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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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VFX July 27, 2026: InstaMAT adds 2D UV painting
This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Table of Contents Show For those who don’t know the tool: InstaMAT is Abstract‘s material authoring, asset texturing and…
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Film/TV/Talent July 27, 2026: Paramount-WBD Merger Opponents Cheer Legal
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery shares slid after Paramount agreed not to close its $110 billion merger before June 1, 2027, or a court ruling on the antitrust suit, whichever comes first.
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Photo & Cinema July 27, 2026: How Christopher Nolan Shot, Sony Electronics Launches
Photography & Cinematography this week: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the first feature shot entirely on IMAX 15-perf/65mm film, using the new Keighley; and Sony has announced the FX5, a full-frame Cinema Line camera that brings…
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Interactive Art July 27, 2026: Shining Shanghai Announces the 2026 Open Call Finalists
Digital Art and Technology Exhibitions this week: Shining Shanghai’s 2026 open call, themed ‘Metamorphosis,’ closed June 30 with 156 proposals from 149 artists and; and The Southbank Centre will launch Creative Intelligence, a new…
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Media Production July 27, 2026: Jonathan Bailey to Lead ‘Dracula’ Audiobook for Audible: Star-Studded Voice Cast Revealed!
Audio and Voice Acting Projects this week: Audible announced on July 22 that Jonathan Bailey could lead the voice cast for an upcoming audiobook adaptation of; and Jonathan Bailey will star as Count Dracula in Audible’s new full-cast…
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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…