A 10-year vision for the future of media production, post and creative technologies August 20, 2019 | The media industry has seen tremendous technological advancements and achievements in storytelling over the last 10 years, but there are still major challenges and inherent inefficiencies in production and distribution workflows that threaten to limit future ability to continue innovation, reduce time and expand...
By Thomas K. Arnold August 18, 2019 | For the second year, Media Play News is saluting the top women in home entertainment, with a special focus on the 10 “captains” who are driving the business — as selected by a panel of studio executives, key retailers, journalists and other industry leaders. Our “captains” span a broad range of the home entertainment spectrum. We...
By Paul Bond August 13, 2019 | Media Networks is Disney's largest business, but it is forecast to grow just 14 percent over the next five years as cord-cutting takes its toll, courtesy of streamers like the one Disney will launch, says Michael Morris of Guggenheim Securities. In the same five years, Disney's smallest segment, Direct-to-Consumer and International, is expected to...
By Rebecca Keegan August 9, 2019 | Netflix has been evolving its public policy strategies in recent months to align itself more with Hollywood and less with Silicon Valley, a shift driven by the streamer's maturation into a full-fledged film and TV studio, by its international expansion and by the intense scrutiny Washington is now applying to the tech companies. In...
By Ben Munson August 9, 2019 | Pitting Netflix against Disney in a good old-fashioned donnybrook for the U.S. streaming market is good fun, but not a realistic depiction of the industry. At least, not until the Disney+ bundle showed up. This week Disney+ confirmed its long-speculated streaming service bundle, which will include Disney+ (launching Nov. 12), Hulu with ads and ESPN+ for $12.99...
New Member Amazon Studios Joins Board for the First Time New Directors Include Amazon Studios’ Erol Kalafat, Pedro Gutierrez of Microsoft and Cheryl Goodman of Sony Electronics CONTACT: Shannon Gregory 424-248-3809 shannon@degonline.org LOS ANGELES (August 8, 2019) – DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group today announced its incoming Board of Directors with commencement of its 23rd year as the home entertainment industry’s leading trade association. DEG’s voting member companies elected the new Board...
by cynthia littleton July 30, 2019 | The weight of her new role as the leader of the industry’s largest studio behind the now combined Disney-Fox is not lost on Sarnoff. In her first extensive interview since being appointed to the post in late June, Sarnoff says she is focused on the big picture of harnessing all of WarnerMedia and AT&T’s...
by Brooks Barnes August 1, 2019 |When the TV industry tilted toward a renaissance in the late 1990s, Imagine was among the first movie companies to seize the moment, resulting in shows like “Felicity,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Arrested Development” and “24.” Now Mr. Howard and Mr. Grazer have recalibrated yet again. Imagine has quietly placed itself at the center of the streaming...
By Dade Hayes July 29, 2019 | AMC Networks, whose streaming past was marked by Netflix deals that helped build cornerstone shows like Breaking Bad, has been charting its streaming future with four increasingly viable direct-to-consumer streaming services. None of the outlets is a mass-audience juggernaut, but that’s never been the plan. As a portfolio they have grown steadily and offer the company more options for...
by Ryan Faughnder July 26, 2019 | Walt Disney Co.'s photo-realistic version of “The Lion King” is expected to continue to dominate the multiplex this weekend after already collecting about $729 million in global receipts. But the technologically innovative film’s impact could go well beyond the box office. “The Lion King’s” unusual production techniques, including its use of video game technology and...
