[Philip Lelyveld comment: UltraViolet is a multi-studio/multi-industry initiative that developed technology that allows consumers to buy digital content in one form and play it just about anywhere, or as Sony's Mitch Singer says, 'in a walled garden where you are unaware of the walls.' The latest Apple iTune version, which identifies and lets you identify, import, and play 'even content you didn't buy in the iTunes store' could potentially undermine UltraViolet.]
The first movie title to be released physically with Ultra Violet digital ownership rights will benefit from a significant marketing campaign designed to educate consumers of the value of the ecosystem, a senior studio executive told MIPCOM delegates.
The movie – Horrible Bosses – will go on retail sale October 11 in the US. ...
Admitting that the movie industry had done a “terrible job” in introducing digital products ito the ecosystem, ...
Facebook’s recent launch of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “frictionless sharing” — in which apps from services like Spotify and publishers like The Washington Post can post a user’s activity to their wall, without asking for permission for every item — has caused a lot of controversy over whether the feature is a worthwhile addition or a massive invasion of privacy.
Our most recent data, from April, shows the group most likely to buy paid mobile or online content is 25-to-34-year-olds, and the second most likely group is 18-to-24-year-old users, followed very closely by 35-to-44-year-olds. Clearly, the Napster generation of Web 1.0 -- where all content is free -- has evolved to see paid content as a reasonable alternative to advertising-supported content or pirated content.
Available in different widths and colors, each Skanz QR bracelet is connected to a personalized Skanzsite, filled with the wearer’s contact information, photos, videos, favorite things and links to social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, Google+ and Flickr. Let’s say you buy a Skanz bracelet online ($9.99). When you receive it, you go to Skanz.com and create a personal profile page, enter the serial number on the bracelet, and voilà — your page and your bracelet are now linked.
Some research out from PwC earlier today highlights some of the wider consumer trends that go some way to explaining why it is that Netflix—while delivering some impressive results by actually getting consumers to sign on for its streaming/rental services—is still finding it hard to convince everyone to go down this route.
Using data it picked up from an online survey and several focus groups earlier this year, PwC shows how there is still a very strong demand for legacy home entertainment services: that is, physical DVDs.
Nobody wants to talk about their death, but this site can help people prepare their final wishes in an easier way. It lets users create personal messages for family, let them know about bank accounts, web site passwords, and upload images and other wishes. After death, the site becomes part of the worldwide virtual cemetery for friends and family members to visit.
There’s really not that much more information outside of that. Disney hinted at the DSAA with the advent of Keychest in 2009 and then gave it a name at an investor conference in February. At the time, the only news was that the service would provide access to over 5 million digital entries.
That number alone offers an idea of what this service could be. You’ll be able to watch the movies, yes, but more than likely all of the behind the scenes extras as well. ...
Things don't have to be popular to be available any longer, almost everything is available. And everything is consumed even if it's once a month and by one person.
What will make up the bulk of Anderson's discussion, he says, is the topic of his latest book, which is about the industrialisation of the "maker's market".
Facebook’s recent launch of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “frictionless sharing” — in which apps from services like Spotify and publishers like The Washington Post can post a user’s activity to their wall, without asking for permission for every item — has caused a lot of controversy over whether the feature is a worthwhile addition or a massive invasion of privacy.
Our most recent data, from April, shows the group most likely to buy paid mobile or online content is 25-to-34-year-olds, and the second most likely group is 18-to-24-year-old users, followed very closely by 35-to-44-year-olds. Clearly, the Napster generation of Web 1.0 -- where all content is free -- has evolved to see paid content as a reasonable alternative to advertising-supported content or pirated content.
Available in different widths and colors, each Skanz QR bracelet is connected to a personalized Skanzsite, filled with the wearer’s contact information, photos, videos, favorite things and links to social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, Google+ and Flickr. Let’s say you buy a Skanz bracelet online ($9.99). When you receive it, you go to Skanz.com and create a personal profile page, enter the serial number on the bracelet, and voilà — your page and your bracelet are now linked.