The process of localizing content for distribution internationally has charmingly been described as spaghetti-like. I prefer to think of it as a flash mob. Do you remember flash mobs? The purpose is to initially confuse others, but then entertain them. There is an organizer, a... More

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are out and this year 54 different movies have been recognized with 121 individual nominations in 23 separate categories, led by Everything Everywhere All at Once with 11 nominations in total including Best Picture, 4 Acting nominations, an... More

Nominations for the 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards are out and this year 17 different movies have been (dis)honored for their exceptionally poor performances. (Two of the Razzie nominated films – Blonde and Elvis – are also Oscar-nominated this year, though in different categor... More

The 80th annual Golden Globe awards were presented on Jan. 9, honoring outstanding motion pictures and television programs from 2022. There were 135 nominations in 27 different categories. The nominees were drawn from 36 different motion pictures and 30 different television progr... More

The 2019 Disney acquisition of 20th Century Fox[1] resulted in the creation of two companies:[2] 20th Century Studios,[3] now owned by The Walt Disney Company, and FOX Corporation,[4] an independent company with a controlling interest owned by the Murdock family.[5] This essentia... More

Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) gets all the press, so it tends to overshadow its sibling Dec. 26, the second day of Christmas.[1] In traditionally Catholic countries, Dec. 26 is St. Stephen’s Day, honoring the first Christian martyr[2] but in British Commonwealth countries, Dec. 26 is... More

Amazon Web Services (AWS) tech experts provided a tour of the technology and companies behind the Cloud Localisation Blueprint (“The CLB”), with an emphasis on automation, scalability and collaboration, during the panel session “Behind the Scenes: The Technology of The CLB�... More

Launched during IBC’s Accelerator Program in September and involving more than 10 companies across the localization supply chain, The Cloud Localisation Blueprint (“The CLB”) pioneered a streamlined, cloud-based workflow approach to increase efficiencies and transparency am... More

It was just a few years ago that Hollywood’s major studios began aggressively using the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) unique identifier system for film titles. Today, it would be abnormal for a studio not to. That was the message EIDR board members, from content, ... More

November is all about Thanksgiving in the United States,[1] and Thanksgiving is all about the turkey[2] – it’s even known as Turkey Day. According to the National Turkey Federation,[3] Americans prepare some 40 million whole turkeys each Thanksgiving,[4] accompanied by mashed... More