Another half a billion dollars was invested into virtual and augmented reality start-ups in the third quarter of this year, with a record $2.3 billion (€2bn) invested in the last 12 months, reports Digi-Capital. Q3 2016 saw the 9th straight quarter of investment trending upwards, as the money flowing into AR/VR is now being driven […]
A California man has sentenced by a US Federal Court for criminal copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies – The Revenant and The Peanuts Movie – to a publicly accessible website. As a result of the illegal upload, The Revenant was available for download six days before its limited release in […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at fostering consumer choice and access to diverse programming on television. The proposed rules may prohibit the use of certain clauses in pay-TV programming distribution contracts that impede carriage of independent and diverse programming. Specifically, the proposed rules would prevent pay-TV providers […]
Net Insight, a provider of media transport and resource scheduling, has announced that SIS, a supplier of products and services to the online and retail betting markets, has selected Net Insight’s Sye solution to provide delivery of live betting content to betting shops and bookmaker trading rooms worldwide. The partnership, which secures SIS as a […]
MONDO is set to bring its unique style of adult animation to VRV, the newly announced video experience from Ellation that launches later in 2016. MONDO’s new channel, “MONDO Premium,” joins a growing list of partners on VRV, including Crunchyroll, Nerdist, College Humor, Geek & Sundry and Seeso. Ellation is majority owned by Otter Media, […]
Following mounting criticism from certain parties and support from others, the FCC has announced that its proposed Set-Top Box Order has been removed from the September 29 Open Meeting Agenda. The proposal will go on the Commission’s circulation list and remain under consideration by Commissioners. In a Statement, Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and […]
If I had to choose an industry not to be in as the digital world looms larger than ever, I might well choose printing (which reminds me: read the Sep/Oct issue of Euromedia here). In 2016, it is a savagely tough way to make a living. But not all that far behind on your list […]
According to the findings of a report – UK Television in Focus – prepared by professional accountancy body the ICAEW and consultancy firm PwC, substantial investment and volume of deals in the sector are being fuelled by new digital technologies, fast-changing consumer trends and big changes in the international environment. PwC forecasts the global television […]
Starz has launched its Starz app on Microsoft’s Xbox One video game system. The app is a single destination for all subscribers who want to stream Starz premium content. According to Starz, its intuitive content discovery design and navigation offers ease of use and a compelling user experience, regardless of how the consumer purchased a […]
According to a Nielsen study, people watching virtual reality videos recalled the brands mentioned 28 times more than in traditional commercials. Recall of 360 degree content in general was eight times higher, and consumers were three times as likely to buy after seeing an ad in the VR format. Nielsen’s research