Monthly Archives: October 2016
James Cameron Wants Glasses-Free 3D For The ‘Avatar’ Sequels
Written on October 31, 2016 at 6:26 pm, by Michael msilbergleid
Slashfilm.com (as well as pretty much everyone else on the internet) reports that they’ve heard about James Cameron wanting to shoot in high frame rates before, and there was even […] More
3 Reasons Cable TV Companies Will Go Out Of Business
Written on October 31, 2016 at 6:23 pm, by Michael msilbergleid
That’s what huffingtonpost.com says. Here’s their justification: The rapid of acceleration of technology has left dated services in the dust. Often times, innovation can make once common things go extinct. […] More
Atlantic 10 to Broadcast Package of Men’s Hoops Game to Facebook Live
Written on October 31, 2016 at 2:56 pm, by SVG Staff
In a groundbreaking move, the Atlantic 10 Conference will become the first league to deliver a package of regular season men’s college basketball games via Facebook Live. The league will […] More
Imagine Communications to Host Webinar on OTT Services and Monetization
Written on October 31, 2016 at 11:59 am, by SVG Staff
Imagine Communications is teaming up with Siemens Convergence Creators to host a webinar address the rapidly developing trends in the technology behind the digital streaming space. The webinar entitled, Exploring Opportunities […] More
Twitter and the NFL: The Halftime Report
Written on October 31, 2016 at 11:35 am, by Troy Dreier, Contributor, Streaming & Digital
Twitter and the NFL are in the middle of their 10-game Thursday Night Football live-streaming schedule, so it’s time for a halftime report. More
King Faisal University Outfits New OB Van with Solutions from Grass Valley
Written on October 31, 2016 at 10:52 am, by SVG Staff
With more than 90,000 students and four main colleges in Saudi Arabia, King Faisal University (KFU) has been serving the educational needs of the region for more than 40 years. […] More
Can Social Media Make the Move to Becoming a Primary Distribution Platform?
Written on October 30, 2016 at 9:38 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Social media’s role as a primary distribution platform was the topic of discussion at a panel session at Sportel earlier this week. And while it seems that platforms like YouTube […] More
Avid Acquires Licensing Rights to Nexidia’s Technologies and Solutions
Written on October 28, 2016 at 2:38 pm, by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Avid has acquired the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Nexidia’s media and entertainment technologies and solutions. More
SMPTE Marks Centennial With Look at Next-Gen Tech, Growing Millennial Workforce
Written on October 28, 2016 at 2:35 pm, by Jason Dachman
SMPTE celebrated its 100th anniversary during its annual conference in Hollywood this week, bringing together the film and television industry’s engineering community to address the latest developments. Among the issues […] More
SMPTE 2016 Q&A: Pierre Routhier’s ‘13 Rules for Quality VR’
Written on October 28, 2016 at 1:18 pm, by Jason Dachman
Day 2 of SMPTE 2016 kicked off with a look at the latest developments in virtual-reality technology and workflows. Advanced-imaging specialist Pierre Routhier of Digital Troublemaker has lived on the […] More