By Joseph Williams Virtual reality streaming company NextVR has delivered live content from the NBA, NASCAR, the PGA and several other event organisers. It currently uploads about one event a week to its Web platform, often more. During the PGA Masters Tournament, for example, NextVR broadcasted live every day. Cofounder David Cole said the company has the “largest compressed audience of VR viewers on the planet,” though he declined to provide further detail, as he said the company only … [Read more...] about Virtual reality experiences ‘addicting,’ may change some viewing patterns, exec says
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21st Asian Television Awards nominees span 13 countries
The nomination of 267 programmes across 41 categories from 13 countries with the richness of their differing cultural, storytelling ascendancy, talent and cinematic perspectives are looking forward to the 21st Asian Television Awards on 1st and 2nd December 2016 for the final verdict. The Asian Television Awards (ATA) is the pinnacle for recognising excellence in television entertainment around the Asia- Pacific region. For two decades now, this distinguished event has been embraced by broadcast … [Read more...] about 21st Asian Television Awards nominees span 13 countries
Matchmaker
Amanda, what is your focus right now? The real focus right now is with the U.K. and U.S. broadcasters who do not have Asian producers, and the Asian producers here don’t have to talk to hundreds of Americans or British producers because I am their bridge. I bring the ideas that will work so I’m a glorified matchmaker for broadcasters for television programme ideas and business strategy as a whole. I’m looking at how we can share development, funding and how I can get British broadcasters and … [Read more...] about Matchmaker
The making of: Cirque du Cambodia
The Story An art school called Phare Ponleu Selpak, located in rural Cambodia along Battambang, conducts circus as a curriculum to at-risk youths in the local village. The youths are at-risk in terms of drugs, violence, prostitution and everything else due to extreme poverty. The kids are doing stuff that are superhuman in a certain way and these are children who normally work in a factory or in the rice fields without having any opportunity. I felt like there was a lot to cover with the … [Read more...] about The making of: Cirque du Cambodia
Asia’s largest robust media market
The vast growth potential in Asia’s content industry comes from the burgeoning event in the region - Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). The 17th edition of ATF is held this year in association with MIPTV and MIPCOM. ATF serves as a quality platform for the entertainment content ecosystem in Asia. It brings international content sellers and Asian buyers together with its’ C-level Summit, markets, conferences and networking events. ATF provides information on new media trends, business models from … [Read more...] about Asia’s largest robust media market
Securing the best shows is a risky business
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once said that in today’s rapidly expanding business world, the only strategy guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. It’s unlikely the internet entrepreneur was thinking about the international television distribution business when he said this, but his opinion couldn’t be more appropriate in today’s TV industry. With the marketplace increasingly crowded, injecting cash into shows when they are just treatments, or even before that, is now a necessary gamble for … [Read more...] about Securing the best shows is a risky business