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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Media Production July 27, 2026: NHL launches local production operation with at least four teams in 2026-27
Film and TV Production Updates this week: The Blue Jackets, Blues, Hurricanes and Wild are turning to the NHL’s newly created centralized production arm for; and The NHL announced the expansion of NHL Productions to include Centralized…
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Interactive Art July 27, 2026: Designs revealed for futuristic ‘new world wonder’ in the Netherlands
Architectural Marvels and Urban Landmarks this week: Dutch social enterprise Shift has revealed the winning design for its ’embassy’ building in Rotterdam, a publicly; and MVRDV has won the international competition for the Shift Embassy…
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Audience & Distribution July 27, 2026: streaming ad industry, Business Insider builds own FAST, YouTube Shows Upgrades Playlists, and more
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: The IAB’s draft Redefining Media Types Standard (RMTS) proposes a classification system for digital video ad; and Business Insider has selected Magnite’s SpringServe platform to power ad…
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Audience & Distribution July 20, 2026: Nielsen loses appeal over radio, re-check August Ppc Land, CTV buyers doubt where their, and more
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: The Second Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against Nielsen, blocking its radio ratings policy that tied; and Nielsen will deploy seven methodological changes to its National Big…
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Talent Moves July 20, 2026: Cebulski Out As, Theory appoints Harsh Kapadia, Vox Media Studios Inks First-Look, and more
Talent & Creative Signals this week: C.B. Cebulski has stepped down as Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief, with Steve Wacker taking over as the publisher; and Code and Theory has appointed Harsh Kapadia as Head of Enterprise Creative, tasked…
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Stream & Screen July 20, 2026: 45-day theatrical window it already, Apple Amazon Lock, Rival Free Streamers Like Tubi, and more
Streaming & Cinema this week: Disney, Paramount, and Universal have publicly committed to a 45-day theatrical window, but the agreement is largely; and Apple Music and Amazon Music locked in festival streaming deals for Tomorrowland and…
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SF July 20, 2026: Ridley Scott’s Cancelled 2-Part Sci-Fi, Star Wars George Lucas Screenrant, Charlton Heston’s Soylent Green gets, and more
Science Fiction this week: Ridley Scott’s dystopian sci-fi series Raised by Wolves, canceled after two seasons in 2022, has received its most; and Disney and Lucasfilm will release the original 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars in a wide…
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VFX July 20, 2026: Tyler Perry Studios, Comp enters public alpha Digitalproduction
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Tyler Perry Studios is partnering with Synapse Virtual Production to build a new virtual production facility on its; and Tyler Perry Studios is converting an existing soundstage on its Atlanta campus into…
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Media Production July 20, 2026: HBS Expands Camera Replay Aerial
HBS is deploying over 125 cameras, 57 microphones, and 54 replay trains for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, adding drones, helicopter coverage, and strategic fan-cams in New York, New Jersey, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.
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Interactive Art July 20, 2026: Biennale Cinema 2026 Venice Immersive, transform Blackpool Tower, Friday July 17th 2026 Hospitality, and more
Interactive Art this week: Venice Immersive marks its 10th anniversary with 68 projects from 26 countries, including 30 in competition (22; and Artist Doddz has been commissioned to create a projection mapping piece for Blackpool Tower…