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Maria Gurova

HBO NOW Pushing the Cord-Cutting Trend - App Annie Blog - 3 views

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Technology entertainment KE VOD cable TV TV Networks Entertainment as Service Theatrical Cord-cutting HBO Netflix Hulu Video Streaming Copyright Storytelling adjustable entertainment Market Digital Consumption Digital vs Physical

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  • In 2007, Netflix changed the landscape by introducing streaming on PC, allowing customers to instantly watch shows. By 2010, Netflix video streaming became available on additional platforms, including iOS devices. Today, video streaming services Netflix and Hulu have a strong hold among combined iOS and Android Top US Apps.
  • These convenient apps have set the stage for a preferred entertainment delivery. A whole generation of consumers have grown up with video streaming, rather than (or in addition to) paying for cable television: cord cutters and cord nevers. Major premium cable networks, HBO and Showtime, are now after a piece of the pie Netflix and Hulu have carved out
  • Both HBO NOW and Showtime are taking different approaches to standalone streaming partnerships. HBO NOW has gotten more traction in part to a heavy promotion from Apple, resulting in positive metrics. Showtime’s success is less clear, being married into Hulu’s already strong performance
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  • Netflix isn’t being left in the dust completely, kicking off their original film initiative with “Beasts of No Nation”, which will launch both in theaters and streaming video on October 16th. HBO, Showtime, Netflix and Hulu will still need to compete with each other to retain users in a new “entertainment as a service” landscape where retention is not a given, but an earned currency.
  • Cable provider Comcast hasn’t felt the heat from the cord-cutting trend, having its second best Q2 in nine years. Comcast is also in an advantageous place as a broadband provider, with 22.3 million total customers in Q2. Good quality video streaming relies on broadband internet, meaning cable providers that offer bundled internet service will still be valuable
  • Maria Gurova on 12 Aug 15
     
    the rise of streaming services and how cable networks are competing with video streaming services on their battle field 
Vladimir Antonov

Pirate Bay gets 'Stream It' option for in-browser viewing (Wired UK) - 1 views

www.wired.co.uk/...ate-bay-stream-it-torrent-time

Piracy Technology Social content online theaters simplification accessibility

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  • A new browser plugin for Windows and Mac computers has turned The Pirate Bay into the world's biggest streaming site
  • plugin lets people stream torrents embedded in webpages without needing to use an external client or download the torrent itself
  • A new 'Stream it!' button has appeared alongside existing options to download, although the feature is still in beta with poor image quality and slow speeds the main issues.
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  • Unlike conventional torrent downloads, the service is easy to use and lets users start watching pirated films and TV shows in seconds
  • The streaming add-on works by finding enough peers to stream content without buffering. Existing torrent streaming services used HTTP, which quickly became too demanding on bandwidth
  • By launching on The Pirate Bay, the service has instantly become one of the world's largest online streaming platforms, albeit one completely based on piracy
  • The team behind Torrents Time claimed that ad server integration was "coming soon". And if Torrents Time can make money, and dodge almost inevitable legal take-downs, it could be here to stay
  • Vladimir Antonov on 11 Feb 16
     
    seems we'll have legal online movie theatres and pirate ones, who'd gain more users in the future?
nrybakov

Google announces Stadia, its cross-platform game streaming service - 0 views

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Entertainment Game Technology

shared by nrybakov on 09 Apr 19 - No Cached
  • The service will let you play all manner of computer games streamed from Google‘s data centers to your devices running the Chrome browser or ChromeOS platform, or even your TV with a Chromecast Ultra plugged in. You won’t need any additional hardware to run Stadia, and you won’t need to install anything to play games. As Google VP Phil Harrison noted in an interview with Eurogamer, “Anywhere where YouTube runs well, Stadia can run.”
  • Rather than treat Stadia as an entirely standalone service, Google sees people using it from and with YouTube. That means your starting point with Stadia could be a game trailer on the video platform, or a live stream of a tournament; you could simply hit Play on either video stream and start playing – solo or with others – within a few seconds.
  • nrybakov on 09 Apr 19
     
    New Service from Google that allows users to play games streamed from Google on any possible devices. That may potentially attract more audience to the other Google products (YouTube especially).
zolotarev

Netflix isn't killing movie theaters: Viewers who stream more also go to cinemas more - 1 views

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Theatrical distribution Netflix

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  • zolotarev on 10 Apr 19
     
    According to a study by EY's Quantitative Economics and Statistics group, the people who go to see movies in theaters more frequently are also the people who consume more streaming content.
Anton Vorykhalov

Amazon Wants Live-Streaming Sports Rights for Prime Video, But What Will It Really Be A... - 0 views

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amazon video

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  • Amazon Wants Live-Streaming Sports Rights for Prime Video, But What Will It Really Be Able to Secure?
  • Despite the high prices and paucity of available rights, Amazon has been making the rounds recently at a number of leagues and rights-holders about potential deals. According to a Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous sources, Amazon has met with the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball, as well as Major League Soccer, the ACC, and other smaller players to discuss licensing their content.
asibilev

YouTube will reportedly start streaming live TV in 2017 - 0 views

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Technology entertainment Future_of_TV

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  • asibilev on 04 May 16
     
    YouTube might get in the action in 2017 with a new service called Unplugged. The plan calls for YouTube to offer a bundle of cable TV channels, but what channels will be included remains to be seen. Bloomberg notes that discussions are ongoing with major media companies like Comcast / NBCUniversal, Viacom, Fox and CBS but no deals have been finalized yet.
Maria Gurova

From Netflix to full immersion: how the future of cinema lies in our handhelds | Film |... - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...vod-streaming-future-of-cinema

Theatrical Technology entertainment immersion Immersive Experience 360-degree video Storytelling VR in-home vs in-theatre In-Theatre Experience interactive screen fights fly-off-the-wall-film-making Netflix premium format IMAX

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  • Unlike films made for the silver screen, an internet film doesn’t need to contain something for everyone
  • But the internet is different. As viewers are watching alone, films can be made exclusively for certain fanbases and still be confident of finding an audience.
  • in the eyes of a conservative family, the company should stand for wholesome entertainment, but to a 20-year-old city-dwelling college graduate, it should be more edgy. It’s unlikely these two demographics would go to the cinema together, while they almost certainly won’t be streaming the same content.
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  • Cinemas probably aren’t going to die out any time soon, but they may well host different kinds of films than laptops and phones in the near future.
  • Netflix’s chief content officer is open about this, saying that watching a movie online is like seeing a sports game broadcast on TV rather than being at the stadium
  • When you watch it, you realise that this software blurs the boundary between films and games: although, strictly speaking, you are not playing anything; you are participating in the experience.
  • A distinctive form of film is also emerging on phones: 360-degree movies were developed by Google
  • The technology gets really interesting when it comes to documentaries. Director Chris Milk has used virtual reality to make films about a refugee camp in Jordan and a mass protest in New York.
  • Fundamentally, this is taking out the middle man in that process, and making you feel as if you were actually there.
  • Call it fly-off-the-wall film-making
  • traditionally it is the director’s job to tell the audience what to look at, in this approach directors don’t exist, only “creators”
alexbelov

Twitch added creative videos zone - 0 views

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creative streaming painting art Technology

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  • Twitch announced it’s channelling that same appeal in its new service, which lets users zone out as they watch videos of artists making art.
  • alexbelov on 26 Feb 16
     
    Users can watch videos of artists making artworks.
Maria Gurova

online piracy in Norway falls says report - 1 views

www.worldipreview.com/...all-in-online-piracy-in-norway

Political anti-piracy legal copyright Norway

shared by Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • 210 million songs were illegally downloaded last year, compared to more than a billion four years ago.
  • Earlier this month, strict new laws aimed at tackling piracy were introduced which give rights holders the power to monitor suspected infringers and potentially order the government to shut down sites.
  • claims and has said on its website that income from online use of music, including legal streaming services, has risen.
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  • TONO also
  • “As high-speed internet capacity has become normal and often included in mobile subscriptions, illegal download and use of music has decreased,”
  • “The new legislation is in my opinion not sufficiently technology neutral, as it is clearly designed to serve as a tool to prevent P2P file sharing and not, for example, illegal streaming services, which may become a problem in the years to come.”
  • Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13
     
    Norway continue to tighten the copyright laws in the advantage of the IP owners. Though the approach is based on strong preventive measures rather then transparent, easy to use, relatively inexpensive access to content it seems to work
zolotarev

Behind Airbnb's bet on show business to hook travelers - 0 views

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video marketing OTT

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  • zolotarev on 24 Apr 19
     
    Airbnb Inc, has ambitions to develop a slate of original shows to whet customers' appetite for travel. Airbnb has batted around ideas for creating or licensing mini-series and documentaries about travel, and shows featuring Airbnb homes, guests and hosts. The company is considering streaming films and shows through its app as well as through other video platforms. Original shows could also entice customers even before they have decided where to go on vacation
alexbelov

In-Ear Language Translators May Soon Be Here - 0 views

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language translator

shared by alexbelov on 18 May 16 - No Cached
  • Waverly Labs says they will soon release the Pilot, a pair of in-ear translators designed to let people who speak different languages understand each other in real-time
  • The technology makes use of an embedded app that does the translating, which is delivered to the earpiece that is shared by two people. The Pilot is also supposed to come with an additional earpiece for wireless streaming music and an app that allows people toggles between languages.
  • The company intends to develop support for European and Germanic languages first, but the Slavic Semitic, Hindi, and East Asian languages are not too far behind.
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  • the Pilot will be available at $410 by next year
  • alexbelov on 18 May 16
     
    In-ear translator renders speech in real-time, so that people talking different languages can understand each other.
anna_nelidova

Amazon challenges YouTube by offering uploaders a cut of the ads | The Verge - 1 views

www.theverge.com/...amazon-video-direct-service

Amazon UGC Video Direct Service Digital Clash of titans Economic

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  • Amazon is launching its new Amazon Video Direct service today to let video creators share any content and receive a cut of the revenue.
  • Amazon is offering a variety of ways for creators to earn money, including royalties through streaming by Prime members, and revenue sharing through rentals, purchases, subscriptions, and ad impressions.
  • Amazon has a variety of launch partners, including How Stuff Works, Mattel, The Guardian, and independent titles from Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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  • Amazon Video is still limited by its availability worldwide and how exactly it expands partners in the future.
  • Amazon Video is still only available in the US, Germany, Austria, UK, and Japan.
Maria Gurova

Is it curtains for the big screen? - FT.com - 1 views

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Theatrical entertainment in-home vs in-theatre screen fights The Screening Room premium formats windowing strategy Pause pushers tentpole strategy blockbuster

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  • According to the National Association of Theatre Owners, US movie attendance peaked in 2002 and has been steadily declining ever since. To compensate, theatres have rolled out new technologies such as 3D, Imax and premium large-format cinemas, raising their ticket prices and thus keeping the box office at record-breaking levels
  • The majority of us are increasingly staying home.
  • At Cannes this year, the studio with the most films in competition
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  • was not one of the big studios, but the streaming service Amazon.
  • But blockbusters have a design flaw: their marketing costs are enormous — opening a movie typically costs anywhere from $20m — and they spend less and less time in cinemas. To take a recent example, ticket sales for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice dropped by an astonishing 68.4 per cent on its second weekend
  • “What you’re going to end up with is fewer theatres,” George Lucas said during a panel at the University of Southern California in 2013. “Bigger theatres, with a lot of nice things. Going to the movies is going to cost you 50 bucks, maybe 100.”
  • He argued that a film will come out in cinemas for 17 days — three weekends — which is where 98 per cent of films make 95 per cent of their revenues anyway. On the 18th day, the film will be available everywhere and you will pay for the size: a movie screen will be $15, a 75-inch TV will be $4, a smartphone will be $1.99.
  • “Fifty per cent of Americans did not step into a movie theatre last year, and of the 50 per cent that did go into a theatre, 95 per cent of them went to one or two films,”
  • Arguably, it’s more visual than television. It has our full attention: each frame must pull its weight in terms of narrative and spectacle. That is why it is a director’s medium: it envelops us. TV comes to us, into our homes, casual, familiar, favouring habit-forming episodic narratives. That is why it is a writer’s medium. The big screen glamorises — its stars are the stuff of myth; the small screen is more like a member of the family
  • And something like The Avengers, it’s too much fun laughing with the audience. These things are communal experiences.
  • But then many film-makers would argue that movies should be consumed differently from music: a song is a song wherever you play it, whereas films were built for the big screen.
  • “I don’t think that experience is going to die,” says Obst, “although I do worry that eventually we will all be inside on our huge computer screens, watching all of the different types of entertainment together
  • Nothing breaks the spell of the movie more instantly than the pause button.
Anton Vorykhalov

Luxury Home Theaters : home theaters - 0 views

www.trendhunter.com/...home-theaters

Theatrical

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  • IMAX is Offering to Build Private Luxury Theaters for Homes
  • The cinematic experience has been decreasing in popularity thanks to a multitude of at-home streaming services that make movie-watching at home much more convenient. For people who have between $400K and $1 million to spare, IMAX is bringing the cinematic experience to homes. The company is designing home theaters that can seat 18-49 people, have 2D and 3D projectors, an IMAX sound system and large screens that vary in size depending on the room.
anna_nelidova

ВЕДОМОСТИ - Продажи музыки выросли впервые за 20 лет - 0 views

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Economic Music streaming services Rise of digital sales Music Industry digital consumption

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  • В 2015 г. продажи музыки выросли на 3,2% до $15 млрд, сообщила Международная федерация звукозаписывающей индустрии (IFPI)
  • Рост рынка обеспечен прежде всего тем, что продажа музыки в цифровом формате приносит теперь больше выручки, чем продажа треков на физических носителях – CD- и DVD-дисках.
  • На цифровые форматы теперь приходится 45% всех продаж, или $6,7 млрд. А в 19 странах мира они занимают уже больше половины рынка. За последние 10 лет онлайн-продажи музыки выросли в 6 раз, а в 2015 г. – на 10,2%.
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  • Быстрее всего среди цифровых форматов растут стриминговые сервисы – их общая выручка выросла на 45,2% до $2,9 млрд.
  • Более $2 млрд из этой суммы заплатили 68 млн подписчиков таких платных сервисов, как Spotify и Apple Music. При этом более 1 млрд пользователей YouTube и других музыкальных сервисов, работающих по рекламной модели, обеспечили лишь около $634 млн дохода.
Maria Gurova

Wearable Computers Create New Security Vulnerabilities | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

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technology wearable security gadget google glass internet of things

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  • Google Glass is a pre-production device made for developers. It has bugs, and it has problems, some of which are related to security.
  • Thus for the first time, this has provided malicious folks with the opportunity to gain access to your device through these machine-readable blobs of black and white blocks.
  • They could connect it to a Bluetooth device of their choosing and stream images from its camera to a remote display, all without the wearer’s knowledge.
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  • these devices are so new, and have increasingly broader capabilities, it’s difficult to predict what forms those vulnerabilities will arrive in.
alexbelov

Facebook's Trojan Horse Commerce Strategy | Re/code - 0 views

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Technology Social ecommerce

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  • Using partners that have existing payment systems would be one option, but many of the most obvious partners have become direct or quasi-competitors to Facebook over recent years, including both Amazon and Apple. Once a user’s first transaction is completed, the rest is straightforward, but it’s that first transaction that’s going to be the hard part. Crack that, and Facebook should quickly become a major player in e-commerce, adding yet another arrow to its quiver and opening up a whole new set of revenue streams.
  • alexbelov on 11 Mar 16
     
    Facebook will become an e-commerce market player soon, knowing everything about billions of customers and sellers.
isoldatenkova

Spotify Shares Fall on Report Amazon in Talks to Launch Ad-Supported Music Offering - T... - 0 views

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Entertainment monetisation ecosystem

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  • Amazon.com Inc was in talks to launch a free ad-supported music service, which is expected to intensify competition for the music streaming leader.
  • Amazon would market the free music service through its voice-activated Echo speakers, a Billboard report said on Friday, adding that it could become available as early as this week.
isoldatenkova

Google is adding AR features to Search and Maps - Business Insider - Business Insider - 1 views

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Technology google advertising AR

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  • At Google's annual I/O developer conference, the company announced a number of new AR features that will be integrated into its core mobile offerings — Search and Maps.
  • Google Maps' newly announced AR feature will leverage a user's smartphone camera to superimpose walking directions over real-world streets.
  • Business Insider Intelligence expects the number of mobile AR users to near 2.5 billion by 2023, up from 1 billion in 2018.
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  • Google could also build out a unique and attractive platform by leaning on the insights it gains from business and consumer users of its AR features. The company could then license this tech to headset manufacturers, opening up another valuable revenue stream.
isoldatenkova

Millennials don't deserve NYC - 0 views

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millennials social Economy netflix

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  • They’re the greatest generation — of couch potatoes.
  • A growing number of 18- to-34-year-olds, the world’s largest age group, prefer to unwind by staying in, watching Netflix and ordering Seamless, rather than by getting down at a club or bellying up to a bar.
  • on average, millennials stream 2.7 hours of TV shows a day, while the earlier generation, Gen X, does about 1.8 hours.
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  • Millennials, it seems, have discovered that the need to socialize face-to-face is waning, as food, shopping, friends, entertainment and even sex are all an app tap away.
  • The study also found that millennials spend about 3.1 hours a day on their mobile devices, compared with Generation X’s 1.7 hours.
  • You know, the whole ‘Netflix and chill,’ whatever you think about it . . . it’s kind of a trend,” he says.
  • They’re not consuming alcohol, but they’re consuming a lot of media — and it’s depressing them,
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