Amazon streams movies

Mon, 21 Jul 2008

Amazon, one of the first companies to sell goods on the Internet, has launched a beta version video on demand (VOD) service.
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Text based mobile channel launches in SA

Tue, 08 Jul 2008

In a first for South Africa, Mobfest launched Novel Idea, a text based mobile channel on Monday 7 July. The mobile channel delivers serialised daily fiction in the form of 'textisodes' to the mobile handset. The content is entertainment focused and written specifically with the mobile reader in mind.
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BBC online video on television screens

Wed, 02 Jul 2008

The BBC plans to bring its web video iPlayer catch-up service to television screens, according to a Financial Times report.
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WiMax licensees must be 51% BEE

Thu, 26 Jun 2008

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has mandated that companies bidding for a WiMax (ie. high speed wireless broadband access) licence must have 51% black ownership.
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First mobile ad-sponsored soapie

Tue, 24 Jun 2008

In a first for South Africa, cellular network Vodacom is launching SoLikeLife, the first ad-sponsored soapie produced specifically for cellphones and available exclusively to Vodacom’s Vodafone live! customers – free of charge. SoLikeLife was produced for mobile by Ochre Moving Pictures and sponsored by Nokia.
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Feature films on YouTube

Fri, 20 Jun 2008

As from 23 June, video sharing website YouTube will present full length independent films. The aim is to showcase films that have been unable to find distributors.
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YouTube Chief For MIPCOM Broadband Summit

Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Chad Hurley, the co-founder and CEO of YouTube, will deliver the opening keynote speech for MIPCOM’s first Broadband Video Summit on 15 October.
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Emma Kaye To Represent Africa In Mobile World Arena

Thu, 05 Jun 2008

The global voice of mobile entertainment, Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) held its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) elections and general meeting during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona ...
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New trends in digital distribution

Fri, 30 May 2008

US online DVD rental company Blockbuster is currently testing its planned in-store
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UK viewers not happy with digital TV

Fri, 30 May 2008

The first ever digital TV customer satisfaction survey by uSwitch.com,
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Digital switch-on issues in US

Fri, 30 May 2008

According to a report prepared in April by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)..
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Africa on the move

Tue, 13 May 2008

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt inaugurated TELECOM AFRICA 2008, which opened to the public on Monday, 12 May in Cairo, Egypt.
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IPTV World Forum North America

Tue, 13 May 2008

In a first for North America, the IPTV World Series heads to Chicago from 22 to 23 July, to address the significant number of regional and local telecoms operators in North America who have pioneered this new digital TV platform.
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The money’s in games

Mon, 12 May 2008

A few days before the recent worldwide release of the Hollywood blockbuster Iron Man...
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Hitch for CT’s broadband network

Mon, 12 May 2008

Independent Online reports that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has reduced its commitment to Cape Town’s planned fibre optic network..
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Political satire hits the Internet

Mon, 12 May 2008

A collection of satirical sketches from the long running American television variety show, Saturday Night Live (SNL), is being compiled for the Internet...
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International Online TV channel for film and production people

Mon, 05 May 2008

The Reel Show, www.reel-show.tv, an online TV channel for the people involved on the creative side of film and TV production was launched on 30 April. ...
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iTunes offers same day movies as DVD release

Mon, 05 May 2008

New movie releases from major and independent Hollywood film studios, including Warner Bros. and First Look Studios, will be released by Apple on its iTunes....
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Safaricom DStv Mobile goes live in Kenya

Wed, 30 Apr 2008

Safaricom DStv Mobile went live in Kenya on Tuesday 29 May. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television which will allow subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset.
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Africa Soccer website launched

Fri, 25 Apr 2008

In the run-up to South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Africa Soccer website (www.africasoccer.co.za) has been launched to offer ‘everything a broadcaster needs in the build up to 2010’.
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