VFX make Bridgerton’s settings even more lavish. As COVID-19 kept people inside their homes, they were introduced to the rich trappings, non-stop gossip, romantic undercurrents, and competitive nature of high society during the UK’s Regency era at the early part of the 19th century when the streaming drama Bridgerton debuted. The series, which chronicled this upper class’s … [Read more...] about Romance enhanced
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Streamers vs. streamers
They all play to win in the battle for content and subscribers. By Andy Marken “Look, whatever they are, they're inside the Block now. They're after everyone.” —Jerome, Attack the Block, Screen Gems, 2011 Reed Hastings once told us that Netflix’s only competition was sleep, and we believed him… until we didn’t. While we blissfully watched the new shows and movies … [Read more...] about Streamers vs. streamers
Foundry’s Nuke receives the Netflix Post Technology Alliance (PTA) designation
Foundry, the developer of creative software for the M&E and Digital Design industries, has announced that its popular node-based compositor Nuke has joined the Netflix Post Technology Alliance (PTA) in the category of "VFX" technology. Adobe’s After Effects CC is already present in this category. Last year at IBC event, Netflix had announced its Netflix Post Technology … [Read more...] about Foundry’s Nuke receives the Netflix Post Technology Alliance (PTA) designation
Adobe wins Emmy for video recommendations software
John B. Hey patented the first of several systems that have capitalized on the idea of automating video recommendation. Tracking down the story proves to be quite an adventure. By Kathleen Maher Adobe has won a 2013 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for its role in technology for recommendations for video discovery. Really? There would have been several companies on my … [Read more...] about Adobe wins Emmy for video recommendations software
Creating an infrastructure for Gaming 3.0
Peter Moore of EA Sports outlines the future of the video game industry at the recent MI6 Game Marketing Conference. Consumers have the power to give any game company a Schumpeter moment, just as they did to the music industry. By Ted Pollak EA Sports President Peter Moore’s keynote speech at the recent Mi6 Game Marketing Conference provided interesting insight and … [Read more...] about Creating an infrastructure for Gaming 3.0