I had the privilege of attending CES 2025 and the Digital Hollywood conference in Las Vegas January 7-10, 2025 which reshaped my perspective on AI and other technical innovations, as they apply to media production. Attending in person was truly valuable, offering a comprehensive glimpse into the future of media and entertainment. The events showcased groundbreaking technologies, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), which are reshaping content creation, distribution, and the media production landscape.
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Celebrating the Media and Entertainment Industry: Annex Pro’s 2024 Christmas Events
In December 2024, Annex Pro hosted festive Christmas events in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, bringing together customers, vendor partners, and our dedicated team. These gatherings were more than just holiday celebrations—they were an opportunity to honor our vibrant industry, reflect on a challenging year, and look ahead with renewed optimism to 2025.
🌐 Lessons from 2024 and Trends for 2025 in Media & Entertainment: Cloud Adoption, Hybrid Workflows and AI 🚀
The Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry in Canada continues to embrace cloud adoption, hybrid workflows, and of course AI for VFX, Animation and Games. These technologies are transforming how content is created, managed, and delivered. Here is how these trends are reshaping the industry based on conversations with some of our customers in Canada:
Welcome to the Family, Fortinet!
We are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter in Annex Pro’s journey as we officially welcome Fortinet as one of our vendor partners. This partnership represents a significant step forward in enhancing the solutions we provide to our customers in media production, gaming, post-production, and beyond.
We are thrilled to announce that Streamwell has joined Annex Pro as one of our valued vendor partners!
This partnership marks an exciting milestone for us and underscores our commitment to bringing cutting-edge solutions to our customers in the media production industry.
Pro Tools 2024.10 Update: Expanding Possibilities for Music and Post-Production
Avid’s latest Pro Tools 2024.10 release, launched on October 28, 2024, delivers an impressive suite of new tools and enhancements tailored to both music and audio post-production professionals. Here’s an overview of the standout features in this update:
Autodesk University 2024: Highlights for the Media and Entertainment Industry
Autodesk University 2024, held in San Diego from October 15-17, focused heavily on the advancements in technology. If you missed it, the good news is that you can still watch all the Media and Entertainment Keynotes and General Sessions online for free!
IBC2024: Modern Workflows for a Distributed World
Annex Pro was at IBC 2024 and the Devoncroft Executive Summit, which took place in Amsterdam in September 2024. The theme we chose to summarize these events, “Modern Workflows for a Distributed World,” reflects the industry’s focus on media production for global, distributed teams.
NAB Show 2024: Broadcast is Dead. Long Live Broadcast
Annex Pro was on-site at the NAB Show 2024 in New York, October 9-10. There were 12,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors—a smaller but still vibrant version of the Las Vegas show which occurs annually in April.
AES 2024 in Review: What’s Next for Professional Audio?
Annex Pro went to New York City to attend AES 2024 from October 8-10, 2024 at Javits Center.