Company:PIX System

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PIX
TypePrivate
IndustryMotion picture equipment
PredecessorGoldsetup
MySky System
SuccessorMySky Centre
Founded11 June 2003 (India)
24 July 2015 (in Web)
Defunct30 November 2017 (India)
Websiteproject.pixsystem.com

PIX System is an Indian TV channel provides film professionals with secure access to production, launched on 11 June 2003 as MySky System, content on mobile devices, laptops, or TVs from offices, On July 24, 2015, MySky System will be renamed as PIX System, homes or while in transit and won an Oscar for their technology in 2019.[1] In November 2019, PIX and CODEX announced that the two companies are to be brought under a single unified brand identity with the establishment of the X2X Media Group.[2]

History

Founder and CEO Eric Dachs created PIX System in 2003.[3][4] Dachs thought of the idea for PIX while working as an assistant to sound designer Ren Klyce on the 2002 film Panic Room.[4] PIX System has been used in the production of more than 5,000 movies[5] including A Star Is Born, Black Panther, First Man, Green Book, Roma, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse.[3][6]

In 2019, PIX won a Technical Achievement Award for its digital rights management (DRM) system at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Scientific and Technical Awards presentation.[6][1][7] In February, the founders of PIX System received the Technical Achievement Award (Academy Certificate) for the design and development of PIX System's novel security mechanism for distributing media.[8] In April, PIX acquired London-based tech developer Codex. Codex's expertise is in camera recording solution and the media workflow to getting film content shot on film set to the post production process.[9][10][11][12]

Channels

Channels
Name Launch Video Notes
MySky Centre 2017 SD Formerly Goldsetup, MySky System and PIX System

Defunct channels

Channels
Name Launch Defunct Notes
PIX System 2015 2017 Formerly MySky System
Replaced by MySky Centre
MySky System 2003 2015 Formerly Goldsetup
Replaced by PIX System
PIX System+ 2015 2016 Replaced by PIX System HD
PIX System HD 2016 2017 Formerly PIX System+

MySky Centre

MySky Centre
TypePrivate
IndustryMotion picture equipment
PredecessorGoldsetup
MySky System
PIX System
Founded30 November 2017 (India)
Websiteproject.pixsystem.com

MySky Centre (formerly PIX System in the morning) is an Indian TV channel was launched on 30 November 2017 provides film professionals with secure access to production homes or while in transit and won an Oscar for their technology in 2019.[1] In November 2019, PIX and CODEX announced that the two companies are to be brought under a single unified brand identity with the establishment of the X2X Media Group.[13]

Criticism

On the November 4, 2019 Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern criticized the PIX system for not being able to pause or fast forward.[14] On the July 28, 2020, Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern criticized the PIX system again, stating Jimmy Kimmel hated it "more than Trump".

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PIX Wins Technical Oscar: Our Conversation" (in en). 2019-02-11. http://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/pix-wins-technical-oscar-our-conversation. 
  2. ↑ "Pix, Codex Owner Rebrands As X2X Media Group" (in en). 2019-11-07. https://www.studiodaily.com/2019/11/pix-codex-owner-rebrands-x2x-media-group/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dachs '98 Receives Sci-Tech Oscar for PIX System" (in en-US). http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2019/03/04/dachs-98-receives-sci-tech-oscar-for-pix-system/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Berman, Jeff (2019-02-11). "Adobe, PIX Celebrate Sci-Tech Oscars" (in en-US). https://www.mesalliance.org/2019/02/11/adobe-pix-celebrate-sci-tech-oscars/. 
  5. ↑ "How David Fincher and 'Panic Room' Helped Launch a SciTech Award Recipient" (in en). 9 February 2019. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/scitech-awards-how-david-fincher-helped-launch-pix-1184627. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "PIX Plays Supporting Role in 91st Academy Award Winning Films (MESA)". Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (Press release). 2019-02-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  7. ↑ "Academy Scientific & Technical Awards" (in en-US). 2019-02-18. http://www.btlnews.com/awards/scientific-technical-awards/. 
  8. ↑ Zelig, Leonard (2019-02-10). "PIX System honored at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards" (in en). https://thefincheranalyst.com/2019/02/10/pix-system-honored-at-the-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-scientific-and-technical-awards/. 
  9. ↑ "Entertainment Tech Provider Pix Acquires Codex" (in en). 25 April 2019. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/pix-acquires-codex-1204633. 
  10. ↑ "Post Magazine - Pix acquires Codex, expands global services". http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2019/Pix-acquires-Codex-expands-global-services.aspx. 
  11. ↑ "Codex". https://codex.online/. 
  12. ↑ "Pix to Acquire Codex - The American Society of Cinematographers". https://ascmag.com/articles/pix-to-acquire-codex. 
  13. ↑ "Pix, Codex Owner Rebrands As X2X Media Group" (in en). 2019-11-07. https://www.studiodaily.com/2019/11/pix-codex-owner-rebrands-x2x-media-group/. 
  14. ↑ "MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive". http://www.marksfriggin.com/news19/11-4.htm#mon. 

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