Mumbai, 03 October 2022: Devdatta Potnis (Dev) has decided to part company from Cosmos-Maya, India’s leading animation studio after a decade long association during which the studio went from strength to strength. Presently the studio's Chief Growth Officer, Dev joined the studio as head of sales in 2011. He was instrumental in getting the animation studio’s first domestic IP, Motu Patlu off the ground. The show is the biggest animation pop-culture phenomenon in India today, … [Read more...] about Devdatta Potnis, Chief Growth Officer Parts Company With Cosmos-Maya
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Broadcasting in the Disruption Age
What do Tanglin, Code of Law, Mata Mata, I Not Stupid, Crime Watch, Elle, 8 Days and iWeekly have in common? They are all TV shows, magazines published, produced or aired by divisions belonging to the Singapore media giant Mediacorp. The broadcaster has seven TV channels, 11 radio stations, digital assets and news studios, as well as numerous editing suites, all comfortably located on a 80,000m2 floor space, in a ship like structure (Noah’s Ark). The building is designed by award-winning … [Read more...] about Broadcasting in the Disruption Age
To UHD and Beyond
Many leading broadcasters globally are already producing in 4K. Typical is the BCC’s acclaimed Natural History Unit which is committed to 4K production on all current and future projects. Sony Pictures Television is also fully behind 4K production with shows like Master of Sex, The Michael J. Fox Show and as well as with its joint-venture channel 3net. Sony Pictures Television’s Colorworks division is also committed to maintaining a post-production schedule to match its regular HD through-put. … [Read more...] about To UHD and Beyond
It’s Showtime on AXN
There was a time when certain genres and programming appealed to some territories but not others, a time when scripted series and movies from the studio ruled, traditional documentaries were sacrosanct, and unscripted forms like factual entertainment and reality were poor cousins at best. Genre and topic-driven content were critically important while one-offs, specials and mini-series were highly sought after. And the area of formats was largely identified by shiny-floor shows, talent and … [Read more...] about It’s Showtime on AXN
India’s Pocket Aces enters
Indian video powerhouse, Pocket Aces has entered China’s biggest internet market with over 731 million users. With this deal, Pocket Aces becomes the first Indian digital content creator to be available on one of China’s biggest websites, Youku Tudou, which is owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba. WebTVAsia is YouTube certified multi-channel network and one of the three global partners for Youku Tudou which sources shortform content across the globe for the host platform. Pocket Aces creates … [Read more...] about India’s Pocket Aces enters
TIVO Q1 2017 VIDEO TRENDS REPORT:
Each quarter, TiVo seeks real consumer opinions to uncover key trends relevant to pay- TV providers, digital publishers and CE manufacturers. The 17th edition of TiVo’s quarterly video trends report (previously the Digitalsmiths Quarterly Video Trends Report), released today, includes insights on pay-TV vs. over-the-top (OTT) user experiences, live sporting event viewing via social media and more. Based on a survey of more than 3,000 consumers in North America, the Q1 2017 Video Trends Report … [Read more...] about TIVO Q1 2017 VIDEO TRENDS REPORT:
