Epix: a new era for movies distribution

June 16th, 2009

Beyond the remarkable Hulu’s success, Hollywood studios are thinking on new business models for movies distribution.
Lionsgate, Paramount and MGM studios have been working together on Epix: a new ambitious project composed by a TV channel and a website for streaming movies. Thanks to the deals with cable and satellite providers, the content will be [...]

Nike+: the running evolution

June 8th, 2009

Summer is coming!
Playing sports is one of the most popular activities in this period…because beach holidays are closer everyday.
So you can see swimming pools and gyms crowded, and many runners all over the town.
I’d like to suggest you a smart and funny way to play sport: Nike+. It’s a concept launched [...]

Fitday: how technology can help you keep in shape

May 18th, 2009

Summer is coming, so I’ve decided to surf the web for some news about diets and keeping-in-shape. I use to run everyday and I’m committed to eat healthy, but I was searching for further tools to broaden my nutrition and energy-use skills.
My final pick has been Fitday, an american site which reached Italy a [...]

BBC iPlayer: content producers rule!

April 30th, 2009

BBC iPlayer allows you to catch up with the programmes from the past week, free of charge. You can play them in high quality and without commercials on your computer as often as you like.
Ok, you have to wait a few hours after broadcast, but it’s worth it
At the moment the service [...]

The (r)evolution of digital content

April 30th, 2009

We are living in a very tizzy period about video content distribution. We are surrounded by many platforms and technologies which allow to see videos in wide ranging ways.
So how is technology evolution changing the digital video content distribution?
Right now we can see a movie in ways such as:
– sit in front of the [...]