3D Television in Australia, but only for a limited time?

There has been growing discussion about 3D television in Australia during recent weeks. The Nine Network promoting that they will be the first broadcaster to trial the technology in Australia. Some Australians maybe unaware that Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has also been authorised by the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) to trail 3D broadcasting.
‘In [...]

ABC’s iView on a Sony Bravia

Recently the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced a further development for their iView on-demand internet based video service and Sony. The new internet enabled Sony Bravia televisions and Blu-ray players will allow access to ABC’s iView. The partnership between the two institutions began last year with the introduction of access to iView through Sony’s PlayStation [...]

ABC’s iView avaliable on PS3

Recently the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced a partnership with Sony, to allow PS3 owners access to their on-demand internet based video service, iView. This partnership will aid in the progression of online video content be viewed on a television rather than solely being viewed upon a computer screen.
Kim Dalton, ABC’s Director of Television says [...]

Bittorrent usage rises along with box office sales

An article published on The Age website speaks of the increase in Australians use of illegal Bittorrent sites. Australians usage ‘grew from 785,000 in April last year to 1,049,000 in April this year, Nielsen says. This is a year-on-year increase of 33.6 per cent.’?As seen previously, ‘industry research has shown that Australians are per capita one of the world’s biggest users’. Legal download sites e.g. the iTunes and Bigpond stores, ‘are not yet making up for the drop in physical disc sales’.

What is Transmedia Broadcasting?

Many people within the media field may have heard of the term transmedia storytelling, but what is transmedia broadcasting?
To define transmedia broadcasting we must first explain the fundamentals of transmedia storytelling. Henry Jenkins, a key media theorist in the area of convergence, was the first to discuss this new method of storytelling. Jenkins describes [...]

ABC Increase their lead with ABC Mobile

There is no doubt that ABC are the Australian leaders for broadcasting their content across alternative platforms. They currently broadcast on two digital channels (ABC1 and ABC 2), along with iView an online platform, accompanied by their media rich website. ABC now have further placed their mark as being the leaders in transmedia broadcasting with the introduction of ABC Mobile (http://m.abc.net.au/).

This will allow a phone that has internet to access the ABC Mobile site. ABC has designed dedicated applications for the iPhone and Andriod. Both of which are free downloads, with the iPhone application in the top 5 of the “Top Free Apps” section on the iTunes Store.

Videoclix Brings a New Video Advertising Method to the Table

There have been many theories of how to incorporate advertising into online video content. Many people have been against adapting the traditional/old media’s 30-second ad for online content, myself included.
Other theories have been, having a watermark (currently used for many television stations logo), lower 3rd text and pre/post-roll. All of these approaches still having the [...]

CatchUp with ABC Playback

First I must take my hat off to the ABC, as finally someone in Australia has done a little more than just dip their toes in the water of online distribution. I’m still questioning why ABC has beaten the 3 commercial networks in doing so.
Although this is a great step forward, there are few issues, [...]

Blu-Ray wins the fight, but was it a fight worth winning?

So it seems the final K.O for the DVD format battle has been dealt. Blu-ray has been pronounced format of choice. In an earlier entry “DVD killed the video star”, I spoke about the life of VHS being 30 years prior to DVD overtaking. We now see DVD being replaced after only a 10-year life [...]

Underbelly and illegal downloads, is this really a new undertaking?

There has been mass discussion about the recent court case that has seen Channel Nine’s Underbelly banned from being broadcast in Victoria. Many articles have mentioned the ease of being able to get access to this series through the Internet along with DVD copies being passed around. 3AW had people calling is to say that [...]