LONDON – Tiffen has provided support for the recent Dean Cundey Masterclass, a week-long event organised by the ISPRA French Film School in Toulouse, France, and set up in the Toulouse studios of France 3 Television. Tiffen International’s filter guru Eren Ibrahim was on hand to advise and discuss filters usage throughout the event in conjunction with Dean Cundey, and also offer one on one discussions with the students. Ibrahim is based at Tiffen International’s offices at Pinewood … [Read more...] about Tiffen supports French Film School masterclass
AI solutions to improve the world at Code::XtremeApps::2018
SINGAPORE – Participants rose to the challenge of developing innovative solutions to address today’s most challenging issues such as fake news and terrorism, at the 12th edition of the annual hackathon Code::XtremeApps::. The hackathon’s theme, “Changing our world with AI”, challenged the participants to develop artificial intelligence solutions that can improve lives and the environment. Singapore’s longest-running hackathon saw 332 participants form 122 teams to develop solutions … [Read more...] about AI solutions to improve the world at Code::XtremeApps::2018
Movistar+ original “The Pier” to make world premiere at MIPCOM
PARIS – The Pier, Movistar+'s new original series from creators Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato of previous hit show Money Heist (La casa de Papel) will have its World Premiere TV Screening at MIPCOM 2018. The world's entertainment content market MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France from 15-18 October. The Pier will premiere at the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday 16 October at 6:30pm. The eight-hour Movistar+/Telefonica original series in collaboration with … [Read more...] about Movistar+ original “The Pier” to make world premiere at MIPCOM
Issa Rae’s “Insecure” returns for third season on HBO
SINGAPORE – The Peabody Award-winning comedy series Insecure returns for its eight-episode third season, same time as the US on Monday, August 13 at 10:30am (SGT/HKT), with a same day primetime encore at 11:30pm, exclusively on HBO. The series will be streaming on HBO GO and will also be available on HBO On Demand. Starring Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae as Issa, Yvonne Orji as Molly, Lisa Joyce as Frieda, Natasha Rothwell as Kelli, Amanda Seales as Tiffany and Y’lan Noel as … [Read more...] about Issa Rae’s “Insecure” returns for third season on HBO
Viacom inks deal with Mall of China for Nickelodeon’s first Asian indoor theme park
CHONGQING – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has inked a deal with the developers of Mall of China, Jiayuan Group, China Creation Group and Triple Five Group. The collaboration will see all parties co-develop Nickelodeon’s first indoor theme park in Asia and Nickelodeon’s largest indoor theme park in the world when it targets to open in December 2020. The new Nickelodeon indoor theme park will occupy about 28,000 square meters (equivalent in size to nearly four … [Read more...] about Viacom inks deal with Mall of China for Nickelodeon’s first Asian indoor theme park
Wimbledon’s first ever live Visual Radio streams find huge success
LONDON – The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), hosts of The Championships and known for its signature mix of historic tradition and innovation, has streamed live audio coverage of matches to social media for the first time, registering almost 750,000 views and generating direct engagement with just under 60,000 fans. The Wimbledon Radio Channel, Wimbledon’s live radio broadcast of The Championships, produced by IMG and encoded by official technology partner IBM, was delivered to … [Read more...] about Wimbledon’s first ever live Visual Radio streams find huge success