Film/TV

 

Megabox Launches Korea’s First Dolby Cinema (Korea Times)

Megabox, one of Korea's three biggest theater chains along with CGV and Lotte Cinema, has launched the country's first Dolby Cinema to deliver a fully immersive cinema experience t... More

5G Expected to Replace Traditional Broadcast Distribution (DTE)

The vast majority of broadcasters believe that 5G will replace traditional broadcast distribution as the preferred way to access TV content. According to a new study, 82% of broadc... More

Analyst: Live Sports Will Set Record TV Ratings, Attract Pay TV Subs (THR)

The return of live sports to U.S. TV screens will set "record" ratings in the second half of 2020 and attract new pay TV subscribers, including so-called "cord-nevers," or, mostly ... More

Brave New TV World (MCN)

Direct-to-consumer offerings, initially a supplement to the meatier affiliate-fee model, are fast becoming a go-to strategy for programmers.... More

Christopher Nolan Should Release ‘Tenet’ Online (The Verge)

If Nolan really wants to be the one to save movie theaters, to have his movie be the kind of film that jolted the industry back to life, he should release Tenet online.... More

ATSC 3.0 Could Revolutionize OTA Television, but Only for Broadcasters Who are Ready (Signiant Blog)

5G isn’t the only technology on the horizon that promises to increase bandwidth and drive M&E enterprises into the future of production and broadcasting. Though discussed less co... More

Shows on the Rise: New Fantasy Series Win Viewers’ Favor (TV Time)

Netflix fantasy-drama, Cursed, takes the crown! The re-imagining of the Arthurian legend earns top placement with a rise ratio of 99.9% while the launch of Peacock breaks new groun... More

How Next Gen TV Could Bridge Digital Divides (B&C)

ATSC 3.0 technology will deliver broadband beyond cable’s wireline footprint.... More

Arsenal FX and Sohonet: Working Remotely, Working Seamlessly (Sohonet Blog)

Arsenal FX on performing VFX and editorial reviews, title sessions and other finishing workflows throughout lockdown over Sohonet's ClearView Flex.... More

Technicolor Adopts Remote Workflows to Deliver Superior Sound for Netflix’s ‘The Politician’ (MESA)

The Covid-19 stay-at-home order challenged Technicolor Sound to suddenly reconfigure their workstations and workflows, ultimately delivering the same high caliber sound in time for... More

Untold Studios Continues to Push Creative Boundaries With AWS (MESA)

Untold Studios broke new ground in digital content production when it launched in late 2018. Eschewing traditional workflows and studio real estate, the East London outfit instead ... More

Re-Thinking the Content Supply Chain: Less Chain, More Content (KlarisIP Blog)

KlarisIP industry veterans explore if it's time for a new approach to the media content supply chain in 2020, post COVID-19.... More

Producers Look to Video Games for Their Next Hit (MCN)

With networks turning over every bit of popular intellectual property to see what might work on television, video games are an increasingly hot source for development.... More

Avid MediaCentral 2020 Empowers Broadcast News Organizations to Create, Deliver More Content in Shorter Timeframes (MESA)

Avid announced the immediate availability of MediaCentral 2020, the comprehensive media workflow platform for TV news, sports and post-production operations. (more…)... More

Gov. Gavin Newsom Closes All Movie Theaters, Bars in California (Variety)

Citing soaring coronavirus rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all movie theaters and bars in California to close immediately. The mandate also covers restaurants, wineries, famil... More

Study Finds TV Ads Drive Web Business Amid COVID (B&C)

With many retail outlets closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic a new study found that television advertising is effective at driving consumers to engage online.... More

Will Consumers Pay to Stream a Movie During its Theater Release? (Señal News)

According to a new report, more than half of people between the ages of 18-34 would pay up to $50 to stream a movie recently released in theaters. The study analyzed that entertain... More

We’re Going to Run Out of TV (The Ringer)

In the early months of the pandemic, television was in a rare position to maintain a modicum of normalcy. But as the shutdown drags on, and as sets remain closed, a drought is upon... More

CBC/Radio-Canada Selects Synamedia’s Video Network Portfolio for Transition to the SMPTE 2110 Standard (MESA)

Synamedia announced that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada has chosen its video network portfolio and expertise to enable CBC/Radio-Canada’s transition fro... More

Mr. X, MPC Collaborate With Spike Lee and Netflix on ‘Da 5 Bloods’ (MESA)

Technicolor teams at MR. X and MPC deliver seamless VFX for the acclaimed director’s latest feature. ... More

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