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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Gets Home Entertainment Release Date (Variety)
Disney will unleash “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as a digital home entertainment download on April 1, followed by a Blu-ray release on April 5. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced ... More
4K TV Sales Shine As Overall TV Sales Slip In North America (TWICE)
Flat-panel TV shipments in North America grew 2 percent in units in the fourth quarter of 2015, but full-year 2015 sales nonetheless fell 1 percent to 43.05 million units despite s... More
Dolby Marks 50th Atmos Home Entertainment Title
By Chris Tribbey March will mark a milestone for Dolby Atmos, the company’s next-generation, object-based surround sound technology, with the 50th home entertainment title to be... More
Dolby Plays to Eyes as Well as Ears with New Technologies (Phys.org)
At the entrance of Dolby headquarters in San Francisco, a ribbon of television screens plays synchronized videos that change in time to sound effects. The display mirrors Dolby's r... More
Vudu Expands Selection Of 4K Titles With Dolby Vision, Atmos (Twice)
Vudu has expanded its selection of 4K streaming titles in Dolby Vision to 33 with the launch of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Intern” and “In the Heart of the Sea,” Dolby a... More
Dolby, DTS Make More Inroads Into Mobile Devices (Twice)
Dolby and DTS audio technologies aren’t just for the home, as underscored by mobile product announcements at the Mobile World Congress. Lenovo expanded its selection of mobile de... More
4K, IP and Connecting for the Future (TV Technology)
The term future-proofing gets thrown around a lot when customers evaluate components for an installation. But when designing and specifying products that make up the skeleton of th... More
Hurdles Remain Before High Dynamic Range Can Go Mainstream (THR)
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
Video Could Save the Radio Star (Cuepoint)
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 Chief Sees Music Moving to Phased Release, Like Movies (Recode)
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
Disney, Lionsgate, Twentieth Century Fox Continue Momentum in Bringing Hollywood Features to Dolby Cinema (MESA)
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
PSB Gets In On Dolby Atmos Action With Imagine XA Height Speaker (Twice)
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 Expands Quality Control Services, Continues Investing in High Dynamic Range (MESA)
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
Fandango Acquires VOD Service M-GO from DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor (VideoInk)
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
HDR: Welcome to the Next Big Shift in Home Entertainment (TechRadar)
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 Isn’t Made for the US Anymore—It’s for the Whole World (WIRED)
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
Step Aside, Cord Cutters and Cord-Nevers. Showtime Is Targeting ‘Cord Cobblers’ (Adweek)
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
Can Spotify Pioneer Ken Parks Change Online TV? (FastCompany)
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 Inks Multi-Year Licensing Deal with Sony (Variety)
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
Ultra HD is the Wave of the Future in Home Entertainment (Charlotte Observer)
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
