Conference News
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Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence
Amazon may have a legacy antithetical to brick-and-mortar business, but its recent strategies appear to be embracing old-school retail. The ecommerce behemoth, which currently operates about 20 branded retail bookstores, last year acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. It has reduced its list of cities for a second headquarter down to 20. Earlier this month, … Continue reading “Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence”
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DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance have partnered to present the 4K Ultra HD Summit from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The 4K Ultra HD Summit will advocate and educate about the benefits of 4K Ultra HD televisions and content while highlighting the … Continue reading “DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit”
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Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence
Amazon may have a legacy antithetical to brick-and-mortar business, but its recent strategies appear to be embracing old-school retail. The ecommerce behemoth, which currently operates about 20 branded retail bookstores, last year acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. It has reduced its list of cities for a second headquarter down to 20. Earlier this month, … Continue reading “Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence”
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DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance have partnered to present the 4K Ultra HD Summit from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The 4K Ultra HD Summit will advocate and educate about the benefits of 4K Ultra HD televisions and content while highlighting the … Continue reading “DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit”
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First Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 13
A panel for the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Discovery” held Aug. 5 at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention included the announcement that the first season of the show will arrive on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Nov. 13 from Paramount Home Media Distribution and CBS Home Entertainment. The discs will include all 15 … Continue reading “First Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 13”
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Netflix Had a Busy Sunday at TCA
Netflix worked overtime Sunday (July 29) at the Television Critics Association’s Summer 2018 Press Tour announcing two unscripted series, upcoming launch dates for four series and first-look trailers of other pending titles. The TCA Summer Press Tour runs through Aug. 8 with studios and distributors – notably digital – announcing new fall content launches. Netflix, … Continue reading “Netflix Had a Busy Sunday at TCA”
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Sense of Scale Was Big Challenge for ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ VFX Team
The epic battles seen in the “Pacific Rim” movies wouldn’t be possible without the skilled artisans of the visual effects houses that create them. The films deal with a future world in which large creatures called kaiju are created by aliens called Precursors and sent to invade the Earth through underwater portals, leading humanity to … Continue reading “Sense of Scale Was Big Challenge for ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ VFX Team”
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‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Earns Fond Reflections as It Heads to Blu-ray
Among the great pantheon of adaptations of Batman over the years, “Batman: The Animated Series” is considered by many fans to be among the best representations of the character and his world. Among the show’s latest milestones since it debuted in 1992, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the complete series on Blu-ray and digitally … Continue reading “‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Earns Fond Reflections as It Heads to Blu-ray”
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Netflix’s Comic-Con ‘Disenchantment’
Netflix put most of its Comic-Con fire into promoting “Disenchantment,” from “The Simpsons” and “Futurama” creator Matt Groening. The streaming giant had a big booth on the show floor where Comic-Con attendees could “visit” the show’s “world,” and on July 21 Netflix debuted the first official trailer from the series – Groening’s first new project … Continue reading “Netflix’s Comic-Con ‘Disenchantment’”
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Warner Highlights Classic Cartoons, DTV Titles at Comic-Con
Classic cartoons and new direct-to-video titles were highlighted at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International over the weekend by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and the Warner Archive Collection. In the July 21 panel “This Is Your Life, Jonny Quest,” Warner Archive Collection podcaster D. W. Ferranti announced the upcoming release of the classic cartoon “Jonny Quest” … Continue reading “Warner Highlights Classic Cartoons, DTV Titles at Comic-Con”
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Hulu Boosts Comic-Con Presence with ‘Castle Rock’ Installation
Hulu, the No. 3 subscription streaming service, had an increased presence at San Diego Comic-Con this year, taking over city parkland across the street from the Convention Center to promote “Castle Rock,” a new digital original series based on the horror stories of Stephen King. Castle Rock, of course, is the fictional town in Maine … Continue reading “Hulu Boosts Comic-Con Presence with ‘Castle Rock’ Installation”
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‘Death of Superman’ Filmmakers Focused on Story’s Emotional Core
Finding a real-life couple to portray an iconic love story can be a huge boon to a movie. At least, that was the thinking The Death of Superman filmmakers had when casting real-life husband and wife Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell to provide the voices for Lois Lane and Clark Kent in the animated film. … Continue reading “‘Death of Superman’ Filmmakers Focused on Story’s Emotional Core”
