IP Television Journal

As touched upon in a recent Platform post, in the proposed panel topic we contributed for the upcoming South by Southwest interactive conference (or SXSWi for those in the know), we’ve jointly posed several related questions about the shifting dynamics within the traditional video entertainment sector: How will newer over-the-top solutions like Hulu and Netflix co-exist with other members of the ecosystem? Will the fragmentation we’re seeing unify? In a recent IPTV News interview, Anthony Rose, CTO of Project Canvas, shared the following insightful point of view that offers one likely scenario for creating a platform that supports new patterns of video entertainment consumption (note the emphasis is mine…though it would be cool if you could actually speak with underlines). “So I think that finally we’ll be seeing a massive change in VOD consumption, but on ... (more)

Apple releases a new AppleTV – This time they are playing for keeps

The New AppleTV fits in your hand! Apple first released their Apple TV in 2007, with 40GB and 160GB models.  Apple hoped to start their own subscription service, with users purchasing media on their computers, and streaming it to their AppleTV.  One needed to use iTunes to take advantage of all the capabilities, and the original AppleTVs had a hard time dealing with some of the newer codecs.  As software evolved, the 1st generation AppleTV became a stand-alone device, capable of functioning without an iTunes equipped computer. However, the interface was clunky, and required a lot... (more)