Film/TV

 

Beyond Broadcast: New Approaches for Localized Digital Advertising (Synamedia Blog)

Addressable ads have shown to get 20% more active attention and improve recall by 10%. For broadcasters, achieving a granular segmentation can be challenging with their existing de... More

ZDF Studios Launch New Documentary ‘The Santorini Code’

Produced by K22 Film in association with ZDF, ARTE and ZDF Studios, the one-off documentary discovers how this eruption unfolded, what it meant for the history of the Aegean and, w... More

Fabric Origin Spotlights Women Directors

This year Fabric celebrates the 96th Academy Awards, and the three films with female directors that have been nominated. Only the director of Past Lives, Justine Triet, was also no... More

DGA National Board Unanimously Approves Tentative Contract Agreement with AMPTP (Variety)

With the board’s approval, the contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will be sent to a ratification vote by DGA membership. The guild expects to s... More

It’s All In the Adaptation: The Importance of Crafting Believable Dialogue (VSI Blog)

High-quality dubbing is essential when connecting an audience with entertainment content outside their native language. This particularly rings true for English-speaking audiences,... More

Are Four Beatles Movies Better Than One? Why Studios are Taking Bold Bets on Release Plans (Variety)

Hollywood has surmised that audiences only want to go to the movies for films that feel less like generic screenings and more like cultural happenings. (“Barbenheimer,” an unex... More

Globo and LiveLike Bring Interactive Fan Experience to ‘Masked Singer Brasil’ (TTV)

Globo has partnered with LiveLike to take the fan experience of its hit show, Masked Singer Brasil, to the next level with enhanced interactivity in time for the premiere of the fo... More

Sohonet: Best Way for Productions to Transfer Their Files in 2024

Production teams need to have an appropriate file transfer tool that can not only support the large amount of data that you are sharing but also complies to their parent studio’s... More

ZDF Studios Secures Global Distribution Rights for Turbokultur’s Major New Drama ‘The Zweiflers’

Featuring an all-star international cast, the six-parter is produced by Berlin-based Turbokultur in co-production with ARD Degeto Film and Hessischer Rundfunk for ARD and was suppo... More

Sohonet Chats with Brandon Schaafsma, Co-founder and Head of Production at Herne Hill Media

Brandon Schaafsma, co-founder and head of production at Herne Hill Media on kickstarting a VFX studio mid-pandemic to cutting through the noise in tool choices and optimising remot... More

Hallmark Plans Upfront ‘Experiences’ for Advertisers, Media Buyers (Next TV)

The experiences will take place from April 2 to April 11 and take place at locations including a private tour and cocktail party at one of New York’s most iconic venues, entertai... More

DGA Awards: Christopher Nolan Takes Top Honor for ‘Oppenheimer’ (THR)

Christopher Nolan took home the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday night, earning his first DGA Award for the historical epic Oppenheimer. Past Lives di... More

A Closer Look at Keywords Studios in Japan

Guillaume Hansali, Country Manager for Japan at Keywords Studios, chats about Keywords in Tokyo, their vision for the future and offers tips for developers seeking to access the Ja... More

Globo Takes Globoplay Originals Releases to the Berlinale (TTV)

Globo will be present at the Berlinale, one of the biggest events in the European audiovisual industry, with its main releases. Globoplay Originals such as The End, The Brazilian M... More

ZDF Studios, China Media Group to Co-produce New, Two-part Documentary Focused on ‘Time’

ZDF Studios and Film, Drama and Documentary Programming Center of China Media Group have announced their first ever co-production partnership, an ambitious two-part documentary on ... More

ACE’s Seth MacFarlane and Tom Costantino Know ClearView Flex is Pure Logic for ‘TED’ (LBB)

The efficiencies of ClearView Flex make remote editorial and visual effects collaboration easy, instant and accessible for the highly regarded creatives. Lead editor and co-produce... More

Sinclair Accelerates Newsgathering With Avid, Sony and Marquis (TV Tech)

This new approach integrates Avid MediaCentral, Sony Electronics’ C3 Portal gateway service and Marquis software and leverages 5G networks to reduce connectivity costs while enri... More

Florida Panthers Teams with EditShare for Production Workflows

Florida Panthers, the NHL ice hockey team based in the Greater Miami area, has transformed its production workflows with the adoption of storage systems and management tools from E... More

How De-aging Technology is Changing Hollywood, the Future of Filmmaking (Respeecher Blog)

Characters in movies and TV series live according to particular laws of space and time. When the audience is shown a scene from the hero's childhood, the director normally casts a ... More

ZDF Studios Announces a Third Season for ‘Just Animals’ Wildlife Series (Senal News)

The production of its latest season has just concluded. It will consist of 10 episodes, each lasting 50 minutes. It will be distributed globally by ZDF Studios and produced by Wild... More

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