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Harmonic Makes Binding Offer to Acquire Thomson Video Networks

Harmonic has signed a binding offer to acquire Thomson Video Networks. a global leader in advanced video compression solutions. Under the terms of the offer which is in the form of a put option agreement, subject to the selling shareholders exercising the put option following a consultation process with TVN's employee works council in France, Harmonic would acquire all of TVN for approximately $75 million in cash plus up to $15 million in post-closing adjustments.

Cinedigm OTT Channels Now on Amazon

Cinedigm’s over-the-top streaming channels – Dove Channel, CONtv and Docurama – are now available to Amazon Prime members as part of Amazon’s new Streaming Partners Program. Prime members can view Cinedigm’s channels with the Amazon Video app available across hundreds of devices.

Finland's Most Expensive Live Action Film, Iron Sky, Finishes Shooting

Filming of the most expensive live action movie in Finnish film history, Iron Sky the Coming Race, has ended. The principal photography, taking place in AED Studios, near Antwerp, Belgium, employed hundreds of people for some two months.

Barco Announces Major China Shipment

Barco says it has shipped more than 100 units of its recently launched DP2K-6E projector to Chinese customers. Introduced in July, the company says the DP2K-6E is the smallest projector in the industry.

Reveal Launches Reveal Originals

Reveal 42 has launched Reveal Originals, a comprehensive, original production unit designed to develop and produce content for all formats and platforms. To bolster its content portfolio, Reveal has hired Emmy and Peabody Award winner Gary Waksman as executive producer.

Cine Project Joins Unitia

The founding members of Unitia, Cine Digital Service (France) and Kelonik Group (Spain) have announced that a new member has joined their ranks: Cine Project, the market leader for installations of digital cinema equipment in Germany with more than 3,300 cinema halls under service.

New York City Launches Effort to Support Young Creatives

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has announced a $625,000 grant to the Bronx’s Ghetto Film School to launch The Roster, a new citywide creative sector diversity initiative to advance young, diverse talent in various creative fields. The Roster will expand Ghetto Film School’s current alumni pre-professional training to bring together key industry and creative partners in New York City across film, television, media, advertising, and technology, including the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, the Independent Filmmaker Project in Brooklyn, Tribeca Film Institute in Manhattan, and others.

SMPTE Elects New Officers and Governors

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has elected its new officers and governors for the 2016-2017 term. "The elections bring the board an impressive array of industry leaders, all with a history of contributing valuable expertise and extraordinary energy to SMPTE events and standards work," said SMPTE past president Wendy Aylsworth, who served as nominating committee chair. "As we enter an exciting centennial year, the Society will benefit from our board of governors' collective experience and ongoing commitment to the Society's three pillars of education, standards, and membership."

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Sim Digital Hosts Demo of Panasonic VariCam 35

Members of Toronto’s motion picture and television production community got a first-hand look at Panasonic’s new 4K Ultra HD digital cinema camera, the VariCam 35, in a special technology demonstration hosted by Sim Digital.

Rising Sun Pictures, UniSA Partner on Education

Rising Sun Pictures and the University of South Australia have forged a strategic partnership designed to keep the Australian visual effects industry growing strong.

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