Doug Aitken's "Mirror" Display, Dish's App and API, 5D Filmmaking, 4K Editing, Ultra HD Delivery

June 28, 2013

Welcome to News Headlines, an eNewsletter presenting highlights of article posts on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment, the industry's most comprehensive news and information source, inspired by NAB Show and produced in partnership with NewBay Media. Our goal is to provide a truly unique collection of perspectives with respect to the many content-based communities that intersect at NAB Show. Stay connected to the conversations that happen at NAB Show 365 days a year, online and on the go! "Mirror" Installation Reflects and Responds in Real Time Multimedia artist Doug Aitken's 12-story LED display wraps around the northwest corner of the Seattle Art Museum. This display is supplemented by vertical LED strips located above and below the video wrap. Working together, the horizontal display and strips come alive with a mixture of video imagery, stills and colors. Read More» Priming the 4K Pump While some major programmers like ESPN take a wait-and-see approach to 4K, TV makers are working on ways to supply Ultra HD content that can take advantage of the pricey sets they're trying to sell to consumers. Read More» Dish Opens Up on TV Apps Dish Network is set to launch a program that will extend a bridge to the innovative, yet fragmented, market of second screen applications and services that help viewers discover video content or become more engaged with what they're watching on TV. Read More» Editors Rise to the Ultra HD Challenge With quadruple the information of HD contained in the massive 4K files, it is going to be the editors who will be relied upon to realize the potential of this new production format. Read More» Pittman: Time for Radio--and the Labels--to Change the Paradigm Clear Channel Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman, in an interview with Joel Denver of All Access, says, "If you look at how streaming costs are set up, most radio companies are either not going into it or doing a little as it's too damn expensive not getting enough return. So the pressure is on everyone to find a solution that's not taking money from one person's pocket to put it into the other." Read More» The Beauty of Noah Baumbach's Black-and-White New York: Using the Canon 5D to Capture "Frances Ha" "Frances Ha" director Noah Baumbach, recalls cinematographer Sam Levy, "was interested in making a black-and-white film with a small crew and minimal equipment, in the production style of the French New Wave. He was curious about the Canon 5D as a tool for working this way." Read More» The Big 4K Question Mark "4K is going to help on the media side to create a 'wow' factor for reaching an audience," predicts Leonard Wong, vice president of technology at RMG Networks. "We wanted to change some of the experience with digital signage. We recognize that there is a proven model for digital signage today, but we wanted to take it to the next level." Read More»

Subscribe | Advertise with us | Forward To A Friend

Manage Your Email Preferences/Unsubscribe Change Your Email Address To report abuse, click here. You have received this message because you previously gave your email address to NewBay Media LLC. © 2013 NewBay Media LLC, 28 East 28th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016 | 212.378.0400