Category: media

“The report estimated that by the end of 2012 film would only be used in 37 percent of theaters across the globe. By 2015 film will only be used in 17 percent of cinemas, putting it in what is called a niche projection format.”

“In a city with no shortage of studios, YouTube Space is a new hybrid: a slick production facility intended as a talent incubator, where selected YouTube creators will be granted free access to complete projects, hone skills and collaborate with peers in a campus setting.”

“For more than a week, the CRTC has been hearing from those who have weighed in on the CBC’s bid to renew the licences for its various services for the next five years. One of the most contentious issues is a plan by the corporation to begin running ads on its English-language Radio 2 network and French-language Espace Musique.”

China’s notorious history of artistic censorship may have some disputing that it would be a “really good partner,” but many recognize China as the land of filmmaking opportunity: with available financing, a growing market and a strong desire to beat Hollywood at its own game.

“If you ask execs how they watch TV, they’re either not watching a particular product or they just watched five seasons on Netflix. So, why is (this exec) any different than anyone at home? We are way too obsessed with one another and not with the consumer.”

“Netflix doesn’t just want to compete head-to-head with the established television networks with exclusive content. It wants to do it by using something that traditional networks don’t have: Access to your viewing habits and preferences.”

“A U.S.-based Egyptian-American said to be behind the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims and six other Egyptian Christians were sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Cairo Wednesday. The film, which insulted the prophet Muhammad, sparked violent protests and attacks on U.S. embassies across the Middle East when it was released in September.”

“Between the end of the silent era in the late 1920s and the start of Hollywood’s golden age in the mid-1930s, Americans embraced a broad range of movies now known simply as “pre-code” – because they were made prior to the rigid application of Hollywood’s puritanical production code in 1934. These escapist entertainments were united by loose morality, sustained titillation and a fascination with all things insalubrious.”

“YouTube announced on its Trends blog Saturday that “Gangnam Style” has been viewed over 805 million times and still gets up to 10 million hits each day. As of Monday the video has now received over 826 million views.”

“The striking thing about this news wasn’t so much that at least a dozen stations in cities large and small all carried the same lightweight story about restaurants cooking up candidate-inspired drinks and dishes (hence, “salty”). It was that at least a dozen stations carried the identical script, with a dozen anchormen and women rendering the same words.”