Film/TV
Film Festival Flix, Reel Recovery Film Festival Partner to Launch New Online Streaming Channel
Film Festival Flix’s online digital platform will virtually present all official selections from November 6th –12th 2020 for free. (more…)... More
Technicolor Adds Color, Comedy, Animated Fun to New ‘SpongeBob’ Movie
Technicolor provided a full range of services with close collaboration across creative studios, including animation by Mikros Animation, VFX by MR. X and color by Technicolor Pictu... More
U.S. and Brazil Stage Unprecedented Joint Crackdown on Online Content Pirates (Variety)
In an unprecedented joint operation, U.S. and Brazilian law enforcement teams cracked down on pirate online services and apps that illegally reproduced and distributed copyrighted ... More
Netflix Launches First Linear Channel (DTE)
The channel will launch in France as a test of the viability of Netflix as a more traditional TV offering. It will air French, international and US films and series that are availa... More
Thomson Taps Mikros MPC as the Full-Service Creative Agency on New Campaign
Leveraging multi-disciplinary teams and experience, Technicolor’s Mikros MPC provides 360° management of Thomson’s new campaign.... More
MovieLabs Publishes New White Paper on Software-Defined Workflows
Motion Picture Laboratories, together with member studios, has published a new paper in its series of 2030 Vision white papers, designed to support human creative tasks by connecti... More
MR. X, Ridley Scott Partner Again to Deliver Otherworldly VFX for ‘Raised by Wolves’
Team is entrusted with matching the director’s iconic style – including environments, creatures and effects – on HBO MAX’s sci-fi drama.... More
Sohonet Updates ClearView Flex
Sohonet has announced new updates to ClearView Flex, to make real-time collaboration both more affordable and accessible. (more…)... More
Technicolor Expands Android TV Footprint in Canada as EBOX Deploys Sapphire STB (AT)
Technicolor Connected Home has partnered with EBOX, a Canadian Internet service provider, to deploy the Sapphire Android TV set-top box (STB) to its OTT subscribers in Quebec.... More
ZOO Digital Appoints Emmy Award-Winning Dave Concors as Head of Sound
ZOO continues the expansion of its dubbing services team with former Disney re-recording mixer Dave Concors. (more…)... More
Technicolor is Along for the Adventure With ‘Supernatural’
Over the course of 15 seasons, Technicolor has been the go-to partner for dailies and color finishing on Supernatural.... More
Skipping Theaters? Hollywood Studios Weigh Risks of PVOD (THR)
While (most) megabudget tentpoles are being held back for a big-screen release, higher-priced home entertainment fare is becoming the industry standard for a wide array of titles t... More
Quibi’s Demise Spurs Hand-Wringing for TV Partners (Variety)
The demise of Quibi, the short-form video service led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, will cause complications for a wide range of TV partners who supplied new and often inn... More
VSI Group Opens New L.A. Facility
Localization specialists VSI Group has opened a new facility in Los Angeles — located on the same street as its original studio in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood — featuring sev... More
Sohonet on Creative Remote Collaboration (Sohonet Blog)
While much has changed in the past 6 years, the underlying problems haven’t. How do Storytellers work together as seamlessly when 5000 miles apart as they do when in the same dar... More
Sony Launches Cinema Line (AC)
Sony Electronics has launched Cinema Line, a series of camera products for a wide range of content creators. The new series will extend beyond basic cinema-camera and professional-... More
HPA NET Critical Conversations With HPA Engineering Excellence Winners (Sohonet Blog)
Sohonet CEO Chuck Parker discussing the workflow for Sohonet’s award-winning technology, ClearView Flex and how it has been optimized for our “new reality”.... More
How the Pandemic is Shaping the Present and Future of International Co-Production (Variety)
High-end international co-production has seen a significant downturn during the pandemic, but how soon will it return? Data from Ampere Analysis shows that two years ago, in the la... More
Sohonet Wins Engineering Emmy for Advancing Remote Collaboration With ClearView Flex
Sohonet has been honored with an Engineering Emmy Award for ClearView Flex, a user-friendly, real-time remote collaboration capability that creatives can initiate and manage for a ... More
Teradici Honored With Engineering Emmy Award From the Television Academy
Teradici has been honored by the Television Academy with an Engineering Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development. The industry recognition highlights Terad... More