Film/TV
How Cross-Platform Release Windows Impact Localisation, Local Age Ratings (Spherex Blog)
In early 2020, the COVID pandemic forced studios to re-think how and when to release major motion pictures. The pandemic cut available theatres and release times by more than half,... More
A+E Networks EMEA Launches Fast Channels on Rakuten TV (BTN)
The three curated platforms Inside Crime, Mystery TV, and World War TV continues A+E Networks EMEA’s strategy of placing its content onto new platforms.... More
Duplitech Handles Remaster of 35th Anniversary Edition of ‘Rain Man’
Duplitech was selected by MVD Entertainment Group to remaster the 35th anniversary edition of the 1988 classic Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Duplitech handled t... More
NAGRA NexGuard Watermarking Gets Sony Ci Media Cloud Integration
Sony’s media management and collaboration platform, Ci Media Cloud, has now integrated NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking, to enhance the security of pre-release content during... More
Dubbing Brothers Secure New Post-Production Distribution Service with NAGRA
NAGRA announced that its multi-DRM service, a core module of the company’s Active Streaming Protection solution, has been selected by international post-production house, Dubbing... More
Japan Announces New Official Incentive Programme for International Film, TV Production (Deadline)
Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organisation and Japan Film Commission have announced details of a new incentives programme for off-shore film and TV productions shooting in th... More
Netflix’s Emmy-nominated ‘Wednesday’ Used Frame.io to Help Bring Tim Burton’s Signature Style to Life
VFX Producer Kent Johnson and his team worked side by side with Burton to bring his “Wednesday” vision to life. Starting with the director’s sketches and visual research, the... More
ZDF Studios Secures Global Distribution Rights for New Danish Crime Drama ‘Suplex’
ZDF Studios has partnered with Nordisk Film to distribute Suplex, a thrilling murder mystery produced by Drive Studios for YouSee Originals worldwide outside of Scandinavia. (more&... More
Resillion’s 4K Restoration of Terrence Malick’s 1978 Classic, ‘Days of Heaven,’ Premieres at Venice Film Festival
Resillion's best in class digital film restoration team has played an integral role in restoring hundreds of classic films. From Orson Wells’ landmark, Citizen Kane to Martin Sco... More
Christoph Geiseler on Changing the World One Minute at a Time with Adobe Premiere Pro
Visual storytelling has the power to change how people see the world around them. That’s why filmmaker and educator Christoph Geiseler has made it his mission to build a better w... More
Cooking Up a Storm with Cloud Editing in ‘The Bear’ (RSN)
In the heart of Chicago, a captivating culinary tale unfolds in the FX series The Bear. This is how the production team used Adobe Premiere Pro and Frame.io to put this hit series ... More
Securing the Future of Digital Hollywood Premieres (Verimatrix Blog)
With cloud technologies and digital platforms, virtual events now make instant global premieres possible, engaging far more people than traditional in-person red carpet events. How... More
Virtual Production and the Cutting Edge
Today, LED volumes are springing up in studios around the world. What does it take to incorporate this way of storytelling with your own films?... More
Norsk Partners with EZDRM for Secure Live Streaming Solutions
Norsk, the low-code live streaming SDK from id3as, has announced a partnership with EZDRM to provide easy-to-integrate, robust security for live video streaming services.... More
Film Licensing in Flux: Are You Geared Up For the Shift? (FilmTrack Blog)
Streaming has ushered in fresh opportunities for showcasing your content. Yet, the environment constantly evolves, resulting in a heightened level of competition, with everyone on ... More
A Closer Look at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (CreativeFuture Blog)
The 48th Toronto International Film Festival will take place from 7-17 September, 2023. As usual, an eager audience will gather for numerous screenings, including premieres of film... More
Directors Guild Foundation Donates $100K to MPTF Amid Strikes (Variety)
The $100,000 donation to the MPTF is an addition to DGF’s existing assistance efforts, which includes its interest-free loan program and the Directors Guild of America’s emerge... More
Federation Kids & Family, ZDF Studios Announce Slew of Sales for ‘Theodosia’
Produced by Cottonwood Media in co-production with ZDF and ZDF Studios, Theodosia is based on the highly-acclaimed books by New York Times best-selling author Robin L. LaFevers, an... More
MASV Integrates with MediaSilo (RSN)
Available now from both the two companies, the new integration offers the high-performance ingest of MASV, alongside the popular collaboration tools of MediaSilo which govern manag... More
MediaSilo Debuts Integration Inside Resolve Studio
Utilising the "Workflow Integration" framework within DaVinci Resolve Studio, MediaSilo users can now access the most commonly used features on MediaSilo.... More