Focusing On User Experience Is ‘Smart’ For Broadcasters 21 August 2015
So-called “smart” technology is supposed to make our lives easier by connecting our electronic devices to the Internet and providing an intelligent, easy-to-navigate user interface that allows access to curated, relevant content instantly. In some smart product areas — … Continue reading
Chinese Video Streamers Claim People Willing To Pay For Content 21 August 2015
China’s Internet users have long been able to watch television shows and movies for free, so online video on demand subscription services have had trouble gaining traction. Earlier this summer, however, there was a sign that the situation might … Continue reading
BuzzFeed Is Game For TV And Film With New NBCUniversal Deal 20 August 2015
Online publication BuzzFeed announced on Tuesday that NBCUniversal agreed to invest $200M for the website to expand on movies and TV in what can be termed as an OTT video services expansion. BuzzFeed also partnered with Yahoo!, SnapChat, Facebook … Continue reading
ACMA Claims 2 Million Aussies Now Have SVOD Services 20 August 2015
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, isn’t just a paper-shuffling government department but a useful font of knowledge, information and regulation on all things communications and media. Its latest report is entitled ‘Streaming services – get the full story’ … Continue reading
Challenges Ahead For The Cloud TV Industry 20 August 2015
Read any technology trends piece and you’d be forgiven for thinking that all roads lead to the cloud. Be it email, gaming, word processing or photo storage, it seems that we’re rapidly moving to an economy based on services, … Continue reading
