IMC launches Paramount Channel Vietnam
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CCTV launches global media network
SHANGHAI – Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has launched a new global media platform . The multimedia media cluster consists of six TV channels , a video newsletter agency and a new media agency . The CCTV News channel has also been renamed China Global Television Network ( CGTN ), which currently has production centres in Washington and Nairobi .
SVoD to reach 428 million homes by 2021
MIDDLESEX – The number of subscription video-on-demand ( SVoD ) homes is expected to reach 428 million across 200 countries by 2021 , according to the Global SVoD Forecasts report by Digital TV Research . While the majority of current SVoD subscribers are currently from North America , Asia-Pacific will take over this mantle by 2019 .
HDMI Spec 2.1 to release in Q2 this year
LAS VEGAS – The HDMI Forum will be releasing the HDMI Specification 2.1 in Q2 2017 . The new specification will support a range of higher video resolutions and faster refresh rates , including 8K60Hz and 4K120Hz , and will also feature support for HDR .
‘ If it ain ’ t broke ... break it ’ to succeed
by shawn liew
LONDON – In the digital world of constant change and disruption , it is increasingly clear that those who dare to deviate from traditional norms are thriving ; thus , “ if it ain ’ t broke , consider breaking it ,” teased Rasmus Ankerson , author , entrepreneur and performance development expert .
Speaking as the keynote speaker at the IABM International Business Conference 2016 held last December in London , he said : “ Complacency leads to vulnerability ; the best companies treat success with the same degree of skepticism as they do failure .”
Themed Transformation and Collaboration , the conference also saw participants informed how only 20 % of respondents to a September 2016 IABM survey
by josephine tan
SINGAPORE – The transition from black-andwhite to colour , the introduction of technicolour film , and the ability to work in higher frame rates are just some examples of technology shifts that content producers have leveraged to produce better stories .
In digital cinematography , one technology that has emerged to allow content producers to display more vivid colours than they were able
Speaking as the keynote speaker at the IABM International Business Conference 2016 held last December in London , author , entrepreneur and performance development expert Rasmus Ankerson said : “ Complacency leads to vulnerability ; the best companies treat success with the same degree of skepticism as they do failure .”
indicated that they were getting 80 % -100 % of their revenues from traditional operations . This , according to IABM , is pushing up the spend on new media activities in the pursuit of greater efficiency .
Some 30 % of the survey respondents , who work for broadcast media technology product vendors
8 8 to in film is HDR ( high dynamic range ). It is a “ very significant tool ” as it can produce greater details to create better images ; thus , it can help convey story messages more effectively , said cinematographer Lim Teck Siang .
To provide content producers and cinematographers with a better understanding of the workflows in a HDR ecosystem , Mocha Chai Laboratories , in conjunction with Sony , recently held an HDR workshop in Singapore .
Covering the fundamentals of HDR , from
Described as a “ contemporary entertainment destination ”, the 24-hour Paramount Channel Vietnam features movie hits such as Transformers .
IMC launches Paramount Channel Vietnam
HO CHI MINH – Vietnamese multimedia communication group International Media Corp ( IMC ) has launched Viacom Inter national Media Network ’ s ( VIMN ) Paramount Channel Vietnam on its HTVC cable service .
Described as a “ contemporary entertainment destination ”, the 24- hour Paramount Channel Vietnam features movie hits and films such as Shrek , How To Train Your Dragon , The Godfather , Mission Impossible , Transformers and Star Trek .
Filmmakers experience end-to-end HDR production system
acquisition to workflow and delivery , the workshop allowed participants to experience an end-to-end HDR production system .
Lim told APB that while cameras today are equipped with “ very powerful and very high dynamic range ” recording functions , display formats have not been able to present this full range of colours on screens . “ When display formats for HDR becomes more standardised in time to come , they will become a part of a very
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