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CreativeFuture Part of Creative Industry Companies Against FCC Set-Top Box Proposal (MESA)
A diverse group of creative industry companies, advocacy groups, labor unions, associations, and programmers that raised concerns in April and May about the Federal Communications ... More
Azure Cloud to Trial 4K and HDR Video Streams (SiliconAngle)
Microsoft is to begin trialling 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD) and HDR video streams following via its Azure Media Services, a part of the Azure cloud. “Today I am pleased to ann... More
IBC 2016: Technicolor Targets Hollywood with Social Multi-User VR (TVB Europe)
Technicolor is using its relationships with major Hollywood players to develop multi-user virtual reality experiences for the home entertainment industry. The project is being spea... More
Top European Court Rules Linking to Illegal Content Is Copyright Infringement (Billboard)
An EU high court just handed a major win to content creators, holding that for-profit websites that hyperlink to unauthorized works are liable for copyright infringement. This all ... More
Sky Store ‘Buy & Keep’ Bringing Back Movie Consumers (HMM)
Sky Store’s innovative “Buy & Keep” digital transactional movie service is attracting former home entertainment consumers, Luke Bradley-Jones, director of TV and content prod... More
FCC Scraps its Ambitious Cable Box Plan in Favor of Apps (The Verge)
The Federal Communications Commission is making huge changes to its plan to overhaul cable boxes, scrapping much of the initial idea in favor of having cable companies make new app... More
Digital Media Is Propelling the Ad Market to $548.2 Billion This Year (Adweek)
Advertising will grow to a $548.2 billion globally this year, up by $23 billion or 4.4 percent compared with 2015, according to Carat, the Dentsu Aegis-owned media agency. The grow... More
Director Feig Talks Bonus Features, 4K, Dolby Vision (MESA)
In just the last year, director Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids,” “Spy”) has been charged with overseeing the theatrical remake releases for two beloved franchises: “Peanuts” a... More
Prime Focus Technologies Delivers ‘Digital Next’ Offerings for Viacom’s VOOT (MESA)
Prime Focus Technologies has signed a deal with Viacom18 to deliver a 'Digital Next' workflow solution for VOOT, their recently launched OTT video platform. In addition to being th... More
4K TV Not Ready for OTA Broadcast (Light Reading)
Looking for 4K Ultra HD content you can get over the air? It could be a while. Ahead of IBC this week, the Ultra HD Forum has released the latest version of its UHD guidelines, kno... More
Evolution Digital Reaches Milestone of 12 Million Digital Set-Top Boxes Shipped to Customers (MESA)
Evolution Digital today announces that it has shipped 12 million digital set-top boxes to cable operators around the world, a landmark achievement for the rapidly growing IP Video ... More
TCL Signs Multi-Year License Deal for Rovi Entertainment Discovery Patent Portfolio (MESA)
Rovi Corporation today announced the company has signed an intellectual property (IP) license agreement with TCL, the leading consumer electronics enterprise in China and the third... More
With Fire TV Updates, Amazon Continues Wrapping Its Long Arms Around the SVOD Industry (VideoNuze)
Yesterday Amazon unveiled new search and recommendation features for its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices, aimed squarely at improving users’ experience with third-party SVOD se... More
VR, IP Interoperability to Headline IBC 2016 (TV Technology)
Virtual reality and achieving interoperability among the newest TV broadcast/production IP technologies will dominate sessions and the exhibition show floor at IBC 2016, Sept. 8–... More
Industry Fights FCC Licensing Role in Set-Top Box Battle (The Hill)
Opponents of a Federal Communications Commission plan to reform the television set-top box market pushed back Tuesday on the idea that the agency could manage their arrangements wi... More
Adobe Touts New VR, 3D and Other Features Ahead of IBC (MESA)
Adobe unveiled several new virtual reality (VR), 3D and other features that the company will demonstrate at IBC in Amsterdam Sept. 9-13. “The most important thing for us is deliv... More
Sony Wants to ‘Aggressively’ Push into the Mobile Gaming Market Following the Success of Pokemon Go (The Drum)
Speaking to the Financial Times, the tech giant's chief executive Kaz Hirai said: “[Mobile gaming] is something we are aggressively getting into. It’s quite a shift from being ... More
The New Rules Of The Creative Economy (Forbes)
Though streaming and touring have emerged as bright spots for the music industry, neither remotely make up for the loss in revenues from recorded music for singers. Songwriters fac... More
Sling TV Targets Cord-Cutters With New Ad Campaign (WSJ)
Sling TV is making it official: the streaming service is going after cord-cutters. Until now, executives at Dish Network Corp., the satellite TV provider that owns Sling TV, have l... More
Sony to Add Rental Option to Its 4K Movie Service, Expand Streaming to PCs (Variety)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is taking its Ultra-branded 4K video streaming service beyond the TV: Consumers will be able to stream 4K movies from the service to supported PCs ... More
