AT&T Acquisition Implications, Transcoding and the Video Ecosystem, Re-evaluating the Image Capture Process, Animated Projections for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

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May 19, 2014

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. DIGITAL MEDIA AT&T To Acquire DirecTV For $48.5 Billion The transaction enables the combined company to bundle video, high-speed broadband and mobile services through AT&T's 2,300 retail stores and thousands of authorized dealers and agents of both companies nationwide. Read More» PRODUCTION/POST/SOUND Gangster's Paradise: Digital Cinematography on "Dom Hemingway" "I hear the term 'image capture' a lot," says "Dom Hemingway" cinematographer Giles Nuttgens. "It's as though we just point a camera at a scene and the rest is done in post: 'Shoot flat and make it look good later.'" Read More» ENTERPRISE How Transcoding Solutions Will Change the Corporate Video Ecosystem In the world of online video, think of "transcoding" as the long-overlooked bridge linking content development and content distribution. Read More» LIVE & PUBLIC SPACES Phosphene Develops Animated Projections for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" John Bair and his Phosphene team designed and executed a complex animation, a short film projected onto a transparent screen that underscores the lyrics of the song "The Origin of Love," with which Neil Patrick Harris, as Hedwig, interacts at each performance. Read More» RADIO Study Shows Radio Campaigns Significantly Improves Consumer Awareness A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of radio in building brand awareness and delivering against client goals when included as a significant part of their media campaigns. Read More» FILM The End Game for "Godzilla" "The whole point of this kind of film is that it appeals to everybody," explains director Gareth Edwards. "As much as you want to make this for the fans, I think the fans would agree that the best outcome is it turns people who wouldn't normally care about Godzilla into fans." Read More» More Articles & Insights Analysis: Will An AT&T-DirecTV Merger Fly? » FCC Launches Open Internet Rules » FCC Proves Yet Again That It's Out to Kill Net Neutrality » A Free and Open FCC » The Real Battle for Net Neutrality Just Began» OTT Success Depends on Unbundling Nets » UHDTV Sets to Penetrate Third of U.S. Homes By 2020 » SOA-Type Platforms Harken Back To IT-Centric Playout »

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