“Poker Face:” The Sunday Mystery Movie But It’s Streaming
The Future of Production Amplified: How Real-Time Graphics are Changing the Face of Film & Television Production
Epic Games industry manager Miles Perkins discusses how real-time graphics are revolutionizing production for film and television.
Virtual Production Is Going Great, But… We Have Some Talent and Tech Challenges
A new report from Altman Solon finds virtual production is on the rise, but costs and finding experienced talent remain industry challenges.
“Troll:” Norway’s Motion Blur Makes a Modern (Ancient) Kaiju
Employing an all-Norwegian crew and VFX vendors, Norway’s “Troll” has toppled “RRR” to become Netflix’s best performing non-English film.
“Copenhagen Cowboy:” Neon, Neo-Noir, and Nefarious
In director Nicolas Winding Refn’s acid western neon-noir “Copenhagen Cowboy,” the superheroes are ultra-stylish, neon-saturated and female.
Let’s Get Into the Economics of Streaming and TV Content
Analysts predict that streaming will become more expensive and more frequently interrupted by ads as studios look to balance their budgets.
What’s Next for Streaming? (It’s All About the ARPU, Baby)
How streamers can use the lessons learned from the past year in 2023 to help rebound from recent subscriber losses and stock price declines.
AI Will Generate an Endless, Customized Stream of Media (and You’re the Muse)
In the near-future, AI will be able to generate entire books, TV shows, movies and video games from scratch, tailored specifically for you.
How Diffusion Drives Generative AI
Diffusion models have replaced GANs (generative adversarial networks) to drive the recent explosion in generative AI tools.
AI-Generated Video Is Happening. So What Does That Mean?
AI-generated art has advanced by leaps and bounds, but studios and audiences alike might not yet be ready for its Hollywood closeup.
This Is What’s Next for AI: Content, Coding… and Western Civilization?
This year promises industry-transforming breakthroughs for AI in music composition, video animation, writing code and translation.
Hope Seriously Is a Thing With Wings: Documentary Production on “All That Breathes”
This poetic, languorous (and award-winning) documentary features a family effort to rescue and heal black kites in Delhi as the city deals with social upheaval.
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed:” Art and Activism (on Both Sides of the Camera)
Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” shows how Nan Goldin’s life and work intersect with her activism.
“M3GAN:” James Wan, Gerard Johnstone, and Jason Blum Know What You Want
Director Gerard Johnstone’s hit movie “M3GAN” has busted the $100 million barrier in global ticket sales on a $12 million production budget.
Iñárritu, del Toro, and Cuarón: Life, Death and Everything Before and After
“The three amigos:” A conversation with filmmakers Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón
Raising Engagement Via Streaming Personalization With Broadpeak
How can streaming personalization increase engagement with video content?
Mobile Video Overview: Data, Downloads and “House of the Dragon”
The mobile streaming industry is experiencing a download boom, with hours spent on mobile phones peaking at a record 4.1 trillion in 2022.
Audiences Are Heading to FAST, But Will the Ad Dollars Follow?
As the FAST space explodes, a new report projects that by 2025 ad spend on FASTs will surpass that of cable, broadcast or SVOD services.
Complete Chaos Theory: Building the (Messy) Multiverse of “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Creative duo the Daniels take audiences on a heart-wrenching trip through the multiverse in A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
“The Banshees of Inisherin:” Martin McDonagh Tells a Wonderful/Terrible Tale
Writer-director Martin McDonagh fuses his trademark dark humor with something altogether more profound in “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
CES 2023: Controlling the Connected Home and Media Delivery/Distribution
In its report following CES 2023, Parks Associates finds that Smart TVs now represent the most important point in the connected home.
CES 2023: Where Are We With Smart TV Platforms?
The most notable developments for the Media & Entertainment industry at CES 2023 were in the Smart TV space, according to an IABM report.
CES 2023: The Consumer Technologies That’ll Impact Your Year
Kicking off CES 2023, the Consumer Technology Association’s Steve Koenig says the world is headed toward a “metaverse of things.”