UHD Alliance, VOD Advances, Declines in Music Downloads, Increases in Personalized Viewing, Reality TV, Generational TV, The Future of Broadcast TV

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January 08, 2015
Connect 2 Media & Entertainment, which launched in 2013, is a resource to help you as a media professional keep up with developments not only in your own business segment but across all industry sectors. Find out what's happening in TV, radio, digital media, film, event spaces, enterprise, and much more by visiting www.c2meworld.com each day. TELEVISION UHD Alliance Formed to Support Innovation The companies have collaborated to set the bar for next-generation video entertainment by establishing new standards to support innovation in video technologies including 4K and higher resolutions, high dynamic range, wider color gamut, and immersive 3D audio. Read More» DIGITAL MEDIA "The Interview" Could Hack the Theater Business While "The Interview" may or may not turn out to be the panacea that the digital VOD industry is expecting, it's clear the movie's digital performance has opened some eyes in the film industry. Read More» PRODUCTION/POST/SOUND Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola on the Challenges of Producing "Mozart in the Jungle" for Amazon How did two novices in the TV arena wind up producing an ensemble drama for Amazon Studios? Read More» TELEVISION The ESPN Streaming Deal and How TV Is Becoming Entertainment for Old People A generational divide over the very meaning of "television" has emerged. For high school students, it may mean YouTube. For millennials: Netflix. For mom and dad: perhaps the networks, the Weather Channel and maybe PBS. Read More» TELEVISION The Future of Broadcast Television With the convergence of second-screen adoption and the abundance of real-time news consumption via social channels, the broadcast landscape underwent a major transformation in 2014, and will continue to do so in 2015. Read More» RADIO With Downloads in Decline, Can iTunes Adapt? Apple's innovative iTunes music service is still the market leader in music downloads, but after more than a decade of growth, sales of music tracks on iTunes have been declining. Last year saw the largest drop in sales — 14 percent. Read More» PRODUCTION/POST/SOUND The Cinematography of "Unbroken" Relies on Real Beauty Explains "Unbroken" director Angelina Joie, who worked with cinematographer Roger Deakins to create the imagery of the film, "Roger's like me in that way, in that we felt the real beauty in the world could not be replaced." Read More» RADIO Shopping for a Car With HD Radio It's nice that HD Radio is available in the luxury vehicles, but luxury vehicles make up 7 percent of the motoring public. You need HD Radio available, reasonably priced, in the other 12.7 million vehicles sold to make the medium viable. Read More» PRODUCTION/POST/SOUND The Legacy of the "CBS Sunday Morning" Moment in Nature The Moment In Nature segment, to Rand Morrison, current executive producer of "CBS Sunday Morning," defines the show both in terms of the type and pace of show content as well as by a recognizable and beloved ending segment. Read More» TELEVISION Reality TV Is Dying For more than a decade, reality television shows bulldozed their way across the US ratings landscape unchecked, attracting bumper audiences year after year. But the big-hitters of the genre such as "Survivor" and "American Idol" have shown serious signs of fatigue after years of dominance. Read More»   FILM Director Andrey Zvyagintsev on His Vision of Russia in "Leviathan" Not only does Zvyagintsev make acute observations on contemporary Russia through his vision, but he does it in a truly cinematic manner making use of the landscape, his actors, and the beautiful shades of blue that permeate his frames. Read More»   More Articles & Insights DIGITAL MEDIA: The Challenge of Mobile Video: Big Returns for Small Screens » TELEVISION: Translating the Year in Tech » DIGITAL MEDIA: FCC to Vote on Net Neutrality in February » DIGITAL MEDIA: 76% of Homes Have DVR, Netflix or Use VOD »
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