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Virgin Media today launched the first commercially available 3D digital TV on-demand service in the UK. Called "3D Movies On Demand", it's ready for Virgin Media TV customers with 3D technology, who will now be able to choose 3D movies from the already extensive range of programmes available on-demand. The on-demand back-end is provided by FilmFlex and it's expected that the number of
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding Hulu lately, and I am trying to figure it all out. There's Hulu Plus, rumors of an IPO, content questions...the list goes on. So, what do we make of it all? Let's start with Hulu Plus. For those not familiar, Hulu Plus is the recently announced, and released, paid version of Hulu. You
In the world of blogging, podcasting and social networking, much has been said about the so-called “long tail.” The concept of the “long tail” revolves around the idea that available content living on the Internet gets a lot of extra audience over a long period of time, as opposed to traditional print and broadcast content which has a much more
Show 600 is right around the corner, we will have a lot of fun with the show, hope you will tune in. Have you checked out the show at Justin.tv/geeknews yet? Be sure to give it a listen and follow the show over their when you can. Headed to the west coast on Monday night so will be doing the
Late last night a Fiber Optic cable between two islands was cut here in Hawaii that is causing massive disruption for users of Time Warner Road Runner Internet service. Road Runner did not have in place any redundant back haul, and customers statewide were without Internet service for many hours. When the service did come back on-line it is throttled
OTT, short for “over-the-top-television” is an up-and-coming acronym that we are all likely going to become familiar with in the near future, provided someone doesn’t come up with a different marketing name. The concept is simple – it’s TV that comes “over the top” of traditional channels on a cable system via the Internet delivered in digital packets. It can
Get ready for a world where everything is on demand and à la carte. Traditional broadcasting is going to change whether it wants to or not. Marketing will be forced to change in profound ways. As a result, content-making will also go through a major metamorphosis. Marketing and traditional broadcasting have long had an interesting relationship that has had a