Exclusive online video interviews
Wed, 10 Mar 2010
BBC.com, the international version of the BBC website reaching 50m users a month* has secured Intel as the exclusive global brand partner for its Digital Giants special report.Read More »
BBC and citizen journalism
Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The non-profit citizen journalists’ blogging network Global Voices Online is to spend two weeks working with the BBC’s news department to see how a traditional news supplier can collaborateRead More »
MIPTV digital media keynote
Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Jonathan Miller, Chief Digital Officer, and Chairman and CEO, Digital Media Group for News Corporation will deliver the MIP Digital Keynote at MIPTV 2010 on Tuesday April 13.Read More »
DoC hosts SADC ICT meeting
Tue, 09 Mar 2010
On 11 and 12 March at the Protea Hotel, O.R Tambo International Airport, the South African Government through the Department of Communications (DoC) will host the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)Read More »
UK’s plan to drive digital literacy
Fri, 05 Mar 2010
According to government figures, there are about 12.5 million people in the UK who are not connected to the Internet.Read More »
Apple takes action against HTC
Wed, 03 Mar 2010
Apple has accused HTC, maker of Google’s Nexus One Smartphone, of infringing on its iPhone patents. A lawsuit has been filed.Read More »
Teen blogging declines
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, blogging has declined particularly for both teens and young adults since 2006 as indicated by the figure provided by Pew Research Center.Read More »
The paying-for-online-content dilemma
Tue, 23 Feb 2010
In a report called Changing Models: A Global Perspective on Paying for Content OnlineRead More »
Social media as journo tool
Wed, 17 Feb 2010
A study conducted by Cision and The George Washington University in the US has found that a large majority of journalists use social media sources such as Facebook and Twitter for researching their stories.
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Microsoft launches touch screen-mobile phone
Wed, 17 Feb 2010
In an effort to rival mobile communication devices from Apple and Google, Microsoft is planning to debut the Windows Phone 7 Series later this year.Read More »
5 billion mobile subscriptions globally in 2010
Mon, 15 Feb 2010
After reaching around 4.6 billion mobile cellular subscriptions by the end of 2009, ITU expects the number of mobile cellular subscriptions globally to reach five billion in 2010.Read More »
Community TV station goes mobile
Thu, 11 Feb 2010
South Africa’s first full time community TV channel, Soweto Community TV, has launched Q788, which gives consumers access to the latest issues, gossip, downloads, TV show information, community projects or festivals, via their mobile phones.Read More »
Google takes on Facebook
Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Search engine and content aggregator Google has launched Buzz, an extension of its Gmail web email service.Read More »
Portal for sports lovers
Mon, 08 Feb 2010
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its member broadcasters have launched “Vancouver Live” (www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics), a unique video portal for winter sports enthusiasts.Read More »
Minister’s stance on interconnect fee reduction
Thu, 04 Feb 2010
The Minister of Communications, General (Ret) Siphiwe Nyanda, has noted the decision by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to reject the proposal by mobile operators to reduce the interconnection rate conditional upon a three-year glide path period.Read More »
VOD joint venture under fire
Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Project Canvas, the BBC’s digital TV video-on-demand (VOD) joint venture with BT, ITV Channel 4 and Channel Five, is being accused by the Digital TV Group of failing to create an open, industry-wide technology standard for the service.Read More »
The iPad is here!
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
The latest and much hyped device from Apple, launched on 28 January, offers studios and networks a new platform for digitally distributing their wares, as well as music, games and books.Read More »
Good news for cricket fans
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Google and the Indian Premier League cricket tournament announced on Wednesday 20 January that they had entered into a deal to stream matches live on YouTube. According to Google this will mark the first major sporting event to be streamed across the globe.Read More »
YouTube’s pay-per-view test
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Google-owned video sharing website YouTube is testing its pay-per-view platform at the Sundance Film Festival, which runs in Park City, Utah until 30 January, by offering five festival movies for rent.Read More »
Bollywood film surfaces on YouTube
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
DVD piracy is an ongoing battle for feature film producers but the Internet is also undermining revenue streams. A rough cut of unreleased Boolywood movie Tera Kya Hoga Johnny was leaked on the Internet.Read More »