This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. The film, media, and entertainment sector experienced widespread disruption in 2020. The pandemic saw TV and film production halted and movie theatres shuttered, leading to billions in lost revenue for broadcasters and filmmakers. Though some level of production has since been allowed to resume, new safe management practices mean that the industry could be navigating the fallout of the pandemic for many years to … [Read more...] about Reimagining the future of Asia’s film, media, and entertainment sector
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iSIZE appoints Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development
iSIZE Technologies, a pioneer in delivering deep-learning solutions to optimise the quality of video streaming, announces its appointment of Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development. Sherif brings 25 years of experience across video coding and digital media systems. He will lead global business development for iSIZE as video streaming companies increasingly turn to technology to improve the experience of their users. During his 12-years at Dolby Laboratories, Sherif held a … [Read more...] about iSIZE appoints Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development
WildBear Entertainment launches Wildbear Aotearoa and appoints Craig Meade as General Manager
WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, continues its expansion by establishing WildBear Aotearoa in New Zealand, its first office outside Australia, and recruiting experienced executive producer, director and writer Craig Meade as its general manager. Meade joins from NHNZ where he was head of production, responsible for its factual and documentary output as well as relationships with the wider international television industry. During his 15 … [Read more...] about WildBear Entertainment launches Wildbear Aotearoa and appoints Craig Meade as General Manager
Intinor adds user-configured distribution delay
Intinor, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high-quality video over internet, has added a user-configurable delay to its Direkt encoders for streaming video distribution. The new functionality is in response to requests from esports companies, but the ability to add different delays to individual destinations from the same software encoder is valuable in many applications. Using the simple web interface, users can set delays for each destination, up to a maximum … [Read more...] about Intinor adds user-configured distribution delay
AXN to premiere epic spy series ‘Alex Rider’ on 30 March
Are you a fan of exhilarating spy dramas? Alex Rider might just be the perfect series for you. Based on the phenomenally successful novels by author Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy hero Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) returns to screen in an eight-episode season. Following the death of his uncle and guardian, Ian Rider (Andrew Buchan), Alex reluctantly becomes an agent for the British government after finding out the truth about his uncle’s identity, who worked as an agent for … [Read more...] about AXN to premiere epic spy series ‘Alex Rider’ on 30 March
A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. An accomplished media industry veteran with 30 years under her belt, A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano has helped to build A+E into a world-class provider of content and a top creator of global IP. One of Liz’s contributions to A+E Networks included the launch of the Lifetime Movie Network Channel in Australia in September 2020 and her involvement with HISTORY U.S. on the international co-production with Hulu Japan on the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest