Georgia crisis sees surge in demand for live TV over broadband
August 20, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Viewing figures for Russia Today’s live streaming service have increased ten fold during the two weeks of fighting in South Ossetia.
20 August 2008
Viewers spent an average of 25 minutes a visit watching Russia Today’s live coverage unfold on the Livestation service.
Viewing for all the Livestation live channels, which include BBC World, Al Jazeera English, Euronews and France 24 increased significantly during the two weeks, but Russia Today’s figures significantly outstripped the rest.
According to Livestation CEO, Matteo Berlucchi, the figures suggest a change in viewer behaviour.
“It is becoming clearer by the day that Internet users are increasingly turning to online live broadcasts as their first port of call when looking at important news stories developing around the world.”
He says the simplicity of consuming live TV online has removed some of the main barriers to following live news events.
“With no need for satellite dishes pointing in the right direction, set-top-boxes, smart cards and expensive subscriptions, people can now watch what matters most to them on their computers anywhere in the world.”
“Add to that, the choice of channels, available at the click of a mouse, means that viewers watching live TV over the Internet can benefit from the different perspectives offered by the leading broadcasters.”
“Being able to access different versions of important stories quickly and easily is an invaluable asset for all who really care about the credibility of what are being told”, he said.
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OSX shredded to bits my network iTunes music library
August 19, 2008
Image by MagnusK via Flickr OK, I am not just mad… I am really really really MAD! It is the 1st time I find myself hating Apple OS X. Why? Simple, it partially destroyed my music library that I access over an smb share!
What happen? I seriously can’t beleive that it actually happen in such a silly dumb way! I mean, who the hell is the Apple engineer that coded this stupid behavior! I am not sure what to blame yet… the finder, the trash feature, both? Maybe it is the desktop “finder” feature… but one thing for sure it has to change.
I can’t beleive I am the 1st one running into this nasty bug. Any way, here is how it happen. Let me know if you think it is my fault or the OS because I can’t see how I could blame myself for getting to this point.
LiveStation 2.0.9 Now Available on Mac OS X, Linux Next
August 12, 2008
I reported on Saturday that LiveStation was about to release a pre-release version of it’s client for Mac OS X.
I was happy to find an email in my inbox this morning with details about the upcoming pre-release. The client run natively on Mac intel platform for now under both Tiger and Leopard. A PPC version is apparently in the work.
The OS X client is the most advanced client to date for LiveStation. It is the 1st to sport the new “Carousel” look and feel for channel surfing.
The feature is reminiscent of Coverflow but with an nice 3D addition. Windows users don’t worry, the new look and feel will be brought to the platform very soon. I was told that all three clients will be kept on par with features. The mean Linux, Mac and Windows. Read more
Joost brainstorming about future of content distribution
August 11, 2008
Remco (Blikkie?) wrote in a blog post that Joost employee have been meeting a lot recently recently regarding the future of Joost content distribution.
Apparently Joost might want to focus more of it’s content distribution as a mechanism that enables small, back-of-the-shed-operations, to put their professionally produced content online and make a decent buck from it.
It is not clear if Joost will try to focus solely on Small content vs Big content like Hulu. Is it that it is getting difficult to obtain exclusive premium content? Maybe… Joost has signed major content distribution deal in the past but has not announced any major deals in the recent months. For sure Hulu is starting to occupy this space and is going a good job at it.
Let hope Joost find it’s niche and is able to grow to be a leader again in that space.
Livestation beta client for OS X next week? iPhone a possibility?
August 9, 2008
Last100 is reporting that Livestation will release it’s OS X beta client to a small set of testers (I think I am one of them) as early as next week.
Livestation has been available in beta for Windows users since September 2007. Since then Mac OS X users have been able to run the Windows client via VMWARE or Parallels virtualization. The experience was less than perfect. It is therefore a welcomed announcement for those running on Mac.
Livestation Paras Shas is reporting that the OS X version will not just be on par with it’s Windows counterpart… but will in fact have more features. Read more
Card Player TV coming to Joost
July 31, 2008
Poker player rejoice, Card Player Media today announces the launch of Card Player TV on Joost. Card Player TV shows can be found on the Everything Poker channel on Joost at http://www.joost.com/34q8rlx.
The Card Player TV channel on Joost includes news programming, strategy lessons from and biographies of top poker professionals, coverage of the world’s largest poker tournaments, legislative updates, and behind-the-scenes looks at the unique lifestyles of the biggest players in the industry. Fans will also get to watch interviews, tips, and tricks with some of the biggest names in the industry.
Jeff Shulman, CEO of Card Player Media, said, “Card Player TV has proved to be both influential and hugely popular since it was launched in 2006, and our partnership with Joost allows us to take it to the next level with a host of social-networking features that will help us reach a wider audience as well as give our loyal viewers more choice over how they interact with Card Player TV.”
Via PRWeb
Joost going live in China
July 23, 2008
Image via WikipediaInternet television service Joost and TOM Group Limited, one of the leading Chinese media conglomerates in Greater China, today launched a joint venture to bring a full Joost offering to the region of Greater China.
Set up by Kazaa and Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, Joost burst onto the scene in the United States in 2007 as a high-profile free video service.
TOM Group’s majority shareholder, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing (as shown in picture), owns a minority stake in Joost. Tom Group was founded in October 1999 as a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Holdings and other investors.
The venture will offer Chinese-language programming over the Internet and has launched the site at joost.tom.com. Joost and Tom source programming from within China and has about 16,000 hours of Chinese programming. They also secured deals with several established content providers including CCTV, China Record Corporation, BTV Media, Huayi Brothers Media Group and Warner Home Entertainment.
Ken Young, CEO and executive director of Tom Group, said the alliance with Joost will enhance and increase the company’s range of internet services.
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Secret Apple product is a thin margin Mac Tablet?
July 22, 2008
Image via WikipediaMacDailyNews source — the same one who tipped them to wireless iTunes Store sales direct to iPod, iPhone a week before Apple debuted it — report:
Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion’s haptic tech. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at “low” price that will reduce margins. Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will. This is some sick shit. App Store-compatible, able to run Mac apps, too. By October at the latest.
This is just a rumor… but darn, Apple, stop bringing those great products out or I will go broke! Better get those extra overtime hours going to prep for this!
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Joost beta client 1.1.8 just released
July 21, 2008
Joost just released version 1.1.8 of it Windows and OSX client. Again, there is apparently nothing visible at this point with the client.
Joost is said to be releasing a web based version of the client later this summer… so within the next couple of weeks… most likelly in time for back to school I guess.
Simply follow this link to download the latest Joost client.
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Batman Week begins on Joost
July 16, 2008
Image via WikipediaAny follower of pop culture knows that the next Batman movie - The Dark Knight - is opening on Friday in the U.S. (and on various dates throughout the next month around the rest of the world). To get ready for the movie (which is actually the first movie this summer I’ve been excited about…but I digress) Warner Bros. has given us three animated Batman series - Batman Beyond, Batman: The Animated Series, and The Batman - in the U.S.
As a special treat, we have enlisted the help of some bona fide Batman fans to share their can’t miss moments from their favorite shows. Read more
