Asia-Pacific News

In an Australian tourism first, visitors can now participate in iconic Sydney experiences before they leave, providing inspiration to book their next trip and turn the digital experience into a real one, thanks to a new 360 video developed and launched by Destination NSW it’s a reality. The panoramic 360 videos are completely interactive, allowing [...]

In an Australian first, ABC News 24 is integrating the channel’s live news and other programs into YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, so viewers can watch live news within their favourite social network. It means users no longer need to leave these platforms to access the live ABC News 24 stream online. “Now when news breaks, [...]

Mobile Embrace Ltd. (ASX: MBE), an Australian mobile digital communications company, has announced it has established an exclusive mobile partnership with Sportsmate to monetise their mobile assets via sales of display advertising inventory and sponsorship sales. The growing suite of Sportsmate apps is built on the back of consumer passion for sport. Since launching Aussie [...]

Digital Rapids has been chosen by Foxtel to provide encoding and streaming solutions to underpin Foxtel’s new video initiatives. Foxtel has purchased StreamZ Live adaptive streaming encoders and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder management system to power the new Foxtel Go App. The Digital Rapids encoders and management software are being used to provide [...]

Australian audiences can now experience TV in a new way with the local launch of zeebox, a free TV companion app that has already been adopted by millions of viewers in the US and UK as their TV ‘side kick’. Launching in Australia as part of a global expansion, the social TV platform is the [...]

Broadcasters and online media publishers seeking stronger protection for valuable streaming media content, including emerging over-the-top (OTT) video services, have a new choice on the market as StreamGuys introduces its enhanced SGPassKey solution for customers worldwide. The global, cloud-based streaming network developed SGPassKey following customer requests to strengthen access control and simplify the user authentication [...]

Foxtel customers can now watch Foxtel Go on their iPad simply by downloading the Foxtel Go App from the App Store. Available to residential customers included as part of their subscription, Foxtel Go offers 21 live channels including lifestyle, kids, music, live English Premier League, and dedicated 24-hour news channels, plus catch up episodes from [...]

Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: KUTV), an internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC), has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chinese Internet company NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) to be the video hosting provider for its microblog business. Pursuant to the agreement, Ku6 will provide technology support to [...]

The Internet Society and the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC) hosted a one-day event on 17 October to discuss Internet standards, the standards process, and its importance to industry and everyday life. Joining the seminar were participants from the technical community, including representatives from academia, industry, and policymakers. Featured speakers from the Internet Engineering Task [...]

Watching TV online has become mainstream, with 5.2 million Australians looking at professionally produced video online in the last six months, according to a new research report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. The report, Online video content services in Australia, concludes ‘catch-up’ TV (such as the ABC’s iview) is the dominant use of [...]