First, kudos for Comcast/Sky for integrating the comprehensive functionality of a modern TV system, but some major black marks for failing to make the sets simply attractive. In my opinion the Sky Glass TVs are a tad expensive: a 65” 4K model will cost a thumping £1049 if bought on a standalone basis. The integration […]
Sony is introducing a ‘Perfect for PlayStation 5’ campaign for BRAVIA XR TVs, specially designed to work perfectly with the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and offer a fantastic gaming experience with immersive picture and sound. ‘Perfect for PlayStation 5’ TVs will bring in two brand-new PS5 exclusive features– Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture […]
India media giant ZEE, en route to a merger with Sony India, is fighting to hold onto its CEO Punit Goenka. Invesco, a major investor in ZEE, while supporting the merger is demanding that Goenka be removed along with some of the Zee board members. ZEE on October 2nd confirmed that it had filed a […]
Sony has announced a new wireless neckband speaker, the SRS-NS7, for enjoying an immersive personal cinema sound experience, along with the WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter – which works with selected Sony headphones to enjoy a same experience as the SRS-NS7. Lose yourself in your favourite movie or song The SRS-NS7 is the world’s first Dolby Atmos […]
Sony Pictures Television has sold its entire network channel portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe to Antenna Group. The deal covers 22 pay-TV channels and two OTT services in 12 territories. The deal will see Antenna Group take control of the Central and Eastern European AXN, Sony and Viasat pay-TV channels and on-demand services. The […]
ABI Research reports that 2020 both accelerated and severely hampered the Virtual Reality (VR) market, and those impacts continue in 2021. Consumer interest in VR grew significantly, while the bubble created around location-based VR—once a significant portion of the total VR market—is now bursting. Interest is slowly returning for public usage in arcades and other […]
As rumoured last year, Amazon Studios has ordered a new spin-off series of The Boys, the Emmy-nominated superhero drama from Sony Pictures Television. Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Amazon says the new show will be “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes […]
Punit Goenka, the eldest son of Zee’s founder Subhash Chandra, was expected to be the new CEO at the merging Zee Entertainment/Sony Pictures entertainment giant. However, an existing major shareholder in Zee, Invesco Fund with an 18 per cent stake, is objecting and has called an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to pursue not only a […]
MovieLabs, a technology joint venture of the major Hollywood movie studios, has released a visual language guide and a suite of design elements to help developers and producers create and communicate workflows in a visually consistent way that can be implemented and understood across the industry. Building on the Ontology for Media Creation (OMC), the Visual Language for Media Creation (VLMC) provides robust mechanisms and conventions for human-to-human and machine-to-human illustration of elements in a media workflow. The current lack of a common visual language causes a high level of inconsistency across visual elements […]
Starzplay, the international streaming service from Starz, has obtained exclusive rights to the Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominated Starz Original series Outlander for its UK service, marking the first time the fan-favorite series will stream on its home platform outside the US. Starzplay UK will exclusively launch the upcoming sixth season of Outlander day […]