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BroadcastAsia 2014 - is social TV changing the international TV syndication m...Natan Edelsburg
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Has new media changed the way media texts are consumed and what are the social implications for this?
Has new media technology provided new cross-cultural, global media texts that communicate across national and social boundaries?
How active or interactive are consumers of new media and how significant is this in terms of power?
How has new/digital media impacted on traditional media productions and consumption?
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Why didn’t we foresee the rise of social TV?
Social TV is the biggest change in television since it was invented.
Audiences are increasingly engaging with television via second screens (laptops, mobiles and tablets) and connected TV systems. This transforms medium and industry and gives social networks key commercial roles in the TV business.
The rise of social TV raises a crucial issue for our understanding of forecasting and innovation:
Why did we not foresee this major development in television?
The Futurescape presentation Social TV, Forecasting and Innovation reveals how 1995 predictions about the future of TV missed social TV and proposes how such blind spots in forecasting can be remedied.
The presentation covers
Social TV: a synthesis of TV and social networking
1. Transforming the medium of TV
2. A radical shift in power for the TV industry
3. How does social TV power manifest itself?
Forecasting and Innovation
4. The future of TV as seen from 1995
5. What we didn’t foresee in 1995 – social TV
6. Why didn’t we anticipate it?
7. Implications for forecasting and innovation
For more insights into the future of social media and television, download our white paper How Connected Television Transforms The Business of TV (adapted from Futurescape’s strategy report, Social TV).
Revised slides from a presentation I originally gave at WOSU Public Media in Columbus on Friday, December 11, 2009. I was asked to talk about the "future of public media" and gathered some stats, some recommendations and more to share with the assembled group.
Additional versions of this presentation -- including a voiceover edition in video -- are available at gravitymedium.com
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#SocialTVConf presentations 22/1/13 - Dan Patton - MTVSocialTVConference
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A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
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Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
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Here’s what you’ll gain:
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
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1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
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3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
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Execution from the test manager
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SAP heatmap example with demo
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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As the Kings of Content Battled, The Digital Revolution Continued
1. As the Kings of Content Battled,
The Digital Revolution Continued
Why Viacom and DIRECTV Fought the Wrong Battle
A Social Media and Marketplace Analysis
2. Introducing: The Kings of Content
• Viacom, the Producer of Content.
– Channels include MTV, BET, Comedy Central, and
Nickelodeon
• DIRECTV, the Distributor of Content.
– Reported 19.89 million subscribers in 2011
3. Introducing: The Issues
• The two had been working behind the scenes
to negotiate a new Carriage Agreement
• Viacom wanted DIRECTV to pay more to
continue carrying their channels
• DIRECTV wanted Viacom to make less content
@
available for free online
4. Preparing for Battle
• As negotiations took a turn for the worse each
side began a campaign to drum up public
pressure on the other
– Commercials, online ads, websites, videos, and
social media accounts were used by both sides to
sell their message
5. Preparing for Battle
• The message: If “the other guy” didn’t
yield, DIRECTV subscribers would lose access
to all Viacom channels
6. Preparing for Battle
• As seen in the chart below, very few people
were talking about the battle on social media
in the first week of July
The green line
represents the #
of mentions
10. DIRECTV Seemed to Agree…
• DIRECTV began promoting places to watch
Viacom’s content online
• Viacom responded by pulling many free online
offerings of their programs
– The company “temporarily slimmed down our
offerings as DirecTV markets them as an
alternative to having our networks.”
Carole Robinson, Viacom spokeswoman
12. The Battle Intensified
• As seen in the chart below, pulling the
channels had an immediate effect on the
number of social media mentions
The spike in mentions
starts on July 9th, and
peaks on July 10th
13. The Chatter Increased
July 2012
210,957 Mentions of their Battle
Twitter 82.9%
Facebook 5.8%
Blogs 1.3%
Comments 9.5%
*Platforms contributing less
than 1% included forums,
videos, and images.
All mentions tracked were public and included references to both of the parties involved.
Since many Facebook users use privacy settings, posts on that network are likely
underrepresented. Short form posts on Twitter were quick commentary, while actual
Comments tended to be longer and more involved.
15. The Battle for Hearts, Minds, and $
• DIRECTV and Viacom both went online to
reach and respond to their audiences
• They posted videos:
16. The Battle for Hearts, Minds, and $
• They used Social Media:
17. The Battle for Hearts, Minds, and $
• And they created websites:
18. The Battle for Hearts, Minds, and $
• The Battle was fought in board rooms and
online
• But the Revolution was happening in living
rooms and on mobile devices…
19. The Impact was Immediate & Severe
• Viacom’s ratings started to sink
– MTV’s daily audience dropped by 43% (July 10 –
13*)
– Comedy Central’s daily audience dropped by 21%
(July 10 – 13*)
*Los Angeles Times, Nickelodeon ratings tumble from loss of carriage on DirecTV by Joe Flint, July 16, 2012
20. People Began to Find New Content
• DIRECTV began offering Disney Jr. to replace
Nick Jr. for impacted subscribers
• Nickelodeon’s ratings dropped 20%*
• Disney’s ratings jumped 20%*
*Los Angeles Times, Nickelodeon ratings down 20% after DirecTV drops network by Joe Flint, July 19, 2012
22. The Kings Made Peace
• After 10 days, Viacom and DIRECTV finally
reached an agreement
• Viacom channels were restored to DIRECTV
customers on July 20th
23. Trying to Maintain the Old Order
• Viacom and DIRECTV are not unique
– In early July AMC pulled their shows from Dish
Network after they failed to renegotiate a Carriage
Agreement
• Why all of the conflict?
24. Trying to Maintain the Old Order
• These companies are operating based on
multiyear contracts written before technology
like iPads existed
– Things like rights to streaming on tablets may not
be covered under existing contracts
– Technology and consumer behavior are changing
faster than the contracts
25. So Did Peace Come Too Late?
• The way that content is consumed is changing
• During the battle even more people realized
that offline content could be found online
26. The Digital Revolution
• People (of all ages) are consuming information
and watching content on the internet and
mobile devices*
*Nielsen, State of the Media: Cross-Platform Report Q1 2011
27. The Digital Revolution
• The number of homes with broadband
Internet and free, broadcast TV increased by
22.8 percent over last year.*
*Nielsen, Cross-Platform Report Q3 2011
28. From Digital to Content
• The Digital Revolution enables the Content
Revolution
• The line between content creators and
consumers is blurring
– One smartphone enables both
29. The Content Revolution
• Dropping costs make it easier for people to
make their own videos
– In 1987 the average cost for a camcorder was
$1,600
– In 2012 a cellphone with a videocamera can be
purchased for less than $200
30. The Content Revolution
• Videos are posted and viewed online
– 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every
minute*
– Over 3 billion hours of video are watched on
YouTube every month*
*http://www.youtube.com/t/press_statistics/ retrieved July 24, 2012
31. The Content Revolution
• The internet and social media make it possible
for talent to cut out the middle man
– In December 2011 Comedian Louis CK decided to
sell his comedy special Live at the Beacon Theater
online
– In one week he had made over one million
dollars…without the help of a major network
32. The Content Revolution
• The ease of “sharing” on social networks
makes it easy for this new generation of
content producers to gain an audience
33. The Share Scare
• But people aren’t just sharing content that
they’ve created
• More people downloaded pirated episodes of
Game of Thrones than watched it on HBO
– Episodes averaged 3.9 million
downloads, according to TorrentFreak
– Episodes averaged 3.8 million viewers
34. The Share Scare
• The Original Kings of Content are all closely
watching the courts
– Copyright holders have been aggressively pursuing
file sharing sites like MegaUpload and isoHunt
35. The Kings of Content: What Next?
• Hope the courts change human behavior?
• OR learn to exist in a new Kingdom of
Content, where cats, comedians, and kids with
cameras rule?
36. Bottom Line:
• The Revolution is not going away
• It’s time for the Kings to hit FFWD and catch
up with the rest of the Kingdom – or risk
losing their thrones