Sinclair is deploying innovative cloud-based news and content gathering and production workflows by combining technologies from Avid, Sony and Marquis Broadcast. This new approach leverages 5G networks to reduce connectivity costs while enriching the flow of news metadata to accelerate the speed of its news operations. Ernie Ensign, AVP News Technology & Operations, Sinclair, explained: […]
UK Asian Film Festival has unveiled its programme for its 25th anniversary edition. Running at venues across London, Leicester and Glasgow from May 4th-14th , the festival is presented by Tongues on Fire and is supported by the BFI and Arts Council England. The ‘Celebrating Our Stories’ theme of the festival’s silver jubilee year will […]
The joint-venture OLED development business, JOLED, owned by Panasonic and Sony has filed for bankruptcy in Japan. Its debts are 33.7 billion Yen (around €236m). JOLED’s troubles are seen as part of the long decline of Japan’s display industry, which has undergone repeated realignments to try to compete with South Korean and Chinese rivals. The […]
Nevion, a Sony Group Company and provider of virtualised media production solutions, has announced that it is launching Nevion Virtuoso RE, a smaller-form factor software-defined media node. Designed on the same principles as Virtuoso MI, Nevion’s carrier class appliance, Virtuoso RE is smaller and more light-weight, making it ideal for shallower racks and rackmount flight […]
The immersive VR experience Ghostbusters VR Academy makes its debut in the world’s largest out-of-home VR network. Published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and developed by HOLOGATE, a specialist in compact location-based virtual reality entertainment, Ghostbusters VR Academy is now available at 450+ HOLOGATE locations across 42 countries worldwide. VR fans can now enlist […]
Nevion, a Sony Group Company and provider of virtualised media production solutions, has announced several new features for VideoIPath as part of the continuous development of its leading media orchestration platform. These new additions are designed to make it even easier for users to be in control of their production resources. Widely deployed by broadcasters […]
Sony and US virtual MVPD platform Vidgo have agreed a new deal bringing Vidgo’s streaming service to Sony smart TV viewers across the nation. Vidgo is offering all new and existing Sony TV users across the country a free 30-day trial to its Vidgo Premium package – a value of $79.95 (€75.75) per month – […]
Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, has launched a new music initiative that brings thousands of iconic videos and hundreds of popular and contemporary artists from Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) to its service. During the Crunchyroll Anime Awards (held this year in Japan on March 4th), the company announced a new music initiative celebrating Japanese music and musicians that brings […]
Crunchyroll, the ultimate anime destination for global fans, has revealed the winners for the seventh annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in a star-studded live ceremony that honoured the creators, musicians, and performers powering the international love of the medium. The full list of winners is available on the Anime Awards website and can be found below. For the first […]
Crunchyroll has partnered with Sony Corporation to bring the Crunchyroll anime streaming library to the 2023 Bravia line-up of televisions. “Anime is a global phenomenon, and this partnership between Sony Corporation and Crunchyroll will make anime available faster than ever before” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “We’re excited for fans worldwide to use the […]