Google Union or the virtual communism of the digital age?
Recent presentations from Google outline the company’s goal: to control the means used to bring information to consumers using PCs, Smartphones and even TVs. A monopoly worse than the one Microsoft has been found guilty of, is actually building itself up and no one seems to be doing anything about it.
Sezmi promises next-generation television experience
Sezmi, a startup company originally known only as Building B, is planning to launch a hybrid set-top box that combines broadcast and broadband programming to create a personalised viewing experience. Sezmi is starting pilot trials in preparation for commercial launch later this year and says it has entered into agreements with broadcasters in its initial […]
Bye Bye Joost?
JOOST, the online television service launched with a fanfare last year by the founders of internet telephony firm Skype, is preparing for a major retrenchment after failing to attract enough users and top-flight broadcasting rights.
The company is expected to rein in its global ambitions to focus solely on the US market.
TV is dead?
I attended a conference from the TSR on monday organized by the Swissweb2 group.
Bernard Rappaz, chief editor of Multimedia TSR, and Guy Dessaux, in charge of multimedia production, gave us an overview of the technical choices operated by the TSR in provision of contents online.
