March 25, 2014, GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, CA—Matteo Garibotti from the University of Genoa talked about the devices and technologies that will inhabit our media viewing space in the future. Increasingly, 3-D is moving into cinema, games, and at a slower pace, to TV. These trends are driving changes in displays and other visual…
October 5, 2013, IEEE Communications Society and Consumer Electronics Society, Santa Clara, CA—Tim Kelliher from Movea talked about adding motion control to TV to allow the smarter TV to change the user interface and increase interactions. Increasingly, the user interface is deemed outmoded as people have become accustomed to the tablet and smart phone interfaces….
July 2013 – At Comic-Con San Diego 2013, there was a number of titles that have mastered the transmedia marketplace with cross licensing. Traditional big players like the Walking Dead, My Little Pony, Transformers, Star Wars, Star Trek and others have long mastered this multiple media platform. Focusing on print publications, electronic media, animation and…
June 18, 2013, Entertainment Technology in the Internet Age, SPMTE and SCIEN conference, Stanford, CA—A panel took on the topic of new tools and concepts for the Internet. The program chair and moderator was Fred Fuchs from Riverside Entertainment. Speakers were Ann Greenberg from Sceneplay, Peter Hirshberg from Entrepreneur Marketing, and Carl Rosendahl from Carnegie…
April 23, 2013, IEEE CE Society, Mountain View, CA—Perry Goldstein from Marshall Electronics talked about the evolution of audio and video in the digital age at the local society meeting. The talk featured a historical overview of consumer media products and some thoughts on their future. After working in various segments of the consumer A-V…
March 18, 2013, NPD Flat-Panel Display Conference, San Jose, CA—Paul Semenza from NPD DisplaySearch described how the supply chain is reacting to the rise of smart devices. The apparent conflict between big and cheap versus increasingly high-tech means that supply chain must evolve to meet both requirements. Smart devices are defined as connected, interactive, and…
March 18, 2013, NPD Flat-Panel Display Conference, San Jose, CA—Paul Gagnon from NPD DisplaySearch reviewed the state of the business, risks, and opportunities as well is the most critical trends in televisions. Slowing growth is spurring innovation into new areas, but questions abound. TV production fell 6 percent last year. The growth years from 2004…
January 7, 2013, CES, Las Vegas—Press day at CES is a chance for exhibitors to capture some members of the press for a while, and make a pitch about their latest and greatest new gadgets. This event is an opportunity to package a message and put new releases into some perspective, in an environment more…
October 11, 2012, TV Next Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Rob Relick from CBS Interactive talked about the multi-screen space and how they are addressing it. In a constantly shifting marketplace, programmers need to experiment and invest in new platforms to address the changing consumer expectations. The entertainment industry has grown 82 percent between ’10 and ’12….
October 10, 2012, TVNext Conference, Santa Clara, CA—A panel considered the issues relating to multi-screen and social Web co-existing with TV programs. Jeremy Toeman from Dijit Media moderated. The panel members included Jesse Redniss form USA Network, Ellen Stone form Bravo, Anne-Marie Roussel Illuminate Ventures, and Allan McLennan from the Padem Group. The challenges in…