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- Interacting With Movies: "Movieoke" is low-budget people "interactivity" for DVDs that its creator hopes to become global & big (10MAR04) (NYTimes)
The New York Times reports, "Anastasia Fite, 24, ... is hostess for the weekly movie nights. She is usually also the bartender, the operator of the DVD remote control and as far as she knows the inventor of movieoke, which came to her late last summer in a burst of low-budget creativity...." Describing "Movieoke," the Times goes on to report, "The concept almost explains itself: instead of making a fool of yourself singing in front of strangers, you do it by acting in front of a movie screen with the sound turned low.... [M]ovieoke mostly works, as an almost logical extension of fame-obsessed karaoke culture.... And Ms. Fite is working hard to legitimize her claim to having invented it." The Times cites Fite as indicating she "had hired lawyers to try to protect her rights to the concept, and that she was considering trying to license movie clips for a kind of movieoke kit." Fite states, "I do anticipate it going globally and big." - Multi-Channel Telewebbing: 62% of multi-channel media consumers are highest users of TV-affiliated websites (10MAR04) (CenterforMediaResearch)
The Center for Media Research cites the Online Publishers Association's Multi-Channel Media Brand study as finding that among "Multi-channelers" that "the highest users (62%)" visited "Web sites affiliated with TV channels" and that they were "more evenly split between males (51%) and females (49%)." - Testing Portable Video: Only 15 Creative Zen Portable Media Center Players are said to be currently in existence (08MAR04) (PCMag)
PC Magazine reports, "Not expected to ship until the second half of this year, these [Creative Zen Portable Media Center Player] devices will, according to Microsoft officials, sell for $399 to $699 depending on the storage configuration (expected to range from 20 GB to 40 GB)." - PVP Sneak Peek: Preview pictures of the Creative Zen Portable Media Center Player (08MAR04) (PCMag)
- Apple Missing From Living Room: Undeveloped PVR market for Apple Macs is a waiting opportunity (05MAR04) (ExtremeTech)
On the second page of the article, ExtremeTech's Dave Salvator writes, "Currently, there aren't many PVR products available for the Mac.... This can be viewed either as a problem or an opportunity. I see it as the latter -- Apple could capitalize on this undeveloped market by producing an HD-PVR platform that leverages existing technologies like iLife and QuickTime." - Downloading Movies: BBC sets up 'One-Minute Movies' site for aspiring film makers to show off their movies (09MAR04) (Netimperative)
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Netimperative reports, "'One-Minute Movies' site enables anyone to produce a short one-minute film and publish it on the web.... They will also have the opportunity to see other films that have been submitted, read reviews and submit feedback." - Next Gen PS3 Videogames: Informa Media Group predicts more than 30 million Playstation 3 consoles to be sold in Europe by 2010 (09MAR04) (BBC)
The BBC reports that the new Sony Playstation 3 videogame consoles are "expected by 2005 [and] could have up to 1,000 times more processing power than current models and emphasise online gaming." The next version of the PS3 consoles are also "expected to come with voice recognition and motion detection technology, so that play can become a more social experience ... [to] help attract more older people, women and first-time players to gaming." The BBC cites Informa Media Group as not writing off the current generation of Playstation 2 consoles and "suggests they could be on sale until the end of the decade." - Award Winning Set-Top: EchoStar DSB-707 Viaccess set-top box gets award at CSTB-2004 Show in Moscow (08MAR04) (Echostar.Intl)
The news announcement states, "The EchoStar DSB-707 Viaccess receiver was launched in the Russian market in early 2003 and became in autumn 2003 the main receiver in the market of NTV+ receivers supplied directly to this platform." - Broadband TV In The UK: NTL has signed up 43,000 subscribers for broadband TV service in the UK (04MAR04) (Guardian)
The Guardian reports NTL "... said its first packaged broadband TV service, which launched last November, was performing well, having signed up 43,000 subscribers to its mix of programming, which includes Tweenies on demand, MTV Live and Frost TV. NTL said it had converted nearly 60% of its subscriber base to its so-called 'triple play offering'. The Holy Grail of cable companies, triple play customers take TV, telephone and internet services." - IP-Based TV: Ringgold Telephone launches Minerva Middleware & Amino Set-top Box for deployment of television services in Georgia (02MAR04) (Minerva)
The news announcement states, "... Ringgold Telephone Company, a local exchange service provider in Georgia, has launched Minerva iTVManager video services management software and the AmiNET 110 set-top box (STB) to offer their IP-based advanced television services to an additional 2,200 subscribers." - Renting DVDs Online: Tesco supermarket to set up branded online DVD rental service with Video Island in the UK (09MAR04) (Netimperative)
Netimperative reports, "... Tesco launch an own-branded online DVD service later this month provided by Video Island.... The company's service offers users unlimited DVD rental for a flat monthly subscription fee, with no due dates for their return or late fees. DVDs are sent out by post and customers return them via pre-paid envelopes once they have watched them.... For Tesco, the partnership continues its strategy to expand the range of services offered on its Tesco.com website, many of which are offered through partnerships." - Embed Banners In TV: AdverTelevision 'embedded' ads shown at 'Reality TV Becomes Interactive' conference in Los Angeles, March 9 (04MAR04) (PRWeb)
The news announcement states, "The AdverTelevision concept is the seamless, simultaneous integration of entertainment content and sponsor's embedded ads, eliminating traditional commercial breaks, defeating TiVo, DVRs, PVRs and viewer channel surfing habits." - Ruel's Spotlight Site: AdverTelevision ad gallery sample screenshots (09MAR04) (AdverTelevision)
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The AdverTelevision site's home page states, "AdverTelevision Services can create rights cleared, digital format, ready to broadcast comedy, drama, reality themed, horror, sci-fi, silent film, cartoon and ephemeral programs with your embedded enhanced advertising for as little as $7500 per half hour. You own the shows forever." - Telco TV: Telcos could provide niche on-demand TV services via DSL for incremental profits that cable could only offer at a loss (08MAR04) (BusWeek)
BusinessWeek reports, "In the future, telcos could go beyond pay-TV service. Their advantage would be that they could gain incremental revenues and profits through new services that cable operators could offer only at a loss. The reason: Telcos have the potential to market many new products via existing DSL.... For instance, phone companies might offer interested customers access to all cricket matches around the globe [or some other small market niche content].... For cable outfits, it doesn't make sense to devote channel space to such a small market, but telcos have nothing to lose, the capacity to provide such coverage, and much incremental revenue to gain." BusinessWeek goes on to report, "On-demand access to libraries of classic movies and old TV shows is another possibility.... [T]elcos could follow in the footsteps of Amazon.com... Telecoms could grant consumers the same wealth of [video] choices.... Telecoms also have the option of integrating innovative communications services with pay TV.... [such as] a TV caller ID. When the phone rings, a DSL line connected to a TV set-top box allows the caller's number to be displayed on the screen.... telcos could even enable users to send a call directly to voice mail with a push of a button on their TV remote controls." - Interactivity For TV, Mobile, Broadband: MILIA 2004 World Interactive Content Forum to be held March 29-April 2 at Cannes, France (08MAR04) (MILIA)
The Milia.com site states, "Jana Bennett, Director of Television, BBC, will deliver the opening MIPTV/MILIA Keynote on March 30 at 5.30. Patrick Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Digital Networks, will address the Future of Entertainment for the Always On Generation, Joichi Ito, CEO, NEOTENY speak on Mobile Lifestyles, followed by Lucy Hood, Snr VP Content & Marketing, News Corp, on Mobile Entertainment." - Int'l TV Content Market: MILIA 2004 is co-located with MipTV 2004 from March 29-April 2 at Cannes, France (08MAR04) (MipTV)
- TV Via Broadband: Top media shops are eyeing broadband video as a viable new TV daypart (08MAR04) (Mediapost)
Mediapost reports, "About 25 million homes now have some form of broadband access, according to estimates released today by market researcher Leichtman Research Group. While that's only 22 percent of U.S. TV homes, the rate of broadband growth is accelerating, which explains why some top media shops are eyeing broadband video as a viable new TV daypart." - TV Via Telco In Europe: Strategy Analytics finds France to be leading Europe into the television-via-DSL era (24FEB04) (StrategyAnalytics)
The news annoucnement states, "One reason for France's leadership is its high-capacity broadband infrastructure, which allows service providers to offer live television and Video-On-Demand services at sufficient quality. Other markets are set to follow France's lead, however. Commercial DSL TV services have already been announced in Spain, and Strategy Analytics predicts services will be launched in other regions this year, including Scandinavia and Benelux." - TiVo Scare: Unusual that TiVo with under 1 million subscribers is spooking marketers & advertising agencies for several years (08MAR04) (Yahoo.THR)
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reports, "After all the hand-wringing by the advertising community over TiVo, advertising somewhat ironically stands to become a significant revenue stream for the company. Although TiVo's subscribers are still relatively few in number, they are valuable consumers, as they tend to be upscale, tech-savvy and avid consumers of entertainment." - Sharing Video Online: My5minutes.com website gives users 5 gigabytes each for free sharing of video files via BitTorrent (08MAR04) (Yahoo.PRN)
The news announcement states, "On my5minutes.com, users can upload and download videos of all genres including: automotive, commercials, humorous, independent films, movie trailers, sports, weddings, and many more. Members of my5minutes.com are not limited to five minute long videos. Every user gets a free account, including 5 gigabytes of storage, allowing them to upload numerous videos of differing lengths and genres.... In order to download and watch videos on my5minutes.com, users need to have a BitTorrent (a distributed file sharing protocol) client installed on their computer.... Users have the ability to rate all the videos they watch with a star rating. The star rating system, ranging from one to five stars, indicates which videos are the most popular and determines which videos make the top ten list." - Ruel's Spotlight Site: My5minutes.com let's downloaders 'Share, Watch, Rate' video files and asks no 'trademarked' uploads (08MAR04) (My5minutes)
The My5minutes.com site states, "Watch videos that your friends uploaded, or view video of last weekend's big event. See the videos that everyone is talking about and sharing with their friends, for free." The support page of the site also states, "You obviously shouldn't upload trademarked materials, and once notified, my5minutes.com will remove such vidoes from the site."
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