East Main Media, a provider of audio/video production, captioning and transcription, postproduction, and content distribution services for organizations in the New York metropolitan area, has opened East Main Studios (EMS) in Little Falls, NJ. EMS is a newly renovated 5,500 square foot facility billed as being the first and only full-service space in the region for hosting business events, broadcasting, delivering live streaming content, and providing professional media production services.
“Whether it’s a product launch or demonstration, board meeting, professional networking event, book signing, podcast with a live audience, or TEDx-type presentation, EMS offers a customizable space with best-in-class audio/video production capabilities,” said Brian Brodeur, EMS founder and president, adding that “all of our tech talent and a/v equipment is in-house and on premises.”
EMS’ features and services include:
–A 2,000 square foot main event room with additional support suites for catering, hair/make-up, and VIP green room.
–An art deco lobby that’s ideal for events, entertaining, or as a film set location
–Event staging, programmable LED lighting, and video displays
–An adjacent control room with a Blackmagic ATEM 4K live production system, providing mutli-cam line-cut editing and live streaming event encoding/broadcasting via Facebook Live, YouTube, and other streaming platforms
–Green screen capture, custom set-building, and extensive professional prop collection
–Availability of HD/UHD Sony, Canon, and Panasonic multi-camera packages
–Professional audio support for live events, podcasting, and in-studio interviews
“East Main Studios is perfectly positioned to bring significant benefits and solutions to its clients,” said David W. Schoner, Jr., associate director of the New Jersey Film Commission. “New Jersey-based TV and film companies, ad agencies and PR firms, pharma manufacturers, and financial companies will have access to a top tier, first of its kind facility in the state with premier production and tech support talent. New York firms will achieve outstanding results at tremendous savings.”
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year allowing parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm. Utah has passed laws in recent years aimed at limiting children's access to social media, but they have faced challenges in court.
The California law will take effect in a state home to some of the largest technology companies in the world. Similar proposals have failed to pass in recent years, but Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law in 2022 barring online platforms from using users' personal information in ways that could harm children. It is part of a growing push in states across the country to try to address the impacts of social media on the well-being of children.
"Every parent knows the harm social media addiction can inflict on their children — isolation from human contact, stress and anxiety, and endless hours wasted late into the night," Newsom said in a statement. "With this bill, California is helping protect children and teenagers from purposely designed features that feed these destructive habits."
The law bans platforms from sending notifications without permission from parents to minors between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., and between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays from September through May, when children are typically in school. The legislation also makes platforms set children's accounts to private by default.
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