Film/TV

 

Technicolor, Cinnafilm Partner to Provide HDR Conversion Solution for Vivid Content Delivery (MESA)

Cinnafilm and Technicolor will create a new solution for content owners, creators, and service providers. The joint solution will provide an incomparable file-based solution for hi... More

Avid Upgrade Provides Thailand’s National Broadcasting Service with Enhanced TV Production Workflow (MESA)

Avid announced that 24-hour television network National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT), has upgraded its production workflow for news and entertainment programming with Av... More

Viacom Content is Coming to T-Mobile’s New Wireless TV Service (Fortune)

T-Mobile said it reached an agreement to stream live Viacom Inc. channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon as well as offer on-demand shows on its coming wireless TV servic... More

Adobe to Unwrap New Tool for VFX (THR)

Adobe is set to introduce on Wednesday a new feature in its popular After Effects software, aimed at the visual effects community: Content-Aware Fill for video. Content-Aware Fill ... More

Technicolor’s Mill Film Recruiting Globally for Adelaide Studio (BrandSA)

Technicolor’s Mill Film Adelaide studio is drawing on local and international talent to build its workforce which is expected to grow to 300 employees by the end of 2019. The vis... More

Technicolor Teams Go Higher, Further, Faster with Captain Marvel (MESA)

A veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Technicolor’s role spanned beginning to end, providing On-Location Services, Picture Post and Marketing Services for the latest MCU ad... More

TiVo Launches CubiTV for Android TV (TVB Europe)

TiVo has announced the launch of a pre-integrated solution that allows operators to bring their content to Android TV. CubiTV for Android TV delivers a modern, immersive user exper... More

NAB 2019: Signiant Introduces Patent-Pending Intelligent Transport (MESA)

At NAB 2019, Signiant a leader in intelligent file transfer, is introducing its new patent-pending intelligent transport architecture. The architecture replaces standard TCP with a... More

Toronto’s REDLAB Chooses Qumulo File Storage for VFX (MESA)

Qumulo announced that REDLAB, a full-service post-production facility, has chosen Qumulo’s storage to support its visual effects (VFX) services. Qumulo’s massive scalability al... More

MPAA: TV, Film Jobs Are Major Private Sector Drivers (B&C)

The TV and film industries support 2.6 million jobs, pay $177 billion in wages and far beyond the Left and Right Coasts, said the Motion Picture Association of America in new econo... More

Push to Give TV Commercials Content Ratings (Media Post)

Some legislators and other public interest groups want to push the FCC to review the onscreen TV content ratings system -- including possible ratings for TV advertising content.... More

How Prime Focus Technologies Localizes Over 40,000 Hours of Media Content Annually (Slator)

The media sector continues to ride an upward growth curve owing to video on demand and over-the-top platforms like Netflix. Behind the scenes media technology feeds the continued b... More

The Battle Against Pay TV Piracy in Latin America (NAGRA Blog)

To start making real strides in the battle against piracy in the region – and indeed any region – rights owners must forge a closer partnership with all stakeholders to communi... More

Ang Lee Preps Cinemas for New HFR 3D Movie (TVB Europe)

Director Ang Lee is prepping cinema owners for the release of his new film Gemini Man, shot using high frame rate (HFR) technology. Paramount Pictures has sent a letter to cinema e... More

Sony Pictures is Launching a Specialty TV Label for Lower-Cost Shows (LA Times)

The TV studio behind “Breaking Bad” wants to make more shows without breaking the bank. Sony Pictures Television, known for “The Blacklist,” and “Outlander,” on Tuesday... More

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Vision for the Future of TV is Snackable Movies (Quartz)

Imagine sitting down to watch a movie and only being able to watch eight minutes of it at a time. That is Hollywood veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg’s vision for the future of TV, alth... More

While ‘American Gods’ Battle It Out, Technicolor VFX and Color Teams Blend Easily (Technicolor Blog)

Technicolor’s MR. X takes lead on VFX for Season 2 of American Gods, working closely with Technicolor Toronto brought on board for color finishing.... More

5 Crucial Ways the Pay TV Industry Can Innovate to Ensure Long-Term Growth (NAGRA Blog)

In today’s disrupted pay-TV landscape, consumers are demanding more for less, new entrants are flooding the market, and content investment costs continue to rise. When you add th... More

Akamai Selects Epic Labs for VOD Transcoding (TVB Europe)

Akamai has selected Epic Labs as a VoD transcoding media technology partner. Epic Labs has integrated its products with Akamai NetStorage and Adaptive Media Delivery solutions for ... More

Dolby is Fast Becoming a Key Part of Oscar Success (Forbes)

It's not hard to see why directors love the audio part of Dolby's offering. Atmos offers much more positional control than ever before possible in cinema. One of the most striking ... More

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