The Walt Disney Studios Selects Cisco as an Innovation Partner of The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB
June 26 2018 - 2:00PM
Cisco today announced that it has been selected by The Walt Disney
Studios as a founding member and Innovation Partner of The Walt
Disney Studios StudioLAB. StudioLAB will be based on The Walt
Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, California.
The announcement was made on stage at the first annual “XR On
the Bay” Conference hosted by the Advanced Imaging Society at Cisco
corporate campus in San Jose, California.
The StudioLAB initiative is focused on using cutting-edge
technologies to reimagine, design, and prototype the entertainment
and production capabilities of the future. The 3,500 square foot
StudioLAB facility will be located on the historic Disney studio
lot in Burbank.
The Walt Disney Studios produces feature films from Disney, and
includes Walt Disney Animation Studios; Pixar Animation Studios;
Marvel Studios; and Lucasfilm. It also brings music and stage plays
to consumers via The Disney Music Group and Disney Theatrical
Group.
StudioLAB will feature Cisco hardware and software solutions
extending to services spanning network, storage, orchestration and
collaboration. Initial areas of focus will include:
- Enhancing the remote collaboration experience for creatives and
studio leadership
- Providing a more seamless and secure connectivity for
filmmakers, the studio, and third parties
- Offering efficient and reliable ways to deliver production data
and assets from set to the cloud
“We are aligning with best-of-breed technology companies to
support our vision for StudioLAB. Our goal is to jointly innovate
and apply emerging technologies to support our production
capabilities and help build new entertainment experiences,” said
Benjamin Havey, vice president, Technology Innovation
Group, The Walt Disney Studios. “We are
very pleased to welcome Cisco as a StudioLAB Innovation Partner, as
we combine the best of Silicon Valley and Hollywood to help our
storytellers tell their very best stories. Through this
partnership, we can push the boundaries of how content can be
created and consumed.”
“Cisco and Disney are helping to drive innovation in the
entertainment industry, combining our expertise, skills, content,
technology and passion,” said David Ward, senior vice
president, CTO and chief architect, Cisco. “This
partnership is a game changer for the media industry, and we are
excited for the opportunity to work closely with The Walt Disney
Studios team to prototype, develop and showcase new technology at
StudioLAB. This will be the place where true innovation comes alive
in media entertainment.”
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