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Mayor Bloomberg announces NYC TV On-Demand Player

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nyctv.jpgMayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of the NYC TV On-Demand player, offering hundreds of high-quality video clips from NYC TV’s Emmy Award-winning shows. With a user-friendly interface, a high-speed search engine across neighborhoods and topics, and the ability to e-mail clips to friends, the On-Demand player is NYC TV’s next step in using technology and critically acclaimed content to connect New Yorkers and people around the world to the City.

Currently, NYC TV On-Demand has nearly 500 clips culled from NYC TV’s library of award-winning original programming. With dozens of clips slated to be added every week after the launch, the player will be the single largest source of online video about New York City lifestyle, culture, neighborhoods and entertainment. NYC TV will continue to enhance the player after today’s launch by offering mapping technologies to allow viewers to quickly locate businesses or events in a given clip.

The NYC TV On-Demand player cost roughly $100,000 to create and operate for one year, and was developed with Brightcove, an Internet TV service for broadband media distribution.

Originally posted on September 26, 2007 @ 8:03 am

NBC to offer free downloads of popular TV shows

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nbc.jpgThe recent discord between NBC and Apple iTunes over price has resulted to NBC Direct, a new service which will allow users to download and view NBC’s popular primetime and late-night entertainment programming on their desktops for up to one week after broadcast. Beta testing to start this coming October.

The list of programs available at launch will include “Heroes,” “The Office,” “Life,” “Bionic Woman,” “30 Rock,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

“With the creation of this new service, we are acknowledging that now, more than ever, viewers want to be in control of how, when and where they consumer their favorite entertainment. Not only does this feature give them more control, but it also gives them a higher quality video experience,” said NBC Digital Entertainment Executive Vice President Vivi Zigler.

Although other TV networks have maintained their partnership with iTunes, they are also cooking up initiatives similar with NBC’s. For instance, Fox Broadcasting is now offering free season premiere episodes via iTunes of its 7 popular TV shows including “Prison Break” and “Bones”.

Originally posted on September 23, 2007 @ 11:39 pm

Megadeth real-time webcast to be viewed globally through YeboTV

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megadeth.jpgYeboTV, a web-based TV network, announced that it will stream Megadeth’s September 22 concert. This will be a live real time stream viewable to fans globally on YeboTV.com, Megadeth.com, and Roadrunnerrecords.com. Also showing will be opening acts In This Moment and The Confession.

“Megadeth and Roadrunner brought together the partnership with pickrset.com and saynow.com which complemented our technology and provides the user with a comprehensive live experience,” says Cheryl Shaver, VP of Music Development for YeboTV.

Originally posted on September 21, 2007 @ 6:00 am

Thalia to hold the first-ever virtual baby shower on AOL Latino

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thalia.jpgAs an expectant mother and national spokesperson for March of Dimes, a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality, Mexican singer and actress Thalia is encouraging fans who would like to present her with gifts, to log on to the first-ever “virtual baby shower” on AOL Latino and donate to the said agency.

“The best gift you can give a baby is a full nine months of pregnancy. In giving to the March of Dimes, my fans can help support vital research and programs to help babies and their families,” says Thalia, the Latina superstar.

Originally posted on September 19, 2007 @ 9:00 am

Hollyscoop.com and NowLive.com to make broadcast history with Emmy live online coverage

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hollyscoop.jpgHollyscoop.com, an online media outlet bringing millions of fans up-to-the minute celebrity, entertainment and fashion news, has announced today that they have teamed up with NowLive.com, a social broadcasting network, to mark the first time in history that an online entertainment website will broadcast live, interactively from the Emmy Awards red carpet this Sunday, September 16, 2007.

Hollyscoop’s Interactive coverage of the 2007 Emmy Awards, hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will kick off this Sunday at 2:30pm (PST), live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on both Hollyscoop.com and Nowlive.com. For the first time, Hollyscoop.com will bring its viewers the action from the red carpet as it happens. Powered by NowLive.com technology, viewers will have the ability to call-in and ask questions of those being interviewed on the red carpet through Hollyscoop.com’s on-air talent, who will be plugged into an interactive module operated by Now Live Media. The call-in number for viewers and fans is 310-984-7600.

Originally posted on September 14, 2007 @ 9:21 am