“Google has announced that it’s hooking up with the Silicon Valley Android Developers Group (SVAndroid) and the London Android Group (Londroid) to run two concurrent TV hackathons with a view towards creating fresh experiences for Google TV.”
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“Judging for the Connected TV Awards 2012 has now ended and we are delighted to announce the finalists for the three categories (below). We received over 75 entries this year and competition was fierce so congratulations to the service providers and technology companies who have been shortlisted. The category prize winners and the overall ‘winner of winners’ will be announced at the Connected TV Summit in London on May 2.”
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Speaking today at the Social Media World Forum in London, Simon Miller, chief technical officer at Zeebox, told the audience of 50, that the integration would mean its interface would, for the first time, become “overlaid on the first screen”, which would be a “wild west”.
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For the first time ever, you’ll be able to watch every single olympic event live. NBC has teamed up with YouTube to livestream more than 3000 hours of coverage from the London 2012 Olympics for free.
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“Streaming video internally can save companies money on travel and reduce meeting times, but there are pitfalls to consider before leaping ahead. As Jake Ward, business development director for Groovy Gecko, told the audience at the recent Streaming Media Europe conference in London, do it wrong and it might be years before a second chance occurs.”
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“Mozilla Popcorn Learning Lab
We’re looking for Javascript developers and adventuresome filmmakers interested in exploring media on the web. Drinks, code, and good ideas are in the mix at this one-day event led by the Mozilla Popcorn team.
This Learning Lab will introduce you to Popcorn.js, an HTML5 javascript library that integrates the web into media production. You will create plugins, hack templates, and build a demo to easily remix web content into video, using open tools and collaborative design.”
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“Slowly but surely American corporations are starting to make hay in the UK’s online video landscape. Companies like Brightroll, Brightcove, YuMe and, of course, Ooyala, have all set up London offices in the past couple of years. And this January we’ve been introduced to a true US behemoth, Netflix, which has launched a streaming-only service here in Britain.”
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“London-based video ad management platform Videoplaza has introduced two interactive formats designed to give greater options to advertisers. The new formats, VP Takeover and VP Ad Selector, go beyond standard pre-roll offerings, the company says.
VP Takeover makes the video ad more like a television spot, as it takes over the full screen when playing.”
“Google: ‘Google TV is effectively Android for connected TVs’…
Today’s conference sessions at the OTTtv World Summit event in London were opened by Suveer Kothari, head of international at Google TV (UK), who discussed his vision for the future of connected TV and provided some details on the role Google TV will take in the Android ecosystem.
Despite the best efforts of the London underground to delay proceedings, an all-but-full conference hall heard that the online video industry currently finds itself in the eye of a ‘perfect storm’, as broadband speeds and penetration increase, online content proliferates and semiconductor chips become ever-cheaper.
‘We always overestimate the change that will happen in the next two years and underestimate the change that will happen in the next ten years,’stated Mr. Kothari.
“A few weeks ago, we discussed Mozilla’s interactive video framework, Popcorn.js, an HTML5 application that will allow for content creators to provide context links and information to their videos. It was test-driven with documentary films. Now, with the support of content optimization company RAMP, and Mozilla’s release of version 1.0 at the Mozilla Festival in London, Popcorn is getting its first commercial use through the People’s Choice website. Videos on peopleschoice.com have the technology, so that when certain points of interest are mentioned, another window opens next to the existing video without interrupting it, and gives you the option of learning more about that subject.”