Conference News
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Seventh Annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit Opens Tomorrow
The seventh annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit opens tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) with a focus on independent product, both physical and digital, as well as the booming OTT marketplace. The trade show, produced by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA), runs for two days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. The 2018 Los Angeles … Continue reading “Seventh Annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit Opens Tomorrow”
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Seventh Annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit Opens Tomorrow
The seventh annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit opens tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) with a focus on independent product, both physical and digital, as well as the booming OTT marketplace. The trade show, produced by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA), runs for two days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. The 2018 Los Angeles … Continue reading “Seventh Annual Los Angeles Entertainment Summit Opens Tomorrow”
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Fox Planning Major ‘Deadpool 2’ Blu-ray Push at Comic-Con
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con will feature a huge Deadpool 2 presence to promote the home video release of the superhero comedy — which will be available through digital retailers Aug. 7 and on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Aug. 21 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Fox, which is releasing an extended … Continue reading “Fox Planning Major ‘Deadpool 2’ Blu-ray Push at Comic-Con”
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The Mechanics of Hollywood
Producer and former studio executive Bill Mechanic discussed his long career and the changes rocking Hollywood June 12 at the Peninsula Beverly Hills during a talk presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s Canon Club and sponsored by Deloitte. Mechanic ran what was then the home video unit at Walt Disney Studios from 1984 until 1994. … Continue reading “The Mechanics of Hollywood”
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A New Day at EAA: Charity Expands Its Mission
A charitable organization nurtured for nearly three decades by the home entertainment industry is getting a wider mission and a new name. The Entertainment AIDS Alliance (EAA) is changing its name to the Entertainment Aid Alliance to signify its expansion into other charitable endeavors. The organization has also gotten some new leadership, including EAA president … Continue reading “A New Day at EAA: Charity Expands Its Mission”
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7th Annual LAES to Focus on Indie Product, OTT
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) has revamped this year’s Los Angeles Entertainment Summit (LAES) to focus on independent product, both physical and digital, as well as the booming OTT marketplace. The seventh annual LAES will be held July 17-18 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. The 2018 Los Angeles Entertainment Summit will feature two … Continue reading “7th Annual LAES to Focus on Indie Product, OTT”
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Video Industry Reunion Planned for June 11
Jodie LeVitus Francisco, former Western advertising director and national video manager for Billboard Magazine, has organized the Video Industry Reunion 2 for June 11 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas, California. “Following last year’s successful Video Industry Reunion, Video Industry Reunion 2 will bring together friends and colleagues—distributors, manufacturers, … Continue reading “Video Industry Reunion Planned for June 11”
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DEG Speakers Confront New Reality: AR Shows Promise, VR ‘Going to Take a While’
Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality have been the new buzzwords in the home entertainment business for the past few years, but the hype is starting to meet reality (the real one) when it comes to the money-making prospects for these new formats in the entertainment realm. That was the consensus at the “Next … Continue reading “DEG Speakers Confront New Reality: AR Shows Promise, VR ‘Going to Take a While’”
