According to Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web and the semantic web, he defines the semantic web as “a web of datas that can be processed directly and indirectly by machines”. Presently, data is stored in silos. The current web is often defined as the web 2.0 version. The Semantic Web is the…
DetailsAt the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Netflix chief executive, Reed Hastings, revealed that Netflix is now available in over 130 countries across the globe Netflix had been largely unavailable to the continent of Africa as well as Asia; however, with the announcement, this has changed. […] Source : IT News Africa, January 08th, 2016…
DetailsInterview with Emeka Okoye, IT developer for the Mokolo Project Can you give us a short introduction? My name is Emeka Okoye. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Port Harcourt, just as the personal computer revolution was starting in Nigeria, circa early 90s. I started out as a programmer/analyst…
DetailsAt the end of 2012, it seemed like every week Balancing Act was being approached by film and video VoD platforms, either in business or promising to start soon.
DetailsThe rise of virtual reality (VR) technology and devices has prompted online video subscription service providers, such as Netflix and Hulu, to launch virtual reality apps which allow users to access content in 3D. In partnership with Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus VR, Samsung Electronics has developed a product which transforms Samsung smartphones into…
DetailsSouth Africa’s premiere video-on-demand (VOD) service, VIDI, is the first to present the local market with a streaming Smart TV app. It was announced on 19 August 2015, that VIDI is partnering with Samsung Smart TV to provide easy access to hours of TV series and feature films. Viewers prefer watching their home entertainment on…
DetailsUK Web Fest is pleased to announce that the first annual web fest is to be held on the 25th October 2015. The first regional web festival in the UK of its kind and the second web fest in the Country. We accept the following categories: Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Sci Fi, Video Games, Vlog,…
DetailsWatch the interview of Uche Iwuchuckwu about the launch of the new SVOD platform UDALA. Visit the website here
DetailsThe end of 2015 has been intense in the African audiovisual sector; the Implementation of DTT, new regulations, DTH offers, new TV channels, productions, program distribution agreements, set top boxes, IPTV television, Web TV, VOD (Video-On-Demand), OTT … and especially, huge investments! Press releases and articles are raining down on the two most important events…
DetailsPress Release Fellowship program aimed at increasing participation of women in the operation of African Internet networks [Addis Ababa, Ethiopia] In an agreement signed with the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), the Internet Society has announced today that it will contribute USD 150,000 to support an improved offering of network technology training programs in Africa.…
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