Production & Post
Tentative agreement averts Hollywood production strike
The proposed contract averts a major US strike that would have started today
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Production & Post
Could a strike hit Hollywood’s production output?
Hollywood's behind-the-camera union is voting on whether to strike. What impact could that have on content production?
Business
Visual Data acquires Digital Post Services
Continues Visual Data’s expansion into the LA market
Production & Post
Five major studios keep celluloid film alive
New deal commits studios to continuing to use film
Technology
MovieLabs, Hollywood studios outline future production tech requirements
Warns tech community needs to immediately work together on the future of software, hardware and new production workflows
Business
AT&T to acquire Time Warner
AT&T is set to buy Time Warner in an $85.4 billion agreement. The deal will combine AT&T’s cable TV distribution platforms with Time Warner’s...
Opinion
Return to OZ: streaming media and the new creative class
During the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to the early 1960s, the ‘Big Five’ motion picture studios hired creative professionals under...
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Business
Chinese government launches streaming service with ‘loyalty scheme’ to tackle piracy
Content enabler and technology provider TV2U has announced a strategic alliance with Stereoscope Cloud and Vector International to launch its TARA TV service into...
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News Releases
Hollywood Blockbusters get Dolby Vision release
Dolby Vision, a complement to both HD and 4K, is a new imaging technology that helps content creators and television manufacturers deliver a dramatically...
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Business
Ireland looks to Hollywood talent, enhances tax incentives
Ireland has introduced new tax breaks for the film and TV sectors with a view to attracting international productions to the country
Business
Production & Post
ZOO Digital delivers 30 million subtitles worldwide
ZOO Digital revealed details of its success since launching in late 2012, delivering 30 million subtitles to global entertainment and media clients.
News
Production & Post
Gone Girl has gone 6K
Light Iron has used Quantel’s Pablo Rio colour and finishing system to complete the world’s first 6K feature post production on David Fincher’s Gone...
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Production & Post
Fusion 7 free from Blackmagic
Blackmagic Design has announced that visual effects and motion graphics software, Fusion 7, is now available free of charge.
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Business
Goldcrest realises expansion plans with Medialease
With this new project Goldcrest Post is aiming to become the UK’s premier ‘one stop post production shop’ for picture, audio and grading post...
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Production & Post
2D to 3D innovation from Legend3D and SGO
SGO’s Mistika is now fully integrated within stereo VFX company Legend3D’s 2D to 3D conversion process and digital asset management system.
Business
Pirates in the UK
Online piracy is becoming an increasing risk to the UK film and television industry and is big business, with illegal copying of digital content...
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Production & Post
Codex launches into space for IMAX
A 4K Codex recording system has been launched into space for a forthcoming IMAX production, and will orbit the Earth for the next 12...
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