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Comcast outbids Disney for Fox, as court clears way for AT&T takeover of Time WarnerJune 14, 2018Comcast has made an offer for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, outbidding the Walt Disney Company by around 19%. The offer, which would bring the NBC Universal and Fox movie and TV studios, cable networks and other operations including Sky under the same roof, was delivered by Comcast in a letter to the Fox board of directors yesterday. Comcast’s offer is for $35 per share in cash, with a value of $65 billion. In December, Fox shareholders agreed to sell the assets to Walt Disney for $52.4 billion in an all-stock transaction. Comcast is also making an offer to buy Sky, and said it would continue to pursue the acquisition in parallel with the Fox deal. The UK government approved both this offer and the Fox proposal to buy full control of Sky earlier this month. On Tuesday this week, a US federal court judge cleared the way for AT&T to acquire Time Warner, dismissing the government’s view that the takeover would be anti-competitive. The offer, worth $106 billion, was first made in December 2016. Barring a further move to block the deal by the US government, AT&T said it would aim to complete the deal by 20 June.Subscribers Only
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Filmin Latino launches in MexicoAugust 07, 2015Spanish OTT service provider Filmin and the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) have launched Filmin Latino, an OTT video-on-demand service, in Mexico.Subscribers Only
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Paramount does deal to shorten windows on non-blockbuster moviesJuly 14, 2015Paramount has agreed to shorten the theatrical window on a two films, once each film’s main theatrical life has played out.Subscribers Only
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Second Netflix title blocked by major US cinema chainsMarch 10, 2015The four leading US theatrical circuits have moved to boycott the release of Netflix title and Oscar hopeful Beasts of No Nation because its release will debut side by side with the online streaming platform later in 2015.Subscribers Only
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Amazon takes new fronts in content warsJanuary 21, 2015Retailer and online video service Amazon will finance up to 12 US theatrical movies in 2015, releasing them on its Prime Instant Video subscription service one to two months after the cinema. The move into film production and distribution follows the commission of the first episodic series directed by Woody Allen, which will also be exclusive to Prime Instant Video. Content produced and distributed through Amazon Original Movies will move quickly from cinemas to subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) - four to eight weeks instead of the usual six to ten months.Subscribers Only
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The success of ‘The Interview’ on online video platforms helps Sony to recoup its investment but proves little in the wider windowing debateJanuary 20, 2015Two weeks since taking The Interview to online platforms in the US, Sony reported over $31 million in consumer revenues from its digital distribution (over 4.3m downloads) and $5m in cinema distribution.
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Open Standards and ProtocolsNovember 04, 2014In the next 1-3 years, open standards may begin to alter the way access control is done today. The actual implementation of integrations such as logical/ physical security to HR and access databases integration, elevator control, BMS etc. continues to see more and more projects…Subscribers Only
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Netflix bids to adapt traditional film value chainOctober 03, 2014The pact marks an industry first to debut a major feature film side by side on premium cinema screens and an online streaming service.
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Consumers spend $57bn on Digital Games, Movies, and Apps - IHS & App Annie Digital Content ReportFebruary 19, 2014IHS Technology is partnering with app industry analytics specialists App Annie to produce a report analysing trends in the digital games, movies, music, and apps industries globally and in seven key countries: USA, UK, Japan, South Korea, Japan, Russia, France and Germany. Overall digital games, movies, and app spend was up 30% in 2013 reaching $57bn globally.
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French regulator CSA proposes changes to local film windowingJanuary 07, 2014The Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA), the French regulator of radio and television, has proposed several major changes to movie windowing in France which could potentially have a...
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Sony and low cost projectorsDecember 11, 2013Sony is launching a new low-cost 4K projector in early 2014 aimed at independent cinemas with smaller screens. The SRX-R510P is building on the already existing R515P, which came out for smaller screens...
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Ukraine ad threat through pending alcohol and tobacco regulationJuly 09, 2013The Ukrainian parliament registered a bill amending current advertising legislation. The bill proposes a complete ban of tobacco and alcohol advertising across all media. It also calls for the abolition of any...
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Technicolor shuts Pinewood lab for 35mmMarch 07, 2013Technicolor is to shut its film lab at Pinewood (UK) by the end of May 2013, as the use of film for digital capture dwindles and uncertainty surrounds the availability of film stock. The Pinewood site was...
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Entertainment One purchase of Alliance Films approvedJanuary 07, 2013Independent film and television producer and distributor Entertainment One Ltd (eOne) has completed its purchase of Alliance Films, first announced in September 2012, which was subject to approval by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
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Further Films Converted to 3DJanuary 20, 2011
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader is available in cinemas following the conversion of all 1500 shots from 2D to 3D. The decision to convert to 3D was made post-shoot. Gulliver's Travels has also undergone the conversion process in post-production.
The conversion process requires that elements to be dimensionalised are isolated frame-by-frame. These areas are then rotoscoped and molded in 3D space. A typical shot, depending on its complexity, will contain between 20 and 100 elements to be dimensionalised.
