Tag Archives: Media
KIT digital – Collaborating with RTÉ Digital on App Development
This article by Caroline Stephens originally ran in the RTÉ Digital blog on June 15, 2012. KIT digital (NASDAQ: KITD) is a leading video management software and services company who have worked with RTÉ to collaborate on the launch of iOS apps for RTÉ Player and the newly released Samsung Smart-TV app. We’ve asked Fearghal Kelly, SVP Global Partner Solution Development at KIT digital, to share their experience of working with RTÉ to develop both the iOS apps and the Samsung Smart-TV app and the processes they followed. “Our work on the RTÉ Player started in mid 2011 for the iOS Player design for both iPhone and iPad. Let me share a few words about how KIT digital went about tackling the app development process. First, we assembled a small team of expert practitioners, all of whom are experienced in User Experience, design and development for both iOS and TV experiences across multi-platform frameworks. At every stage of the process we implemented … Continue reading
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Challenges of the SOPA Discussion
What a day yesterday has been in this curious world that has whipped content makers, technologists and the US House of Representatives into a frenzy of passionate conflict. At KIT digital, we’re a bit stuck in the middle. On the one hand, many of our clients invest tens of millions of dollars into creating and distributing the worlds best content, and their investment ought to be protected by laws that stop and punish those who steal that content. Because make no mistake, stealing is what it is. Of course, on the other hand, anyone can see that the SOPA/PIPA bill suffers from a lack of technical insight from the US Congress as well as a more basic disregard for many principles inherent in this lofty idea that all of us believe in, the “free internet”. In a nutshell, this is a bill that was created in the name of ‘prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation.’ SOPA grants the U.S government and … Continue reading
An Apple TV Will Be Just Like An iPhone Because…
It will be sold to you at a heavily subsidized price from a service provider looking to lock you in to a multi-year contract. Because Apple can’t build their own pay TV service. Nor can they launch an internet only service. Just like the iPhone, someone else owns the pipes: in this case it is likely to be the same company that provides pay TV service. And if you own the pipes, you can make using lots of bandwidth to watch someone else’s pay TV service really expensive and inconvenient. If you are Apple, going through a specific pay TV provider allows you to have all the control you had over the iPhone. You can design the interface and do all the branding you want. Because if anything goes wrong, consumers will blame the pay TV provider. Not Apple. It’s a business model that will turn the TV industry on it head. And likely be very good for consumers. Televisions … Continue reading