishing via TechStream as well as Foley and ADR for the comedic action-packed series.... More
Paramount Plus to Get Theatrical Films Earlier (B&C)
Some movies will stream 30 to 45 days after release.... More
NFL Wants Crazy-Big Increases in Sports Fees (Media Post)
It's no secret: The NFL has been looking for big increases in TV rights fees. But can it really grab all of it? Like 100%. Is it a greed thing or just starting the conversation?... More
VSI Acquires Leading Brazilian Dubbing Studio, Vox Mundi
The VSI Group has announced the expansion of its Latin American operations with the majority acquisition of dubbing, subtitling and media services facility, Vox Mundi, based in Sã... More
The Kitchen Adds Tel-Aviv Facility
Localisation specialist The Kitchen has debuted a new Tel-Aviv facility, its 13th worldwide, with the new studio featuring two dubbing suites, with a third suite in the works. (mor... More
Sony FX3 Joins Cinema Line
Sony Electronics announced the FX3 camera that combines the best of Sony’s industry-leading digital cinema technology with advanced imaging features from Alpha brand mirrorless c... More
NBCUniversal Announces Official Rollout of Impressions-Based Local Ad Buys
NBCUniversal's 42 NBC/Telemundo stations and seven regional sports networks are officially moving to 100 percent impressions-based buying for all local advertising campaigns as of ... More
Creative Industries Coalition Urges Biden to Strengthen Copyright Protections (The Hill)
In a letter from the CreativeFuture coalition, stakeholders from the film, television, music, photography and publishing industries said the coronavirus pandemic has led to a signi... More
COVID-19 Propels Broadcasters’ Digital Transformation Plans (RTN)
As many as 98% of broadcasting executives regard the pandemic as having been an accelerator for change creating an irreversible impact on broadcaster plans for digital migration.... More
Arch Platform Scales Up VFX Studio Workflows in the AWS Cloud (DMW)
As VFX studios continue to show interest in moving their creative workflows into the cloud, Arch Platform Technologies has developed secure, cloud-based infrastructure that studios... More