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Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/07/13 03:05:25 PM

Broadcast Video Will Soon Be Packed into Smartphone Signals

David Talbot of Technology Review writes: If you want to watch video on your phone or tablet, you’ll find that many networks can’t always serve up the data fast enough. So your choices are either to find a Wi-Fi hotspot, take your chances on congestion and high data charges on a cellular network, or plug in a special dongle that picks up TV broadcasts (see “Broadcast TV Aims for Your Smartphone”). Early next year, an emerging wireless technology known as LTE Broadcast could change all that, essentially making it possible for carriers to put a TV-like broadcast stream within LTE cellular signals. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

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David Talbot, Technology Review

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/07/13 03:05:02 PM

Tiffany Shlain Explains How and Why Non-Profits and Others Can Crowdsource Film Production for Free

Tiffany Shlain of IndieWire writes: Tiffany Shlain, who has been a player in the Bay Area tech scene for over a decade and who directed the 2011 Sundance film "Connected," is currently promoting her cloud filmmaking project, a way for organizations and others to get filmmakers all over the world to contribute to collaborative film projects on specific topics.  Shlain also recently announced that she would be creating a web series, "The Future Starts Here," about connected life, for AOL. Here is the full transcript of filmmaker Tiffany Shlain’s keynote address “The Cloud Filmmaking Manifesto” delivered at Tribeca Film Festival’s Interactive Day 2013 in New York on April 20th.

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Tiffany Shlain, IndieWire

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/06/13 12:05:21 PM

Building Films for the iPad: The National Film Board's New Tablet-Focused Projects

Neal Ungerleider of FastCoCreate writes: What happens when a major film producer decides to create original entertainment for tablets? Canada’s National Film Board (NFB) is experimenting with a series of new tablet-centric projects that merge gaming, journalism, and cinema. The applications come in iOS, Android, and web-Flash flavors and are intentionally created to mash up movies and computer games once and for all. The National Film Board is a publicly funded film producer and distributor known for its legendary animation work and, lately, for becoming a pioneer of new, interactive forms of storytelling.

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Neal Ungerleider, FastCoCreate

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/06/13 11:05:33 AM

What You Need to Know About Interactivity

Andy Stout of Red Shark News writes: With more and more projects demanding some form of interactive component nowadays, anybody working with moving images ignores the subject at their peril. Andy Stout talks to Michael Salmond, one of the authors of a new book 'The Fundamentals of Interactive Design' about what you need to know First off, what are the headlines here? Briefly what do video professionals need to know about interactive design? As with pretty much every creative avenue these days, so much of what is produced ends up with an interactive component. This is not going to change, it's likely to become ever more the case. From a pure video production standpoint other than SD, HD and whatever's -next-HD, not much changes, but what will change is in the planning and idea development phase. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

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Andy Stout, Red Shark News

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/06/13 11:05:12 AM

Neil LaBute's 'Some Girl(s)' Is the First Live-Action Narrative to Self Release Via Vimeo-On-Demand

Nigel M. Smith of IndieWire  writes: The Neil LaBute-penned comedy "Some Girl(s)" will be the first live-action narrative feature to be released exclusively on Vimeo, as part of the site's new Vimeo-On-Demand program that they launched at SXSW, where the film also premiered. Leeden Media turned down distribution offers to release the film on Vimeo and in select theaters on June 28. READ MORE: VOD for Everyone? Vimeo's Blake Whitman Tells Us About Opening Up Self-Distribution With Vimeo On Demand

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Nigel M. Smith, IndieWire

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/02/13 11:05:27 PM

YouTubers Watch More Than 6B Hours of Videos Per Month

Dara Kerr on Cnet writes: On the heels of YouTube celebrating 1 billion unique monthly visitors to the site, the companyannounced Wednesday that these people are watching more than 6 billion hours of videos every month. For a little perspective, that's equal to nearly 684,000 years of viewing -- or -- an hour a month for every human on Earth. The 6 billion hours is up 50 percent more than last year and is also up substantially from just January, when the YouTube announced users were watching 4 billion hours of videos per month.

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Dara Kerr, Cnet

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/02/13 01:05:26 PM

NextGuide iPad App Update Adds Second-Screen Content for USA Network

Nicole Lee of Engadget writes: If you're constantly on the lookout for more second screen apps to enhance your television viewing experience and you happen to be a big fan of Psych, NextGuide's newly minted integration with the USA Network might be right up your alley. In its latest update, the TV Guide replacement app now has a handy "USA Sync" button whenever you're watching the network's shows, which include Psych, Burn Notice and Suits. During their live broadcasts, hitting that button will bring up related content like trivia, polls and bonus clips.

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Nicole Lee, Engadget

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/01/13 08:05:35 PM

After Streaming Kills Cable, Where Will the Content Come From?

Sam Thielman of AdWeek writes: To echo a familiar refrain, consumers are mad as hell and not about to take it from cable companies anymore! Networks are dinosaurs who think the big asteroid in the sky called Netflix is their god, but it's coming to kill them all! The next Walking Dead is already on YouTube! But here's the reality: Netflix is not going to kill cable. Nor is Amazon Prime. Nor is the mythical Apple TV. Because if they do, they will essentially be sawing off the limb on which they have built their businesses: content funded by the very cable model against which they offer an alluring alternative. And wow, is it ever funded—programming is expensive, as you may have heard.

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Sam Thielman, AdWeek

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 05/01/13 05:05:38 PM

All That Online Video Is Great, Except When It's Really Not

P.J. Bednarski of MediaPost writes: Everybody seems to be in a congratulatory mood this week, as major content providers show off their wares.  They have reason to be pumped up. Online video revenues are zooming, and so is viewership and the future looks bright indeed. Party on. And yet...The greatest and worst thing about the Internet is that it’s instant and pretty much universal, so at the best, a message gets out quickly and, from an advertising standpoint, as broadly as the advertiser wants and/or can afford. The flip side is all of that, too, plus the sheer impossibility for some advertisers to know exactly where their ads attached to video are showing up.

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P.J. Bednarski, MediaPost

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/30/13 12:04:08 PM

The Weather Company's NewFront Pitch: Series That Span TV, Web and Mobile

Kate Kaye of AdAge writes: The Weather Company has been touting its data-driven targeting capabilities to the ad world for some time now, but the emphasis was on its programming during its presentation to digital ad buyers on Monday. Starting in July, the company plans to introduce short-form shows available for viewing on The Weather Channel, on its website and on mobile devices, including "Virus Hunters," a dramatic look at super viruses that could affect large groups of people, and "Alive," which will chronicle the harrowing tales of people who survive treacherous weather events. It also plans web series "Brink," which focuses on crusaders who have helped save endangered species, and "Grid Breakers," which tracks intrepid explorers in extreme weather conditions.

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Kate Kaye, AdAge

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