Google working to secure deals for upcoming internet TV service by DANTE D’ ORAZIO source THE VERGE
will be distributed via social media.
Cinema enthusiasts can then watch these movies which will be screened, along with postscreening dialogues, at the Avalon complex at Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World.
The event is scheduled to take place at Durban’ s ICC on September 6.
It will also double as a think tank where people who can make a difference get together to push the cause to influence policymakers.
A huge focus of the award ceremony is to put the spotlight on various social issues and channel funding to them through charities and fund-raising initiatives.
Speaking during the Saifta launch in India recently, Kedhar Gawde, festival organiser and official spokesman and director of Celebrity Locker, said:“ We at Saifta, which celebrates the harmonious association between South Africa and Bollywood, are proud to formally introduce our cross-cultural award ceremony... I am looking forward to the rest of the events where top South African and Indian film and television talent will be deservingly recognised and felicitated.”
The event is aimed at strengthening the bond between India and South Africa by enhancing the exchange of cultural elements in entertainment, fashion, music, dance talent and technical expertise between the two countries.
It is the first awards ceremony of its kind, bringing Bollywood to Durban to celebrate talent from both countries in cinema and television.
Google working to secure deals for upcoming internet TV service by DANTE D’ ORAZIO source THE VERGE
GOOGLE is considering an entrance into the internet TV game, according to a new report out today. The new
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over-the-top service would offer live TV broadcasts to customers over their internet connections, bypassing cable operators like Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The Wall Street Journal says the product has been demonstrated to programmers as Google has worked to strike content deals. It’ s said that TV channels would be available in bundles much like traditional cable packages( rather than à la carte), meaning that popular and less-watched networks would need to be purchased together. Notably, such an arrangement would go directly against the idea of Google TV, which sought to replace traditional cable services by streaming on demand offerings from multiple web sources. It’ s not clear how far along Google is with its latest plans, nor when it will ever launch such a service.
The internet TV will soon have many competitors even if Google decides not to release this rumoured product. Intel has confirmed that it’ s been working on an over-the-top internet TV service, and it’ s set to launch later this year. It’ s also rumoured that Apple has been working on some sort of similar service. Signing deals with programmers to secure the rights to transmit content has been difficult in the past and will likely pose some trouble for Google as well. The company apparently held
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