White Spark Pictures, the rapidly growing TV and VR production company founded by Briege Whitehead, has been granted exclusive access by the Australian Antarctic Division to join the maiden resupply voyage of its $528 million icebreaker to begin filming a two-hour documentary series, Birth of an Icebreaker: RSV Nuyina. RSV Nuyina (“noy-yee-nah”, which means ‘southern lights’ in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines) is scheduled to depart Hobart, Tasmania, on 9th February on its … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures sets sail to Antarctica on the world’s most advanced ice-breaker
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HBO, Sony veteran Beatriz Pineda joins SSIMWAVE as Product Strategy head
Beatriz Pineda, a leading digital media supply chain expert with HBO and Sony, will help accelerate the development and availability of tools that objectively define video quality as Senior Director, Product Strategy at SSIMWAVE®. Pineda will bring market insights honed during nearly two decades in the production, distribution and equipment sectors to her new role, which will involve ensuring the closest possible alignment between SSIMWAVE’s Video Quality Automation products and the needs of … [Read more...] about HBO, Sony veteran Beatriz Pineda joins SSIMWAVE as Product Strategy head
Astro thanks customers with free previews of all movies and Korean channels
In appreciation of its wins at the Putra Brand Awards 2021, Astro will offer a free preview of all its Movies and Korean channels on TV and Astro GO to all Astro customers from 29 January to 6 February 2022. Henry Tan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Astro said, “We are thrilled to be voted by Malaysians as their top media brand once again. This year, it is even more special for us as we received not one but FOUR awards -- Platinum for Astro, Silver for Go Shop, and two Silver for radio, ERA … [Read more...] about Astro thanks customers with free previews of all movies and Korean channels
Viacom18’s Youth, Music, and English Entertainment Cluster announces launch of new NFT marketplace Fully Faltoo
Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), essentially blockchain-certified digital art, have been gaining immense popularity among brands, artists, celebrities, etc, both in India and globally. India’s leading media conglomerate Viacom18’s Youth, Music and English Entertainment (YME) cluster, is all geared up to set its foot in the rapidly growing digital space of non-fungible tokens with the announcement of the NFT marketplace Fullyfaltoonft.com, which has been setup by GuardianLink.io - a pioneer and … [Read more...] about Viacom18’s Youth, Music, and English Entertainment Cluster announces launch of new NFT marketplace Fully Faltoo
BBC’s ‘Follow the Food’ series uncovers how agriculture is harnessing tech in an attempt to secure our future
In a new, compelling series of Follow the Food, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience™, BBC World News and BBC.com journey across the globe to find out where our food comes from and how farmers and food-producers are working with innovation and technology to find solutions to the profound challenges of population growth and climate change. Presented by renowned Ethnobotanist James Wong, the series will analyse what farmers, scientists, tech innovators and consumers have learned from the … [Read more...] about BBC’s ‘Follow the Food’ series uncovers how agriculture is harnessing tech in an attempt to secure our future
EPIC linear TV feed now available on DistroTV
EPIC, the flagship channel from the house of IN10 Media Network, has strategically allied with numerous partners over the years to further its global presence. The latest partner to onboard is DistroTV, a streaming television platform and a division of the California-based media technology company DistroScale. As per the partnership, the 24x7 infotainment channel, which caters to different genres like food, travel, history among others in the non-fiction category that aspires to imbibe the … [Read more...] about EPIC linear TV feed now available on DistroTV