Friday, 4 December 2009
Friday, 27 November 2009
Last.fm Group Essay
LastFM Essay
Last.fm is a UK-based Internet radio and music community website, founded in 2002. On May 30th 2007, it was announced that Last.fm had been bought by CBS for £140million. After CBS redesigned Last.fm a press release recognized the redesign saying it had generated a 20% growth in the sites traffic. On Tuesday, 24 March 2009 it was announced on the official Last.fm blog that Last.fm will charge users — except for those in the United States, United Kingdom, or Germany — a subscription fee of €3.00 per month for use of Last.fm radio. Since April 27 this subscription has become active.People have their own profiles on last fm when they subscribe, so they can listen to music. You can see their profile picture and how recently they have been on the site. It also tells you the last song they listened to or are currently listening to. You can ‘browse people’ by selecting the country they live in, and what taste in music they have. Last.fm claims over 30 million active users, based in over 200 countries. at the minute LastFM is worth £7.87 million
User interaction
It is now free for artists to sign up and join the pages they may already have from other users. They can then upload their music and earn royalties every time their song is played and their music will be played in radio shows similar to the genre of their music.
There is also a shout box feature that allows the consumer to give feedback on the artist, radio show, group or musical events that are advertised on the artist’s page.
There are also groups that users can join for each artist, genre or tags set up by users. There are discussion boards and forums consumers can also add pictures to the site or the site which can be played in slideshows of artists when they are played.
On each page there is a recent activity section like most social networking sites that update users on tags, comments and other users’ activity in relation to the artist.
Not knowingly the users are always interacting with the site because of the Scrobbler software which automatically uploads what you have been listening to so that the site can develop a playlist / radio show for the user and other users in what they listen to. A customizable display of Recently Played tracks is now available via some web services, allowing users to add them to blogs, MySpace or as forum signatures. To promote the music they listen to.
Availability
Last fm can be played through multiple different devices. They still use scrobbler technology either sending the data automatically with an inbuilt internet connection or the scrobbler software sends the user data to the site when attached to a computer. These devices are:
1. IPod,
2. IPod touch and IPhone,
3. Other players with the Rockbox firmware
4. Playstation portables
5. Microsoft Zune
6. Toshiba's Gigabeat line
7. SanDisk's Sansa series
8. Samsung's YP series
9. TrekStor Vibez
10. Smartphones
11. X-box
There is laso a range of media players with the software that have the software support to send song information to Last FM, some of these are the X-Box media centre, VLV media player, Spotify and aTunes.
There is also plugins available to allow you to use Last FM through players like iTunes, Yahoo music engine, RealPlayer and Napster.
Recommendations for the future
Last.fm has never had a public radio API, although we've tolerated third-party clients using the undocumented calls that our client uses. This is finally about to change - we're going to make a public, documented streaming API available to everyone who has an API account. There are a few limitations:
1. Only subscribers will be allowed to stream using API applications unless you negotiate a separate deal with us - we need to get the money to cover royalties.
2. You won't be allowed to use our API to stream to mobile phones. This is unfortunately a limitation of some of our licensing agreements. (We may make exceptions to this)
These changes should be made by the end of next week. Alongside this, we'll be shutting down the remainder of the old, undocumented streaming APIs over the next couple of weeks.
To allow dance company’s to publish there work onto the site
To do all that is possible to keep up with competitors;
Maintain the site is free
Allow small adverts to cover costs
Rivals of Last FM
Imeem
· Social media site
· Share with friends
Pandora
· Easier then imeem or Last.Fm
· Intelligent internet radio service
· Gives feedback on other things you would like depending on what you have already chosen.
· You can buy tracks from ITunes or Amazon MP3 from this site.
Yahoo Music
· Closed music unlimited service
· Using Rhapsody instead still most popular though
· Based on preferences you give and gives feedback and suggestions based on this.
· Internet Explorer the only compatible browser
ITunes
· Uses Apple
· Pay for music – shop
· Convert it onto your apple phone or TV
Spotify
Adverts after every few tracks
Unlimited free streaming music
Napster
· Been around 10 years
· Mp3 contents shared
· Copyright infringement issues
Last.fm is a UK-based Internet radio and music community website, founded in 2002. On May 30th 2007, it was announced that Last.fm had been bought by CBS for £140million. After CBS redesigned Last.fm a press release recognized the redesign saying it had generated a 20% growth in the sites traffic. On Tuesday, 24 March 2009 it was announced on the official Last.fm blog that Last.fm will charge users — except for those in the United States, United Kingdom, or Germany — a subscription fee of €3.00 per month for use of Last.fm radio. Since April 27 this subscription has become active.People have their own profiles on last fm when they subscribe, so they can listen to music. You can see their profile picture and how recently they have been on the site. It also tells you the last song they listened to or are currently listening to. You can ‘browse people’ by selecting the country they live in, and what taste in music they have. Last.fm claims over 30 million active users, based in over 200 countries. at the minute LastFM is worth £7.87 million
User interaction
It is now free for artists to sign up and join the pages they may already have from other users. They can then upload their music and earn royalties every time their song is played and their music will be played in radio shows similar to the genre of their music.
There is also a shout box feature that allows the consumer to give feedback on the artist, radio show, group or musical events that are advertised on the artist’s page.
There are also groups that users can join for each artist, genre or tags set up by users. There are discussion boards and forums consumers can also add pictures to the site or the site which can be played in slideshows of artists when they are played.
On each page there is a recent activity section like most social networking sites that update users on tags, comments and other users’ activity in relation to the artist.
Not knowingly the users are always interacting with the site because of the Scrobbler software which automatically uploads what you have been listening to so that the site can develop a playlist / radio show for the user and other users in what they listen to. A customizable display of Recently Played tracks is now available via some web services, allowing users to add them to blogs, MySpace or as forum signatures. To promote the music they listen to.
Availability
Last fm can be played through multiple different devices. They still use scrobbler technology either sending the data automatically with an inbuilt internet connection or the scrobbler software sends the user data to the site when attached to a computer. These devices are:
1. IPod,
2. IPod touch and IPhone,
3. Other players with the Rockbox firmware
4. Playstation portables
5. Microsoft Zune
6. Toshiba's Gigabeat line
7. SanDisk's Sansa series
8. Samsung's YP series
9. TrekStor Vibez
10. Smartphones
11. X-box
There is laso a range of media players with the software that have the software support to send song information to Last FM, some of these are the X-Box media centre, VLV media player, Spotify and aTunes.
There is also plugins available to allow you to use Last FM through players like iTunes, Yahoo music engine, RealPlayer and Napster.
Recommendations for the future
Last.fm has never had a public radio API, although we've tolerated third-party clients using the undocumented calls that our client uses. This is finally about to change - we're going to make a public, documented streaming API available to everyone who has an API account. There are a few limitations:
1. Only subscribers will be allowed to stream using API applications unless you negotiate a separate deal with us - we need to get the money to cover royalties.
2. You won't be allowed to use our API to stream to mobile phones. This is unfortunately a limitation of some of our licensing agreements. (We may make exceptions to this)
These changes should be made by the end of next week. Alongside this, we'll be shutting down the remainder of the old, undocumented streaming APIs over the next couple of weeks.
To allow dance company’s to publish there work onto the site
To do all that is possible to keep up with competitors;
Maintain the site is free
Allow small adverts to cover costs
Rivals of Last FM
Imeem
· Social media site
· Share with friends
Pandora
· Easier then imeem or Last.Fm
· Intelligent internet radio service
· Gives feedback on other things you would like depending on what you have already chosen.
· You can buy tracks from ITunes or Amazon MP3 from this site.
Yahoo Music
· Closed music unlimited service
· Using Rhapsody instead still most popular though
· Based on preferences you give and gives feedback and suggestions based on this.
· Internet Explorer the only compatible browser
ITunes
· Uses Apple
· Pay for music – shop
· Convert it onto your apple phone or TV
Spotify
Adverts after every few tracks
Unlimited free streaming music
Napster
· Been around 10 years
· Mp3 contents shared
· Copyright infringement issues
BBC Announcees Radio Player
BBC's new Radioplayer lets you search for tunes
Instant streaming of over 400 BBC and commercial channels
By Adam Hartley
BBC Radioplayer launching early 2010 - letting you search over 400 commercial and BBC stations instantly
The BBC's new Radioplayer will finally launch early in the new year, allowing listeners to tune into over 400 live streams of broadcasts from both BBC national and local stations and from leading British commercial radio stations.
Rather niftily, taking lessons from the likes of Spotify and Last.fm, the BBC Radioplayer will also feature and option to let listeners search for individual songs, though specific details on how that technology (and the music licensing details that are behind it) will work are still to be revealed by the BBC.
PCs, phones, TVs
The UK Radioplayer is a pop-up console that will work on PCs initially, with plans afoot to roll it out to other platforms including Mac, IPTV and smartphones soon after launch.
Users will be able to instantly search every station on the network for news, sport, music and their favourite tunes of the moment using the Beeb's newly designed radio search engine.
Stations involved will also be able to develop their own offerings to give listeners all kinds of 'added value' extras such as click-to-buy music services.
Heads of Terms for the project have been signed by the BBC, trade body RadioCentre, Global Radio and Guardian Media Group.
You can check out the BBC's current radio offerings online via its website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
Via musicweek.com/
Instant streaming of over 400 BBC and commercial channels
By Adam Hartley
BBC Radioplayer launching early 2010 - letting you search over 400 commercial and BBC stations instantly
The BBC's new Radioplayer will finally launch early in the new year, allowing listeners to tune into over 400 live streams of broadcasts from both BBC national and local stations and from leading British commercial radio stations.
Rather niftily, taking lessons from the likes of Spotify and Last.fm, the BBC Radioplayer will also feature and option to let listeners search for individual songs, though specific details on how that technology (and the music licensing details that are behind it) will work are still to be revealed by the BBC.
PCs, phones, TVs
The UK Radioplayer is a pop-up console that will work on PCs initially, with plans afoot to roll it out to other platforms including Mac, IPTV and smartphones soon after launch.
Users will be able to instantly search every station on the network for news, sport, music and their favourite tunes of the moment using the Beeb's newly designed radio search engine.
Stations involved will also be able to develop their own offerings to give listeners all kinds of 'added value' extras such as click-to-buy music services.
Heads of Terms for the project have been signed by the BBC, trade body RadioCentre, Global Radio and Guardian Media Group.
You can check out the BBC's current radio offerings online via its website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
Via musicweek.com/
Friday, 20 November 2009
Assessment Criteria
- Users
- Worth
- Availabiltiy
- User interaction - user generated content
- Rivals
- Recommendations - future
- Worth
- Availabiltiy
- User interaction - user generated content
- Rivals
- Recommendations - future
Spotify
Daniel Ek - founder of Spotify
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8072786.stm
Spotify is the first online music site to get agreement with all four major record labels to sign up to Spotify.
- The UK is the best place to test music streaming as it is number one for downloading
- When you hit 'play' button on Spotify, the song plays instantly - no buffering
- Peer to Peer (when you sign up to a service and download software on to your computer, which is the server, which you share with other computers/people)
- Can buy merchandise, subscribe or listen to free music but you have to listen to adverts every 4 songs
- You can currently only listen to Spotify on your computer
- Main competitiion to Apple
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8072786.stm
Spotify is the first online music site to get agreement with all four major record labels to sign up to Spotify.
- The UK is the best place to test music streaming as it is number one for downloading
- When you hit 'play' button on Spotify, the song plays instantly - no buffering
- Peer to Peer (when you sign up to a service and download software on to your computer, which is the server, which you share with other computers/people)
- Can buy merchandise, subscribe or listen to free music but you have to listen to adverts every 4 songs
- You can currently only listen to Spotify on your computer
- Main competitiion to Apple
The History Of iTunes
Version 1.0 - released on 9th January 2001 - Only available fro MAC
Version 2.0 - released 23rd October 2002 - iPod enabled
Version 4.0 - released 28th April 2003 - Music support added, can now buy music
Version 401 - 16th October 2003 - Voice notes and 'On The Go' playlists are added - now compatible with Windows
Version 4.8 - 9th May 2005 - Video support is added
Version 4.9 - June 2005 - Podcast functionality is added
Version 6.0 - 12th October 2005 - ability to transfer video from iTunes to iPod
Version 7 - September 2006 - New function (games) ability to sync cnontent purchased on iTunes to computer.
Version 7.1 - 4th March - added support for Apple TV
Version 7.3 - June 2007 - iPhone activiation and syncing support is introduced
Version 7.6 - 15th January 2008 - Movie rentals via iTunes store is added, and can also transfer content purchased on Apple Tv to the computer
Version 8.0 - 9th September 2008 - the new Genious content-suggestion feature is added, along with the new Grid View and TV shows in HD
Friday, 13 November 2009
Exchange News Conferece 2009 In Malta
CROWD SOURCING
Walter Dean
Commitee of Concern Journalist
Fran Unsworht
BBC head of newsgathering
Chris Cramer
Global Editor, Thomson Reuters
Simon Bucks
Associate Editor, Sky News
Frederic Filloux
Editor, mondaynote.com
http://www.youritv.com/mediaonline/newswatch.mov
"Media audiences are no longer prepared to be passive" - audiences now want a say e.g on X Factor!
Arianna Huffington
The Huffington Post
"Supplementing proffessional journalism"
"You had the state department asking Twitter to stop maintenenace works on the site as this is the only source of information coming from Iran"
-Surely this is new media showing its status?
Anne McElvoy
London Evening Standard
Walter Dean
Commitee of Concern Journalist
Fran Unsworht
BBC head of newsgathering
Chris Cramer
Global Editor, Thomson Reuters
Simon Bucks
Associate Editor, Sky News
Frederic Filloux
Editor, mondaynote.com
http://www.youritv.com/mediaonline/newswatch.mov
"Media audiences are no longer prepared to be passive" - audiences now want a say e.g on X Factor!
Arianna Huffington
The Huffington Post
"Supplementing proffessional journalism"
"You had the state department asking Twitter to stop maintenenace works on the site as this is the only source of information coming from Iran"
-Surely this is new media showing its status?
Anne McElvoy
London Evening Standard
Participatory Culture..
A particiatory culture is also one in which memebers believe their contributions matter, and feel some degree of social connection with one another (at least they care what other people think about what they have created)
It is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civil engagement.
New media technology is changing the way we connect to share knowledge and creativity.
Key for revision:
Affiliations - memberships, formal and informale, in online communications centred around various forms of media such as Facebook, message bords, metagaming, game clans, Myspace etc.
Expressions - Producing new creative froms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan video making, fan fiction, writingm zines, mash-ups
Collaborative Problem-Solving - Working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (such as through Wikipedia and alternative reality gaming
Circulations - Shaping the flow of media (such as Twitter, podcasting, blogging)
Laptops have digital editing software as standard. This has unleashed creativity
Broadband has allowed people to share their creativity
It is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civil engagement.
New media technology is changing the way we connect to share knowledge and creativity.
Key for revision:
Affiliations - memberships, formal and informale, in online communications centred around various forms of media such as Facebook, message bords, metagaming, game clans, Myspace etc.
Expressions - Producing new creative froms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan video making, fan fiction, writingm zines, mash-ups
Collaborative Problem-Solving - Working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (such as through Wikipedia and alternative reality gaming
Circulations - Shaping the flow of media (such as Twitter, podcasting, blogging)
Laptops have digital editing software as standard. This has unleashed creativity
Broadband has allowed people to share their creativity
Charles Leadbeater
MASS INNOVATION NOT MASS PRODUCTION
http://www.charlesleadbeater.net/home.aspx
http://www.wethinkthebook.net/home.aspx
http://www.charlesleadbeater.net/home.aspx
http://www.wethinkthebook.net/home.aspx
Friday, 6 November 2009
Issues With Wikinomics..
- We do need a hierachy/organisation
- Cannot always trust it
- Could be innaccurate
- Bias
- Conflict
Youtube:
When posting videos on YouTube, you receive no profit from them, yet they earn billions! This is the same with many free uploading sites and review websites. If someone writes good reviews, others are more likey to buy the products, therefore the creator earning from your work.
Who earns from Wikinomics?
- Cannot always trust it
- Could be innaccurate
- Bias
- Conflict
Youtube:
When posting videos on YouTube, you receive no profit from them, yet they earn billions! This is the same with many free uploading sites and review websites. If someone writes good reviews, others are more likey to buy the products, therefore the creator earning from your work.
Who earns from Wikinomics?
Wikinomics..
Authors for Wikinomics books:
Don Tapscott
Anthony D Williams
Wikinomics
- Business
- User Generated Content (UGC)
- Sharing knowledge
- Share music and films
Creative Commons Licence - enables you to remix music - credit the author
OPENESS
SHARING
PEERING
ACTING GLOBALLY
Examples:
Linux (open source - meaning you can modify it and re-distribute it)
Wikipedia (global brain, some is unreliable but it is all there for you to use and contribute to)
YouTube
Blogging
News (we contribute to news/magazines, by selling photo's videos etc.)
Sharing your thoughts on products
Mobilising protests
Don Tapscott
Anthony D Williams
Wikinomics
- Business
- User Generated Content (UGC)
- Sharing knowledge
- Share music and films
Creative Commons Licence - enables you to remix music - credit the author
OPENESS
SHARING
PEERING
ACTING GLOBALLY
Examples:
Linux (open source - meaning you can modify it and re-distribute it)
Wikipedia (global brain, some is unreliable but it is all there for you to use and contribute to)
YouTube
Blogging
News (we contribute to news/magazines, by selling photo's videos etc.)
Sharing your thoughts on products
Mobilising protests
IPTV
IPTV stands for Internet Protocol TV. This means television content distributed over the Internet.
There are number of Internet-based TV services on offer in the UK. These offer TV programmes and movies "on-demand" over the Internet using Broadband. Some of these services are available for viewing on your TV, and some on your computer. BT Vision, Virgin Media, Ticali and many more offer similar services, but BT Vision's is unique. The on-demand serviice from BT Vision concects your telly over Broadband, so the shows or movies you select play on your tv via broadband, unlike Virgin where you would recieve it vis Cable.
http://www.greenfieldscommunications.com/releases/08/081127_Continental_VOD.pdf
On this link you will find a graph. This graph indicates 'Comparison of type of programming most watched'. It is showing the different genre of telvision watched, and how it is watchd: VOD via TV or IPTV.
There are number of Internet-based TV services on offer in the UK. These offer TV programmes and movies "on-demand" over the Internet using Broadband. Some of these services are available for viewing on your TV, and some on your computer. BT Vision, Virgin Media, Ticali and many more offer similar services, but BT Vision's is unique. The on-demand serviice from BT Vision concects your telly over Broadband, so the shows or movies you select play on your tv via broadband, unlike Virgin where you would recieve it vis Cable.
http://www.greenfieldscommunications.com/releases/08/081127_Continental_VOD.pdf
On this link you will find a graph. This graph indicates 'Comparison of type of programming most watched'. It is showing the different genre of telvision watched, and how it is watchd: VOD via TV or IPTV.
'Monetise TV Content Online'
http://contentsutra.com/article/419-sab-kanaujia-interview-part-2-monetization-vdopia-tv-experience/">
'What Comes After Channel 4's Ground-Breaking Deal With YouTube?'
Channel 4’s long-form content deal with YouTube is a cracking deal for the broadcaster, but at what expense to the UK market?
The deal, which puts 4oD on the most popular online video site, gives UK users access to free long-form content including Channel 4’s catch-up and archive programming.
At a time when the publishing industry debates the validity of the paid-for content model, Channel 4 has bravely embraced ad-funded content
The revenue-sharing deal gives the broadcaster a massive boost in eyeballs for its services and creates new premium inventory for its sales teams.
It’s also a big boost for the broadcaster’s 4oD service, which was once the market leader in VOD but has fallen behind its rivals – most notably ITV – in recent months.
It was Channel 4 that took the biggest blow when Kangaroo was prohibited by the Competition Commission. Having invested heavily in the joint-venture service, its collapse left the broadcaster scrambling to reassert itself against rivals which had gained significant ground.
This deal will not only help Channel 4 to realise its ambitions to consolidate 4oD as the leading commercial video-on-demand service, it should also deliver huge revenues, with the broadcaster reportedly getting the majority of the revenue split.
The timing is also significant, coming as speculation increases that ITV is merely weeks away from securing an ad-revenue deal with Hulu, the joint-venture online TV service from News Corporation, NBC Universal and Disney.
Channel 4’s deal with YouTube is certain to be the first of many from the Google-owned behemoth and makes it a serious contender to Hulu et al. But as Hulu readies for its UK launch, rumours abound it’s not the only US network sniffing around our shores.
When Kangaroo was quashed, the fear was it would leave the market open to a US invasion, damaging investment in UK programming and services. Sadly, this deal is the first of many we’ll see in the coming months that make those fears a reality as content deals with big US companies become inevitable for UK content owners.
Related Articles
Channel 4 brings 4oD to YouTube
Thu, 15 Oct 2009.
Cover story: YouTube hands over ad sales to publishers
2 July 2009.
Cover story: YouTube to offer full-length shows in UK
21 May 2009.
-newmediaage.co.uk
The deal, which puts 4oD on the most popular online video site, gives UK users access to free long-form content including Channel 4’s catch-up and archive programming.
At a time when the publishing industry debates the validity of the paid-for content model, Channel 4 has bravely embraced ad-funded content
The revenue-sharing deal gives the broadcaster a massive boost in eyeballs for its services and creates new premium inventory for its sales teams.
It’s also a big boost for the broadcaster’s 4oD service, which was once the market leader in VOD but has fallen behind its rivals – most notably ITV – in recent months.
It was Channel 4 that took the biggest blow when Kangaroo was prohibited by the Competition Commission. Having invested heavily in the joint-venture service, its collapse left the broadcaster scrambling to reassert itself against rivals which had gained significant ground.
This deal will not only help Channel 4 to realise its ambitions to consolidate 4oD as the leading commercial video-on-demand service, it should also deliver huge revenues, with the broadcaster reportedly getting the majority of the revenue split.
The timing is also significant, coming as speculation increases that ITV is merely weeks away from securing an ad-revenue deal with Hulu, the joint-venture online TV service from News Corporation, NBC Universal and Disney.
Channel 4’s deal with YouTube is certain to be the first of many from the Google-owned behemoth and makes it a serious contender to Hulu et al. But as Hulu readies for its UK launch, rumours abound it’s not the only US network sniffing around our shores.
When Kangaroo was quashed, the fear was it would leave the market open to a US invasion, damaging investment in UK programming and services. Sadly, this deal is the first of many we’ll see in the coming months that make those fears a reality as content deals with big US companies become inevitable for UK content owners.
Related Articles
Channel 4 brings 4oD to YouTube
Thu, 15 Oct 2009.
Cover story: YouTube hands over ad sales to publishers
2 July 2009.
Cover story: YouTube to offer full-length shows in UK
21 May 2009.
-newmediaage.co.uk
Friday, 23 October 2009
Online TV and TV content online
BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is a service available via website, P2P, cable television, and several mobile devices developed by the BBC to extend its existing RealPlayer-based "Radio Player" and other streamed video clip content. BBC iPlayer is free for viewers to use.
BBC iPlayer began to add new features to make their online tv provider unique. A new feature, Series Stacking, was announced. This feature allows viewers to watch previous programmes from selected series until the series has ended, with a limit of up to thirteen weeks after first broadcast. This is obviously a good feature that viewers may not be able to access on their televisions. More developments were made and they incorporated high-definition streams and downloads of some content on the iPlayer. BBC iPlayer introduced a steaming version of iPlayer where offers replays of programmes broadcast on all BBC TV channels during the last seven days.
I found this news bulletin about BBC iPlayer which I found particulary helpful and interesting, this is highlighting how iPlayer is changing.
BBC iPlayer goes high definition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8008886.stm
BBC Gives the iPlayer a fesive push
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/18/bbc.digitalmedia
BBC Trust turn down iPlayer plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8317153.stm
BBC iPlayer 'risks overloading the internet'
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3716781.ece
BBC iPlayer is a service available via website, P2P, cable television, and several mobile devices developed by the BBC to extend its existing RealPlayer-based "Radio Player" and other streamed video clip content. BBC iPlayer is free for viewers to use.
BBC iPlayer began to add new features to make their online tv provider unique. A new feature, Series Stacking, was announced. This feature allows viewers to watch previous programmes from selected series until the series has ended, with a limit of up to thirteen weeks after first broadcast. This is obviously a good feature that viewers may not be able to access on their televisions. More developments were made and they incorporated high-definition streams and downloads of some content on the iPlayer. BBC iPlayer introduced a steaming version of iPlayer where offers replays of programmes broadcast on all BBC TV channels during the last seven days.
I found this news bulletin about BBC iPlayer which I found particulary helpful and interesting, this is highlighting how iPlayer is changing.
BBC iPlayer goes high definition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8008886.stm
BBC Gives the iPlayer a fesive push
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/18/bbc.digitalmedia
BBC Trust turn down iPlayer plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8317153.stm
BBC iPlayer 'risks overloading the internet'
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3716781.ece
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Media Consumption Habits
'Media Consumption Habits Are Changing As A Result Of the Emergence of Multiple Distribution Channels and the Arrival of Non-Traditional Competitors'
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_27/ai_n16837104/
'Changing media consumption habits? We still luv luv luv our TV'
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/11/changing-media-consumption-habits-we-still-luv-luv-luv-our-tv/
This next video goes on a bit, but the beginning is really relevant to how our media consumption habits have changed over the years.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_27/ai_n16837104/
'Changing media consumption habits? We still luv luv luv our TV'
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/11/changing-media-consumption-habits-we-still-luv-luv-luv-our-tv/
This next video goes on a bit, but the beginning is really relevant to how our media consumption habits have changed over the years.
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