Media +Technology Intelligence
LAS VEGAS–Last week’s National Association of Broadcasters convention here saw multiscreen, over-the-top broadcasting move, physically and figuratively, from a back corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center to front-and-center of the discussion. “Broadcasting obviously does not exist in isolation, but as a vital piece of the dynamic and ever-changing media and entertainment landscape,” NAB president Read More …
YouTube is not confirming but not exactly denying a report by the Daily Dot on Wednesday claiming the video site is getting ready to relaunch its live-streaming platform in with a new emphasis on games and e-sports. An announcement could come as soon as June, during the E3 game expo in Los Angeles, the report said. Read More …
The NFL seems to be in a test pattern. On Monday, the league announced that it will make next season’s match-up between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars available exclusively via the internet outside of the teams’ home markets, rather than on national television. That was followed by an announcement that the league will Read More …
The real breakthrough that Meerkat and (presumably) Periscope represent is the ability to push video content out, on demand and serendipitously, to an identifiable, essentially bespoke audience. It’s the inverse of traditional video-on-demand where the demand comes from the receiving end. Meerkat represents sender-side VOD. Read More …
NBC tried to go long in promoting its TV Everywhere offering by using a free live stream of ysterday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks to showcase its over-the-top chops. But like Seattle in its final, goal-line possession, the network might have been better keeping it on the ground. Instead of Read More …