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HDR10+ Licensing, Logo Certification Program Begins
HDR10+ Technologies LLC June 20 announced the start of the new licensing and logo certification program for HDR10+ technology. HDR10+ is the royalty-free, open standard dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR), which optimizes picture quality for 4K Ultra HD displays and improves the viewing experience for all audiences. The new HDR10+ technology optimizes … Continue reading “HDR10+ Licensing, Logo Certification Program Begins”
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Charter Ups Hospitality Video Spectrum
Cable operator Charter Communications is joining other pay-TV providers in expanding its over-the-top video and broadband services to the hospitality market, which includes hotels, hospitals and universities, among others. Charter June 19 announced expansion of its “Enterprise TV Portfolio,” offering third-party retail and consumer-facing businesses the same type of digital video entertainment options found in … Continue reading “Charter Ups Hospitality Video Spectrum”
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Charter Ups Hospitality Video Spectrum
Cable operator Charter Communications is joining other pay-TV providers in expanding its over-the-top video and broadband services to the hospitality market, which includes hotels, hospitals and universities, among others. Charter June 19 announced expansion of its “Enterprise TV Portfolio,” offering third-party retail and consumer-facing businesses the same type of digital video entertainment options found in … Continue reading “Charter Ups Hospitality Video Spectrum”
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Facebook-Owned Instagram Eyeing Original Video Content
Looking to compete in the long-form video space, social media photo app Instagram reportedly is eyeing third-party content deals. In an attempt to supplement Facebook’s (which owns Instagram) Watch platform, while competing with Snapchat Discover and YouTube, Instagram is targeting music videos and other scripted programming for a platform launching sometime this month, according The … Continue reading “Facebook-Owned Instagram Eyeing Original Video Content”
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AT&T Ups OTT Video PR Campaign
As AT&T awaits a federal judge’s June 12 decision on the merits of the government’s antitrust litigation involving the telecom’s $84.5 billion acquisition of Time Warner, its executives have been busy talking to Wall Street. AT&T contends the merger — which includes Warner Bros., Turner and HBO — will cut $1.5 billion in annualized operating … Continue reading “AT&T Ups OTT Video PR Campaign”
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Comcast, Fandango Partner to Sell Movie Tickets on the TV
In a unique inter-corporate marketing move, Comcast Cable and Fandango May 30 announced that Xfinity subscribers can now for the first time purchase movie tickets via the X1 set-top and voice remote on their television. Fandango, which includes transactional platform Fandango Now, is part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which is a unit of … Continue reading “Comcast, Fandango Partner to Sell Movie Tickets on the TV”
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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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#MeToo Stain Follows Netflix
NEWS ANALYSIS — When allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct resulted in Jeffrey Tambor (who has denied the allegations) being fired from Amazon’s original series “Transplant,” Netflix hoped the backlash against the award-winning actor wouldn’t affect one of its prized shows, “Arrested Development.” They were wrong. In what was supposed to be a star-studded media … Continue reading “#MeToo Stain Follows Netflix”
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Royal Wedding Skyrockets TV, Online Viewing
The May 19 royal wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle generated more than 29 million TV viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen — topping the 22.8 million people who watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in 2011. Online viewership spiked as well, with a 343% increase in online video streaming … Continue reading “Royal Wedding Skyrockets TV, Online Viewing”
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Atom Tickets Adds Muscle to Advisory Board
Atom Tickets, the online movie ticket service backed by Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox, among others, May 21 announced the addition of Dwayne Johnson and his production company to its advisory board. Johnson, his business partner/ex-wife Dany Garcia and Seven Bucks production company will provide their “expertise” to the ticket startup. Other advisory board members … Continue reading “Atom Tickets Adds Muscle to Advisory Board”