"Tyrant," Tablets and Devices for World Cup Viewing, Transmitting EAS Messages, "Transformers: Age of Extinction 4"

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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 "Tyrant": Fusing and Fictionalizing Current Events for the FX Series In the new FX series "Tyrant," an unassuming American family is drawn into the politics of Baladi, a fictional Middle Eastern country. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland for his nephew's wedding, accompanied by his American wife and two teenaged children. That's when the complications begin. Read More» DIGITAL MEDIA Majority of World Cup Action Available on Second Screens "Devices capable of streaming live and on-demand video--of which there now 4.7 billion--are providing additional viewing opportunities outside the appointment viewing taking place in people's living rooms," explains Ted Hall, senior analyst at Ovum. Read More» FILM Michael Bay Talks the New Technology Propelling "Transformers 4" "Transformers: Age of Extinction 4" is the first movie to use IMAX's new 3D cameras, which the film's director Bay calls "a crazy, crazy camera." He says, "First of all, it's really good 3D. The contrast of it is really rich. It's also the resolution, it's so beyond anything else." Read More» DIGITAL MEDIA Cord Cutting, Unplugged! A debate is raging with an increasing number of consumers over whether or not they can cut the cable cord. Read More» RADIO EAS: Lost in Translation? The idea of transmitting EAS messages in languages other than English has been discussed at the Federal Communications Commission for nearly 10 years. Now broadcasters, alert originators and public interest groups are among those giving the commission opinions about how to accomplish "multilingual EAS." Read More» FILM Richard Linklater's "Boyhood": "Time Is the Lead Character" Filmed in increments over an astonishing period of 12 years, Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" focuses on a boy (Ellar Coltrane) as he ages naturally from 7 to 18. "I was trying to capture how you feel when you're growing up," Linklater explains. Read More» More Articles & Insights Is the Sky Falling on the Retransmission Consent System? » How Niche Content Could Make Television Obsolete » New NAB Board Members Installed » Study Affirms Cord-Changing, "High Dissatisfaction" » Watching the World Cup? Forget 3D, It's All About 4K Now » World Cup: ESPN Nets Record 11.1M Viewers with U.S. Win » NHK Pushes On With 8K TV » Monitors Continue Evolution to OLED, 4K »
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