Hulu blocking on PS3 explained
Written by Kelsey Brookes Thursday, 16 July 2009 22:08
G4 has heard back from an Hulu employee regarding the online distribution platform's reasons for blocking streaming to PS3 devices.
Unsurprisingly, it comes down to the wishes of content providers feel insecure and ill-prepared to deal with business strategies that deliver content by non-traditional means.
"Everything we do is with an eye toward achieving our long-term goal of maximizing the content you can access as conveniently as possible in a way that 'works' for the content owner," reads the response I received from customer service. "In the short-term that may require us to make some tough decisions, but we only do so when we believe it improves our long-term prospects to build a more enduring, legal solution to that same problem."
As Gizmodo editor John Herrman points out, it's clear that Hulu are attempting to change things from within by playing nice with the content providers.
I'm more of the opinion that media companies need a swift kick in the pants, as if declining revenues weren't enough. I still can't view any Hulu content in Australia - no advertising revenue, no media.
I can't help but wonder where the holdup is. Are advertisers really not willing to put funds into a medium that will provide them with vastly greater reach and the most comprehensive viewing statistics? Or are the content providers simply unable to grasp the concept that they can sell global advertising on an entirely different scale?
Read the whole article on G4 via Gizmodo.
0 CommentsTV Production Seminar Profile on Evan Schechtman (@radical.media NY, USA)
Written by Jomar Reyes Wednesday, 15 July 2009 10:36
Evan Schechtman is the featured international speaker for the very first TV Production Seminar held in Sydney 22 July 2009 (Along side SMPTE). Based in New York, (the city considered by many to be advertising's "Spiritual Home"), Evan has been a digital innovator throughout the past 10 years. Read on for Evan's bio that has just come in.
China pressures Melbourne International Film Festival
Written by Kelsey Brookes Wednesday, 15 July 2009 05:12
Chunmei Chen, the new Chinese cultural attache has contacted the organisers of the Melbourne International Film Festival in an attempt to get the festival to drop a film about an exiled Uighur businesswoman,"The 10 Conditions of Love".
The film has been blamed for instigating this month's ethnic riots.
"She urged me to withdraw the film from the festival and then told me in no uncertain terms that I should justify my decision to include the film in the festival program," Said fesitval director Richard Moore or Chen's request.
Read the full story on Reuters.
0 CommentsStephen Fry: Filthy downloader
Written by Kelsey Brookes Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:14
Stephen Fry admits to downloading episodes of 24 and the season finale of House.
0 CommentsPro footage on a budget
Written by Kelsey Brookes Tuesday, 14 July 2009 01:41
BoingBoing has a great article up condensing a series of upgrades, techniques and DIY hacks for pushing the limits of consumer video hardware. Tactics like wedding a 35mm camera lens to a consumer HD cam and building your own glidetracks show just how stunning your shots can look with some very basic hardware.
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