Tagged: Media & News
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Google to sell movies through Google Play? News
23.03.2012 Google is considering selling movies for Android devices through Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market, reports suggest. -
Sky to launch new internet TV service – Now TV News
21.03.2012 Broadcaster Sky will launch a new internet TV service called Now TV, giving users access to Sky content on internet-connected devices. -
Ireland’s winning Google Doodle graces homepage today News
16.03.2012 If you think creating a Doodle for Google is a doddle, well, think again. The 18-year-old winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google, Patrick Horan, spent almost two months...Categories: Web Design, Web 2.0, Science, Multimedia, Internet, Education, Digital Media, Design, Consumer Tech -
Intel planning internet-based subscription TV service? News
13.03.2012 Intel is rumoured to be developing an internet-based TV service which could see it offer TV channels to US consumers online similarly to how cable and satellite TV subscriptions... -
Netflix ‘Just for Kids’ arrives on PS3 News
12.03.2012 Video-streaming service Netflix has launched its new Just for Kids section on the PlayStation 3, which offers a selection of child-friendly movies and TV shows for the console. -
NewsWhip builds interactive social news clouds with Infomous News
22.02.2012 NDRC start-up NewsWhip, which tracks the world’s news stories and shows which ones are spreading fastest via social media, has forged an alliance with US data visualisation... -
New Aertv movie channel to showcase 10 JDIFF shorts News
17.02.2012 Irish free online TV service Aertv.ie is launching a new channel – Aertv Movies – to coincide with this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. -
Netflix beats Q4 estimates, believes Amazon will soon compete News
26.01.2012 Netflix experienced US$876m in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase by 47pc from the same period during the previous year. It also believes Amazon will soon... -
Netflix shareholders file class action suit over stock prices News
17.01.2012 A group of shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against Netflix, claiming the movie-streaming firm concealed “negative trends” in its business before its share price... -
The Guardian iPad edition downloaded half a million times since October News
06.01.2012 UK newspaper The Guardian’s iPad edition has been downloaded more than half a million times since its launch last October. The app experienced 23,000 downloads on Christmas Day. -
Rupert Murdoch opens Twitter account News
03.01.2012 Rupert Murdoch only opened a Twitter account three days ago, but already the media mogul has attracted nearly 84,000 followers and has mostly tweeted about politics. -
Apple plans to disrupt media … again! This time it should be social News
03.01.2012 The tech world is buzzing with speculation about what Apple is planning to announce at a special media event in New York later this month. One thing everyone agrees on, it does... -
Gadget gifting ideas for world tech leaders News
24.12.2011 What do you buy the tech trailblazers of this world for Christmas? It's rather difficult to wrap a Tesla Roadster up in Christmas paper. And in these lean economic times, would...Categories: Science, Jobs, IT Organisation, Global CIO, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, CIO, Apps -
Alwaleed’s US$300m stake in Twitter is belief in media’s future News
19.12.2011 The decision by Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding to make a US$300m strategic investment in Twitter is based on the prince’s instinct that social media... -
Facebook confirms 'Subscribe' plug-in for all websites News
07.12.2011 Following the success of its ‘Like’ button and the recent introduction of ‘Subscribe’ for profiles, Facebook is going to launch a ‘Subscribe’ plug-in for web publishers. -
Use an iPhone, BlackBerry or Gmail? You’re all screwed - Assange News
02.12.2011 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed that intelligence contractors are selling mass surveillance systems for smartphones and email as WikiLeaks launches new documents... -
YouTube Analytics to give video producers more details on audiences News
30.11.2011 Google has replaced YouTube Insight with YouTube Analytics, giving online video producers much more detailed statistics on how their content is watched. -
Irish Times removes price for its smartphone app News
25.11.2011 The Irish Times is removing the price of its news app on iPhones and Android smartphones, letting readers download the app for free. -
Microsoft acquires VideoSurf to enhance entertainment on Xbox LIVE News
24.11.2011 Microsoft has acquired video discovery technology company VideoSurf. The video firm's offerings will be integrated into Xbox LIVE which plans to roll out new entertainment from... -
RTÉ looks to new digital content models for its future News
17.11.2011 RTÉ director general Noel Curran said the broadcaster will not be “timid, defensive or conservative” as it aims to grow its digital services.