Senior officials responsible for the post-2012 utilisation of the Press and Broadcast Centres at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London have confirmed their strong commitment to ensuring that the locations form part of a new centre for creative industries. Andrew Altman, Chief Executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) said the body “was […]
According to Shirlene Chandrapal, director, Europe of connected TV for Yahoo, content that augments the TV experience represents the biggest opportunity for MIPCOM delegates attending a conference session on ‘The Impact of Connected TV on the Media Industry’. It has to be open and you have to let the consumer drive the experience,” she advised. […]
Hybrid models are best suited to making online video pay, according to panellists at MIPCOM’s ‘Online Video: To Pay Or Not To Pay’ session. According to Spirit Digital Media CEO Peter Cowley, “the hybrid model is fundamental” to the future of online video. Michael Comish CEO of Blinkbox Entertainment, noted that “colossal skill” was needed […]
Keynote speakers at MIPCOM’s Industry Outlook panel have suggested that strategic flexibility will be a critical weapon as major media companies face the challenges created by digital transformation. According to Marcel Fenez, global leader, entertainment and media at PricewaterhouseCoopers, consumer behaviour in the digital era is starting to follow defined patterns. “What we are starting […]
In line with its aims of becoming one of the world’s first global 360 degree live music brands, Swiss-based iConcerts has brokered a distribution and co-production deal with China DTV Production Company Limited, a division of CCTV (China Central Television). The multi-faceted collaboration starting this Autumn, will see China DTV Production’s digital music channel broadcast […]
Entertainment brands creator and producer FremantleMedia has taken a 60 per cent share in @radical.media, a global transmedia business that creates advertising and branded entertainment content. The deal represents FremantleMedia’s first large scale move into the branded entertainment market, allowing the company to further diversify its revenue sources and to develop new business models. @radical.media’s […]
Paramount Pictures has struck a series of international digital distribution deals for The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, an online adventure series. The series, which Paramount calls The LXD, has already been a hit online in the US, where it is available via Hulu The series has topped the Hulu viewing charts, beating established TV shows, […]
AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, has revealed the first steps in a new action plan designed to build the ground for a broader anti-piracy stance for the Association. The initiative sees the creation of standing committees targeted at specifically helping AEPOC members in the fight against audio-visual piracy, […]
Qualitative consumer research, conducted by Evolution Digital, a provider of integrated IP Hybrid devices and IP Video solutions for the global cable industry, shows that pay-TV subscribers are eager for a new way to have access to both traditional cable TV channels and popular OTT services, and want cable set-top box technology to simplify their […]