Film/TV

 

Dolby Cinemas Uses Cutting Edge Technology to Deliver the Best Cinema Experience in UAE (Tech Radar)

There are a lot of ways to watch a movie in Dubai. From IMAX and 4DX experiences to fine dining meals served in premium seats, local cinemas have gone above and beyond to get peopl... More

NAGRA Secures United Group’s New 4K Android TV Platform (MESA)

NAGRA announced today it is securing EON, the latest video service launched by United Group, the leading telecoms and media provider in South East Europe, in four markets: Serbia, ... More

Eurofins Digital Media Services Opens its New Quality Control Facility in New York City (MESA)

Eurofins Digital Media Services, formerly My Eye Media, announced today the official opening of their new office in New York City. Located in the bustling Chelsea district, the fac... More

SDI Media Upgrades Prague Theatrical Recording Studios with Advanced Capabilities (MESA)

SDI Media has announced the completion of a full-scale upgrade to their theatrical recording room in Prague. The investment comes as a result of increased demand for theatrical rec... More

Promotional Power Still Apparent in TiVo Tracking (Rapid TV News)

TiVo has released more tune-in conversion analysis of brand-new shows that were part of Fall Premiere season across broadcast networks and has reinforced earlier findings showing t... More

Avid Pro Tools Now Includes UVI Falcon, Delivering Creative Hybrid Instrument, High Quality Sound (MESA)

Avid today announced an alliance with software instrument developer UVI to deliver powerful virtual instruments and an exclusive sound library to all Pro Tools users. UVI’s accla... More

Technicolor PostWorks Finishes Jonah Hill’s Debut ‘Mid90s’ (MESA)

The new feature film Mid90s marks the directorial debut of Jonah Hill. Post-production finishing for the film was completed at Technicolor PostWorks New York where colorist Alex Bi... More

BTI Studios Burbank Breaks Ground on New In-House Dubbing Studios (BTI Blog)

BTI Studios has announced the construction of 3 brand new high-quality dubbing studios at its Burbank facility, adding to their 63 studios across 24 locations globally. BTI Studios... More

Changing the GPU-Cloud Graphics Market Through Blockchain (Forbes)

Kalin Stoyanchev, VP of Distributed Systems/Blockchain at OTOY, noted that Blockchain is transforming the cloud-graphics industry since it provides the architecture and incentives ... More

How New AI Technology is Revolutionizing TV Viewing (The Wrap)

Arvin Patel, TiVo: Live TV, traditional cable channels, streaming services, YouTube, Instagram stories. Today’s consumers have a staggering number of ways to consume video conten... More

Why Bidding is About to Heat Up Over Tribune Stations, Fox’s Regional Sports Networks (Variety)

Bidding on two prime collections of local TV assets — Fox’s 22 regional sports networks and Tribune Media’s 42 TV stations and WGN America — will heat up this week in separ... More

NOS Taps NAGRA to Fight Soccer Piracy in Portugal (CDSA)

NAGRA and NOS are stepping up the fight against broadcast and streaming piracy of Benfica soccer league matches. NOS, which owns the rights to Benfica games and the distribution ri... More

How Netflix, Apple are Upending Hollywood Hierarchy with Studio Deals (THR)

Paramount and A24 agreeing to produce original films for the digital giants represents an about-face in the traditional pecking order and signals a major shift in the entertainment... More

Could Blockchain Track TV Content? IBM’s Rangaiah Thinks So (Beet.TV)

We already know that IBM is building a blockchain for media buying. But could the technology also help companies understand the truth and the reach of content?... More

Technicolor’s MR. X Provides Knockout Visual Effects for ‘Creed II’ (MESA)

Technicolor’s MR. X brings scope – massive crowds – and excitement to the Rocky-inspired feature’s thrilling boxing scenes and final showdown. As lead VFX house, the majori... More

Amazon Among Bidders for Fox Regional Sports Networks (Variety)

Amazon has emerged as a bidder for the 22 Fox regional sports networks that Disney must divest as a condition of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, according to a report by CNBC.... More

NAGRA NexGuard Integrated with Amazon Cloudfront CDN (MESA)

NAGRA today announced that its NexGuard watermarking solution has been integrated with the Amazon Cloudfront Content Delivery Network (CDN). The combined solution was commercially ... More

Studios Expected to Push for Early Home Release in 2019 (Variety)

Hollywood may want to brace itself for another epic fight. At least two major studios - Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures - are expected to reignite discussions about early video... More

‘A Star Is Born’: Dolby Atmos Became Bradley Cooper’s Secret Weapon (IndieWire)

While deep into the standard 7.1 sound mix for “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper was approached about doing a Dolby Atmos mix as well. But he was skeptical. After all, this wasn... More

Paramount, Netflix Set Multi-Picture Film Deal (Deadline)

The companies have collaborated across the studio’s operations under [Jim] Gianopulos, who became CEO of Paramount in March 2017. At the TV studio, Paramount has supplied Netflix... More

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