Feeding the digital dividend
Day Three of the International Broadcast Convention (IBC)Conference focused on the digital dividend, namely high definition (HD), mobile, broadband and new media.
International films at Zim film festival
Over 26 countries from around the world were represented through film at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which opened at its traditional venue in Avondale on September 5.
TV and movies online capture youth in Europe
According to research released by Strategy Analytics at this year’s IBC convention, young people in Europe favour web TV services.
Channel 4 tightens its belt
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 is preparing to tighten its belt. At the Edinburgh TV Festival last month Channel 4 had already warned producers to expect budget cutbacks.
HD content online delivery to grow
Akamai Technologies released a report, coinciding with the opening of IBC in Amsterdam, which revealed that 82 percent of European broadcast organisations plan to deliver online content in high definition (HD) in the next 12 months.
Report findings on Mobile TV and video trends
NSR has just released findings from its latest report, Mobile TV and Mobile Video, 2nd Edition - A Complete 360-degree Analysis.
Taiwan comes to SA cinemas
Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle will host the Taiwan Film Festival which runs from 12 to 18 September in Johannesburg (Rosebank Nouveau) and 19 to 25 September in Cape Town (V&A Waterfront Nouveau). The Festival is presented by the Taipei Liaison Office.
SAG losing business
With the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) of America still in contract stalemate with the Hollywood studio executives as represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) after nearly three months, SAG’s sister union seems to be benefitting.
High Court rules in Sony SA’s favour
The Johannesburg High court has ruled that Sony SA can move ahead with the R380-million tender to supply the SABC with four high definition (HD) outside broadcast (OB) vans for the 2010 soccer World Cup.
Local screenwriter in international awards finals
Owen Salmon’s screenplay, Ndiyindoda!, has been selected out of over 1300 entries, to go through to further rounds of the 2008 International Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards.
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