Formosa Group (part of Streamland Media) and FOX Post Production Services have entered into a strategic alliance that will broaden the creative talent available to producers, leverage the storied FOX sound facilities and further expand business opportunities for both companies.
Based at the historic FOX Studio Lot in Century City, FOX Post Production Services encompasses four feature mixing stages, two ADR stages, the famous Newman Scoring Stage, a Foley stage and editing rooms to support the full postproduction process. Formosa Group will have a presence in the original Film Editorial building on the lot. Established in the 1930s, and originally named FOX Sound, FOX Post Production Services offers an award-winning roster of industry-leading talent.
Formosa Group launched in 2013 with a vision to become the premier home for creative sound talent and has since expanded rapidly to meet the needs of filmmakers with numerous facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its award-winning roster provides superior sound services to feature, broadcast, streaming and interactive clients.
“Formosa is revered for its incredible roster of artists, and we’re looking forward to working alongside them,” said Andy Nelson, sr. VP, FOX Post Production Services, who leads the group’s creative mixing staff. “We see such great opportunities for both companies with this new alliance, offering even greater support to the filmmakers with whom we love to collaborate at our state-of-the-art facilities on the lot.”
“Born out of our history of mutual respect, we are building a collaboration that will serve filmmakers at an unprecedented level,” noted Bob Rosenthal, founder of Formosa Group. “This alliance gives us the ability to offer creatives greater flexibility, more access to talent and incredible services in a setting that benefits everyone.”
The FOX Studio Lot is a full-scale production facility supporting every type and size of production. The studio is home to scenic lot locations, 15 filming stages and an historic NY Street set. The full-service backlot encompasses several departments serving all production needs, including Set Lighting, Grip/Canvas, Transportation, Studio Supply, Paint/Staff shops, Wardrobe/Costumes and Crafts Services.
In addition to its production facilities, the FOX Studio Lot houses Fox Corporation and its subsidiaries, including FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, Mar Vista Entertainment, Tubi and FOX Alternative Entertainment.
Currently filming on the FOX Studio Lot are FOX’s hit series, 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star. Other popular TV programs filmed here include Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, M*A*S*H and the original TV series Batman. Among the many iconic movies filmed on the lot are Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, Die Hard, The Sound of Music, The Seven Year Itch, White Christmas, Hello Dolly, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno and Miracle on 34th Street,
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea's privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers.
It was the latest in a series of penalties against Meta by South Korean authorities in recent years as they increase their scrutiny of how the company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, handles private information.
Following a four-year investigation, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission concluded that Meta unlawfully collected sensitive information about around 980,000 Facebook users, including their religion, political views and whether they were in same-sex unions, from July 2018 to March 2022.
It said the company shared the data with around 4,000 advertisers.
South Korea's privacy law provides strict protection for information related to personal beliefs, political views and sexual behavior, and bars companies from processing or using such data without the specific consent of the person involved.
The commission said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing the pages the Facebook users liked or the advertisements they clicked on.
The company categorized ads to identify users interested in themes such as specific religions, same-sex and transgender issues, and issues related to North Korean escapees, said Lee Eun Jung, a director at the commission who led the investigation on Meta.
"While Meta collected this sensitive information and used it for individualized services, they made only vague mentions of this use in their data policy and did not obtain specific consent," Lee said.
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