High-street video game retailer GAME has faced a barrage of criticism following its decision to charge for demos of Sony’s new Playstation Virtual Reality headset. GAME is charging £5 (€5) for 10 minutes or £15 for a half hour in-store trial. The chain has yet to comment officially, but its customer services department has told […]
While the saying goes that everyone has a book in them, Nick Fraser – the creative force behind award winning documentaries such as Man On Wire and Blackfish – believes the same applies to documentaries. He has pledged to commission 125 films from original ideas in one year. The films will join the ever expanding […]
Bruce Curtin, Technical Solution Manager, manager talks about the security challenge and also the security opportunity presented by the step change to 4K UHD and the new demands on operators from content providers. [bitsontherun wqZontYI-hLYU43gg]
Allen Klosowski, VP mobile & connected devices, tells us about SpotX’s all-round approach to providing content publishers with a clear, comprehensive and user-friendly route to monetization. Direct sale, programmatic and open market place, all are provided and can monetize video content seen across all devices. [bitsontherun PUE1lomr-hLYU43gg]
CEO Chris Richardson tells us about the Linius solution, offered with partners Digisoft, that allows Internet style advertising targeting on TV. He says operators have the data available, what’s needed is a production and workflow solution using what Linius calls ‘video virtualisation.’ [bitsontherun bLXi470m-hLYU43gg]
Nintendo has unveiled its first major console since 2012 – a portable device that can also connect to a TV screen. Branded “Switch”, the console has the appearance of a tablet device and has controllers attached to either side, combining a handheld system and a console for the first time, and allowing gamers to play at […]
Donald Trump could launch a cable or OTT news net, according to numerous reports the US – that’s assuming he doesn’t end up in the White House. Trump ran a Facebook Live event this week for the third and final presidential in what some commentators said was a dry run for a fully-fledged news channels. […]
Technicolor has announced Q3 group revenues of €1.14 billion (versus €877 million a year ago). Frederic Rose, Chief Executive Officer of Technicolor, commented: “Our third quarter revenues have been solid as we continued to perform well and win major new awards across all our activities. We confirm our objectives for 2016 and remain strongly focused […]
Five VR companies have joined to cooperate in producing ‘immersive entertainment’. Disruptive Reality includes games company Revolution Software; AR and VR studio Amplified Robot and its health-related arm Medical Realities; VR software developer Spearhead Interactive; digital agency Augusto; and training firm Digital Jam. Disruptive Reality will work as a studio and aims to collaborate with […]
The YouTube app has debuted on DISH’s Hopper 3 DVR, bringing viral videos and original content from creators across the globe to the TV screen via set-top box. The YouTube app was included in DISH’s latest software update pushed to Hopper 3 set-top boxes on October 20th. With this update, DISH becomes the only nationwide […]