Visual Data Media Services, a global provider of media services, distribution, and content management, is expanding its media supply chain capabilities with the addition of industry veteran Theo Gluck as director of library restoration and preservation.
A respected film historian and title management professional, Gluck joins Visual Data from The Walt Disney Studios where he was director of library restoration and preservation. He will focus on growing Visual Data Media Services’ restoration business to serve the increasing global demand for diverse media across multiple platforms.
“It’s rare to have a conversation about restoration without Theo’s name coming up,” said Steve Spear, SVP global media operations for Visual Data. “His exceptional level of technical knowledge and creative depth paired with his unique ‘studio perspective’ make him an ideal fit for our restoration servicing team and ensures we are well positioned to meet our clients’ needs.”
Gluck’s expertise combined with technologies like Visual Data’s MatchMaker scanning and Dolby Vision HDR/UHD remastering workflows will offer content owners and distributors a comprehensive suite of media services.
“Theo’s knowledge and expertise in restoration and preservation is second to none,” said John Trautman, CEO, Visual Data. “As we continue to broaden and enhance our media supply chain capabilities, we will look to Theo, who has been instrumental in establishing the foundation for restoration, to help us engage with the industry and deliver on our mission to provide a truly customer-centric experience.”
Since its founding by Trautman in 1995, Visual Data has delivered quality end-to-end media solutions including restoration, remastering, content management, digitization, digital cinema mastering, dubbing, translation, localization and more. The company maintains its commitment to supporting customers at every stage of the supply chain and has continued to build on its leadership position with a recent partnership with Endeavor Capitol.
“There’s never been a better time to be in this business and Visual Data is at the forefront of thought leadership for content preservation and distribution,” Gluck commented. “Audiences have so many distribution platforms and content viewing options to choose from. That opens the door to new creative possibilities for preserving, presenting and delivering the titles people want to see, and I’m looking forward to working with the team at Visual Data to drive innovation around audience demand for content.”
Gluck is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He sits on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and serves as chairman of the council’s Technology History Subcommittee. His longstanding professional affiliations include the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society (BKSTS) and the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA).
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads โ essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More