Can Big Data Based Intelligence Substitute Human Creativity? 27 May 2015
Some time ago BBC published an article titled, “Calculated Risks: Will Algorithms Make Business Boring?” In the article, the author related this story: When Netflix (a TV and Movie video streaming site), decided to create their own original TV shows, … Continue reading
Netflix steals Foxtel’s throne but Aussies still sneaking into US service 27 May 2015
US streaming giant Netflix has overtaken Foxtel as the subscription based video on demand service of choice for Australian consumers, but its local arrival has done little to curb Australians from continuing to sneak into its larger US catalogue. New research … Continue reading
VoD : Dictating the Future of Independent Cinema 26 May 2015
While the digital age has changed the entire movie industry dramatically, the rise of VoD has changed the indie business most acutely. Some time back, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas spoke their mind at the USC School Of Cinematic Arts, where … Continue reading
China may have to pay for VoD 26 May 2015
Chinese users of free VOD services should brace themselves to pay to view, as the industry looks to become profitable. The country’s VOD market is growing rapidly alongside the number of on-demand service providers, but recorded an industry loss of $150m … Continue reading
Rich List debutant Patrick Grove on why a mobile Asian Netflix is ‘the perfect idea’ 26 May 2015
Patrick Grove believes there are 250 million reasons his Asian version of US streaming juggernaut Netflix will work. He will debut on the BRW Rich List with a $286 million fortune when the 2015 edition is published on Friday, in The … Continue reading
5 Ways Netflix plotted its media dominance and changed TV habits 26 May 2015
Netflix’s rise to the top of the pile has made it synonymous with TV viewing to the extent its globe-trekking growth seems irrepressible. The firm, founded in 1997 as a DVD mailing company, has pivoted from its roots, now … Continue reading
Industry ponders the future of television 26 May 2015
Ten years from now television as a device and a medium won’t exist, according to one of the predictions from screen industry executives in a new report. Understandably, reps from the free-to-air networks reject that notion while others aren’t sure how … Continue reading
Broadcasters must produce world class content, says Ahmad Shabery 26 May 2015
Broadcasters and content providers of traditional media must produce world-class cross-border content that can be taken in by viewers across the world, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said one of the ways for them … Continue reading
Streaming Video Overtakes Live Programming As Method-of-Choice 26 May 2015
According to the recently released Deloitte “Digital Democracy Survey,” streaming OTT video services, used by more than 42% of American households, has overtaken live programming as the viewing method-of-choice, with 56% of consumers now streaming movies and 53% streaming television … Continue reading
Verizon’s ‘Pick Your Own Cable TV Channels’ Is Just Another Bait & Switch; Read the Fine Print 25 May 2015
The diagram above uses an excerpt of the “fine print” that you can find at the bottom of Verizon’s FiOS TV, cable, High-speed Internet and phone advertisements, including their $74.99 special Triple Play which includes Verizon’s “customized TV plans” that … Continue reading
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