Fox digital media chief extols the virtues of technology

Fox digital media chief extols the virtues of technology
Los Angeles Times
Twentieth Century Fox's head of digital distribution readily acknowledged the headline-grabbing trends buffeting the film industry — declines in DVD sales, the rise of low-cost movie rental and subscription services and the threat of Internet piracy ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson Causes Uproar With 'Muslim Scare' Video At Vatican
Huffington Post
(Reuters) - A Roman Catholic cardinal has caused an uproar at the Vatican by screening a spuriousYouTube video that makes alarmist predictions about the growth of Islam in Europe. The seven-minute clip, called "Muslim Demographics," was the talk of an ...

AllDigital to Attend Streaming Media West on October 30-31 in Los Angeles
Broadcast Newsroom
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AllDigital, Inc. (OTCBB:ADGL), a leading provider of premium digital broadcasting solutions to devices, will be appearing at Streaming MediaWest, one of Los Angeles' premier technology conventions ...

Samsung: Video Apps Dominate for Smart TV Usage
StreamingMedia.com
Smart TVs can't just present web pages if they expect to succeed, said Samsung content service manage for Europe Sidharth Javant. Instead, they need to put video first and offer an experience that takes advantage of the larger viewing screen. Javant ...

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AIMS attends '2012 Digital Media Summit' and '7th Digital Signage Investor ...
AME Info
Advanced Interactive Media Solutions (AIMS), the GCC market leader in digital signage solutions, is attending a series of major industry events taking place in New York, USA, including the 2012 Digital Place-Based Advertising Association (DPAA) Digital ...

Video: Stratford's new digital media program blends education with ...
Globe and Mail
Ginny Dybenko is the executive director of the University of Waterloo's new Stratford campus, which officially opens on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. The aim of the new campus is to bring together students, researchers, businesses and entrepreneurs ...

Wi-Fi Enabled Device Shipments Exceeding 1.5 Billion in 2012
Tom's Hardware Guide
Over the past few years, many of these suppliers have mainly relied on the smartphone and laptop markets to drive revenue, but the connected TV market is expected to drive sales even further going forward. "Those that have had particular success in the ...

WAN-IFRA - WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND NEW : Digital ...
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Asia's largest conference on new media, Digital Media Asia 2012, will be held from 27 to 29 November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will offer three one-day sessions on social media, digital business innovations and mobile and tablet publishing - the ...

Tracking Global Multiscreen Video Services to Profitability in IPTV, Cable ...
Broadcast Newsroom
Global Information Inc is pleased to announce the availability of four significant new market research reports covering the global markets for digital broadcasting and digital media advertising from our premium market research partner, Multimedia ...

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Applications open for 20 Under 20 Thiel ... - Digital Media Wire
By Rich Scherr
The Thiel Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit founded by Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, has begun accepting applications for its new class of 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows.
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De Castro follows Mayer to Yahoo, as COO - Digital Media Wire
Yahoo has poached Henrique de Castro from Google to be its chief operating officer, a move that several industry observers had expected. He will report directly ...
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New Online Video Channel Fights Hunger
ABC News (blog)
By Diane Henderiks. It's time to get happy… Happy TV, that is. Happy Familya leading premium organic food brand, has launched Happy TV–and we have your exclusive first look at the video. This online vignette was created and hosted by Happy Family ...

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Boxee TV Bring Internet TV, Cable, Tuner, Mobile And DVR In A Single $99 Box
World Internet TV on PC (blog)
For streaming internet TV, the Boxee TV comes with several services pre-installed, including Youtube, Netflix, Vudu and streaming radio from Pandora. To help navigate the online TV services, the Boxee remote control has had a makeover and features ...

The Netflix app on Windows 8 is Breaking … and that's Bad!
ZDNet
Others said that being authenticated to a domain or not made W8156 appear or disappear, but at this point I'm not sure why I'm doing technical support for Netflix - perhaps it's my innate desire for Windows 8 not to be a disaster. But this isn't about ...

ZDNet

Netflix Debuts in Denmark on “Day Two of Scandinavian Launch Tour”
WebProNews
Yesterday, Netflix launched in Sweden, making it the first Nordic country to get the popular streaming service. Netflix announced their Nordic expansion back in August, saying that they would enter Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland by year's end.

Boxee TV, New Media Player, Combines Live TV, Unlimited DVR And Apps In ...
Huffington Post
Boxee, the streaming media company with the funnest name this side of Roku, has unveiled its latest Internet-connected player: It's called the Boxee TV, and it's a $99 box that contains an antenna to watch broadcast high-definition television and a DVR ...

LG Uplus brings Google TV to South Korea
ZDNet
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency Tuesday, both LG Uplus and Google unveiled its "u+tv G" program, which will combine the carrier's existing Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) with the search giant's Android-based Google TV service. The set-top box ...

Netflix confirms it will premiere Breaking Bad season 5 in the UK & Ireland on ...
The Next Web (blog)
Back in March, we reported that Netflix was targeting 10% UK household penetration, a figure it currently boasts in the Canadian market. However, for it to come even close to growing beyond its current 1m users, it will need to have a very compelling ...

The Next Web (blog)

Logitech Broadcaster WiFi Webcam beams straight to Ustream
SlashGear
Logitech has outed its latest webcam, the Logitech Broadcaster WiFi Webcam, and as the name suggests it cuts the cord with some integrated wireless. Capable of streaming directly to Ustream, the new camera can also be used with the Broadcaster app for ...

SlashGear

3M Streaming Projector with Roku Review: Can't Wait Until They Get This Right
Gizmodo
What Is It? A palm-sized projector with a built-in Roku stick for streaming movies and TV shows through Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and others. Who's it For? Movie-watchers on the go. People with big walls. Design. It's a little projector (4.3 x 4.2 x 2.0 ...

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