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How Utopai Studios Is Defining Production Intelligence for Film and Television
Filmmakers have always adopted new technology to expand what they can put on the screen. Nonlinear editing changed how films are cut; digital cinematography changed how they are shot and reviewed; visual effects and virtual production made…
Fury vs Joshua: Date, fight time, undercard, prediction, TV and odds
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua finally clash later this year in arguably the biggest and certainly the most long-awaited super-fight in British boxing history. A high-profile heavyweight rivalry spanning more than a decade will finally be settled at…
MPs recommend BBC charter renewal is scrapped and licence fee extended beyond TV
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Future of TV Briefing: TV ad industry's measurement currency frustrations hit (another) boiling point
The most consistent aspect of today's TV measurement landscape may be its inconsistency. Or more to the point, the frustration across both buy and sell side with the lack of consistency in TV's measurement currency. This currency inconsistency was…
BBC told to slash TV licence fee in major overhaul
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) says the BBC should extend the licence fee to cover services beyond TV and reduce the cost from £180 per year. The report, which featured the recommendations, comes ahead of the…
Pearce Quigley seeks 'Small Prophets' in Apple TV series trailer
Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Apple TV is gearing up for the release of the new series Small Prophets. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Wednesday featuring the show's creator, writer, director and star, Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook.
The Swan contestants on the most sadistic reality show on TV: 'Ultimately, we were just a job'
It was in 2003, while listening to country radio, that Kelly first heard the casting call: “Have you dreamed about plastic surgery but never thought you could afford it?” She immediately turned up the volume. The pitch sounded too…
Esther Rantzen all smiles with her family in touching final photo of TV star
Dame Esther Rantzen smiled alongside her daughter in her final photo before her death, which was announced today. The picture showed the Childline founder and That's Life presenter celebrating her 85th birthday alongside her family including…
Double beds, TVs and swimming pool discovered inside Indonesian jail
Five officials have been suspended after a raid revealed an apartment-style compound with air conditioners, big-screen televisions, and a swimming pool allegedly for VIP inmates at a prison near Indonesia's Jakarta. An unannounced raid by Indonesia…
Ariana Madix Is Taking Her Reality TV Experience to Space in Peacock's Developing Drama 'Future Housewives'
Ariana Madix is heading to space. The former Vanderpump Rules star is attached to headline and executive produce Future Housewives, a scripted drama in development at Peacock that transplants reality-show rivalries to an asteroid colony. Set in a…
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly used by inmates at a prison near Jakarta. “We found…
Sets and the City: Why New York's Film and TV Business Is Booming
When Rafael Espinal took office in February as New York City's entertainment chief, he looked around and saw a city that was thriving but had yet to recover from a yearslong slump in film and TV production. “The number of permits we were…
TV journalist crowned as King in traditional ceremony
Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma was crowned on Tuesday A TV journalist who has adopted the regnal name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo has been crowned King of a traditional monarchy that lost its 'Boy King' last month. The event has since triggered…
Former CW Exec Betsy Slenzak Joins View TV Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Betsy Slenzak, who was previously an unscripted executive at The CW, has a new role. Slenzak has been named SVP, Original Content at View TV Studios, which was founded by former Maverick boss Simon Knight. View TV Studios creates what it…
TV News Without Anchors: Reporters Take Mic at Scripps Stations
Viewers of the 6 p.m. news on WGBA in Green Bay, Wisconsin, aren't greeted by anchors anymore. Instead, a recent broadcast began with a quick check of the weather. Then the NBC affiliate switched to a series of prerecorded segments, presented by…
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