CES 2023
CES: Consumer Technology Association Projects $485B in 2023 Retail Revenues
The annual CES Show concludes Sunday in Las Vegas, where after a muted post-pandemic return in 2022, the consumer tech event was energized with an estimated 3,200 exhibitors, including 1,000 startups. Final attendance hasn’t yet been announced; the Consumer Technology Association, which produces CES, had said in December that it was hoping to reach 100,000 […]
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CES: Could 90 Percent of Content Be AI-Driven by 2025?
Artificial Intelligence is poised to create a seismic shift in entertainment, and the technology isn’t just in development. It’s arrived and Hollywood needs to be prepared. That was the message of a SAG-AFTRA-hosted CES panel, as AI-driven tools permeated the consumer tech show’s exhibition halls. Nina Schick, author and advisor on generative AI, projected that […]
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Imagine Dragons Rocks CES in Dolby Atmos
Imagine Dragons rocked CES Thursday night with a live, private concert in Dolby Atmos at Dolby Live in Las Vegas. Dolby Live at Park MGM (formerly Park Theater) is a 5,200-seat theater that was equipped with Atmos after Dolby took over the venue in 2021. This was Imagine Dragons’ first performance incorporating Atmos as they […]
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LeVar Burton to Host Children’s Podcast ‘Sound Detectives’
LeVar Burton is making a return to children’s entertainment with Sound Detectives, a podcast debuting this spring from SiriusXM’s Stitcher. Created by Burton in collaboration with Julia Smith and Joanna Sokolowski, Sound Detectives begins with the premise that sounds are starting to go missing in the world, and the culprit appears to be the so-called […]
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Delta Inks Deal to Offer Paramount+ Beginning This Year
Delta SkyMiles members — the airline company’s loyalty program that is free to join — will be able to use Paramount+ as part of their in-flight entertainment beginning this spring, the companies said on Thursday. SkyMiles members will have access to free, high-speed internet and the premium tier of Paramount+, which is largely ad-free aside from […]
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CES: Sony Puts Viewers on the Race Track in ‘Gran Turismo’ Movie Sneak Peek
Joined by director Neil Blomkamp, Sony unspooled high-octane footage of race car driving in a sneak peek at Gran Turismo, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ feature adaptation of the best-selling racing video game, on Wednesday during its CES press conference in Las Vegas. Slated for an Aug. 11 theatrical release, Gran Turismo was lensed with […]
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CES: M. Night Shyamalan Teams With Canon to Create ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Immersive Experience
The potential of immersive content is a key theme this week at CES, and demonstrating his interest in the subject, director M. Night Shyamalan took the stage at Canon’s press conference Wednesday to introduce several unique experiences that he created in collaboration with the tech developer. They aim to allow CES attendees to step into […]
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