The new cloud-native content supply chain and distribution platform, Ateliere Creative Technologies, keeps on its aim to help the industry transition to a next-generation media supply chain in the cloud. Their appointments of Heather Wells and Sonny Sandel as Head of Global Customer Support and Head
Answers by Jon Edwards, Vice President Media Platforms Engineering at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Business models are changing. How does television as we know it have to evolve to survive? The rise, proliferation and maturation of streaming platforms have definitely changed the viewing experience and
The aggregation of the signal distribution in a single location is becoming a trend in the TV industry in the US. With the challenges of an immense geography and over 240 affiliate stations only for ABC, Disney has decided to take this path. We had
In TM Broadcast International 94, we visit the Disney facilities in The Woodlands, TX, where the company is bringing signal distribution into one single site. We also get into the F1 circus with “Drive to Survive” documentary with the two companies that make it possible:
Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire MGM for $8.45 billion. Therefore, the company owns now a catalogue with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows. The acquisition will boost Prime Video platform in the competition with Disney + and Netflix. The rumours of this
Prime Focus Technologies has announced a multi-year agreement with Disney. The deal includes the management of the production flows for Disney + Hotstar originals content with Clear Production Cloud platform. “COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of cloud-based workflows for Media & Entertainment industry in production. And
Sony has confirmed that its next gen console Playstation5 will have Apple TV, Disney+, Netflix, Spotify, Twitch and Youtube apps available at launch. Some of these services, such as Twitch, will offer an integrated experience. Additional streaming apps coming to PS5 include Amazon Prime Video,
