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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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SF August 10, 2026: R Martin-Backed Sci-Fi Novel Is, Stranger Things Claims All-Time Nielsen
Science Fiction this week: Silvia Park’s debut novel Luminous, which won the George R.R. Martin Sense of Wonder Scholarship and was pre-empted; and Nielsen’s H1 2026 streaming report shows Stranger Things setting an all-time record with 23.
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VFX August 10, 2026: Real-Time Location Digitalproduction, Maverick Render 2026 1 Adds
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Sonagraf Oy’s reconstruction of Tokyo’s Yoyogi Station for a film scene doubles as a rigorous case study in; and RandomControl’s Maverick Render 2026.
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Media Production August 10, 2026: IBC 2026 Riedel Communications Showcases
At IBC 2026, Riedel Communications will demonstrate an end-to-end IP production workflow via its Live Production Experience, integrating SimplyLive’s new ST 2110-capable Flex servers, MediorNet’s hybrid SDI-IP routing…
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Interactive Art August 10, 2026: exhibition where art tech, Best Outdoor Art Shows This
Interactive Art this week: Second Nature, an exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, presents nine immersive; and Hyperallergic’s new NYC newsletter editor, Rhea, introduces MoMA PS1’s two-year courtyard commission…
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Photo & Cinema August 10, 2026: RED’s Compressed RAW, Going-Concern Warning Stays CineD, Photographic History Machine E Petapixel
Photography & Cinematography this week: Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld the invalidation of RED’s compressed RAW patent (JP 5231529), a; and Videndum’s H1 2026 results show flat like-for-like revenue of £110.
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Audience & Distribution August 3, 2026: Marketing Briefing Media, Why Creator Marketing’s Next Phase, Horowitz FIFA World Cup Sets
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: Media measurement is moving from a CMO-CFO battleground to a boardroom talking point, with CEOs at Starbucks, P&G; and Creator marketing is now a $44 billion U.S.
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New Releases August 3, 2026: AMC AMCX Stock Jumps, Horror’s Most Disturbing Movies Returns
Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: AMC Global Media (AMCX) jumped 15% to $11.
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SF August 3, 2026: Batman Caped Crusader Season 2, Axanar Returns After 12 Years
Science Fiction this week: Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader season two premieres July 31, trading the first season’s episodic restraint for; and After a 12-year saga marked by a landmark lawsuit, crowdfunding controversies, and the…
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VFX August 3, 2026: iRender High-Performance GPU Render Farm, How much Intelligence, LaCie 8big Pro5, and more
Visual Effects and CGI this week: iRender’s 2026 guide for freelance 3D artists argues that the cheapest rendering solution isn’t the lowest hourly; and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve 21 ships a suite of on-device neural-network tools, with…
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Media Production August 3, 2026: Frame io Full-Screen Search Comparison, Reallusion Opens RTX Render Beta
Media Production this week: Frame.io shipped a batch of six updates across search, comparison, mobile, integrations, and sharing; and Reallusion has opened public beta access to RTX Render, a path-traced engine integrated into iClone 8…