Film/TV

 

Apple Plans to Sell Video Subscriptions Through TV App (Bloomberg)

Apple’s plan to reinvent cable TV is starting to look a lot like the strategy of its rival Amazon.com Inc. For the first time, Apple plans to begin selling subscriptions to ce... More

Technicolor’s Mill Film Appoints Global Head, Opens Facility in Montreal (MESA)

Technicolor's Academy Award winning VFX studio, Mill Film, will open a new facility in Montréal, Québec with operations starting in the summer of 2018. The announcement comes in ... More

Fox Taking NFL Sponsors ‘Closer to the Action’ (B&C)

Fox, which is adding Thursday Night Football this season, is offering new ad formats that will bring sponsors “closer to the action” during upfront discussions. Under president... More

Could Artificial Intelligence Predict the Next ‘Avengers: Infinity War’? (Wired)

Some movies are obvious hits. Like, for example, Avengers: Infinity War, which made a record-breaking $258 million at the domestic box office last weekend, filling seats and the po... More

Cannes: Can Blockchain Become an Industry Game Changer? (THR)

The buzz surrounding blockchain technology and its potential to improve, disrupt or transform the film business has reached a near fever pitch in Cannes, with new companies swampin... More

Smart Displays With Google Assistant Getting YouTube, YouTube TV, Available in July (Variety)

Google and its hardware partners are going to start selling smart displays powered by the Google Assistant this July, the company announced at Google’s annual Google I/O develope... More

Dolby Brings One-of-a-Kind Movie Experience to Michigan AMC Theaters (MLive)

As the month on May rolls on, movie goers are experiencing an overload of highly anticipated blockbusters, fresh off the heel of "Avengers: Infinity War." With movies like "Solo," ... More

Google Teams Up with Fandango to Bring Movie Ticket Sales to Google Home (Variety)

Google and Fandango have teamed up to let consumers buy movie tickets with voice commands: The two companies teamed up to bring Fandango’s online movie ticket sales to the Google... More

CBS Chief Les Moonves Makes Subscriber Growth Case In Cord-Cutting Era (Deadline)

After releasing stellar first-quarter results, CBS Corp. execs told Wall Street analysts that the company is leveraging its traditional strength but also growing significantly in t... More

AWS Elemental Highlights Benefits of Royal Wedding Recognition Tech (Digital TV Europe)

Sky News and AWS Elemental announced that they would use cloud-based machine learning technology to identify and name guests as they enter St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, and enric... More

NHRA, Sony Collaborate on Cloud-Based ‘Content Factory’ Workflow (SVG)

The NHRA is working with Sony to leverage cloud-based tools for digital-asset management, propelling the NHRA toward becoming a one-stop “content factory” for hot-rod–racing ... More

Fox Has Bold Ideas to Cut Back TV Ads. But They’re Not Easy to Put in Place (Variety)

At Fox Broadcasting, cutting a check to star producer Ryan Murphy, the backer of popular series like “9-1-1” and “Glee,” may be an easier task than cutting back on TV comme... More

TiVo Renews Intellectual Property License Agreement with VIZIO (MESA)

TiVo today announced that TiVo has renewed its patent license agreement with leading TV manufacturer VIZIO. Under the terms of the agreement, the multi-year license renewal extends... More

Royal Wedding to be Broadcast Live in 4K (Forbes)

As if the upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wasn’t already exciting enough (to some people, anyway), it’s been revealed today that all the pomp and ... More

TV Manufacturers Eye Movie Theaters as Next Hot Market for LED Screens (THR)

The CinemaCon exhibition floor is traditionally filled with popcorn poppers, candy, cinema seats and projectors. But next year, there could be a whole new crop of exhibitors from t... More

Big Media is Crashing the NewFronts (Digiday)

The Digital Content NewFronts were designed to create an upfront marketplace for digital video, where media companies could present upcoming programming to advertisers — just lik... More

NAGRA Embraces Comprehensive Approach for Battling Piracy (SVG)

Nagra has moved to bring together what were previously two separate efforts: the historic business of protecting content distributed in cinemas and protecting content being deliver... More

Report: Traditional TV Still the Most Popular Platform for Kids (TVB Europe)

Children dedicate most time to watching the TV screen, according to the latest Kids Tech Consumer Survey from Futuresource Consulting. The study found that kids aged three to 16 sp... More

Pay-TV Piracy: New Challenges from an Old Threat (NAGRA Blog)

Piracy has evolved. It no longer comes in the form of low-quality camcorder footage or stuttering streaming services. Now, due to the advances in technology over the last decade, i... More

Avid Transforms TV News Production for RTS Senegal Africa (MESA)

Avid today announced that RTS, a public news broadcaster in Senegal, has transformed its infrastructure by standardizing on the Avid MediaCentral® platform in combination with Avi... More

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