Film/TV

 

Technicolor Unveils App Offering a ‘Post Suite in Your Hand’ (Broadcast)

The post-production house brings forward the launch of its TechStream app to fulfill client needs during the pandemic.... More

Piracy, Lost Deals, and Apps: The Risks Film Festivals Face While Going Digital (YF)

Film festivals that go digital as a result of coronavirus lockdowns are facing a whole new set of challenges to stay afloat, from having movies ripped off online to losing out on v... More

AWS Elemental Makes Link to Video Production (Rapid TV News)

Boosting the production workflow, AWS has unveiled Elemental Link a new remote-controlled device for real-time video transport designed to enable video professionals to transfer li... More

Five Things Content Owners Should Know About Cloud Dubbing (ZOO Digital Blog)

Cloud dubbing is receiving more and more focus as the entertainment industry deals with the effects of COVID-19. With more voice artists and dubbing directors unable to record from... More

Should Filmmakers Accept Online Festival Premieres? (Variety)

The coronavirus crisis may be prompting more festivals to migrate online, but not all filmmakers are on board. The traditional model of exhibiting at film festivals has established... More

Adobe Launches Productions Tools for Premiere Pro (MESA)

Adobe on April 14 launched Productions, new tools for Premiere Pro that it said in January were designed for organizing film projects and collaborative workflows. Productions “an... More

Get Ready to ‘Run’ (MESA)

HBO’s runaway romcom was finished remotely using TechStream, a new app that Technicolor accelerated into launch.... More

‘Trolls World Tour’ Straight to Streaming – Sign of the Times or the New Normal? (Variety)

When Universal’s “Trolls World Tour” lands on home entertainment platforms on Friday, it’ll mark the first major studio movie to skip its planned traditional theatrical rel... More

Daytime is Streaming Time: TV Viewing Habits in the Time of COVID-19 (AdExchanger)

Coronavirus shelter-in-place orders have been in place for less than a month nationally, but consumer media habits are already massively changing.... More

Media Networks Have Paid Billions for Sports They Won’t Receive This Year – but the Fighting for Refunds Hasn’t Started Yet (CNBC)

This year, distributors - and consumers - paid for something they didn’t receive. What happens next is unclear and likely will hinge on whether or not professional sports seasons... More

Broadcast Networks Scramble to Program an Uncertain Future (THR)

With no signs of when production can resume amid the global coronavirus crisis, the Big Four are considering everything — even streaming fare — as they address summer schedules... More

With Olympics on Hold, NBCUniversal Works Up a New Launch Plan for Peacock (TheStreet)

Comcast's NBCUniversal is working to replace the Olympics, which was central to the original launch strategy for Peacock, with programming that has similarly steadfast appeal.... More

How to Counter the Piracy Threat (Videonet)

Piracy is not a new problem. But we as an industry had established a strong foundation and solid business rules to address it. The same thing needs to happen today in the new era o... More

Verimatrix, Akamai Partner for Server-Side Watermarking Integration (MESA)

Verimatrix announced a partnership with Akamai to offer global enterprise server-side watermarking capabilities. By using Verimatrix server-side Watermarking pre-integrated with Ak... More

Coronavirus Gives TV a Boost (AdAge)

Having been shut out of their movie theaters, sports arenas and shopping malls, Americans looking to wait out the coronavirus pandemic have taken shelter with an old standby: TV. B... More

Coronavirus Pandemic Sees Shift in Primetime Peak Viewing (TVB Europe)

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a shift in primetime peak viewing around the world, according to a new report. Comparing the week 17th-23rd March to two weeks prior, viewing was ... More

Ampere: Global Content Trends Reveal Unscripted Boom, Surge in Female-Led Dramas (Variety)

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, during which millions of self-isolating individuals are tuning into home entertainment, the trends shaping global content have never been... More

How the Coronavirus Will Transform TV Programming, Advertising (Forbes)

The coronavirus has put a production hold on hundreds of scripted and unscripted entertainment programs that are expected to air this year. Simply put, it is wreaking havoc on the ... More

ZOO Digital Sees Surge in Cloud Dubbing Service (MESA)

ZOO Digital is experiencing a surge in demand for its cloud dubbing services as major Hollywood studios and global streaming services turn to a work-from-home dubbing industry amid... More

The 2020 TCM Film Festival is Coming to Your House (LA Mag)

Turner announced a schedule of programming that will air on the cable network from April 16 through 19 dubbed TCM Classic Film Festival: Special Home Edition. It’s a remote alter... More

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