IMAX CEO: Company Probably Won’t Take VR Nationwide Until 2018
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
Q&A With HITS Keynote, Professor Michael Smith
When Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College, takes the stage Oct. 18 for the HITS Fall: Digipa... More
Report: Nearly Half Now Own Streaming Devices, Connected TV
Nearly half of consumers now have either a streaming devices, an internet-connect TV or both, with nearly 40% owning the former, including an Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku... More
M&E Journal: Essential Ingredients for Finding ‘Something Good to Watch’
By Richard Hayami Z’Graggen, VP-Head of Experience Design, LVL Studio - In our world of 500-plus channels and millions more video web sites, it’s hard to get noticed. And f... More
ZOO Digital and Honeycomb Partner for New TV Ads Subtitling Service
ZOO Digital has announced a strategic partnership and full integration with Honeycomb TV, offering a faster and more cost-effective subtitling service to the TV advertising industr... More
Activision, EA, Zynga Execs All Upbeat on Rival’s ‘Pokemon Go’
Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts (EA) and Zynga executives had nothing but praise for rival Niantic’s hit augmented reality (AR) mobile game “Pokemon Go” in their latest ... More
Zuckerberg: Facebook Hitting ‘Important Milestones’ for VR
It’s still “really early” for Facebook when it comes to virtual reality, but the company is already “hitting some important milestones,” according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.... More
Nielsen CEO: Advertisers Still Have Concerns about Digital Measurement
By Jeff Berman Nielsen continues to make strides in its ability to measure TV content regardless of where it’s being viewed and when, but there are still concerns among advert... More
Retail Stores Mount Full-Court Press for Virtual Reality
GameStop isn’t the only U.S. retail chain jumping on the virtual reality (VR) bandwagon early. Best Buy and Microsoft Store locations are among other retailers who are selling th... More
Acquisitions Key to FilmOn Growth Strategy
FilmOn parent FOTV Media Networks plans to grow organically and through acquisitions, the streaming video company disclosed in its initial public offering filing (IPO) with the SEC... More
Sony: More to VR than Games
Although Sony’s initial virtual reality (VR) focus is aimed squarely at the video game market with the PlayStation VR (PS VR) headset for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the company see... More
Analysts: Xbox One S’s UHD Blu-ray May Not Be Game Changer
The fact that Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One S video game console will feature an Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc drive and cost $299 for an entry-level model when it arrives in... More
