The extraordinary engineers and thinkers who are making content available are also capable of coming up with ingenious ways of keeping creative content safe. A major news narrative coming out of last month’s boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was about the use of Periscope by some fans... Read more
In 2014, nearly 600 pirate sites generated an estimated $209 million in revenue from advertising alone – a significant portion coming from major brands. From Amazon to Zappos and hundreds in between, brands that have become trusted, household names around the world are also some of the biggest contributors of... Read more
Study shows advertising is a key source of funding for 88% of the top 250 most popular pirate sites in the European Union. Since advertising leaders created the initiative in June 2014, CreativeFuture has been closely following the industry’s efforts to bring greater accountability to the advertising ecosystem, including preventing the... Read more
Silicon Valley Executive Producer Alec Berg opens up about the creative process behind one of the hottest shows on television. At the SXSW festival in Austin last month, CreativeFuture chatted with Alec Berg, Executive Producer of HBO’s Silicon Valley, who opened up about the creative process and what goes into making one... Read more
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With technology evolving at lightning speed, so are the ways we can legally consume creative content. With technology evolving at lightning speed, so are the ways we can legally consume creative content. Today, a roster of highly regarded film industry veterans gathered at SXSW for a “Meet the Game Changers”... Read more
The Horizon Award was created to celebrate and provide mentorship opportunities for talented, up-and-coming female filmmakers. The Horizon Award was created to celebrate and provide mentorship opportunities for talented, up-and-coming female filmmakers. At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, the inaugural Horizon Award was presented to Verónica Ortiz-Calderón. Ortiz-Calderón, a Syracuse... Read more
Taking the profit out of piracy is an issue all creatives should embrace, regardless of partisan differences – whether conservative, liberal, or in between. By Ruth Vitale I am a political liberal. Grover Norquist and Carly Fiorina are political conservatives. If we were to sit down and look for common... Read more
On February 10, the Trustworthy Accountability Group announced the launch of a new program to help advertisers keep their ads off illegal pirate websites. For the last year, CreativeFuture has been closely following the progress of advertising industry efforts to bring greater accountability to the advertising ecosystem, including doing more... Read more
At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, CreativeFuture and HP partner on a series of panels, reflecting a shared commitment to technology that empowers artists. PARK CITY – It’s been a busy week for CreativeFuture at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. CreativeFuture partnered with HP on a series of panels and... Read more
A new, animated trailer outlines the cultural and economic benefits of creativity, the harm caused by piracy, and how creatives can be part of the solution. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2015 PARK CITY, UTAH – Today at the Sundance Film Festival, CreativeFuture premiered a new animated video trailer called... Read more