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    Cinema Audio Society launches Outstanding Product Awards

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    Bob Bronow (photo by Alex Berliner)
    LOS ANGELES --

    The Cinema Audio Society announced that beginning with the 53rd CAS Awards the organization will present the Outstanding Product Awards for both Production and Post-Production in order to honor products which enhance the daily lives of mixers.

    “As chair of the Awards Committee for the CAS, I am very pleased that we have augmented the Technical Achievement Awards that have been awarded in the past into the Outstanding Product Awards as they more succinctly express the honor and the intention of these annual awards,” said CAS Board member Bob Bronow. “We couldn’t do what we do without so many amazing products that allow us to do our best work. It’s great so see them getting much-deserved recognition.”

    These awards will honor products or workflows that have become very useful in the workplace, and are becoming established as essential tools for the mixing communities (production and post).

    The Outstanding Product Awards will be voted on by the entire CAS membership and is open to products, updates and workflows that have been released within the previous two calendar years. 

    The 53rd CAS Awards will be presented in a sealed envelope ceremony Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza–Bunker Hill Ballroom, in downtown Los Angeles.

    The CAS previously announced that production mixer John Pritchett, CAS would be honored with the CAS Career Achievement Award.

    In addition to the Outstanding Product Awards and the CAS Student Recognition Award, the evening will also honor Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing in seven categories: Motion Pictures, Animated Motion Pictures, Documentary Motion Pictures, Television Movies and Mini- Series, Television Series-One Hour, Television Series-Half Hour, Television-Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials. 

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    DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.

    The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.

    The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September.

    DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt. The deal was contingent on several factors, including regulatory approvals and bondholders writing off debt related to Dish.

    "While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefited all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed exchange terms were necessary to protect DirecTV's balance sheet and our operational flexibility," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.

    The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, and reported talks resurfaced over the years. And the two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked the deal valued at the time at $18.5 billion deal, citing antitrust concerns.

    The pay-for-TV market has shifted significantly since. As more and more consumers tune into online streaming platforms, demand for more traditional satellite entertainment continues to shrink.

    DirecTV says that it will continue to invest in next-generation streaming platforms and offer new packaging options while integrating content from live TV alongside direct-to-consumer... Read More

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