From blue-chip specials to long-running series, programming about nature and animals remains popular with viewers and broadcasters. The makers of wildlife documentaries always face challenges – mainly how to come up with new stories and new ways to tell old stories. Sometimes that means years of camping in the bush in faraway land or sending cameras in the deepest parts of the oceans; sometimes it means looking right under their noses. This year, at Asian Side of the Doc 2016 in … [Read more...] about Factual Encounter
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SES partner EDB
Luxembourg / Singapore– SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) inked an agreement with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), marking its inaugural cooperation with EDB’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn) to explore greater development and innovation in satellite technologies, hardware and software tools for satellite networks of the future. SES and EDB will work with Singapore research institutes and industry partners in the design, prototyping and … [Read more...] about SES partner EDB
Imagine contributes to Sony’s IP Studio
Thames Ditton– Imagine Communications has demonstrated its support for furthering the advancement of IP-based production environments through its recent participation in the launch of a dedicated IP Live Studio by Sony at its Digital Motion Picture Centre Europe (DMPCE) at Pinewood Film Studios near London. Imagine Communications is supplying several IP-based solutions to the testing and training facility opened by Sony last week to provide broadcasters and production companies with the … [Read more...] about Imagine contributes to Sony’s IP Studio
#SocialTV
The introduction of social media has enabled television content to be more accessible and shared in many ways. Today, television has an interactive element to it with live tweeting starting conversations even before a programme is aired. Broadcasters actively use social media to engage with audiences to enhance their viewer experience - it is almost safe to say that social media is a necessity to promoting content. Some broadcasters also incorporate social media within their programme by … [Read more...] about #SocialTV
New film festival in Montreal
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
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