The names of the jury members of the HISPASAT 4K International Short Film Festival have just been announced. Actress Marian Álvarez (Golden Leopard for best actress in the Locarno Film Festival for her role in Lo mejor de mí, Silver Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her role in La herida), director and […]
UK TV production sector international revenues grew by 5.3 per cent in the past year and have tripled in the past eight years, the Pact 2016 Census published reveals. From 2015 to 2016, primary international commissions grew from £430 million (€469m) to £468 million and this was in part driven by commissions from standalone digital […]
Facebook’s Oculus Rift VR headset is gaining market share on digital gaming platform Steam, according to data from Valve, with the Vive’s main rival increasing its hold on the PC platform by 8.1 per cent in August. Valve has
Sky Cinema is bringing customers a collection of classic and celebrated sci-fi films this September, offering some of the genre’s biggest titles on a dedicated ‘Sky-Fi’ channel. Launching on September 9th, for a month, customers will be able to watch some of the most iconic franchises from the sci-fi genre. The dedicated channel is available […]
HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, has confirmed that Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of the Republic of Korea has become a Licensor of the HEVC Advance HEVC/H.265 Licensing Programme. As a Licensor, ETRI will make its essential patents available through the HEVC Advance patent pool, which provides a transparent and efficient licensing programme […]
The Australian online advertising market has once again delivered double-digit growth figures increasing by A$799 million (€536m) to reach A$7.6 billion for the full financial year ending June 30th 2017, a 11.7 per cent increase over the prior financial year. “Online advertising continues to deliver robust double digit growth and now accounts for close to […]
Rovio Entertainment, a global games-first entertainment company and creator of the Angry Birds brand, has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and a listing of its shares on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. Rovio is a games-first entertainment company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games and acts as […]
CASBAA has announced that following five years’ service as the Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Slaughter is to step down, effective December 31st. Slaughter will continue as CEO through the remainder of the year while a search is carried out for his successor. “The Board deeply appreciates Chris’ stewardship of the Association over the past […]
A very large joint-venture satellite using a pre-flown (“flight tested”) SpaceX Falcon 9 booster stage will be launched no earlier than October. The much-delayed satellite had been expected to fly during September, and was initially scheduled for September 27th although previous expected launch dates of October 2016, November 2016 and July 2017 have been missed. […]
Two telecommunications satellites are due to be launched into orbit today (September 5th), by Arianespace. The satellites are Intelsat’s I-37e and Japan’s BSAT-4a. The final countdown starts at 18.51pm French Guiana time (17.51 EDT, 21.51 GMT), when a 33-minute launch window opens for this, Arianespace’s 5th flight this year. Intelsat 37e is riding as the […]