The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) has named Accedo CEO Michael Lantz as its President for Europe. The organisation is embarking on a series of global information and education programme initiatives in Europe designed to inform and educate the advertising, media and entertainment sector on the commercial opportunities of connected TV platforms. Click here for …
Tag Archive: Global
Dec
12
Global online video spend to hit $3.5bn in 2011
Global consumer spend on online video has exploded in 2011, according to the latest research – Global OTT Video Forecast: Q4 2011 – from Strategy Analytics. Global online video spend will soar to $3.5 billion in 2011. While transactional revenue growth is slowing in maturing territories, subscription revenues driven by specialists – such as Netflix …
Nov
21
AVG Television comes on air after trial run
A new pay-television network by Vietnam’s Audio Visual Global was officially put into operation yesterday after one year of test-airing, Vietnam Newsreports. AVG network supplies TV programmes using digital terrestrial television and direct-to-home technologies. Apart from VTV and international channels, AVG will broadcast other channels such as the Vietnam News Agency’s VNews. Click here for …
Nov
10
Ericsson Joins Online Copyright Debate
Global telecommunications company, Ericsson, says the root cause of online copyright infringement is the inadequate availability of lawful, timely, affordable, competitively priced and wide-ranging choice of digital content offerings. Describing this problem as “fundamentally a market supply failure”, Ericsson has called for more online content and a balanced approach to copyright enforcement in a research …
Oct
25
A New Generation of Global Correspondents
Munk School of Global Affairs is seeking 10 outstanding people from around the world with specialist knowledge of their discipline, who want to lead the coverage of their disciplines in global media. These aren’t ‘normal’ times for journalism, and this isn’t a normal journalism program. They need a new generation of correspondents who understand complex …
Oct
19
Smart TV shipments to grow 750% by 2012
Nearly 53 million smart TVs are expected to ship in 2012, more than double the 25.18 million projected for this year, according to new research. The 2012 figure of 52.85 million is 750 percent more than the number of connected TVs that shipped in 2010. Topology Research Institute (TRI) said roughly 10.4 percent of TVs …
Oct
10
‘India Is’ Global Video Challenge 2011
The Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is launching a global initiative called the ‘India Is’ Video Challenge and they are inviting all to participate. ‘The India is Global’ challenge is open to all those who are equipped with a camera, have the passion to tell a great story, and the …
