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It’s still very early days for virtual reality (VR), but there are many opportunities for the technology that lie ahead … as well as challenges, including market fragmentation ... More

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Famed sci-fi director Roland Emmerich (“Stargate,” “Universal Soldier”) may have made his toughest cutting-room-floor decision ever with his late... More

U.S. consumers descended on retail stores across the country to buy the PlayStation (PS) VR virtual reality headset when it went on sale the night of Oct. 13, including at select B... More

By David Benson, Founder, DSB Consulting - Hollywood is no stranger to innovation. One hundred twenty years ago the first moving pictures left audiences awestruck, and in some c... More

Cloud technology, new workflows, improving data analytics, making the most of metadata, transitioning from the B2B to B2C business model … Hollywood’s reliance on IT to keep up... More

The standards organization Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) Oct.10 announced the launch of two new standards for the recording industry: Recording Information Notification (RIN), an XM... More

Static image recognition is expected to generate the most artificial intelligence (AI) revenue among all use cases on a cumulative basis from 2016-2025, according to projections in... More

It’s been a year since Discovery Communications launched its virtual reality apps, and in that time, the broadcaster has learned what rule No. 1 is when it comes to VR: content s... More

By Thomas Siegman, RSG Media Systems - Data analytics is upending the media industry, helping companies buy, schedule, promote, and distribute content better, and to boost reven... More

Matthew Luhn, who spent 23 years working as a storyteller, consultant, writer and instructor at Pixar Animation Studios, will be the first keynote to take the stage Oct. 18 in Los ... More

Over-the-top (OTT) live video streaming remains challenging, so using experienced managed solution providers to handle the job is the best option for content companies, according t... More

By Ramón Bretón, Chief Technology Officer, 3rd i QC - Since the days of the first magic lantern shows, the art of visual storytelling has evolved, becoming more lifelike with ... More

TiVo-owned content discovery platform Fan TV has been upgraded with new personalization and discovery features, and is now available on both Apple TV and Roku, TiVo announced Sept.... More

To help mark its 25th anniversary, the acclaimed “Charlie Rose” TV program has launched a new online content portal, allowing the PBS interview show’s staff to curate more th... More

As the number of skinny bundles and other over-the-top (OTT) services continue to proliferate, it’s too soon to say whether cord cutting and cord shaving by consumers will stabil... More

IMAX has aggressive plans for virtual reality (VR) at theaters, but the company probably won’t be taking its planned VR Centers nationwide in the U.S. for another two years, acco... More

By Steven L. Canepa and Chad M. Andrews, IBM Video is the most popular form of content consumption on the planet, generating behemoth revenues through traditional business model... More

The co-authors of a new book that looks at the importance of big data for entertainment companies dealing with an increasingly competitive landscape will both be on hand Oct. 18 in... More

Since it first came on the media and entertainment scene in 2012, New York-based DevSpark has had a well-defined business model: design and build digital content companies the best... More

There is still a lot of consumer education that needs to be done around the Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray format, along with more promotional activity, and those efforts will “ram... More