MTV has taken the hint after CNN’s live streaming of Democratic Debate became a runaway success. The red carpet pre-show & the main show of EMA 2015 were live streamed in 360-degree VR upon its airing yesterday. Viewers were required to download the EMA’s attached mobile app (for iOS and Android devices) and have a cardboard headset for the show’s full …
Live TV streaming over broadband is a small-but-growing phenomenon, and the Internet is ill-prepared for the giant wave of data about to sweep over it in the years ahead. At least that’s the view of Akamai, a top content delivery network (CDN) provider that works with a wide range of programmers and distributors. Despite …
When Harvard Business School launched the online education program HBX last year, the idea was to reach undergraduates who might want a basic grounding in business principles by learning fundamentals like financial accounting, business analytics, and economics. But there was a catch. Initially, the courses weren’t live, meaning they lacked a core component of …
All the talk may be about billion dollar deals for the free-to-air networks to broadcast the AFL and NRL, but the digital future is already taking shape and, with it, a threat to the networks’ supremacy. One recent threat comes from the clubs themselves, which are seeking to capitalize on the interest and loyalty of …