Posted by Jonny on November 3rd, 2008 under
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MTV has agreed a deal that will let its videos be uploaded and made available through the MySpace social network in the US.
The partners will enable advertising opportunities within audience-uploaded videos across MySpace, with tech firm Auditude providing technology for advertising to be inserted across a suite of MTV Networks’ most popular video content uploaded to MySpace, including clips from MTV and Comedy Central, among others.
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Posted by Jonny on October 30th, 2008 under
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UK TV broadcaster E4 has signed-up to offer its shows through the iTunes Store in the UK, spearheading the introduction with the offering of hit TV show, ‘Dead Set’, through the service.
‘Dead Set’ is a gripping five-part zombie horror series set in a fictional Big Brother house house and written by acclaimed penman, Charlie Brooker. If you’ve missed it, it has been shown every night this week and is set to come to an end tomorrow night.
Also available from E4 through the iTunes service, ‘Fonejacker’, ‘Skins’ and new six-part comedy, the ‘In-Betweeners’.
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Posted by Jonny on October 28th, 2008 under
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Beginning today, Disney-ABC Domestic Television is offering US viewers an extended preview of its highly-anticipated epic fantasy series “Legend of the Seeker” before its November 1st premiere weekend.
The network is offering a sneak preview of the nationally-syndicated series as a free download, making this exclusively available through iTunes.
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Posted by Jonny on October 17th, 2008 under
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In an interesting new twist, US television guide, TV Guide and NBC have linked up to offer the premiere of hit US drama ‘30 Rock’ as a free download through iTunes.
People purchasing TV Guide will receive an iTunes code which will entitle them to download the first episode of the new series for free one full week before it airs in the US.
The giveaway ties in to the cover of the Oct. 27 issue arriving on newsstands Oct. 23 with Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin on the cover.
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Posted by Jonny on October 16th, 2008 under
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Apple today announced that all four major US broadcasting networks are offering shows in high definition for sale through iTunes.
Shows, including the likes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost” from ABC, “CSI” and “CSI: Miami” from CBS, “Bones” and “Prison Break” airing on FOX, and “Heroes” and “The Office” from NBC Universal are available now.
The iTunes Store has so far sold over 200 million TV episodes sold, including more than one million HD episodes purchased since the launch of HD programming on iTunes last month. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jonny on October 15th, 2008 under
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Apple executives seem pretty dismissive on Blu-ray, with company boss Steve Jobs last night slamming the standard as a “bag of hurt”.
Speaking this week, he said Apple has no immediate plans to introduce Blu-ray drives inside its computers in the current environment, warning, “You know, Blu-ray is a bag of hurt. I don’t mean from a consumer point of view - it’s great to watch movies - but the licensing is so complex.
“We’re waiting until things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace before we burden our customers with the cost of the licensing and the cost of the drives.”
Apple is a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association. However, Blu-ray use would require an additional $30 per Mac sold integrating the technology. There’s also a host of deadly dull issues around DRM.
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Posted by Jonny on October 14th, 2008 under
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iTunes has a huge treat for fans of seminal UK band, The Clash - a free video of the act performing classic track, ‘London Calling’.
The video is described by customers on the iTunes site as the “iconic video of the iconic song by an iconic band.” It’s also described as “arguably the best song from arguably the best band that ever graced the face of the earth”. High praise indeed.
The video emerges just weeks since the release of ‘The Clash Live at Shea Stadium’, a classic collection of songs from one of the band’s most important ever gigs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jonny on October 14th, 2008 under
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Fans of Japanese Anime flicks have a new treat - the addition of a dedicated channel of such content to NBC Universal/News Corp’s Hulu video service.
Animation channel GONG launched on Hulu today. It’s the first online TV channel for Anime in Europe and North America and is now available any time for nothing on Hulu.
The channel offers some of the best Anime of the genre, aimed at Manga and Japanese culture fans. Available in three languages and with already 20 services running some of GONG’s key titles include; Ikki Tousen, Karas, The Slayers, Saiyuki, Cosmo Warrior Zero, Karekano, Utena, Ergo Proxy.. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jonny on October 7th, 2008 under
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YouTube seems serious with its ambitions to offer long-form video content, developing two new viewing options for delivering just that, Theater View and Lights Off.
The first view moves the creator information to the bottom of the screen, portrays the clip in widescreen format and frames it with red curtains, while Lights Off view dims the browser window outside of the video player.
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Posted by Jonny on October 7th, 2008 under
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Here’s an interesting new approach - the next series of US firefighter drama ‘Rescue Me’ will debut exclusively on iTunes in the UK, the first time a major television series has debuted exclusively on something other than a telly.
Starring Dennis Leary, the previous three series were broadcast by Sky One, but the channel didn’t pick up the chance to air number four, so Sony Pictures Television has reached the deal with iTunes, which becomes a de facto broadcaster for the premiere of the new series, which begins November 7. The previous three series will be made available on October 14, 21 and 28.
Apple hosted the show’s creative team (led by Peter Tolan) for one of its informal yet in-depth in-store briefings on September 12. Tolan and team talked about how they used Macs to create the series, which was then already available on iTunes in the US.
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