Montreal– A new international film festival will be launched in Montreal this fall. The inaugural edition of the Canada China International Film Festival (CCIFF) will be held September 16 to 19, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The theme of the festival will be Weighing Words: Your Story, Our World. Festival events will be held at a variety of locations around downtown Montreal including Concordia University’s Sir George Williams campus. The festival was created … [Read more...] about New film festival in Montreal
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Bridging technology
According to We Are Social’s insight on Digital, Social & Mobile in APAC in 2015, 1,436 million of the total population of 4,026 million are active internet users, and 1,088 million are active social media users. No argument here, digital media is most definitely an important part of today’s media landscape. Inspiring global fans with digital lifestyle, innovation and entrepreneurship stories, Tech Storm is fast becoming an international digital destination. Tech Storm’s business model is … [Read more...] about Bridging technology
Heads up in the cloud
Cisco has unveiled its new Infinite suite of cloudpowered video solutions; Infinite Video will launch by the end of 2015, and Infinite Home will be available early 2016. The new solutions will offer full-featured linear, on-demand, and cloud DVR video experiences. The Cisco Infinite portfolio will operate across the entire range of delivery models, be it OTT or managed, and whether cable, satellite, wireline or wireless delivery. Being cloudpowered, the new technology allows service … [Read more...] about Heads up in the cloud
Put Programmatic TV to Work for You Today
The U.S. TV landscape continues to change, and the rise of automated, programmatic trading continues unabated in the digital video advertising world (according to eMarketer, programmatic digital video ad spend in the U.S. will rise to nearly $4 billion in 2016). It now promises to disrupt and drive conversion within the traditional TV industry as well, offering broadcasters and operators the opportunity to drive greater efficiencies and revenue than ever before. Programmatic TV can begin to work … [Read more...] about Put Programmatic TV to Work for You Today
Southeast Asia – Among the Most Confi dent Nation Globally
SINGAPORE – Southeast Asian consumer confidence remains strong in Q4 2014, with four Southeast Asian markets ranking in the top 10 most optimistic countries globally, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Index released by Nielsen, a global information and measurement company. The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions also reveals five of six Southeast Asian markets register a confidence index above 100 percentage points (pp). Consumer confidence levels … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia – Among the Most Confi dent Nation Globally
NHK’s 8K transmission successfully tested
Tokyo – NHK is conducting research and development on a large-capacity terrestrial transmission technology to realise 8K (Super Hi-Vision) (hereafter referred to as 8K) terrestrial broadcasting. On this occasion, a long-distance test transmission was successfully achieved. In the test, a compressed 8K signal was transmitted on a single UHF-band channel (6-MHz bandwidth), from a test station at NHK's Hitoyoshi TV relay station in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It was confirmed … [Read more...] about NHK’s 8K transmission successfully tested