NBN means new opportunities, challenges for online TV: ABC | Computerworld New Zealand

“ABC TV is looking at extending its digital platform to streaming live television to internet users and mobile devices.

 

‘The upward trend in audiences discovering and watching ABC TV through our websites, apps and IPTV services will be further propelled by high-speed broadband [being] available everywhere. Hybrid services that seamlessly combine free-to-air broadcasts with IP delivered video on demand and catch-up will become more common,’ she said.”

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The Hybrid Media Challenge – Broadcasters vs the Force by @GaryPHayes | PERSONALIZE MEDIA

“I keynoted at the Media140 conference three weeks ago (26 Apr 2012) wearing my ABC Exec Producer TV Multi Platform hat. Now responsible for non-kids ABC TV online & mobile offerings & TV mobile and social strategy my 20 minute talk was rather focused on the high level challenges for broadcasters trying to truly integrate fiction, factual and entertainment with social, mobile and 2nd screen (or synch services).”

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A Second Screen premier party for The River with Umami, ConnecTV, TVplus and Yap.tv

ABC did a good job of carpet bombing every advertising outlet this week for the premier of “The River”, including invading my Twitter feed. A number of Second Screen apps promoted their pending activity for the premier as well, so I had a little party with four of them: UmamiTV, ConnecTV, TVplus and Yap.TV. I tried to create a scenario to walk thru for a consistent review of each app (though brief).

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