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Many technical hurdles still exist before audiences can enjoy High Dynamic Range (HDR) in their homes. "HDR makes a noticeable visual difference,” asserted Ben Rosenblatt, co-pro... More

An artist could always put content up on YouTube, but now there are more interesting ways to monetize video. VHX allows users to build their own streaming channels and create subsc... More

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton said Adele’s decision to withhold her newly released album “25” from free music streaming services may eventually become the industry’... More

Dolby Laboratories today announced that Disney, Lionsgate, and Twentieth Century Fox will release four live-action and animated feature films for Dolby Cinema™ around the world. ... More

Speaker maker PSB is getting in on the Dolby Atmos action with the launch of its first Dolby Atmos-enabled speaker, a height-speaker module that is purpose-built to fit on top of t... More

My Eye Media has announced their continued expansion of high dynamic range with wider color gamut and immersive audio quality control services as content owners and distributors fa... More

Online ticket seller Fandango, a division of NBCUniversal, announced today that it has acquired M-GO, a leading digital distributor of new releases and catalog titles from major st... More

High Dynamic Range (HDR) content is the future of television. Alongside 4K, it represents the biggest change in the making of your favorite TV shows and movies since the advent of ... More

Netflix has long had a global focus; it started the year in 60 countries, after all. And you can already see its international efforts reflected in some of its shows. Netflix execu... More

We've heard about cord cutters, cord shavers and cord-nevers. Now, Showtime has a new term to add to the growing vernacular: cord cobblers. That's how Showtime's president and CEO,... More

Is passive viewing passé? With TV watchers increasingly ditching cable for streaming services like Hulu and Netflix, that old habit of flipping through random channels is fading. ... More

Hulu is stepping up its game in 2016, signing a multi-year licensing deal with Sony. The new pact will amp up the streaming service’s library, adding full seasons of TV series an... More

At the moment, the best way to experience 4K ultra high definition is at the movies: Specifically, at one of the rare Dolby Cinema theaters now blowing up the mega smash "Star Wars... More

Dan Schinasi, senior marketing manager at Samsung Electronics America and chair of the the Blu-ray Disc Association’s U.S. promotions group, couldn’t be happier with how things... More

Here’s a cool CES product: A gadget that gives you the ability to watch anything on TV you want to watch, wherever you want to watch it. Wait a minute. It’s 2016. Haven’t we ... More

Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) leader Netflix is expanding its children’s content rights with DreamWorks. The deal will extend the rights, and second-window rights, of origi... More

By Guy Finley, Executive Director, MESA From M&E Journal Fall 2015 If content is truly king there would be no format wars. The history of home entertainment is an ongoin... More

There is no denying that Dolby Atmos immersive soundtracks have added an extra allure for cinema audiences — as evidenced by the enhanced success of action movies at the box offi... More

A three-dimensional cinema sound technology which has been used in many new Hollywood films is now being made available for home cinema systems. Dolby’s Atmos technology creates ... More

Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group, the owner of Cinesa cinemas, plans to equip 27 of its flagship iSense® screens with Dolby Atmos in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the Un... More