One of the growing concerns with the businesses looking to invest in the social media phenomenon is whether such sites can actually generate substantial revenue. The key to portals such as MySpace, Bebo and the like is that they are free and allow anyone to access content.
The success of web TV shows such as Bebo’s Kate Modern and Lonely Girl 15 has lead to a renewed interest in the industry. MySpace has just announced plans to distribute its own TV shows through television and DVD, as it seeks to broaden its reach away from the computer.
Legitimate online TV and video services are set to generate revenues of $7.9 billion worldwide by 2013, according to a report by Informa Telecoms & Media.
Well, TV websites, that is. For the first time, during the week of February 17, the user-generated video-sharing site beat the combined traffic of all the television network websites, according to metrics company Hitwise.
Jonathan Guthrie, CEO of MGt, discusses how the television industry is fighting back against the Internet advertising bogeyman - through communities, web aquisitions and multiplatform CRM...
Television is no longer just watched through a TV set and downloading TV programmes via the internet is becoming habitual. Increasing numbers of people watch TV through their mobile phone or through the internet (via a PC or laptop), new research reveals...
British award wining web site viewmagazine.tv has featured the first podcast with the US writer who is suing the makers of the film, The Matrix, for allegedly plagiarising her script...
London-based HYPtv, positioned as the world's first true creative broadcast channel, is now broadcasting a fortnightly programme of bite-sized creativity on Sky, is coming soon on ipTV broadband channel Cube.tv, and has plans for mobile streaming....
Convergence is finally upon us. But the impact on TV is more profound than predicted, with brands, distribution, rights and consumer habits all being disrupted and re-cast. Such are the hallmarks of media in a transitional phase of development, says Michael Nutley...
TV Genius, the intelligent search engine for UK television, has passed the one million user mark, supported by editorial and premium SMS alerts for its most popular listings...
Advertising on TV is about to change as broadband TV starts to take off. It will become more personalised and more localised. Peter Bates outlines the new challenges and opportunities this will create...
Recent advances in the functionality and interactivity of digital cable TV provide a compelling alternative to satellite for channel owners and advertisers wanting to increase audience share and reach, says David Ratcliffe...
Universal Music is to charge broadcasters for videos across online and VOD media platforms, and is launching its own channel. What does this augur for music programming, distribution and promotion asks Eamonn Forde...
Reality TV represents a revolution in popular culture. Discuss.
DIRECTORS - Are you looking for new opportunities to distribute your films? Or worried about how your programmes are going to be used in the future? Do you know about all the new distribution platforms?? To find out about the latest innovations in digital delivery systems, put this date in your diary!
This course aims to introduce participants to the latest research on interactive television and how the broader digital design community can contribute more easily to iTV service creation. The course includes a FREE introduction to the iTV creation toolset, SATSUMA.
Television is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The emergence of new technologies has led to a shift in consumer demands and a corresponding threat to the traditional business model based on advertising revenue.
Mobile TV and exploiting the opportunity. What does convergence mean for the creativity of branded content projects?
Serco Usability Services is running a hands-on workshop which looks in detail at the emerging technology of mobile television.
Marketing Week?s TV conference returns with a fresh review of the hottest issues shaping the media
landscape in 2006 and will examine the real impact of heightened consumer choice and control.
You will work in groups to formulate a programme treatment or use your idea from Module 1. This could be a current news item, magazine article or local knowledge. You will learn full journalistic techniques, practical planning for each shoot, plus practical exercises on presentation, talking to camera, interviewing and single camera shooting with a presenter.
Using 01zero-one?s multi camera TV studio, you will work in a studio environment similar to broadcast television. The course will introduce you to the TV studio team, who is who and what should they do, creative and production standards, technical appreciation of studio sound and lighting and video tape machine operations-cuing in VT and time-code.
TV Academy is a full practical and professional training course in TV and Film production. Offering valuable skills development in existing and new technology to all new creative and technical graduates in television and film production including new entrants, broadcasters, independents and interactive new media companies.
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