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Science Fiction this week: Studio Trigger has announced a fourth flagship project at Anime Expo 2026, reuniting director Hiroyuki Imaishi and; and A24 is re-releasing its horror hit Backrooms on July 3 with 15 minutes of new footage from…

The FCC plans to vote on auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum next year, exceeding the minimum required by law.

The FCC plans to vote on auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum next year, exceeding the minimum required by law.

Behind the Scenes of VFX in Film and TV this week: The third series of Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet, focused on the Ice Age, required Framestore to deliver over 40; and Uber Eck’s Kayak ice cream spot used a hybrid pipeline: physical…

VFX and Production Company News this week: Boris FX, the developer of visual effects tools like Continuum, Sapphire, and Mocha Pro, has acquired iZotope, the; and Boris FX has acquired iZotope, the maker of RX audio repair, Ozone…

VFX and CGI Software Updates this week: Inbibo has released Adonis 2.1, splitting the soft-tissue simulation framework into a base edition (AdonisFX) and a; and Foundry has released Mari 8.

Production software and hardware updates this week: Threadline has launched a Studio tier for its AI editing workspace, adding a native macOS app with ProRes, MXF, and; and Remoto’s Playback 1.

Minions & Monsters secured the top spot at the Fourth of July box office, though its performance was closely matched by Toy Story 5.

New cameras, gimbals and accessories for 2026 this week: Netflix’s launch of Clips in April 2026, alongside similar vertical feeds from Disney+, Paramount+, and Peacock, has; and Godox, a company known for lighting and accessories, has…

Minions & Monsters secured the top spot at the Fourth of July box office, though its performance was closely matched by Toy Story 5.