For an awards show often criticized for its predictability, the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards surprised with first-time honorees dominating many of the category winners, including AMC's "Breaking Bad," which won for outstanding drama series.
The filmmakers responsible for the indie drama "Big Sur," which opens this month, faced a number of challenges inherent in transposing Beat Generation hero Jack Kerouac's introspective novel of the same name into a feature film set in late 1950s California.
In the half dozen years that it's been possible to send live shots over cellular networks, bonded cellular equipment providers have each poured time and money into R&D to make their technology the go-to solution for live productions.
MTV has long been known as a trendsetter in the adoption of cutting-edge technology. This year's Video Music Awards broadcast, held at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, featured the first use of the HDK-97ARRI Super 35 CMOS camera from Ikegami and ARRI.
"The solutions for today's challenges are much different from what was needed even a few years ago," says Peter Burk is president of manufacturer Burk Technology, "so there is great opportunity to help broadcasters save money, improve quality and cope with the onslaught of new digital delivery systems."
Netflix hasn't set a date for its anticipated launch of 4K streaming or indicated how much broadband speed consumers will need to obtain it, but CEO Reed Hastings dropped some hints on both counts.