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TCL AI TV/Film Accelerator Premiere
TCL Studios Nov. 19 hosted the world premiere of five short films from its AI TV/Film Accelerator Program TCL Film Machine, followed by a panel with award-winning filmmaker and AI pioneer Dave Clark, program finalists George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), Paul Johansson (“One Tree Hill”), Kellita Smith (“The Bernie Mac Show,” “Z Nation”), Chen Tang … Continue reading “TCL AI TV/Film Accelerator Premiere”
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Disney+ Elton John Documentary Premiere
Disney+ Oct. 10 celebrated the European premiere of the original documentary Elton John: Never Too Late at the BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall. Elton John received a hometown welcome as he made his appearance on the carpet alongside R.J. Cutler and David Furnish. Friends of Elton also came out to support … Continue reading “Disney+ Elton John Documentary Premiere”
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DEG EnTech 2024 Awards Ceremony
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group announced the winners of its fourth annual EnTech Awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles Oct. 1. The event drew more than 300 executives to the Sound Space on Wilshire Boulevard’s famed “Miracle Mile,” where DEG presented nearly a dozen awards in the digital entertainment supply chain. For details see … Continue reading “DEG EnTech 2024 Awards Ceremony”
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OTT.X Summit 2024: FAST Times
Streaming trade association OTT.X held its annual Summit at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles Sept. 25 and 26, preceded by a VIP speaker cocktail party the night before the event. The summit featured two days of conference programming, workshops and breakout sessions, exhibitor booths and tabletops, one-on-one pre-scheduled business meetings, and networking breakfasts, lunches, … Continue reading “OTT.X Summit 2024: FAST Times”
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Celebrating 2024’s 40 Under 40 Honorees
Members of the Media Play News 40 Under 40 in Home Entertainment, class of 2024, were honored the evening of July 30 with a gala reception at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, hosted by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and sponsored by Lionsgate. Many of the industry’s top executives turned out to share … Continue reading “Celebrating 2024’s 40 Under 40 Honorees”
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The Sights of San Diego Comic-Con International 2024
San Diego Comic-Con International returned July 25-28, 2024, kicking off with a special preview night July 24 at the San Diego Convention Center. Guests had plenty to see and do, from exciting photo ops on the show floor to interactive activations in downtown San Diego. (Photos by Media Play News staff, unless otherwise noted)
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FAST30 2024 Honorees Reception
Media Play News‘ inaugural FAST30 honorees were celebrated at a July 11, 2024, reception hosted by Whip Media at the Rendition Room in Studio City, Calif. The exclusive event for Media Play News‘ first-ever FAST30, which appeared in the May issue, presented honorees and their associates the opportunity to network with fellow honorees, industry peers … Continue reading “FAST30 2024 Honorees Reception”
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‘The Beach Boys’ Disney+ Documentary Premiere in Hollywood
The Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys had its world premiere May 21 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The event, live-streamed to 12 Imax theaters, attracted top Disney executives as well as surviving Beach Boys Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar. The film, from director-producer … Continue reading “‘The Beach Boys’ Disney+ Documentary Premiere in Hollywood”
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AVOD, FAST Streamers, Ad Agencies Meet at OTT.X’s Third Annual XFronts Event
Streaming trade association OTT.X held the third annual XFronts May 21 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, attracting such agencies as Canvas Worldwide, Casanova / McCann, Kargo, OMD, Quigley Simpson, R2 Media, Revive Media, RPA Media, and Starcom. The OTT.X XFronts, modeled after the TV industry’s Upfronts, consists of pitches and presentations by … Continue reading “AVOD, FAST Streamers, Ad Agencies Meet at OTT.X’s Third Annual XFronts Event”
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Looking Back: 2004 — Double-Digit Gains Fuel DVD Mania
DVD was launched in 1997, but its peak year didn’t come until 2004, when sales targets were routinely broken, and studio executives were ecstatic over yet another year of double-digit growth. TV DVD alone was bringing in an estimated $4 billion in sales, prompting Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to hold gala parties in New York … Continue reading “Looking Back: 2004 — Double-Digit Gains Fuel DVD Mania”
